(2) African headdresses, c/o BambaraChiwara antelope (33-1/2", broken tail), double headed helmet (13" h)...
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GROUP OF 6 AFRICAN CARVED WOOD OBJECTSGroupof six African wooden masks and sculptural figures. Includes one Bambara (Bamana) Chiwara antelope headdress; two masks with polychrome decoration; two wood figures with carved...
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LATE OLMEC POTTERY FIGURE RIDING ZOOMORPHPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, late Olmec to Proto Maya culture, ca. 600 to 300 BCE. A fine, hand-built pottery sculpture of a seated figure riding the head of a zoomorph....
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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD ANCESTOR FIGUREFOR A CANOEOceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor...
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ANCIENT SYRO-HITTITE POTTERY HEAD OFA GODDESSAncient Near East, The Levant, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2500 BCE to 1800 BCE. A lovely pottery head of a goddess enveloped in a caramel-hued glaze. The fascinating visage...
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2 POTTERY FIGURES OF DEITIES - MESOPOTAMIAN& EGYPTIANAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. late 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE; Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wonderful pair of pottery...
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ANCIENT IBERIAN BRONZE FIGURE - STANDINGMALEAncient Europe, Iberian Peninsula, Iberian culture, ca. 6th to 2nd century BCE. A fascinating bronze sculpture of a male figure depicted standing nude with legs together...
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COSTA RICAN STONE KNEELING FIGUREPre-Columbian,Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A remarkable volcanic stone figure shown seated upon one knee as the other is propped...
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CHINESE TANG LOKAPALA / GUARDIAN FIGURE,TL TESTEDEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A hollow cast pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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IMPRESSIVE NAYARIT CHINESCO POTTERYSEATED NUDE MALEPre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, Type C, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An impressive pottery figure of a male shown seated with...
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LARGE NAYARIT SAN SEBASTIAN REDWARESEATED FIGUREPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, San Sebastian style, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A massive pottery figure depicted seated on a two-legged...
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CHINESE TANG POLYCHROME LOKAPALA GUARDIANFIGUREEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A mold-formed pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and robes...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN CONDORHUASI-ALAMITO STONESHAMAN MASK**First Time At Auction**
Northwest Argentina, Early Period, Condorhuasi-Alamito culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A haunting, life-size, anthropomorphic mask, hand-sculpted...
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CHAVIN MARANON VESSEL, HUMAN IN TRANSFORMATIONPre-Columbian,Peru, Chavin Maranon, ca. 800 BCE. A fabulous pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a shaman in the act of intensely spiritual act of transformation into an animal with an...
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UNFINISHED ZULU HEADDRESS SOUTH AFRICAUnfinishedZulu helmet headdress, to be covered in rafia fiber to obscure the face of the wearer.
18 3/4"H x 23 1/2"diameter
Provenance: From the Labelle Prussin Estate, Author of...
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2 IMPRESSIVE MEERSCHAUM PIPES: 1) Largecarved Meerschaum pipe bowl of woman's bust with rams head helmet is cased. Detailed bowl has a variegated patina that comes with age and use. Measures 5.75'' l x 3.75'' h;...
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YAKA AFRICAN HELMET MASK WITH STAND:This mask is used by the Yaka people in their coming of age ceremony in which boys are circumcised. Wood carved masked with polychrome features a bird with eggs and a handle...
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CHINESE TERRA COTTA HEAD OF A GUARDIANTangDynasty. The unglazed fragmented male head with well modeled pronounced ethnic features, with a helmeted headdress, on a Huanghuali paneled stand. Width 4.75 in. Depth 4 in....
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA TRIBAL CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS20th century, using painted woven fiber, feathers and carved wood to create a helmet mask surmounted by a large bird in flight....
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WEST AFRICAN LIBERIA BASSA HEADDRESSBassaHeaddress from Liberia, West Africa. Wood mask attached to a woven basket helmet with fur border. Wear to fur.
Headdress: 11" diameter.
Headdress on stand: 47" H....
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UNFINISHED ZULU HEADDRESS SOUTH AFRICAUnfinishedZulu helmet headdress, to be covered in rafia fiber to obscure the face of the wearer.
18 3/4"H x 23 1/2"-diameter
Provenance: From the Labelle Prussin Estate, Author of...
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WEST AFRICA, YORUBA HELMET HEADDRESSCarved wood with paint, the helmet depicts a person with ritual scars supporting a platform upon which is a horse with rider (21-1/2 in. tall)....
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DOGAN FIGURE. African 3rd quarter-20thcentury carved wood. Male figure stylized helmet or headdress. Dark patina. 36''h....
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Fine Bekom Peoples Helmet Mask, CameroonGrasslands, the wood mask with large almond-shaped eyes having brass tack pupils, a mouth perforated and exposing the teeth, semi-circular ears with pierced holes, with traces...
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African Igbo carved wooden spirit mask,agbogho mmwo; Nigerian helmet form mask, visage of stylized features, the figure wearing a tripartite headdress of openwork design. Overall: 32"H. Mask: 17"H. Overall surface...
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