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EASY LIFE

• BILL BARBER (1940- ), THE EASY LIFE
  BILL BARBER (1940- ), THE EASY LIFE Title: Bill Barber (1940- ), The Easy Life Medium: oil on canvasboard Dimensions: 8 x 10 Framed dimension: 15 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 1 1/2
• 19TH C. YORUBA TEXTILE & COWRIE
  19TH C. YORUBA TEXTILE & COWRIE "SHRINE OF THE HEAD"**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting textile shell shrine container shaped like crown known as "ile ori," which translates to "house of the head" - honoring a person's head where their personality and therefore soul resided. The thick cotton cloth structure is sewn together with a leather and cloth arching finial then covered with cowrie shells and rectangular glass mirrors. The ile ori was a house for the ibori shrine, which would have been a cone shaped sculpture filled with significant items important to the owner. The ile ori protected and added power to the ibori, the cowrie shells were believed to increase good fortune since they were used as currency. Size: 10" Diameter x 21.5" H (25.4 cm x 54.6 cm); 26" H (66 cm) on included custom stand. In Yoruba culture a person's true character and soul was inside their head - their inner, secret thoughts- as well as their major sensory organs – therefore the head must be treated with respect. Not all heads are perfect and not all people have an easy life, and thus a person would make sacrifices for their ibori shrine. A person's good and bad luck were determined by their offerings and how they treated their shrine. Those motivated to achieve greatness would cover their ibori and ile ori with as many shells as possible and other suitable adornments. Please note that this item is heavy/oversized. Please inquire about shipping prior to bidding. Provenance: private San Francisco, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #176358 Condition: Missing mirror panels with cloudiness and loss to reflective surfaces on the remaining panels. Tears to cylindrical top part of the crown. Discoloration and staining throughout as shown. Tears and fraying to threads and cloth on finial. Overall good condition.
• WALTER INGLIS ANDERSON
  WALTER INGLIS ANDERSON (AMERICAN/MS)Walter Inglis Anderson (American/Mississippi, 1903-1965), "Sheep and Pine Trees", c. 1943, watercolor and pencil on paper, unsigned, estate stamp upper left, 25 in. x 19 in., framed . Ill.: Maurer, Christopher. Fortune's Favorite Child: The Uneasy Life of Walter Anerson. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003, illustration p. 12.
• *Mannlicher Schonauer Model 1905
  *Mannlicher Schonauer Model 1905 Bolt Action Rifle with Scope 9.3X56MS  cal. 17.75'' barrel S/N 2246. Blue finish walnut checkered full-length stock with Monte Carlo cheek piece; double-set triggers Emil Busch 3X detachable scope. Condition: This fine European sporting rifle is in excellent condition with an excellent bore. It retains virtually all of its original blue finish and the stock rates excellent. The stock also has nice ''fiddleback'' figure throughout and is nicer than what is usually seen on these rifles.  This gun has been well cared for and has had an easy life.
• *U.S. WWII Remington Rand 1911A1
  *U.S. WWII Remington Rand 1911A1 Semi-Auto Pistol .45 ACP cal. 5'' barrel S/N 1569447. Parkerized finish; 1944 date of mfg. Condition: This gun is in like-new condition with 99% original finish and an excellent bore. It doesn't even have the common ''idiot'' scratch from improper assembly of the slide stop. This gun has had an easy life and has seen no real action. This is for the advanced collector who wants the very best available.
• *WWII Union Switch & Signal
  *WWII Union Switch & Signal 1911A1 Semi-Auto Pistol .45 ACP cal. 5'' barrel S/N 1073518. Parkerized finish; 1943 date of mfg. Condition: Excellent condition with an excellent bore. This gun retains ca 95% original parkerized finish with some minor scratches in the finish and some minor rust staining along the right side of the top of the slide. This gun has had an easy life and retains lots of condition for the advanced collector.
• Walter Inglis Anderson
  Walter Inglis Anderson (American/Mississippi 1903-1965) "Two Pelicans: Chandeleurs" c. 1948 pen and ink on paper 10 3/4 in. x 8 1/4 in; together with Pickard Mary Anderson preface Pelicans: Walter Anderson Cadmus Editions San Francisco 2004. Provenance: Acquired from the artist to a private collector exhibited at the Walter Anderson Museum Ocean Springs Mississippi. Reproduced on the cover frontispiece and plate four of Pelicans: Walter Anderson preface by Mary Anderson Pickard Cadmus Editions San Francisco 2004 and Fortune's Favorite Child: The Uneasy Life of Walter Anderson by Christopher Maurer University Press of Mississippi Jackson 2003 p. 216.