BAMANA, SOGO BO MEREKUN MARIONETTE,BAMANA, SOGO BO MEREKUN MARIONETTE, EX-MUSEUM 20th c., Mali, carved wood, incised sheet metal, red fiber, cowrie shells, depicting female figure with headdress, 16.5"h x 4"w
BAMANA PEOPLES, "MEREKUN" MARIONETTE,BAMANA PEOPLES, "MEREKUN" MARIONETTE, EX-MUSEUM 20th c., West Africa (Mali), dark patina carved wood, depicting a male head and torso raised on a tapered handle, mounted to a wood stand, museum accession number along handle bottom, 23"h (total)
MARAJOARA CREAM-SLIPPED OLLA W/MARAJOARA CREAM-SLIPPED OLLA W/ GEOMETRIC MOTIFS**Originally Listed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Lower Amazon Basin, Marajo Island, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A beautiful hand-built vase with a planar base, a wide body which gradually tapers inwards, a thick everted rim, and a deep interior cavity. The body is adorned with a dense decorative register of abstract incised geometric motifs, and a contiguous set of incised parallel border lines encloses each shape. The areas surrounding the geometric embellishments are colored with a chalky-white pigment which imbues the vessel with an elegant, uncomplicated bi-chrome presentation. Funerary urns like this example were used to hold the remains of a deceased individual, acting as an informal coffin for burial. Size: 7.5" W x 9.625" H (19 cm x 24.4 cm).
The Marajoara – also known as the Marajo – flourished on Marajo Island in the mouths of the Amazon and Tocantins River in Brazil. They built impressive mounds – ranging from 3 to 10 meters in height - and lived subsistence lifestyles. This was a large-scale civilization, contrary to what many European researchers believed of the Amazon before their discovery, as some sites cover more than 10 square kilometers and contain 20 to 30 individual mounds.
The Marajoara thrived on their island while producing what is generally regarded as the oldest ceramic artform in Brazil – indeed among the oldest forms in the Americas – with numerous decorative traditions and techniques which developed over time. Beginning with the Ananatubas, the oldest potters of the island dating from the 1st millennium BCE, several unique ceramic traditions emerged; however, what is known as the Marajoara polychrome phase existed from about 400 to 1350 CE. Though they developed approximately fifteen different finishing techniques, one of the more stylish and interesting finishes combines red and white wash, incised detailing, excision, and painting in assorted designs similar to this example. Urns like this were buried in the many large cemeteries known from the region, and the soil conditions have preserved the human remains inside them quite well; as of yet, no formal studies have been undertaken on them, representing a potential treasure trove of information that could rewrite what we think of the ancient Amazon Basin.
For a similar example, please see Young-Sanchez, Margaret and Denise Pahl Schaan. Marajo: Ancient Ceramics from the Mouth of the Amazon. Mayer Center for Pre-Columbian & Spanish Colonial Art at the Denver Art Museum, 2011, p. 36, fig. 24.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Eugene Lions collection, Geneve, Switzerland, 1960 to 2000
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#133776
Condition:
Vessel repaired from several large pieces with some resurfacing, overpainting, and light adhesive residue along break lines. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age and use, small nicks to rim, body, and base, fading to some finer incised decorations, and fading to areas of pigmentation. Light earthen and mineral deposits throughout. Old inventory number in black ink as well as an old inventory sticker on base.
RARE MARAJOARA BICHROME INCISEDRARE MARAJOARA BICHROME INCISED DISH IN TURTLE FORMPre-Columbian, Brazil, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A rare, beautifully incised and painted bichrome bowl in the form of a turtle with tiny nubs representing the feet, head, and tail projecting from the sides of the body. The shallow interior is slipped in a beige hue then painted with motifs in a red hue which were largely lost to time-but faint traces remain. The exterior, however, has a fascinating series of incised motifs that center around a spiral form; the rest suggest a labyrinth. Based on ethnographic studies of twentieth century people from the same place, we believe that insects formed an important part of Marajoara diet, so this dish may have been used for serving them! The Marajoara - also known as the Marajo - flourished on Marajo Island, in the mouth of the Amazon River. They built impressive mounds and lived subsistence lifestyles while producing unique pottery. Size: 6.5" L x 5.125" W x 1.5" H (16.5 cm x 13 cm x 3.8 cm); 7.25" H (18.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection, purchased on October 9, 2020; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Eugene Lions collection, Geneve, Switzerland, collected 1960 to 2000
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#170511
Condition:
Minor surface wear and abrasions. Losses to pigment on exterior; the pigment on the interior has more wear, and much of the detail on the interior is lost. Excellent preservation to form and incised motifs.
MARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MAROMARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MARO PRINCE OF MAGIC. INCUBA...Chicago, Goes Litho., ca. 1906. Handsome window card shows Maro, an early and successful Lyceum and Chautauqua magician, producing scores of cards, ribbons, and even livestock from the coat of a bewildered spectator. 13 x 18". Minor wear at edges. Unmounted. A-. Maro (1868 – 1908) was born Walter Truman Best in Montpelier, Vermont. Trained first as a photographer and musician, he eventually combined his abilities as a saxophonist with his aptitude for magic, after encouragement and coaching from Dr. A.M. Wilson of Kansas City, Missouri. One of the earliest and most successful magicians on the Lyceum circuits that toured rural America, Maro made a name for himself as a refined and artistic performer who presented a mixed bill of hand shadows, conjuring, and music, and such was his reputation that at one time, it was suggested that he might succeed the great Harry Kellar. Sadly, Maro’s career – and life – was cut short at the age of thirty-nine by typhoid fever, in 1908. Friend and fellow Lyceum magician Eugene Laurant took over Maro’s route.
MARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MAROMARO (WALTER TRUMAN BEST). MARO PRINCE OF MAGIC. THE CA...Chicago, Goes Litho., ca. 1906. Color lithographed window card depicting Maro’s Spirit Cabinet effect, in which instruments (bells, tambourines, and guitars) mysteriously floated out of and animated inside a small cabinet sitting on a skeleton-type table at center stage. 13 x 18". Minor wear at edges. Unmounted. A-.
MAKIRITARE AMAZONAS, VENEZUELA,MAKIRITARE AMAZONAS, VENEZUELA, BASKET Wo'wa fiber with natural dyes, conical cover.
EARLY CENTRAL AMERICAN MASK - GuatemalanEARLY CENTRAL AMERICAN MASK - Guatemalan 'Moro' or Moor Mask of a Spaniard circa early 19th c; for the traditional 'Baile de los Moros y Christianos' or dance of the Moors and Christians which commemorates the expulsion of the Moors from Spain in 1492
A North coast Peruvian effigy jar,A North coast Peruvian effigy jar, later Mochica (Moche) culture, circa 500-900 AD, in the shape of a maize god, his face looking out from a giant corn cob, the neck of the jar above, 24.2cm high, (some surface losses)/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
Mafra, Portugal "Palissy" WareMafra, Portugal "Palissy" Ware Cabinet Plate, fourth quarter 19th century, featuring a serpent attacking a lizard whilst observed by two beetles and a caterpillar, with impressed underglaze marks on the reverse, dia. 8-1/4".
Roberto Burle Marx (Brazilian,Roberto Burle Marx (Brazilian, 1909-1994) "Macuhaima", color lithograph, 24" x 32", numbered lower left: "38/66", signed and dated lower right: "Roberto Burle Marx 1985". Unframed. Roberto Burle Marx is internationally known as one of the most important landscape architects of the twentieth century. An artist of multiple facets, he was also an excellent painter, sculptor and printmaker.
RETABLO SENOR DEL SACROMONTE AMECAMECARETABLO SENOR DEL SACROMONTE AMECAMECA MEXICOFramed hand-painted and gilt engraving mounted to wood panel, Senor del Sacromonte, inscription in lower margin "Senor Del Sacromonte que se venera en su santuario de Amecameca," panel: approx 6.5"h, 8.75"w, overall: 11.75"h, 15"w, 2.5lbs
EARLY CENTRAL AMERICAN MASK - GuatemalanEARLY CENTRAL AMERICAN MASK - Guatemalan 'Moro' or Moor Mask of a Spaniard circa early 19th c; for the traditional 'Baile de los Moros y Christianos' or dance of the Moors and Christians which commemorates the expulsion of the Moors from Spain in 1492
GUATEMALAN MICO MONKEY CEREMONIALGUATEMALAN MICO MONKEY CEREMONIAL DANCE MASKVintage carved and polychrome painted wood dance mask, Guatemala, used in the Danza del Venado Deer Dance, depicting a Mico monkey, approx 7.5"h, 5"w, 3.75"d, 1.5lbs
MODERNIST "MARIPOSA MAGICA" DEMILUNEMODERNIST "MARIPOSA MAGICA" DEMILUNE TAPESTRY 20th c., flat weave tapestry or rug, "Mariposa magica sobre cruz de noche", unlabeled, approx. 167"l x 93"w
NICAORIO JIMENEZ."THE MASK MAKER'SNICAORIO JIMENEZ."THE MASK MAKER'S WORKSHOP," WOOD (Peruvian, 20th century). Carved and brightly colored wooden retablo, depicting a mask maker fashioning masks for Carnival, each mask represents an Andean deity, a well-known character, an animal, bird or a spirit, signed "Nicaorio Jimenez" on verso, overall size: 19 in. H., 10 in. W., 4 in. D., with doors closed.
A MEXICAN CEREMONIAL DANCE CAPEAA MEXICAN CEREMONIAL DANCE CAPEA Mexican ceremonial dance cape, Circa 1960s; Mexico Lining inscribed in red pen: M. B 7 For a conquistador dance, the cape with polychrome synthetic sequins, mirrored appliques, and fringe on purple and magenta velvet, with natural fiber fabric lining 33" L x 25.5" W approximately Dimensions: 33" L x 25.5" W approximately
PRE-COLUMBIAN MOCHE TERRACOTTAPRE-COLUMBIAN MOCHE TERRACOTTA FIGURAL STIRRUP JUG Northern Coast of Peru, 100-700 A.D.: modeled with the face of a jaguar on one side; burnished earthenware, 7 7/8 in. H.
Portuguese palissy dish by M. MafraPortuguese palissy dish by M. Mafra with alligators and beetles on a mossy ground. With impressed mark to base ''M. Mafra Caldas Portugal''. 11.75'' Dia. Circa - Late 19th C.
BAMBARA MARKA PEOPLES, BRASS "KORE"BAMBARA MARKA PEOPLES, BRASS "KORE" MASK 20th c., Mali, embossed brass sheet metal over wood, the oval face topped with carved wood horns, three protruding tube metal finials project downward from the forehead, each tipped with red fringe, 14"h x 6"w x 4"d
(LOT)COLLECTION: MEXICAN FOLK ART(LOT)COLLECTION: MEXICAN FOLK ART DECORATIVE ITEMS(lot) Mexican Folk Art decorative items, of varied size and form, highlights include: (1) maraca, having fringe to top, stitched snake and candle to sides, (1) alebrije painted pottery mythological figure, (1) round charger, centering a black cat to red ground, (1) unframed painting on canvas board, Cheetah, C. M. Laster, with inscribed message verso, (2) religious retablo paintings on metal panels, featuring la Virgen de Xilotes and Santisimo Nino Fredericio, (1) heart-form trinket box, signed Jelasco, Oaxaca, (1) painted box, depicting la Virgen de Guadalupe watching over a man and his horse, with inscribed prayer; minor loss, largest: approx 15.5"diam, 11.75lbs total **Provenance: From the estate of Dr. Jill Mutschler-Fontenot, PHD (1962-2017)**
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BRAZILIAN AMAZON TAPIRAPE PEOPLEBRAZILIAN AMAZON TAPIRAPE PEOPLE CARA GRANDE MASKBrazilian Amazon Tapirape people Cara Grande mask, mid 20th c., with feathered decoration on a painted wood board, with abalone shell, yarn and palm frond accents, together with a painted shell necklace, 24" h., 30" w. Similar masks can be found in the collection of the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Condition:
Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
PRE COLUMBIAN CHANCAY ANTHROPOMORPHICPRE COLUMBIAN CHANCAY ANTHROPOMORPHIC OCARINACeramic animal head with human limbs ceramic figure, possibly an ocarina. Style Pre-columbian, Mayan, Central American. Object measures 3 1/4" x 4" x 3 1/4". PROVENANCE: Obtained from the estate of an American archaeologist who lived in Peru someears ago, then retired to Sarasota, Florida. Wear consistent with age. See images for details. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
Hand carved polychromed woodenHand carved polychromed wooden folk art ceremonial mask; Mexican origin, figure with tightly curled beard and locks, skull cap with raised tarantula design, ruddy complexion, multiple openings to aid wearer. 19"H x 10"W. Good condition, surface wear.
COSTA RICAN CEREMONIAL ZOOMORPHICCOSTA RICAN CEREMONIAL ZOOMORPHIC MACE HEADPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A hand-carved stone mace head of bulbous form with a protruding zoomorphic head of abstract form on one side and a deep socketing shaft on the other. The intriguing creature perhaps represents a serpent or a large feline and features deep orbitals, a slightly raised nose, enormous fangs, and petite ears protruding from the temples; 2 recessed cavities are drilled near the mandible corners. Size: 3.6" L x 2.7" W x 2.25" H (9.1 cm x 6.9 cm x 5.7 cm); 6.4" H (16.3 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent lawyer Stanley L. Kaufman (d. 1983) collection
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#179556
Condition:
Minor abrasions and earthen deposits, with light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and excellent. Great surface texture.
Mexican. Barbones dance mask. LaMexican. Barbones dance mask. La Parota, Guerrero, carved wood. 20 h × 9 w × 6 d in. result: $1,134. estimate: $700–900. Provenance: Rene Bustamante | Private Collection
AFRICAN CARVED WOOD AND CERAMICAFRICAN CARVED WOOD AND CERAMIC MARIMBAAfrican Carved Wood and Ceramic Marimba,
Unusual folk art Spanish sceneUnusual folk art Spanish scene depicting a matador riding a donkey with mythical creature trailing behind; hand painted on parchment; 25 1/2" x 38 1/2"; unsigned.
DAMIAN & BEATRICE MORALES. CHEETAH,DAMIAN & BEATRICE MORALES. CHEETAH, CARVED WOOD (Mexican, 20th century). Carved and highly painted stylized bobcat, "Damian y Beatrice Morales, Arrazola, Oaxaca" written on bottom, approximately 6 1/2 in. H., 17 1/2 in. W., 4 in. D.
POL MARA (MANNER), PIN-UP PAINTINGPOL MARA (MANNER), PIN-UP PAINTING Manner of Pol Mara (Belgian, 1920-1998), Pin-up with red shoes, acrylic oil and graphite on paper, signed illegibly upper left, paper blind stamp "I.P.C. Salto", lower right, 27.5"h x 19.5"w (sheet), framed
MARANGO, Mascardi, (Spanish, 20thMARANGO, Mascardi, (Spanish, 20th Century): ''Dos Amigos'', a Young Man and his Horse in a Landscape, Oil/Canvas, 31'' x 23.5'', signed lower left, signed and dated 1936 verso, fine contemporary frame, 36'' x 28.5''.
RARE JAPANESE EDO SHRINE DEITYRARE JAPANESE EDO SHRINE DEITY Standing Figure of Marici, the Patron Kanno Bosatsu of the Samurai, in carved and painted wood, having six arms with metal attributes, atop a rock outcropping, flanked by rooster and hen, and with the three monkeys of Nara at his feet, roughly 16" x 7 3/4" x 5". Figures loose.
MOTTAHEDEH PORCELAIN DISH. TogetherMOTTAHEDEH PORCELAIN DISH. Together with a Portuguese ceramic cache pot an Italian ceramic parrot and a table lamp Parrot: 12'' Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is
3 TORAJA SACRED CLOTHS3 Toraja3 TORAJA SACRED CLOTHS3 Toraja textiles from Sulawesi including: 2 Sacred cloths depicting auspicious symbols, "sarita", woodblock printing on hand-loomed cotton, natural dyes; and a sacred cloth depicting animals and other auspicious symbols, "ma'wa", rice-paste resist batik and painting on hand-loomed cotton, vegetable dyes. Ranging in size from: 60'' x 12'' (152 x 30 cm) to 192'' x 9'' (488 x 23 cm). Provenance: Apsara Arts of Asia. Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
PAPAGO/MARICOPA, JAR, CA. 1900TohonoPAPAGO/MARICOPA, JAR, CA. 1900Tohono O'odham, Jar, ca. 1900, fired clay, pigments Dimensions: height: 17 1/2 in. (44.45 cm.), diameter: 16 in. (40.64 cm.) Provenance: The Charles P. + Virginia L. Sonett Collection
IMPRESSIVE PROTO NAZCA TEXTILEIMPRESSIVE PROTO NAZCA TEXTILE FRINGE W/ MUNECASPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A wonderful figural fringe register comprised of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of crimson, maroon, aqua, sage, wheat, cream, coffee, fuchsia, and black. The textile depicts the heads of twenty muneca (Spanish for "doll") heads that are attached to a colorful rectangular panel above twenty-two pairs of legs. Each muneca doll exhibits thick locks of sweeping brown hair, stylized bodies, and expressive countenances. Mounted against a museum-quality display fabric. Size (textile): 53" L x 6.125" W (134.6 cm x 15.6 cm); (display fabric): 66.5" L x 22" W (168.9 cm x 55.9 cm).
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, acquired in the 1950s to 1960s
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#150890
Condition:
Light fraying to some interior and peripheral fibers, with minor staining in some areas. Muneca imagery and most areas of original coloration are still visible and clear.