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Dr. R. Gold American & Tribal Art Collection
7:00 AM PT - Nov 14th, 2004

offered by
Ron Rhoads Auctioneers

383 Benjamin Franklin Highway
Douglassville, PA 19518
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PREVIEW: Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:00A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

264 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Ceremonial Spirit Mask, painted wood. Usually installed in Oceanic Long Houses 34 x 1...

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300
1 Bid
2 Lot 2

African Mask painted decoration over carved wood. 30 x 7 in.

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3 Lot 3

African Mask with simulated headdress.
Painted and carved African Mask with simulated headdress. 2...

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4 Bids
4 Lot 4

African Mask painted and carved wood with crowning headdress 32 x 9 ½ in.

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4 Bids
5 Lot 5

African Figure of Elder Huntsman with spear and staff carrying gathering basket on top of head an...

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6 Lot 6

African Mask in anthropomorphic form possibly intended as decorative architectural detail, paint over...

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Female Figure, possible African maternal deity, seated on stool holding infant and carrying elder. Each figure...

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3,000
9 Bids
8 Lot 8

Figure of South East Asian Fisherman wearing woven mesh hat holding net and collecting basket ...

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1 Bid
9 Lot 9

Elephant Foot Table with Zebra skin cover. 26 in. high

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16 Bids
10 Lot 10

Elephant Foot Table with removable top. Zebra skin cover. 17 in. high

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13 Bids
11 Lot 11

Elephant Foot Table with Zebra skin cover. 16 in. high

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15 Bids
12 Lot 12

Carved wooden figures in anthropomorphic pyramidal form. Likely Makonde origin. Arrangement suggests "Hear no evi...

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13 Lot 13

"Tekooti" by Tut-Honotapu standing figure of deity
"Tekooti" by Tut-Honotapu. Standing figure of deity with mo...

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1 Bid
14 Lot 14

Carved and painted wooden mask, Kenyan origination. Decorated with two inset heads above the e...

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2 Bids
15 Lot 15

Mother and Child in carved stone by Tendai Simbi. 13 x 4 in.

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6 Bids
16 Lot 16

Seat or Drum Stand, comprised of six interlaced heads carved from a single block in...

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6 Bids
17 Lot 17

Wood carving of two conjoined heads with two additional heads in torso. Midriff simulates scarificat...

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4 Bids
18 Lot 18

Standing figure of barefoot laborer holding pick-ax on shoulder and carrying pouch at right hip. 20 x 6 in.

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19 Lot 19

Ceremonial Shield wood carved elaborately painted
Wood carved elaborately painted Ceremonial Shield. Decorated...

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6 Bids
20 Lot 20

Painted, ovoid African Shield. Decorated with carved heads, animals and bird forms. Central me...

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6 Bids
21 Lot 21

Squatting Effigy. Arms resting on knees with hands to breast. Spirit head on fore...

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10 Bids
22 Lot 22

Monkey Demon astride serpent in elaborately carved baroque form. South East Asian attribution. Some signs of loss. ...

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2 Bids
23 Lot 23

Pair of African Masks with grass head pieces and beards. 25 x 13 in. and 29 x 15 in. respectively.

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7 Bids
24 Lot 24

Offering Bowl. Decorated, geometric woodcarving with six masks supported by three legs rising from circular base...

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4 Bids
25 Lot 25

Five pieces consisting of Four Masks and one Bust
Lot: Five pieces consisting of Four Masks and one Bust of F...

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150
4 Bids
26 Lot 26

Zulu zebra-skin ovoid Shield with club, spear and staff. Decorated with fibrous pennant 57 x 30 in.

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30 Bids
27 Lot 27

Pair of Wood Plaques, open carved frieze. One containing six figures and one head. Another containing se...

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2 Bids
28 Lot 28

Wood and spattered metal mesh contrapasto figure
Skillfully rendered, wood and spattered metal mesh contrapas...

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150
5 Bids
29 Lot 29

Pair of African paintings on wood. One shows an elongated mask decorated in a Zebra pattern. The...

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2 Bids
30 Lot 30

Ceremonial, Oceanic, wooden Staff. Multiple heads arranged mask like and in profile. 35 x 6 ½ in.

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1 Bid
31 Lot 31

Carved wooden, Oceanic Architectural Element. Two heads embellished with Cowrie shell eyes and polychrome fib...

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7 Bids
32 Lot 32

African, ebony tapered "Power Stick" embellished with metallic top piece, plaque with bells, five cuffs and "cris...

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6 Bids
33 Lot 33

Brightly pigmented New Guinea men's Long House Suspension Hook. Shell lost right eye. Length 47 in.

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3 Bids
34 Lot 34

Maori, deity of carved wood. Head leaning on right shoulder, torso compressed into pretzel-li...

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35 Lot 35

Legendary figural Group of Deities. God astride winged Protector Demon, Dogs standing on Turtle all...

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36 Lot 36

Pair of Boomerangs: Non-returning, 25 ½" x 6" w. (max.) Returning, painted bands and kangaroo. S...

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3 Bids
37 Lot 37

Two pieces of Driftwood: One carved with a Man's Face in Profile. The other carved wit...

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38 Lot 38

Two Effigy Pots: One a two headed Ritual Container with white pigmented geometri...

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5 Bids
39 Lot 39

African Fetish Head bearing distortions, contortions and dislocations. 13" h.

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40 Lot 40

Bull Shaped Pot, possible Aquamanile, decorated with painted and impressed patterns. 11"h.

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41 Lot 41

African Fertility Figurine. Woman giving birth. White outlining describes key facial and figural details. 10 i...

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3 Bids
42 Lot 42

Head of Nefertiti. Museum reproduction. 11" h. on 5" x 5 ¾" x 3" h. base.

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43 Lot 43

Ostrich Foot Stand. 7 ¼" h. on 10 ½" x 7 ½" oval base.

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44 Lot 44

Bow with two Crossed Arrows: Bow with carrying strap, Bowstring decorated with beads and ...

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45 Lot 45

Bow with two sets of Arrows: Bow: decorated, multicolored banding with bright, bird feather...

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1 Bid
46 Lot 46

Ornamental Boomerang decorated with three kangaroos in nature setting, verso. Hanging hardware installed recto. 26 ...

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3 Bids
47 Lot 47

Wood carved head of woman bearing fruit basket on the top of her head; hair tied into a pigtail. Carved from s...

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48 Lot 48

Pair multicolored, brightly beaded, African Whisk Brooms, with carrying straps. 22 in.

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6 Bids
49 Lot 49

Ax with animal skin hand grip
Ax with specially shaped head for chopping, slashing or spea...

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150
2 Bids
50 Lot 50

Egyptian Spoon and Fork Set with animal handles. Small loss to fork. 16 ½"L

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3 Bids
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