Ethnographic Arts No Reserve Sale #48

A Rare Igbo Izzi Horse Skull Reliquary Shrine Object

A Rare old Makonde Face mask, African Art

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Ethnographic Arts No Reserve Sale #48

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A Selection of African Tribal Masks and Magic fetish ritual objects and other examples of Tribal Art from around the world. All objects offered at only a $50.00 starting bid with no hidden reserves.

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Old Yoruba Egungun Dance Crest with Canine effigy: This is a very old and well used Yoruba peoples dance crest or headdress, Nigeria, Africa. This heavily weathered and field used headdress has a canine sculpture , twisted horns and an overall

0025: Old Yoruba Egungun Dance Crest with Canine effigyEst. $300-$500

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Very Rare Old Igala Dance mask, African Art: This is a very old and well used Igala peoples festival mask or headdress, Nigeria, Africa. This heavily weathered and field used mask features traditional ceremonial scars and a diminutive face,

0026: Very Rare Old Igala Dance mask, African ArtEst. $300-$500

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Yoruba Egungun Rabbit Ear Mask Ex Volker Schneider: This is a very old and well used Yoruba Egungun mask with tall "rabbit" like ears and traditional style face. The mask has a painted kaolin clay surface and is Very well weathered suggesting great

0027: Yoruba Egungun Rabbit Ear Mask Ex Volker SchneiderEst. $500-$800

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A Fascinating Old Tiv mask, African Art: This is a very old and well used Tiv peoples mask, Possibly part of the Kwagh-Fir festivities or perhaps a personal shrine or home mask, from Nigeria, Africa. This heavily weathered and well handled

0028: A Fascinating Old Tiv mask, African ArtEst. $300-$500

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A Bamana Komo Shrine Mask / Fetish: This is a carved wooden mask adorned with various magic substances and a heavy organic material on its surface. Kòmò and kònò associations construct helmet masks that express the organizations'

0029: A Bamana Komo Shrine Mask / FetishEst. $300-$500

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A Rare TIV Kwagh Hir festival African mask: A striking old and field used Tiv Kwagh Hir festival mask with bulging eyes, toothy grimace, attached animal hair and several areas of tribal repairs and adornment. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The

0030: A Rare TIV Kwagh Hir festival African maskEst. $500-$800

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A Bete Warthog Mask, African Art: A carved wooden mask in fantastic zoomorphic form of a wart hog with large snout, and tusk like appendages, and adorned with mineral pigments. bete or related ethnic group, Ivory Coast, Africa. The

0031: A Bete Warthog Mask, African ArtEst. $300-$500

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Old Dan Guere Mask on custom display stand: This is an archaic looking carved wooden mask from the Dan / Guere peoples of Liberia, Africa. The mask has large domed forehead with scalloped ridge, strongly carved eyes accented with kaolin clay,

0032: Old Dan Guere Mask on custom display standEst. $500-$800

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A Rare Kissi Piomdo Shrine figure: A Carved wooden shrine idol with stylized coiffure and conical shaped form, adorned with dramatic red textile and fetish bundles. Kissi ethnic group, Sierra leone, Africa. This Kissi Shrine figure is

0033: A Rare Kissi Piomdo Shrine figureEst. $500-$800

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A Fine Dan Mask Ex Dr Healy collection: A fine old carved wooden mask with woven grass coiffure, white mineral pigment painted on the eyes, inset metal teeth and carved bone adornment. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The mask has been

0034: A Fine Dan Mask Ex Dr Healy collectionEst. $300-$500

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Ibo Madien Spirit Mask with elaborate coiffure: A Tall carved wooden helmet mask with white kaolin clay pigment and black painted accented, with remains of colorful costume still attached. Agbogho mmwo, or "maiden spirit," masks are worn by men at

0035: Ibo Madien Spirit Mask with elaborate coiffureEst. $300-$600

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A Black Ibo Madien Spirit Mask, African Art: A Tall carved wooden helmet mask with black painted color and with remains of colorful costume still attached. Agbogho mmwo, or "maiden spirit," masks are worn by men at festivals that honor

0036: A Black Ibo Madien Spirit Mask, African ArtEst. $300-$500

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A Rare Field Used Chewa African mask: A carved wooden mask with a mass of woven grass and textile regalia attached as a headdress, green painted wood with energetic facial features and attached animal hide. Chewa peoples, Malawi,

0037: A Rare Field Used Chewa African maskEst. $300-$500

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A Fine Dayak Topeng Face mask, Borneo: A slender and finely carved wooden face mask with highly stylized facial features, raised linear design that continues down the forehead, nose and chin. Dayak peoples, Kalimantan / Borneo ,

0038: A Fine Dayak Topeng Face mask, BorneoEst. $300-$500

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A Dramatic Kumu African mask Ex Levitt Collection: A Carved wooden face mask with dramatic and energetic expression and archaic aesthetic. Kumu peoples, DRC Congo, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 7 inches. Kumu mask - Fine older piece. Nsembu society

0039: A Dramatic Kumu African mask Ex Levitt CollectionEst. $300-$500

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A Rare Ituri Ndaaka Mask, African Tribal Art: A Carved wooden mask carved with aggressive facial features and painted with linear designs and accented with a raffia grass collar. Ndaaka Mask, Ituri region, DR Congo. Excellent example. Ex.

0040: A Rare Ituri Ndaaka Mask, African Tribal ArtEst. $300-$500

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Fascinating LUBA Divination Scene sculpture w/ Serpent: A rare carved wooden scene of a divination ritual with a large serpent rising up between the diviner and the Mother and child. The sculpture was carved from a single piece of wood and painatd black.

0041: Fascinating LUBA Divination Scene sculpture w/ SerpentEst. $300-$500

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A Very Rare Bakongo Magic fetish Ex Jean Pierre Hallet: A Very rare and interesting old Bakongo figure, a magic fetish idol from a shrine. Bakongo peoples, Congo, central Africa. A very Rare type ,well carved. - Ex. Jean Pierre Hallet, La Jolla, CA. The

0042: A Very Rare Bakongo Magic fetish Ex Jean Pierre HalletEst. $500-$800

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Old Wooden Dance Crest From Nigeria, African Art: A carved wooden dance crest of an ancestral face with incised scar designs and a wonderfully exaggerated face, raised brow and bulbous form. The headdress appears to be quite old with plenty of

0043: Old Wooden Dance Crest From Nigeria, African ArtEst. $300-$500

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Primitive Old Mask from Tanzania, African Art: A Very well weathered and worn old mask, in archaic form, very primitive and well handled, with old metal staples as repairs and plenty of signs of use. Sukuma or related ethnic group, Tanzania,

0044: Primitive Old Mask from Tanzania, African ArtEst. $200-$300

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A Rare Toma Passport Mask Ex Irwin Hersey Collection: This is a rare Toma Passport maskette from the border region between Guinea and Liberia, Africa. A Fine Poro society personal mask with original cloth attachment. Provenance: Ex. Irwin Hersey, NYC.

0045: A Rare Toma Passport Mask Ex Irwin Hersey CollectionEst. $300-$500

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$Haunting Baule Mbra Cult Monkey Fetish sculpture: A "Mbra\" Baule Monkey sculpture, Cote D\'Ivoire, Africa. Carved wooden sculpture in the form of a Monkey with offering cup. The mask features a highly stylized form and a thick encrusted surface$

0046: Haunting Baule Mbra Cult Monkey Fetish sculptureEst. $500-$800

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A Very Rare Wurkun Double Fetish Ex Gordon Collection.: A very fine and rare double Wurkun figure. North-Central Nigeria, Ex Albert Gordon/Tribal Arts Gallery, NY, Fall 1982. The figure measures 18 inches tall.

0047: A Very Rare Wurkun Double Fetish Ex Gordon Collection.Est. $500-$800

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Fascinating Nkisi Kozo Copulating Canine Nail fetish: A carved wooden fetish in the form of a copulating canine couple. Because of this ability to move freely between the village and the forests, it is believed that dogs have the ability to mediate

0048: Fascinating Nkisi Kozo Copulating Canine Nail fetishEst. $300-$500

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