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3 Containers With Ancestor Head Stopper

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Horn Container for Medicines: HORN CONTAINER FOR MEDICINES 16 cm (6 inches) Small container made of horn with wooden stopper carved as a human head. The horn is finely decorated with figures of ancestors and seahorses. Field colle

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A Nyamwezi Gourd Vessel with Carved Ancestor stopper: A wonderful antique drinking vessel gourd with carved wooden lid featuring an ancestor head. The Gourd has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting many years of use. The Vessel measures 13 inche

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Old Nyamwezi Gourd Vessel with Anthropomorphic stopper: A wonderful late 19th/ Early 20th century field used drinking vessel gourd with carved wooden lid featuring an ancestor head , animal hide and woven grass handle. The Gourd has a deep well handled sur

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Gourd Container With Stopper Carved as an Ancestor: Gourd container with stopper carved as an ancestor DIMENSIONS: cm 15 (6" ) DESCRIPTION: container carved from a single gourd, with stopper shaped as an ancestor depicted in the traditional position, s

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Horn Container Pair for Lime Powder: Horn container pair for lime powder Cm 22 x 6 (9" x 2.3") A pair of containers for lime powder, each of them obtained from a single buffalo horn, the stopper carved as a head. From the central highlan

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Antropomorphic Container Atoni West Timor Indonesia: Antropomorphic container with scratcher - Atoni - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 15 (inches: 6") DESCRIPTION: Lovely container made of a single buffalo horn with the stopper carved as a head, th

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Taino pre-columbian ancestor head: Taino PreColumbian Heavy Portrait head of an ancestor or deity made from Jade. Very nice proportions, simple but expressive. Top of the head is carved in a tabular oblique fashion, with duck head ear

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Ceremonial dance staf with ancestor head - Sepik -: Date: 1970's Origin/Tribe: Papua New Guinea Material: Wood Dimensions: 43 Additional Information: These staffs were designed as a ceremonial object after those carried by traditional dancers. They are

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Ceremonial Dance Staf With Ancestor Head Sepik: Ceremonial dance staf with ancestor head - Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 40 cm These staffs were designed as a ceremonial object after those carried by traditional dancers. They are carved, paint

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Rare Dan Ancestor head, Shrine sculpture, African Art: This is a rare Old carved wooden image of an ancestor from the Dan peoples of Cote D'Ivorie, West Africa. The sculpture is quite old and the form is very interesting, with an overall well handled surf

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Elizabeth Abeyta (Navajo / Dine, 1955-2006) Figural Pottery Assortment: Elizabeth Abeyta (Navajo / Dine, 1955-2006) Figural Pottery Assortment (3) items including a figural hanging bottle having removable head stopper with metal and leather attachments signed 'Nah-Glee-eh

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Lot of 2 Lower Sepik Canoe Prows: Two Lower Sepik canoe prows. Lower Sepik River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the prows with well-carved ancestor head in mask-like style terminating in a reptilian head possibl

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A Fine Old Luba Prestige Axe Ex- Dr Healy estate NY: A carved wooden handle with ancestor head on the end, embellished with hand hammered metal ( aluminum) strips and forged steel blade with incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The

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A FINE KUYU MARIONETTE HEAD/ STAFF, AFRICAN ART: A Kuyu Marionette Head. Carved wooden abstract Ancestor head with finely carved linear designs. Used during the KebeKebe Serpent clan initiation dance. Kuyu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The staff measures

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Idoma Dance Crest: A carved wooden headdress in cylindrical form with a classic ancestor head on top and some incised linear designs. The Top of the head has many holes and inserted wooden plugs to mimic human hair. The

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A Idoma Carved Head: A carved wooden ancestor head, perhaps used as part of a Dance crest, accented with kaolin clay pigment and carved details. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The Head has been professionally mounte

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3 containers with ancestor head stopper 2 bamboo containers: 12 cm (4,8”) ; 19,5 cm (7,9”) 1 coconut container: 14 cm (5.7”) Weight: 220 g together 1 Container made from coconut shell, 2 containers made from bamboo. They have different shape and size but all of them have the stopper in wood, carved as a human head, and are decorated with traditional Timorese motifs, called Kaif. This motifs consist in geometrical patterns composed of hooks and dots, that represents the clan and the members of it. Please, notice that the container in coconut is not able to stand up.

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