19th C. Naga Wood Helmet with Woven Fiber Crown

Central Asia, northeastern India/northwestern Burma, Naga people, ca. last quarter of the 19th century CE. A fascinating shield made to be used with a spear and sword. It features a woven rattan backi

Rare Antique Nyishi Basketry Helmet Hat, Assam. With hornbill, woven plant fiber, India, late 19th-early 20th c. On stand. Size: 5.5'' x 6'' x 11'' (14 x 15 x 28 cm); Height on stand: 14.5" (37 cm). E

Chang Naga Warrior's Hat, original, very old, finely woven helmet of red dyed cane and yellow dyed orchid fiber, with crown of dyed goat's hair, and two wild boar tusks. Size: 9'' x 12'' x 6'' (23 x 3

Chang Naga Warriot Hat, original, very old, finely woven helmet of red and black dyed cane and yellow dyed orchid fiber, with a fine crown of dyed goat's hair and two wild boar's tusks - well-worn ins

India, circa late 19th - early 20th century. A fine Chang woven helmet of red and yellow cane and fiber, topped with a band of goat hair. Two large boar tusks are attached with rattan binding. A long

India, circa late 19th - early 20th century. A fine Chang woven helmet of red and yellow cane and fiber, topped with a band of goat hair. Four large boar tusks are attached with rattan binding. Dimens

Early 20th C Igbo Ojukwu Helmet mask North Central Igbo land, Nsukka area, Nigeria Wood, blackened with a tar-based pigment; organic red and white paint with fiber attachment on crown 17"L x 11.50"D x

**Originally Listed At $800** South Asia, India / Burma border, Nagaland, Naga people, ca. 19th century CE. This is a massive wooden double mortar shaped as a bench for the convenience of sitting whil

Rare Collectible Kuba Woven Mat, Late 19th C. Woven fiber over bamboo, Kuba People, Republic of Congo. Size: 44'' x 71'' (112 x 180 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

**Originally Listed At $350** Central Asia, India, Naga, ca. 19th century CE. Carved from a single piece of wood, this stool is sure to make an impression with its four figural legs, each one depictin

Europe, Italy, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely wood relief carving of the imperial state crown of Italy adorned with a twisted floral band at the bottom and 5 arches with 3 petalled flower

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Polynesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful shallow bowl or tray woven from natural fibers, probably those of a coconut. Alternating direction

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Asia, possibly Burma, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. Rare mask in helmet carved from a single piec

Native American, Southwestern and Northwestern United States, Pima, Yokut & Tlingit peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A trio of charming baskets, hand-woven from natural fibers, that be

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a

USA, 19th century fibers, wood 19 1/8” x 16 1/2” frame 13 5/8” x 1” aperture Vernacular needlework of a figure apple picking among two deer. Tags: outsider, self taught, englan

GUINEA 1st half 20th c. Carved wood, paint, woven fiber Without stand: 94 1/2" x 17" x 9" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York The Sawos people of the Middle Sepik River region of New Guinea a

Bamileke People, mask with headdress, 20th c., carved wood and woven fiber, remnant red pigment, 18"h x 14"w x 7"d Provenance: The Estate of Philip Martin Pearlstein, NYC

Southeast Asia, Philippines, Northern Luzon Island, Ifugao, ca. 19th century CE. A rare example of a hand-carved wooden headhunter helmet of domed form that depicts a stylized anthropomorphic countena

Indonesia Borneo Dayak Aristocratic Bahau-Busang hawat or baby carrier (19th Century), deeply carved wood and fiber back carrying straps, conus shell eyes having carved central motif of an "Aso" a typ

An African D.R.C. Congo Songye Nkisi male power figure sculpture (19th Century) wood, antelope horn, natural fiber, copper, silver, shell, bead, animal hide, and feather depicting a male figre with an

African Songye Wood / Fiber Figure, Male Kifwebe Mask, DRC, Mid-20th C. Wood figure wrapped in woven fiber, leather kit, long raffia collar, feathers dangling from fiber extension behind head, and wea

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater exhibiting a tapered handle and a cuboid beating head. The center of the

Marquesas Islands tobacco or water container made from a coconut shell and decorated with traditional tribal carvings. French Polynesia. 19th Century. Hollowed coconut shell with woven fiber handle. O