A Fine Kiwai Ceremonial Staff

A Kiwai ceremonial staff, Kiwai Island, Western Province, papua New Guinea. Of cylindrical form, the hardwood stick carved with geometric shapes at the top and bottom. Fine old patina. Similar example

A early and finely carved wooden staff featuring a classic image of a Kuba mask like face with carved brow and raised scar designs. The staff has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting years of

Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved wooden ceremonial staff depicting a pair of heads with almond eyes, prominent noses, full lips, scarification mark

A fine old carved wooden ceremonial staff with a deep well handled surface patina and featuring a kneeling devotee with hands raised supporting the axe symbol at the top of the staff. Shango is the Yo

This is a very finely carved wooden staff or "Tefalipitya" ceremonial staff from the Senufo peoples of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. A carved wooden scepter with a highly stylized anthropomorphic fini

A very finely carved wooden sculpture featuring a seated figure with tall ram like horns, holding a ceremonial staff and horn, the regalia of chiefs. The figure is very well carved and shows some wear

Hummert Estate: Fabulous Native American Beaded Ceremonial Staff, the handle is almost completely beaded in very fine beadwork of vibrant colors, embellished with buffalo fur, 2 horns, bells, tin jing

Described By:Sam 56338 NEDD Title:Victorian Odd Fellows Carved and Painted Wood Ceremonial Heart-in-Hand Warden’s Staff Circa 1890 Description: Victorian Independent Order of Odd Fellows Carved and

Ca. 1st half 20thC. Very good, with a few small holes and cracks on base, no apparent repairs. Fine carving shows off a rich dark patina. We believe this to be "Staff w/point" purchased 1981 from Said

18th/19th Century Chinese Tibetan Qing Dynasty gilt bronze ceremonial Faqi, Khakkhara, the ringed staff carried by monk, Bodhisattvas, or Buddha. Also known as a "monk's staff," the khakkhara is often

This is a very fine old Yoruba Maternity staff of the Oshe Shango cult. The staff is quite lovely, with a well carved female effigy of a Mother with her child, shown holding a ceremonial sash on her s

A fine Japanese Samurai doll, 19th century Meiji era. The male figure wears a ceremonial robe / outfit and traditional armor, while holding a staff in one hand. Exceptional detail. He sits on a black

Title: Indian ceremonial club Dimension: 22" long. Includes custom stand Provenance: C1900, carved wood featuring an Indian chief in headdress with original paint. Staff includes fine carvings to incl

Benin Edo People, bronze ceremonial staff, 19th c. Nigeria, in two pieces, naturally dark and verdigris patinated cast bronze, in a stacked totemic form, the round standard surmounted by a long beaked

Odd Fellows "Heart in Hand" Ceremonial Staff. Thumb pointing into palm. Wood chip at left cuff otherwise good original condition. 70 inches long.

Ceremonial Cloth, Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia; cotton, warp ikat. Early 20th c. Size: 68'' x 45'' (173 x 114 cm).

AFRICAN CARVED WOOD AND MIXED MEDIA CEREMONIAL STAFF, H 57", W 1.5", D 3" Woven and feather head dress atop a man riding a mule. On a black wooden base.Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI

A Very finely carved female effigy with classic treatment to the face and coiffure, well patinated dark surface. This figure was once atop a wooden staff , known locally as a tefalipitya staff. Local

South America, Peru, Colonial / Republican Period, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful ceremonial staff that represented prestige and power among Andean people, the wood is covered in high quality silver

A fine Kiwai Island/Torres Traits drum; Kiwai Island, Western Province; Papua New Guinea.of classical elongated waisted form, the drum with incised designs to the handle and diamond patterns pigmented

The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Ceremonial staff in carved wood fabrication. Region of origin: Africa. This staff has a figural head at the top, and it measures fifteen

Extraordinary Woman's Ceremonial Sarong/Tapis, Kauer People, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. Opened tube skirt, cotton, metal thread and mirror work.ξ Very heavy. Early 20th century or earlier. Size:

Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Cheyenne / Dakota (Sioux) ca. late 1890s to 1900s CE. A ceremonial staff or weapon made from cow horns mounted to a wood rod covered with died hi

A fine staff of authority with head Luena or Chokwe D.R Congo / Angola, 33.5"l Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California