A Fine Kuba medicine Mortar / Beaker Ex Solomon Collection

A very old and well used carved wooden beaker with classic ancestor style face and form, with a deep well handled surface suggesting many years of traditional use as a medicine mortar. Kuba peoples, D

A very finely carved old wooden anthropomorphic vessel with elaborate incised designs around the cup edges and on the male torso, realistic facial features and a deep well handled surface patina. Kuba

A carved wooden mortar with numerous mask like faces around the cup edge with a well worn handle and obvious field use and wear. Most likely used by a village shaman to grind up and prepare medicines.

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

A carved wooden helmet mask adorned with copper sheet, animal hide and embellished with numerous glass beads and textiles. The Bwoom mask was worn at boys initiations where it would represent the natu

A well handled old Medicine Gourd container with carved wooden stopper in the form of a classic Mwana Hiti doll, The vessel was adorned with old glass beads and animal hide and has an undeniable well

A well handled old Medicine Gourd container with carved wooden stopper in the form of a classic Mwana Hiti doll, The vessel was adorned with old glass beads and measures 7.5 inches tall and will inclu

A Fine Kuba back-rest, carved wood with incised tribal motifs and obvious field use and wear.The back rest measures 14.5 x 7 inches. Provenance: Ex. Gelbard Collection, NY; Acquired from Dr. Kenneth A

A Fine woven grass and beaded textile hat with a charming super-structure of a house on the top of the hat. Embellished with cowrie shells and old glass beads, all set into linear designs. Kuba people

ANCIENT Egyptian Marble Mortar and Pestle c.700 B.C. Size 10 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches, 3 7/8 inches high. Fine large thick walled white marble Mortar and pestle. Provenance: Ex David Hendin collection

Ancient Egyptian Marble marble mortar c.300 BC. Size 7 inches diameter x 3 1/2 inches high. Fine large thick walled marble Mortar of simple plain form. Provenance: Ex New York city collection acquired

African Raffia Skirt Textile, Early/Mid 20th C. Fine old raffia skirt textile, probably Kuba, Size: 25'' x 66'' (64 x 168 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

African Raffia Skirt Textile, Early/Mid 20th C. Fine old raffia skirt textile, probably Kuba. Size: 25'' x 66'' (64 x 168 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

A Carved wooden Bundu helmet mask with attached fiber regalia, well handled surface and signs of field use. Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The mask itself measures 18 x 10 inches. A metal d

Commander’s Cross, 2nd Model, for Military in Time of War, 1940, copper gilt, original suspension ring, loop and short ribbon. Rare and in very fine condition! I Ex Balcan Collection lot 157. I

Carved from a heavy dense piece of wood with a well handled golden honey colored surface and somewhat stick patina suggesting field use over many years. This type of sculpture is associated with the P

A finely carved wooden helmet mask with classic facial features and a well handled and polished smooth surface suggesting ceremonial use over many years. Mende peoples, Bundu society, Sierra leone, We

A exceedingly beautiful carved wooden couple with a well handled surface suggesting many years of traditional field use. The sculptures Measure 22 inches tall on their bases. Baule peoples, Ivory Coas

A very fine and very well handled Ibeji twin fetish idol with classic elongated features and a deep well handled surface suggesting ritual use. The Yoruba peoples have an unusual Practice of carving a

A very finely carved wooden mask with reddish organic pigments and adorned with woven grass headdress and embellished with beads. Chokwe Peoples, Angola, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 8 inches ( 16 i

ELIHU VEDDER Castle Ruins near Liguria. Oil on canvas, circa 1869. 345x530 mm; 13x20 inches. Ex-collection Mark Borghi Fine Art, Inc., New York, with the label on the frame back; private collection, N

A carved wooden dance mask with highly stylized horns in a large circular form, sharp ears, incised geometric designs accented with red and white kaolin clay pigments and black paints. Such masks know

A lovely carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized coiffure , incised linear designs, metal adornment, raised carved designs. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 13.25

A carved wooden diminutive mask with kaolin clay pigments accenting the eyes and a well handled and worn surface. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask itself measures 6.5 inches tall ( 10.5