A Rare Dan Medicine Mortar Ex Prof. Gould Collection

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 carved wooden maskette sculpture, possibly a passport style mask with some mineral pigment around the eyes, the crudely carved back may indicate it held magic substances at one time, it was not mean

A highly stylized wooden helmet /cap mask with two horn like appendages and embellished with a reddish mineral pigment and abrus seeds. Mama peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask itself is 15 inches tall

A tall carved wooden female effigy shown carrying a vessel or burden on her head. A well handled primitive example with signs of age and field use/ handling. The figure measures 19.5 inches ( 21.5 in

A large hand made terracotta ritual vessel with raised decorative forms and incised linear designs. The vessel measures 12 x 11 inches. Such pots are often carried as water pots but may also serve rit

A beautifully patinated carved wooden elders crook from the Lobi tribe of Burkina faso, west Africa. The well handled staff depicts a human form in stylized form. The end of the crook refers to a bird

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 Carved wooden mask in avian form with elaborate woven textile headdress attached. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 11 inches tall ( 13 x 15 when adding the headdress). This m

A Dramatic carved wooden mask accented with blue and white kaolin clay pigments, with an encrusted surface. Kagle masks are "troublemakers", meant to disturb village festivities with their erratic mov

Old carved wooden Dan peoples face mask with linear designs. Signs of age and handling. Dan peoples, Liberia, Africa. Ex Marseilles, France Collection. Ex Prof. Charles Bordogna collection, New Jersey

A rare old hand carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features and classic treatment to the coiffure and overall form. The mask itself measures 12 x 7.5 inches, with textiles around the mask e

A carved wooden magic shrine object featuring 4 spirit faces on a male and female body, supporting a wooden cup which likely served as some sort of mortar to mix magic ingredients by a shaman/priest.

A very rare wooden vessel with spirit mask face above vessel adorned with textiles, cowrie shells and mirrors, likely some type of divination object, and included is a wooden carved pointer object. Da

Antique Chinese 3 Tiered Hexagonal Blue & White Porcelain Set. Superb and extensive underglaze blue drawing on this rare set. Ex Bob Egan Collection, Purchased 1968-1980. Dimension: Overall 16 1/4" (4

Ancient Sasanian Cut Glass Bottle c.5th century AD. Size 6 1/2 inches high. Rare Ancient Cut green glass bottle decorated with ornate cut design. Very Rare. Provenance: Ex New York City Collection acq

A very rare 19th century carved wooden medicine mortar with dramatic Sigha Lion head on the side and tail on the other side that act as handles, with signs of field use over generations. A rare find.

Rare Ancient Chinese Jade Dragon Creature. Provenance: Ex collection of Dr. Horacio Fabrega, Pittsburgh, PA. Sizes: 2.25'' x 6.5'' x 3'' (6 x 17 x 8 cm).

A carved wooden ceremonial mask embellished with various hand cut metal designs, mirrors, stylized beads and 3 carved wooden horns. The mask shows many years of field use, perhaps generations, and mea

Mata Ortiz Blackware Pot by Juan Quezada, C.1990, signed. Provenance: Mark Sublette, Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ; ex Solinksy Collection, Arizona; ex Bicking Estate, Arizona. Size: 11.5'' x 10''

A rare carved wooden janus form mask with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments, with a well handled surface. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask

9 7/8" Bird Effigy Great Pipe. Richland Co, GA. Rare offering. Ex-Hubert Wachtel. Pictured in Wachtel's collection in WW#2 (1968, p8). Detailed features with wings wrapping over back. Detailed feet on

steel helmets, with mounted officer and gunners, Ex Miele collection (1940) Very rare, Good (17 pieces)

Rare early face vessel. Glazed stoneware. 19th century. Provenance ex collection Heritage Plantation, Michael Hall, Herbert Hemphill, Tim Hill. H 9-1/4". Handle is a replacement. Base has old filler r

This is a rare and exceptional American Indian Dag Knife attributed to the Crow Indians of Colorado dating to the 19th Century. The piece is from the ex-collection of noted collector Forest Fenn of Sa