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Greek Illyrian Bronze Hoplite Helmet w/ Art Loss Cert.

Mayan Polychrome Cylinder - 3 Lords in Jaguar Costumes

12th C. Indian Black Stone Stele - Parvati w/ Peahen

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Mid-20th C. Pacific Northwest Salish Wood Dance Rattle: North America, Pacific Northwest (USA and Canada), Native American, Salish, ca. 1950 CE. A beautiful ceremonial dance rattle depicting a bird in flight. The avian rattle presents a stylized head with

0034O: Mid-20th C. Pacific Northwest Salish Wood Dance RattleEst. $475-$650

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20th C. Salish Wood Fishing Lure, Signed Simon Charlie: Simon Charlie (Coast Salish, 1920-2005), Duncan, British Columbia, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and hand-painted wooden cod lure with a zoomorphic head (perhaps belonging to a sea wolf) and

0034P: 20th C. Salish Wood Fishing Lure, Signed Simon CharlieEst. $750-$1,050

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20th C. Pacific Northwest Copper Blade Knife: Native American, Pacific Northwest, Ivan "Coyote" Otterlifter (1936-1999), ca. 1972 CE. A gorgeous copper dagger with a deer bone guard and a carved wooden handle in the form of a traditionally

0034Q: 20th C. Pacific Northwest Copper Blade KnifeEst. $1,275-$1,600

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Early 20th C. Dogon Wood Plank Mask (Sirige): West Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A massive, impressive, hand-carved wooden mask capped by an incredible tall staff, carved from the branch of a single tree. The

0035: Early 20th C. Dogon Wood Plank Mask (Sirige)Est. $5,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Neolithic Saharan Skinning Tool / Flint Knife: Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. A handsome, wonderfully proportioned, dark green chert stone tool used for skinning and slicing, hand-knapped into a thin ovoid

0035A: Neolithic Saharan Skinning Tool / Flint KnifeEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Early 20th C. African Dogon Wooden Standing Tellem: Western Africa, Mali, Dogon peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden abstract anthropomorphic male form, the stylized standing figure with bulbous hips, and slender arms bent and held

0035B: Early 20th C. African Dogon Wooden Standing TellemEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Kuba Wood Standing Male Figure: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wood statue of a standing nude man, made to be a figure used in a masquerade. He

0036: Early 20th C. African Kuba Wood Standing Male FigureEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

Fine Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor Figure: Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure

0036A: Fine Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor FigureEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

West African Dogon Wood Figure - ex Segy: Western Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early 20th century CE. A slender wooden figure standing on short legs, with an overhanging chest and shoulders, as well as a prominent overhanging phallus. The

0036B: West African Dogon Wood Figure - ex SegyEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Nigeria Igbo Wood Female Spirit Mask: West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A well-preserved, fine example of a wood mask with a human face and crested coiffure, painted mainly bright white, with black

0036C: Early 20th C. Nigeria Igbo Wood Female Spirit MaskEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Fine / Early 20th C. African Igbo Wood Ikenga Figure: Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden shrine figure (or ikenga) depicting a male figure standing atop a pair of delineated legs. In Igbo

0036D: Fine / Early 20th C. African Igbo Wood Ikenga FigureEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Katana Wood Female Figure: West Africa, Nigeria, Katana culture (Mama and Kantana are the words for the language group - terms also used for the culture), ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An anthropomorphic wooden figure, in

0037: Early 20th C. African Katana Wood Female FigureEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed

Yoruba Wood Epa Mask - Ex Pace Primitive: Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. 19th century CE. An enormous and skillfully carved wooden helmet mask presenting charming traits characteristic of much Yoruba visual culture. Notice that the grand face

0038: Yoruba Wood Epa Mask - Ex Pace PrimitiveEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Yombe Wooden Seated Female Figure: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yombe peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful seated female figure, hand-carved from hard wood, depicting an elegant form. The woman is

0038A: Early 20th C. African Yombe Wooden Seated Female FigureEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

19th C. African Necklaces - Shell / "Hippo Teeth" Beads: West Africa, probably Ivory Coast, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Two attractive beaded necklaces, one comprised of dozens and dozens of cut, disc-shaped, flat beads, the other feature seven

0038B: 19th C. African Necklaces - Shell / "Hippo Teeth" BeadsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

20th C. African Yoruba Beaded Ade Oba Helmet Crown: Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large helmet mask, comprised of several textile swaths sewn together and reinforced along the rim, meant to be worn atop one's head

0039: 20th C. African Yoruba Beaded Ade Oba Helmet CrownEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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20th C. Yoruba Wooden Shango w/ Blue Pigment: West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A dark wood staff in the form of a human figure kneeling and holding up an elaborate bow-shaped headdress. The figure has classically

0039A: 20th C. Yoruba Wooden Shango w/ Blue PigmentEst. $700-$900

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20th C. African Pende Wooden Mask w/ Raffia: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Middle Lualaba River region, Pende people, ca. mid 20th century CE. An elegant, striking wooden mask (panya ngombe) with a bulging forehead and a very long,

0039B: 20th C. African Pende Wooden Mask w/ RaffiaEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Luba Wooden Multi-Headed Staff: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall staff of office, called a kibango, finely carved from a single piece of wood, displaying two human heads with

0039C: Early 20th C. African Luba Wooden Multi-Headed StaffEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Large Early 20th C. African Lobi Wooden Figure: West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved wooden female Bateba figure created to guard against sorcery, evil, and illness - her visage delineated with bold

0039D: Large Early 20th C. African Lobi Wooden FigureEst. $700-$1,200Lot Passed

Early Lobi African Wooden Statue of a Female: Africa, Burkino Faso or Mali, Lobi, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden female figure, standing in a frontal position with her hands placed on her thighs, presenting a characteristically

0040: Early Lobi African Wooden Statue of a FemaleEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Yoruba Wooden Figural Divination Staff: West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A well-carved wooden divination staff or magic tapper, depicting a kneeling female figure holding her breasts. Nude save a tall, pointed

0040A: Yoruba Wooden Figural Divination StaffEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Tabwa Wood Ritual Pestle-Scepter: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tabwa people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful personal tool, hand-carved from hard wood. The item has a smooth and slightly flared

0040B: Early 20th C. African Tabwa Wood Ritual Pestle-ScepterEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Fine Early 20th C. Wooden Agni Female Figure: Africa, Ivory Coast, Lagoon people, ca. early 20th century CE. Carved in the round from a single piece of wood, a nude Agni (also Anyi) female figure presenting angular shoulders, perky breasts,

0040C: Fine Early 20th C. Wooden Agni Female FigureEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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