Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic - Fall Variety

Greek Proto-Geometric Pottery Transport Amphora w/ TL

Gandharan Stone Relief with Three Figures

18th C. Spanish Colonial Painting - San Felipe Neri

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Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic - Fall Variety

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Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Egungun Face Mask: Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A small, finely-detailed, hand-carved wooden face mask with almond-shaped eyes, a prominent nose, open mouth with stylized teeth,

0101A: Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Egungun Face MaskEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

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Lot of 3 Early 20th C. African Lobi Wood Bateba Figures: Western Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. Three fine standing male Bateba figures, hand-carved from hard wood, created to guard against sorcery, evil, and illness

0101B: Lot of 3 Early 20th C. African Lobi Wood Bateba FiguresEst. $900-$1,350

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20th C. African Ga-Adangbe Wood Standing Male & Female: West Africa, Togo and Ghana, Ga-Adangbe people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating pair of hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic figures, one male, one female. Both are colored with a greyish, thin

0101C: 20th C. African Ga-Adangbe Wood Standing Male & FemaleEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

20th C. African Salampasu Wood, Brass, & Rattan Mask: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Salampasu, ca. 20th century CE. A dramatic hand-carved wooden mask with a copper-covered face. The coiffure is composed of eighteen rattan balls with

0101D: 20th C. African Salampasu Wood, Brass, & Rattan MaskEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Lobi Wooden Male Bateba Figure: West Africa, Burkina Faso or Mali, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-carved wooden male Bateba figure created to guard against sorcery, evil, and illness - his visage

0102: Early 20th C. African Lobi Wooden Male Bateba FigureEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

20th C. African Dogon Wooden Votive Ladder: West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden stick with four notches carved onto the main body and one notch carved onto each of the forking arms. The tips of

0102A: 20th C. African Dogon Wooden Votive LadderEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Mid-20th C. African Igbo Wooden Chalk Spoon: Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large and lovely chalk spoon, hand-carved from a single piece of hard wood with finely-detailed features. A stylized female head

0103: Mid-20th C. African Igbo Wooden Chalk SpoonEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

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19th C. Fijian Wooden War Club - Rare Form: Oceania, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful war club, hand-carved from a caramel-hued hard wood, with a unique presentation. The club is defined by its thick handle and flared butt end, a

0103A: 19th C. Fijian Wooden War Club - Rare FormEst. $900-$1,400

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19th C. Aboriginal Painted Wooden Fighting Club: Australia, Western Desert to Central Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare example of a wooden club and digging tool made from mulga wood - a type of acacia. The

0103B: 19th C. Aboriginal Painted Wooden Fighting ClubEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

19th C. Dayak Mandau Sword w/ Bone Handle: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely example of an Iban Dayak Parang Ihlang Mandau sword used primarily in headhunting

0103C: 19th C. Dayak Mandau Sword w/ Bone HandleEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Late 19th C. Hawaiian Acacia Wood Handled Bowl: New World, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large and beautiful bowl, hand-carved from a wavy-grained acacia wood, with a rounded base, a slightly curved rim, and an

0103D: Late 19th C. Hawaiian Acacia Wood Handled BowlEst. $700-$900

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Solomon Islands Wood Qauata Club / Shield, ca. 1890: Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. 1890 CE. A fine example of a qauata (sometimes quata) shield from the Solomon Islands, hand-carved from a coffee-hued hard wood. The shield has a lengthy, slender handle

0104: Solomon Islands Wood Qauata Club / Shield, ca. 1890Est. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wood Face Mask: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Ngaju, Central Kalimantan Dayak, ca. early 20th century CE. A striking face mask, hand-carved from a light-brown iron wood, representing the face of an abstract,

0104A: Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wood Face MaskEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Large Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Pig Skin Shield: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Upper Sepik River, Kwoma region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A massive shield with a wood and wicker frame and a pig skin - here two pig skins sewn together -

0104B: Large Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Pig Skin ShieldEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. PNG Painted Wood Ancestor Mask: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Ramu River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A large and lovely ancestor mask, hand-carved from hard wood, with an expressive tribal visage. The elongated mask

0105: Early 20th C. PNG Painted Wood Ancestor MaskEst. $1,200-$2,000

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19th C. Fiji Multi-Leg Wood Kava Bowl: South Pacific, Fiji, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved wooden bowl supported by ten tubular legs, and featuring a flat rim decorated with a sun-inspired border of repeated triangular 'ray' motifs

0105A: 19th C. Fiji Multi-Leg Wood Kava BowlEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

20th C. Papua New Guinea Painted Wood & Wicker Spear: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, West Sepik Province, Torricelli Mountains, Yilli Village, ca. 20th century CE. A tall, thin, wooden spear with a shark-tooth-shaped carved form below its thin point. The

0105B: 20th C. Papua New Guinea Painted Wood & Wicker SpearEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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20th C. Toraja Carved / Painted Wood Granary Door: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja culture, ca. mid 20th century CE. A pretty carved wooden door, made to close off a small area like a granary. The surface is carved with a series of

0105C: 20th C. Toraja Carved / Painted Wood Granary DoorEst. $300-$500

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20th C. South Pacific Wooden War Club: Oceania/Polynesia/South Pacific region, possibly Trobriand Islands, ca. mid 20th century CE. A nice example of a hand-carved wooden war club. The club has a long handle that tapers at its center. One

0106: 20th C. South Pacific Wooden War ClubEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

20th C. Hawaiian Mango Wood Bowl by Christopher Allen: North America, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 20th to early 21st century CE, made by Hawaiian wood-turner Christopher Allen. A beautiful lathe-turned bowl made from caramel-hued mango wood with a flat

0106A: 20th C. Hawaiian Mango Wood Bowl by Christopher AllenEst. $250-$350Lot Passed

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19th C. Mexican Tin Repousse Crown, ex-Historia: New World, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A delicate tin resplendor, a crown made for a saint statue (santo) in a church. The crown is repousse, with a round, crenellated headpiece and a halo-like

0106B: 19th C. Mexican Tin Repousse Crown, ex-HistoriaEst. $300-$450

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0106C: 18th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Table, Low ProfileEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Mexican Painted Wood Folk Art Horse: Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. An adorable hand-carved wooden horse with four carved mortises for legs, a lengthy body, and a large, downward-sloping tail. The prominent head is

0106D: Early 20th C. Mexican Painted Wood Folk Art HorseEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

19th C. Central America Wood Santo - St. Anthony: New World, Central America, probably Guatemala, Spanish Colonial style, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A striking, hand-carved wooden santo depicting St. Anthony of Padua. He stares forward with

0107: 19th C. Central America Wood Santo - St. AnthonyEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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