AUGUST COLLECTOR'S AUCTION 2020-08-27 Auction - 679 Price Results - John McInnis Auctioneers,LLC in MA - Page 5
A RARE CARVED WOOD BENIN SCULPTURE of a CHIEFTAINEARLY CHINESE GILT BRONZE BUDDHANATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN BUTTERFLY BANNERSTONE
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Amesbury, MA, United States
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AUGUST COLLECTOR'S AUCTION

Africana, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Asian Several Fine Collections all with excellent Provenance Sale held in Two Sessions THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH At our Gallery 76 Main St. Amesbury, MA Session One begins at 12 Noon PERIOD AFRICANA, OCEANIC, WEAPONS and PRE-COLUMBIAN ART, TRIBAL and NATIVE AMERICAN Lots 1 thru 350 Session Two begins at 6pm 18TH, 19TH AND 20TH C FINE ASIAN PORCELAIN, TEXTILES, BRONZES, POTTERY, JADE, FURNITURE and EARLY SNUFF BOTTLE COLLECTION Lots 375 thru 700 Featuring Property from the Descendants of a Maine Gentleman who travelled to Africa in the early 1920s for the trade export of African Mahogany and documenting the trips through photography, also featured is the personal Tribal Collection of William Postar, Boston, Mass, The Estate of Jack and Grace Weil, Marblehead, Mass who together ran an antique business in the 1960s and The Ted Monell Collection of Brooklyn, New York who collected during the 1960s,70s,80s
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WEST AFRICAN SEATED MATERITY FIGURE: (Early to mid 20th c) Probably Fang Mabea. Female deity holding baby seated on stool. Cowry shell eyes and glass beads around neck.
0095: WEST AFRICAN SEATED MATERITY FIGUREEst. $300-$500
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SOUTH AFRICAN HARDWOOD FIGURE OF STANDING WOMAN: (Early 20th c) Wearing a cloth loin cloth. Carved from a very dense blond-ish wood and wearing a necklace made of plant seeds. 21 inches
0096: SOUTH AFRICAN HARDWOOD FIGURE OF STANDING WOMANEst. $1,000-$2,000
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BAULE WEST AFRICAN CARVED SCULPTURE of BIRDS: Circa 1950. Two opposing ibexes drinking from a common font. Possibly the top of a dancing mask. 13 inches
0097: BAULE WEST AFRICAN CARVED SCULPTURE of BIRDSEst. $200-$400
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KAURI GUM BUST of a NEW ZEALAND MAORI NATIVE: Figure sculpted from gum with tattooed face. 4 1/4 inches.
0098: KAURI GUM BUST of a NEW ZEALAND MAORI NATIVEEst. $100-$300
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(Mid 20th c) WEST AFRICAN STATUE of a MALE DEITY: Riding an tetrapod. 23 1/2 inches
0099: (Mid 20th c) WEST AFRICAN STATUE of a MALE DEITYEst. $200-$300
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(19th c) PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED WEAPON: Possibly a bow. 31 12 inches.
0100A: (19th c) PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED WEAPONEst. $200-$300
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(Early 20th c) WEST AFRICAN KPAN DANCING MASK: Raised scarification. 17 inches.
0103: (Early 20th c) WEST AFRICAN KPAN DANCING MASKEst. $500-$800
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AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN STOOL POSSIBLY HEMBA TRIBE: c. 1950. With (2) masks facing in opposing directions. 15 1/2 inches
0104: AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN STOOL POSSIBLY HEMBA TRIBEEst. $200-$400
WEST AFRICAN CARVED STOOL: Well carved with decorative geometric elements on the legs and central columns. 10 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 11 inches.
0105: WEST AFRICAN CARVED STOOLEst. $500-$800Lot Passed
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A RARE CARVED WOOD BENIN SCULPTURE of a CHIEFTAIN: with characteristic wide open eyes, extensively decorated with copper sheet segments. The warrior chieftain is wearing a reinforced head cap (helmet) ribbed to imitate a typical Benin hairdo and he
0106: A RARE CARVED WOOD BENIN SCULPTURE of a CHIEFTAINEst. $2,000-$3,000
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WEST AFRICAN BAMBARA ANTELOPE DANCING CREST: (2nd half of 20th c) Chiwara. Antelope on top of a pondolin.. Top of a dancing headdress. Glass beads and rivets. 29 1/2 inches,
0107: WEST AFRICAN BAMBARA ANTELOPE DANCING CRESTEst. $200-$400
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WEST AFRICAN EQUESTRIAN FIGURE of CHEFTAN: Holding a musket and wearing an a gorget. 19 inches.
0108: WEST AFRICAN EQUESTRIAN FIGURE of CHEFTANEst. $100-$200
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BAULE ORNATE CARVED AND PAINTED FOOD CONTAINER: c1960. Figural carved lid and base depicting a man shooting a leopard which is holding a serpent in its mouth. 14 1/2 x 9 inches.
0110: BAULE ORNATE CARVED AND PAINTED FOOD CONTAINEREst. $50-$100
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WEST AFRICAN FIGURE OF A STANDING FEMALE: (2nd Half of the 20th c) Carved and painted scarification and other body decoration, holding her breast. 22 inches.
0111: WEST AFRICAN FIGURE OF A STANDING FEMALEEst. $50-$100
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ANTIQUE LEATHER BELT with FRINGE and BELLS: Tooled leather with copper bells or various forms. 17 x 26 inches
0112: ANTIQUE LEATHER BELT with FRINGE and BELLSEst. $100-$200
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WEST AFRICAN BO nunamuin DANCING MASK HEADDRESS: c 1900. Carved and painted wood stretched with antelope skin. Protruding teeth, bronze and tin eyes. 16 inches
0113: WEST AFRICAN BO nunamuin DANCING MASK HEADDRESSEst. $500-$800
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WEST AFRICAN MASK: Painted details with cowry shell nose and beads. 10 inches
0114: WEST AFRICAN MASKEst. $100-$200
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AFRICAN CHIEFTON CONGO FIGURE OF BEING: (Early 20th c). Possibly a stool. Nicely carved with scarification, hair, bracelets and anklets. 27 inches
0115: AFRICAN CHIEFTON CONGO FIGURE OF BEINGEst. $500-$800
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STANDING FIGURE OF ROBUSTLY BUILT HUNTER (c1945): Possibly Fang. Skirt draped in the back with the hide of a zebra. Face is adorn with cat claws. 17 inches
0116: STANDING FIGURE OF ROBUSTLY BUILT HUNTER (c1945)Est. $200-$300
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(2) WEST AFRICAN FOOD VESSELS ON LEOPARDS: (Early to mid 20th c) Each carved from a single piece of wood. 14 1/2 and 13 inches.
0117: (2) WEST AFRICAN FOOD VESSELS ON LEOPARDSEst. $400-$600