ODDS & ENDS Ancient / Ethnographic Clearance

Western Greek Pottery Male Votive Protome

Delightful Teotihuacan Polychrome Seated Figure

Bob Coates Mona Lisa Blinds (painted on blinds)

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Louisville, CO, United States

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ODDS & ENDS Ancient / Ethnographic Clearance

Artemis Fine Arts

Up to 75% off! You'll find antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East. Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, India. Pre-Columbian. Spanish Colonial. Fossils. Fine / Visual Art. Coins. Decorative Antiques. So much more! This is a timed auction, no telephone/absentee bids accepted.

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Canadian Inuit Soapstone Hunting Weasel Carving: **Originally Listed At $200** First Nations, Northwestern Canada, Inuit people, ca. mid-20th century CE. An interesting soapstone carving of a predatory animal chowing down on prey. The slinky body

0169: Canadian Inuit Soapstone Hunting Weasel CarvingEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

20th C. African Mumuye Forged Iron Rain Wand: **Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, Mumuye peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A lovely forged-iron rain-making wand comprised of dozens of serpentine rods accentuated

0170: 20th C. African Mumuye Forged Iron Rain WandEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Contemporary African Painting by Kajo - Market Women: **Originally Listed At $300** Contemporary African painting on canvas, n.d. Signed "Kajo" at lower left. A vibrant painting depicting a group of African women carrying their wares to market. While

0171: Contemporary African Painting by Kajo - Market WomenEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Tuareg Silver Star Talisman + Victorian Niello Brooch: **Originally Listed At $400** North Africa, Morocco, Berber / Tuareg culture, ca, early to mid-20th century CE; Western Europe, England, Victorian to Edwardian era, ca. 19th to early 20th century

0172: Tuareg Silver Star Talisman + Victorian Niello BroochEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

19th C. African Lega Bone Bwami Society Janiform Head: **Originally Listed At $300** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A bovine bone fetish featuring 2 janiform faces relief carved with

0173: 19th C. African Lega Bone Bwami Society Janiform HeadEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Miniature 19th C. African Dan Wood Passport Mask: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A miniature "passport mask" made to be carried by people as portable copies of

0174: Miniature 19th C. African Dan Wood Passport MaskEst. $200-$300

19th C. Brass Jewelry + Hairpin, Dogon & Ashanti: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Dogon & Ashanti people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century. A collection of bass and iron ornamental pieces from West Africa.

0175: 19th C. Brass Jewelry + Hairpin, Dogon & AshantiEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

19th C. African Ashanti Brass Weights + Gold Dust Box: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti people, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A collection of brass weights for measuring gold and a lidded box for storing precious gold dust!

0176: 19th C. African Ashanti Brass Weights + Gold Dust BoxEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

African Baule Wood Slingshots Anthropomorphic Nudes: **Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Baule people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A framed collection of 3 hand-carved wooden slingshot handles, each an anthropomorphized

0177: African Baule Wood Slingshots Anthropomorphic NudesEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. African Pipe Bowl Stylized Male Head: **Originally Listed At $1500** West Africa, Cameroon, Bamun Peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinating pottery pipe bowl presenting in the form of a stylized male head extending from a

0178: Early 20th C. African Pipe Bowl Stylized Male HeadEst. $400-$600

Erotic 19th C. African Ghana Akan Brass Figural Ring: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Ghana, Asante or Akan culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. This is an interesting and erotic figural bass weight of a couple, cast using the lost

0179: Erotic 19th C. African Ghana Akan Brass Figural RingEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

19th C. Moroccan Fez Serving Bowl, ex-Museum: **Originally Listed At $300** North Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) region, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a lovely and large serving vessel, wheel thrown, and hand painted using traditional

0180: 19th C. Moroccan Fez Serving Bowl, ex-MuseumEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

19th C. Moroccan Glazed Mokhfia, ex-Museum: **Originally Listed At $400** North Africa, Morocco, Fez region, ca. 19th century CE. A splendid pottery bowl known as a mokhfia, presenting a round bottom and thick walls that swoop outwards to a

0181: 19th C. Moroccan Glazed Mokhfia, ex-MuseumEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

11th C. African Mali Tellem Quartz Ear Plug & Labret, 2: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Mali, Tellem culture, ca. 11th to 15th century CE. Two hand pecked quartzite crystals, polished into ornaments for facial and ear piercings - a labret and

0182: 11th C. African Mali Tellem Quartz Ear Plug & Labret, 2Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

11th C. African Mali Tellem Quartz Ear Plugs (pr): **Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Mali, Tellem culture, ca. 11th to 15th century CE. A pair of hand-made quartz crystal ear plugs. Translucent with a pink hue, these were shaped and

0183: 11th C. African Mali Tellem Quartz Ear Plugs (pr)Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

3 Neolithic North African Stone Lip Plugs: **Originally Listed At $300** North Africa, Sahara Desert, Late Stone Age, ca. 50,000 to 10,000 years ago. A collection of 3 ancient pecked and polished stone lip plugs or adornments, each with a

0184: 3 Neolithic North African Stone Lip PlugsEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

18th C. Ethiopian Healing / Prayer Scroll on Vellum: **Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Ethiopia, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A very long handwritten healing scroll, written in the distinctive Ge'ez (Ethiopic) language, and comprised of two pieces

0185: 18th C. Ethiopian Healing / Prayer Scroll on VellumEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Tall / Early 20th C. African Yoruba Nude Female: **Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A tall and slender figure, hand-carved from a hard wood, representative of an anthropomorphic

0186: Tall / Early 20th C. African Yoruba Nude FemaleEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

20th C. African Wood Dance Mask Village Masquerade: **Originally Listed At $300** Nigeria, Igbo people, early 20th century CE. This is a beautiful and striking example of a mask worn by an Afikpo village senior dancer in a village masquerade. Made of

0187: 20th C. African Wood Dance Mask Village MasqueradeEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Papua New Guinea Sepik River Wood Gable Mask: **Originally Listed At $350** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik region, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden gable mask with remains of red and black pigments - the abstract visage

0188: Papua New Guinea Sepik River Wood Gable MaskEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Mortar w/ Nude Caryatids: **Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine wood mortar featuring a pair of nude male caryatids - perhaps intended as

0189: 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Mortar w/ Nude CaryatidsEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Oceanic Mother of Pearl Neck Gorget / Pectoral: **Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Polynesia / Melanesia, likely Solomon Islands, ca. 20th century CE. A beautiful pectoral or neck gorget carved from a single piece of nacre (mother of pearl)

0190: Oceanic Mother of Pearl Neck Gorget / PectoralEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Australian Bark Painting Boat & Turtle: **Originally Listed At $350** Oceania, Australia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful, hand-painted eucalyptus bark painting featuring stylized iconography of people in a boat paddling over a trio

0191: Australian Bark Painting Boat & TurtleEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Two 19th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Celts: **Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine pair of hand-knapped celts: one of gray stone and the other of greenstone. More petite of the

0192: Two 19th C. Papua New Guinea Stone CeltsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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