African & Ethnographic Arts Auction 2024-11-16 Auction - 120 Price Results - TRIBAL GATHERINGS in PA
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Quakertown, PA, United States
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African & Ethnographic Arts Auction

A selection of African masks, sculptures and utilitarian objects, along with other ethnographic art objects from around the world. Each Lot is offered at only a $50.00 start bid and with no reserve.
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A Fine Dan mask Ex Allison Davis: A Carved wooden mask in classic style with metal accented eyes and with elaborate woven textile headdress attached. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 10 inches tall ( 21
0001: A Fine Dan mask Ex Allison DavisEst. $800-$1,500
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Ekonda Botolo Chieftain's Hat: Worn as part of his ceremonial attire, this striking, structural head adornment known as a Botolo, served as a visual signifier of the Ekonda chief's rank within his community. Within Ekonda society,
0002: Ekonda Botolo Chieftain's HatEst. $300-$600
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Old Zulu Beer Pot Ex Simmons Collection: This is a large terracotta type of pot known as a ukhamba, and is used as a communal drinking vessel among the Zulu peoples of south Africa. The pots was constructed with terracotta coils wrapped
0003: Old Zulu Beer Pot Ex Simmons CollectionEst. $500-$800
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A Bwa Duck Mask Ex Thomas Wheelock: A Carved wooden helmet style mask with darkened surface and incised designs and featuring a stylized Duck or avian form. Nuna or related ethnic group, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The mask measures
0004: A Bwa Duck Mask Ex Thomas WheelockEst. $800-$1,200
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A Kwese Female Dance Mask: A Classic Kwese Female Mask. A carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with serene facial features, blue and white kaolin clay pigments and a well worn surface, suggesting field use. The mask measures
0005: A Kwese Female Dance MaskEst. $500-$800
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A Kikori Area Spirit Board: A Kikori area spirit board or Gope, Gulf province Papua New Guinea. Spirit boards of the Papuan Gulf were traditionally made in the Central and Eastern areas. The boards were believed to be the
0006: A Kikori Area Spirit BoardEst. $500-$800
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A Twisted Dogon Elder sculpture Ex Allison Davis: A finely carved old and weathered slender and highly stylized ancestor idol in a twisted form. The figure of an elder is well represented here and is a wonderful example of the style. Dogon peoples,
0007: A Twisted Dogon Elder sculpture Ex Allison DavisEst. $600-$900
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A Fine Old Dan Deangle Mask Ex Allan Stone: A very old and field used carved wooden face mask embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells on textile , animal hide /hair as well as a bronze bell. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The
0008: A Fine Old Dan Deangle Mask Ex Allan StoneEst. $800-$1,500
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A Yoruba Gelede Festival Mask Ex Simmons Collection: A Tall, two tiered carved and painted wooden ceremonial mask with traditional helmet style mask for the dancer, surmounted by a large finial with multiple anthropomorphic figures and a twisted snake,
0009: A Yoruba Gelede Festival Mask Ex Simmons CollectionEst. $800-$1,500
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A Senufo Female Effigy Ex Allison Davis: A finely carved maternity sculpture featuring a mother and two children on her knees.Senufo peoples, Mali or Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 13 inches tall. Provenance: Ex: Allison
0010: A Senufo Female Effigy Ex Allison DavisEst. $500-$800
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A Fine Old Mende Bundu Mask Ex Don Nice Collection: A carved wooden helmet style mask in typical form with elaborate carved coiffure and highly stylized face. Sande society mask, Mende or possibly Gola peoples, Sierra leone, West Africa. Sande society
0011: A Fine Old Mende Bundu Mask Ex Don Nice CollectionEst. $800-$1,500
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A Dogon Maternity Sculpture: A finely carved maternity sculpture featuring a mother and two children on her knees.Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa. The sculpture measures 13 inches tall on its custom display stand. Provenance:
0012: A Dogon Maternity SculptureEst. $600-$900
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A Luena Male Sculpture: A carved wooden male effigy with highly stylized face and form, well handled surface patina suggesting age and field use. Luena or related ethnic group, Angola, West Africa. The figure measures 16.75
0014: A Luena Male SculptureEst. $500-$800
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A Dogon Door lock Ex Marshall Mount Collection: A carved wooden door lock with two male and female anthropomorphic ancestor figures on top and the entire lock is embellished with incised linear geometric designs. A very old and well weathered
0015: A Dogon Door lock Ex Marshall Mount CollectionEst. $200-$400
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A Dan Ceremonial Mask Ex Davis Collection: A Carved wooden mask in a primitive style with metal accented eyes, animal hide and nails, textiles and shells and with a long woven textile headdress attached. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.
0016: A Dan Ceremonial Mask Ex Davis CollectionEst. $800-$1,500
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A Kikori Gope or Spirit Board: A Mid 20th century Kikori area spirit board (Gope), Gulf province Papua New Guinea. Spirit boards of the Papuan Gulf were traditionally made in the Central and Eastern areas. The boards were
0018: A Kikori Gope or Spirit BoardEst. $300-$500
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A Mumuye Figure Ex Banks Collection: A tall slender and wonderfully abstract sculpture with elongated features and a highly stylized form. The sculptures of the Mumuye have been associated with a range of functions, including
0019: A Mumuye Figure Ex Banks CollectionEst. $300-$500
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Kuba Ngeende Mukienge Mask Ex Don Nice Collection: A large and well made helmet style mask with tall elephant style trunk/ final. Helmet masks of this kind are known among the Kuba-Ngeende as Mukienge. Among the Ngeende, this mask is often danced
0020: Kuba Ngeende Mukienge Mask Ex Don Nice CollectionEst. $500-$1,000
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A Moba Tchitcheri Shrine Figure: A large carved heavy wooden shrine idol in anthropomorphic form with well weathered surface, devoid of any facial features. Tchitcheri Shrine Figures such as this would be used for ancestor worship
0021: A Moba Tchitcheri Shrine FigureEst. $500-$800
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A Dan Ceremonial Dance Mask Ex Davis Collection: A Carved wooden mask in a classic style with paint accented eyes, beads, textiles and shells and with a long woven textile headdress attached. The mask was likely painted around the eyes for use- not
0022: A Dan Ceremonial Dance Mask Ex Davis CollectionEst. $800-$1,500
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A Dogon Elder Sculpture Ex Davis Collection: A carved wooden male effigy of an elder or possibly a Hogon, the village Shaman priest with a younger male initiate in the front of him. The sculpture has raised geometric designs, small attached
0024: A Dogon Elder Sculpture Ex Davis CollectionEst. $500-$800