Wonderful Things 2025-06-14 Auction - 113 Price Results - TRIBAL GATHERINGS in PA - Page 3
A Punu African Mask Ex Zabel Collection
Ancient Persian Samanid Arabic Calligraphic Ceramic Bowl
Serene 15th Century U'Thong Bronze Buddha Head
Done
Quakertown, PA, United States
Auction Details

Wonderful Things

A Collection of Ethnographic Arts and Curiosities from all corners of the globe, Ancient to Antique, Vintage to Contemporary works of art and utilitarian objects with an emphasis on African & Oceanic arts.

Auction Curator:

Todd Zieseniss
Todd Zieseniss
Owner & CEO
SOLD
A Diminutive Dogon Sculpture: A carved wooden branch featuring a female effigy with classic form, top knot, elongated arms and encrusted surface. Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa. The sculpture measures 8 inches tall, 9.5 inches
Est.
$100
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$300
SOLD
A Songye Prestige Stool Field Collected: A boldly carved wooden stool with ancestor figure as the central support, embellished with some old glass beads and an animal hide skirt attached, now weathered away. The stool itself measures 13.25
Est.
$300
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$600
SOLD
A Dan African Mask Ex Bordogna Collection: A carved wooden dance mask with a deep, well handled and worn surface, worn smooth from handling and use, a very solid and chunky example, possibly Kran ethnic group among the Dan peoples, Liberia
Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
A Toma Avian Mask: A carved wooden dance mask with well handled and worn surface, worn smooth incised linear designs and painted black. The mask is very similar to the Dan peoples Gagon mask which is a Bird or Avian
Est.
$300
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$600
SOLD
Ancient Bura Terracotta Head Fragment: This is a serene and fascinating ancient terracotta clay sculpture relic from the Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other than
Est.
$400
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$700
SOLD
Antique Kundu Drum with Orante Designs: Antique Carved wooden Kundu or ceremonial drum with a wooden handle carved from the same wood as the body of the drum, incised tribal designs, reptile skin membrane on top ( In tact) drum and signs
Est.
$200
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$400
A Large Decorated Kamba Gourd Vessel: The Kamba peoples of Kenya have a long history of decorating gourd containers, and although this art was for a time was lost, it has since been revived in the early to mid 20th century. Kamba artists
Est.
$300
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$500
Lot Passed
A Rare Kurumba Plank Mask: A well weathered and worn ceremonial mask with traces of old organic pigments and signs of field use. This mask is a difficult example to identify , it is clearly from Burkina faso, and is certainly
Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
Lot Passed
SOLD
A Yoruba Osanyin Staff Top Ex Charles Jones: A very old wrought iron staff finial featuring a Horse and rider, slaves and warriors and religious figures or priests. The semi circular form was most likely one the top of a Osanyin staff, used in
Est.
$400
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$800
SOLD
A Fante Fertility Idol Ex Al Gordon 1971: A Lovely carved wooden fertility doll with slender form and golden yellow surface patina. Fante peoples, Ghana, West Africa. The Doll measures 11 inches tall. Provenance: Ex Al Gordon, Tribal Arts
Est.
$300
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$600
A We Peoples Bush Spirit Dance Mask: A carved wooden dance mask with well handled and weathered surface, well worn and painted black, re and white. The mask is a traditional example, in some literature it represents a Bush Spirit, in
Est.
$500
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$800
Lot Passed
SOLD
A Fali Fertility Doll Ex Galerie Noir Paris: A lovely wooden doll heavily adorned with strands of beads and charms and shells. Fali peoples, Cameroon, West Africa. The doll measures 8 inches tall on small metal base. Provenance: Ex Galerie Noir
Est.
$300
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$600
SOLD
A Janus Ekoi Dance Crest with Spiral Horns: A very finely carved wood janus faced dance crest with tightly wrapped untanned antelope skin adhered to the mask, carved dreadlock like hair and two fantastic curling horns. Ekoi or Ejagham peoples,
Est.
$800
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$1,500
SOLD
Nishapur Pottery Bowl 10-12th century Iran: A fine terracotta clay bowl with white clay slip and decorated with a central star shape and intersecting black, red and brown details. Nishapur / Sasanian 10 to 12th century, Iran. The Bowl measures
Est.
$200
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$400