ETHNOGRAPHICA 2026-03-14 Auction - 114 Price Results - TRIBAL GATHERINGS in PA - Page 3
A Baule Divination Idol Ex Kahan Gallery
A Bamun Ceremonial Mask Ex Baltimore Museum Of Art
A Dan Mask Field Collected 1960s
Done
Quakertown, PA, United States
Auction Details

ETHNOGRAPHICA

A Selection of African Masks & Sculptures, Oceanic, Indian, Indonesian and other Ethnographic works of ceremonial and ritual art.

Auction Curator:

Todd Zieseniss
Todd Zieseniss
Owner & CEO
A Bobo Mask Ex William Wright: A very rare carved wooden 3/4 helmet mask with incised linear designs, open work eyes, and contrasting red and white kaolin clay pigments decorating the mask. This genre of helmet mask, known as bolo
Est.
$800
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$1,500
Lot Passed
SOLD
Antique Bronze Ritual Bell from the Yoruba: A finely cast and very old, possibly late 19th century bronze bell with well weathered surface and a portrait like face of an ancestor. One of the finest we have offered. The bell measures 7 x 3.5
Est.
$400
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$800
A Baule Male Sculpture: A classic carved wooden male effigy with traditional facial features and form, raised scar designs and a well handled surface patina. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures
Est.
$300
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$500
Lot Passed
SOLD
A Baule Maternity Sculpture: A charming old carved wooden female mother and children effigy with a finely carved coiffure with incised linear designs, shown holding two children and seated on a leopard or feline as a sign of
Est.
$500
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$800
A Fine Baule Comb Ex Sam Hilu: A fine old carved wooden janus comb from the Baule peoples of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. An classic example and masterwork of carving, note the carved cross necklace adorning the combs carved
Est.
$200
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$400
Lot Passed
A Baule Female Sculpture: A charming old carved wooden female effigy with her coiffure set in rows with incised linear designs, ribbed neck showing prosperity and traditional loin cloth. The sculpture shows plenty of
Est.
$400
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$800
Lot Passed
Antique Naga Armbands from India: Antique pair of hand forged brass coiled bracelets with engraved designs, collected in North Eastern India, Konyak peoples, Nagaland, in the early 1990's. The Pair measure 9 inches.
Est.
$200
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$400
Lot Passed
SOLD
A Rare Toma Pulley Field Collected in 1973: A rare Janus form carved wooden heddle pulley for weaving with two ancestor faces and a well handled and worn surface patina. Toma peoples, Liberia, West Africa. The Pulley measures 8 inches tall on
Est.
$200
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$400
SOLD
A Rare Middle Strickland River Drum: A Lower/Middle Strickland River drum, Kamula people, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.A tall carved wooden ceremonial drum of elongated and nearly cylindrical form, the drum with terminus flaring
Est.
$300
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$600
A Fine Old Akan Comb: A fine old carved wooden comb from the Akan peoples of the Ghana and Ivory Coast, West Africa. An classic example with a serene face, incised linear designs and well used surface patina, especially
Est.
$200
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$300
Lot Passed
SOLD
Old Zoomorphic Slit Gong From New Guinea: An old and well used slit gong or Garamut drum, Middle Sepik River, Likely the Iatmul peoples, Papua New Guinea. Carved from a heavy, dense wood into a zoomorphic form ( Pig or Warthog) and with a
Est.
$200
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$500
A Bwa Flute Ex Thomas Wheelock: A carved wooden flute or whistle with a large open mouth piece and a traditional form, as well as an incredible patina suggesting generations of field use. Bwa or possibly Bobo peoples, Burkina Faso,
Est.
$200
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$400
Lot Passed
SOLD
A Bamun Mask: An old and field used carved wooden helmet or cap style mask in classic form, with a well handled surface. The mask measures 14 inches tall, or 19 inches tall on professional custom display stand
Est.
$400
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$600
A Lumbo Mask Ex Joseph Gerena: A carved wooden dance mask with alternate layers of kaolin pigment in red, white and black. The masks of the Lumbo and their neighbors in Gabon are used by dancers in performances during burial
Est.
$500
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$1,000
Lot Passed
A Songye Stool: A carved wooden stool with classic female ancestor figure as the central support, the top with old tribal repairs, the base weathered and showing some erosion.The stool itself measures 18 inches tall
Est.
$400
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$800
Lot Passed