Ancient & Ethnographic Art & Artifacts

A Mami Wata Sculpture Ex Smithsonian, Published

A Monumental Old Makonde Christ Sculpture

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Ancient & Ethnographic Art & Artifacts

TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A selection of ancient and antique African arts & artifacts, masks and sculptures, also a few objects from India and Nepal, Oceanic cultures as well. All objects listed at low starting bids and no hidden reserves, the high bidder will own a piece of history.

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Ancient Neolithic Grinding Mill 8000 Years Old: According to research about 12,000 years ago, global climate shifts redirected Africa's seasonal monsoons northward, bringing rainfall to a vast expanse of the modern Sahara. This led to the

0001: Ancient Neolithic Grinding Mill 8000 Years Old

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A Kuba Medicine Mortar: A very rare example of a carved wooden mortar utilized by traditional doctors (diviners) as containers for preparing ritual medicines used to cure illnesses, protect the village, or ensure successful

0002: A Kuba Medicine Mortar

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$1,000

$2,000

$500

A Bongo Memorial Post: A tall carved wooden post featuring a stylized anthropomorphic form, incised linear designs and obvious age and weathering. This post was carved from incredibly dense and heavy mahogany wood, it must

0003: A Bongo Memorial Post

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$2,000

$3,000

$1,000

7000-8000 Year Old Neolithic Grinding Stone: According to research about 12,000 years ago, global climate shifts redirected Africa's seasonal monsoons northward, bringing rainfall to a vast expanse of the modern Sahara. This led to the

0004: 7000-8000 Year Old Neolithic Grinding Stone

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$1,000

$2,000

$500

A Monumental Old Makonde Christ Sculpture: A tall carved wooden effigy of Christ as seen on the cross, with hands outstretched and nails in his palms and feet, his head wears a crown of thorns and is tilted slightly of axis, his eyes closed

0005: A Monumental Old Makonde Christ Sculpture

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$8,000

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$5,000

A Mami Wata Sculpture Ex Smithsonian, Published: A very rare Mid 20th century Mami Wata wood sculpture from the Annang Ibibio peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. In southeast Nigeria among the Anang Ibibio, figures and masks of Mami Wata blended with

0006: A Mami Wata Sculpture Ex Smithsonian, Published

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$8,000

$15,000

$5,000

Eshan Rams Head Ancestor Shrine Sculpture: Among The Eshan, a shrine is created to worship mythical ancestors or a recently deceased patriarch. Carved Rams heads such as this example were known as osanmasinmi, and were placed on oju'po or

0007: Eshan Rams Head Ancestor Shrine Sculpture

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$800

$1,500

$400

A Bongo Commemorative Stone Sculpture: A rare carved stone effigy of an ancestor spirit, from a a very heavy and dense stone. Bongo stone sculptures and funerary heads are rare, ancient artifacts created by the Bongo people of the Bahr el

0008: A Bongo Commemorative Stone Sculpture

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$1,000

$3,000

$500

A 19th Century Lwalwa Medicine Mortar: A very rare example of a carved wooden mortar utilized by traditional doctors (diviners) as containers for preparing ritual medicines used to cure illnesses, protect the village, or ensure successful

0009: A 19th Century Lwalwa Medicine Mortar

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$800

$1,500

$500

Ancient Pottery Fragment From Venezuela 1000 BC: A large ancient pottery sculpture fragment with spiral designs from the Los Barrancos culture of Venezuela , South America, dating back to 1000 BC to possibly 1000 AD. Very little is known of the

0010: Ancient Pottery Fragment From Venezuela 1000 BC

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$300

$500

$150

Necklace Of Ancient Clay Beads from Timbuktu: A strand of very large ancient spindle whorls, terracotta clay beads used on the weaving looms of ancient Djenne , Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa. Each bead is 800 to 1000 Years old, and this is the

0011: Necklace Of Ancient Clay Beads from Timbuktu

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$600

$1,200

$300

A Dogon Equestrian Sculpture: A very old and weathered sculpture of an equestrian from Mali, West Africa. The Dogon peoples would carve horse and riders as symbols of prestige and power among the community. The horseman were

0012: A Dogon Equestrian Sculpture

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$800

$1,500

$400

Archaic Dogon Stone Ancestor Effigy: A archaic, heavily weathered ritual carving created by the Dogon people of the Bandiagara escarpment in Mali. Often predating or overlapping with neighboring traditions, these rare stone figures

0013: Archaic Dogon Stone Ancestor Effigy

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$800

$1,500

$400

A Dan Guere African Mask: A carved wooden mask with highly stylized facial features, horn like appendages and down cast droopy eyes. The mask has a well handled surface patina. Dan / Guere peoples, Liberia, West Africa. The

0014: A Dan Guere African Mask

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$1,000

$2,000

$500

Fierce Tibetan Red Demon mask: A carved wood and painted Bhairab or Bhairava mask of a fierce, wrathful manifestation of the Hindu god Lord Shiva. Rooted in Hindu and Buddhist traditions across Nepal, Tibet, and India, the name

0015: Fierce Tibetan Red Demon mask

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$1,000

$2,000

$500

0016: Ancient African Mill Stone 7000-8000 Years Old

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$1,000

$2,000

$500

A Bwa African mask: A very well used old carved wooden ceremonial mask with highly stylized facial features, incised linear designs and a deep well handled and worn surface patina. Bwa peoples, Burkina Faso, West

0017: A Bwa African mask

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$500

$800

$240

A Dan Gagon Mask, African Art: A carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with elongated bird like beak and remains of animal hides that were once attached. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 10.25 x 10 inches ,

0018: A Dan Gagon Mask, African Art

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$500

$800

$240

A Dayak Hudoq Ceremonial Mask: A carved wood and painted ceremonial dance mask with elaborate style, painted designs and a elongated nose. Dayak peoples, Kalimantan / Borneo, Indonesia. The mask measures 21.5 x 13 inches on a

0019: A Dayak Hudoq Ceremonial Mask

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$600

$1,200

$300

A Fine Suku Helmet African Mask: a carved wooden helmet mask carved with an oval face, slit eyes under arched lids, slender triangular nose and painted scar designs. The coiffure rises to a central crest featuring a zoomorphic

0020: A Fine Suku Helmet African Mask

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$500

$1,000

$240

Ancient Neolithic Stone Form: It can be hard to imagine that about 12,000 years ago, global climate shifts redirected Africa's seasonal monsoons northward, bringing rainfall to a vast expanse of the modern Sahara. This led to the

0021: Ancient Neolithic Stone Form

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$600

$900

$300

A Songye Kifwebe Society Janus Form Stool: A carved wooden stool featuring two kifwebe style masks as the supports on either side of a round seat. Stools in Songye culture are symbols of high rank, leadership, and divine right, transcending

0022: A Songye Kifwebe Society Janus Form Stool

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$800

$1,500

$400

A Dan / Kran Wunkirle Feast Ladle: A elaborate carved wooden ladle or feast spoon known as a Wunkirmian by the Dan or possibly Kran ethnic group in the Ivory Coast and Liberia, West Africa. With a stylized form and embellished with

0023: A Dan / Kran Wunkirle Feast Ladle

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$800

$1,500

$400

A Chokwe Pwo Mask, African Art: A beautiful old ceremonial mask, honoring founding female ancestors and idealizing feminine beauty, fertility, and social grace. Worn by men during initiation ceremonies and celebrations and

0024: A Chokwe Pwo Mask, African Art

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$600

$1,200

$300

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