ART FROM ENCHANTED LANDS 2014-06-22 Auction - 118 Price Results - First Arts Auctions in NY - Page 3
Pre-Columbian Veracruz Smiling FigureAfrican Luba Fly Whisk HandleIndia Stone Staute of a Seated Elephant headed  Ganesha
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New York, NY, United States
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ART FROM ENCHANTED LANDS

Featuring a carefully curated selection of Ancient, Asian,Pre-Columbian and Tribal art from cultures long extant. Take joy in the thrill of owning art from peoples no longer extant. This is a rare opportunity where objects and price are working in your favor!!!
African Yoruba Gelede Mask: Yoruba Gelede mask from Nigeria, wood, wearing jockey cap on head, facial characteristics include bulging almond-shaped eyes, nose with pierced nostrils, and scarification markings on cheeks. Cloth
0044: African Yoruba Gelede MaskEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
African Mask from Nigeria (Ibibio): African mask from Nigeria, possibly Ibibio, with typical narrow, pierced upturned eyes, conical nose, and upwardly curved, pointy chin, head with carved lizard/crocodile motif. Height: 13.5 inches.
0045: African Mask from Nigeria (Ibibio)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
African Mossi Mask: Mossi mask from Burkina Faso, wood, painted surface, avian form with long beak, small round eyes, saggital crest, slender horns, incised geometric detailing, white, red, and black coloring, and
0046: African Mossi MaskEst. $400-$600Lot Passed
African Chiwara Headdress: Chiwara headdress from Mali, wood, in the form of an antelope, standing on a rounded base, neck slanted backwards, head with open mouth showing tongue, striated horns, and small circular eyes, some
0047: African Chiwara HeaddressEst. $400-$500Lot Passed
African Headdress Ekoi: Headdress from Nigeria, Ekoi, Cross River, in the shape of a human head, with recessed almond-shaped eyes and open mouth, covered in skin with human hair atop and woven rattan base below. Height:
0048: African Headdress EkoiEst. $700-$900Lot Passed
African Djimini Pulley: Djimini pulley from the Ivory Coast, wood, in the shape of a horned antelope, bobbin and crossbar still in place. Height: 6 inches.
0049: African Djimini PulleyEst. $300-$400Lot Passed
African Dogon Figure: Dogon figure from Mali, wood, depicting a stylized individual rising from a rounded base, with short legs bent at knees, worn arms held to the sides, angled stomach, overhanging chest and shoulders,
0050: African Dogon FigureEst. $500-$700Lot Passed
African Baule Fetish Sculpture: Baule figures from Ivory Coast, rising from integral base, joined at the waist, the two stylized figures with geometric features, gray sacrificial patina. Height: 7.5 inches.
0051: African Baule Fetish SculptureEst. $300-$500Lot Passed
African Mask from Burkina Faso: African zoomorphic mask from Burkina Faso, wood, with long horns atop head, square eyes, slender nose, pierced rectangular mouth, geometric linear markings throughout, and remnants of white and red
0052: African Mask from Burkina FasoEst. $750-$900Lot Passed
African Chokwe Mask: Chokwe mask from Angola, pwo, the female face characterized by raised brow ridges, slit almond-shaped eyes, a downturned, bifurcated nose, open mouth with sculpted teeth, and woven fiber headdress.
0053: African Chokwe MaskEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed
African Makonde Mapiko Helmet Mask: Makonde Mapiko helmet mask from Tanzania, carved in a blond wood, with tufts of human hair on top, with painted scarification markings in zigzags and geometric patterns on skin and face. Height: 10.5
0054: African Makonde Mapiko Helmet MaskEst. $1,000-$1,200Lot Passed
African Zulu Staff: Zulu wooden staff from South Africa, surmounted by a well carved figure with large bosom wearing a skirt and fez cap. Height: 25.25 inches + custom base. Provenance: Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Mass.
0055: African Zulu StaffEst. $1,200-$1,600Lot Passed
African Hemba Janus Figure: Hemba implement, wood, reddish brown patina, carved with a janus head, showing nearly identical facial features on both sides, crowned by a package filled with magical mass, with animal skin, plant
0056: African Hemba Janus FigureEst. $1,200-$1,600Lot Passed
African Mossi Flute: Mossi flute from Burkina Faso, wood, anthropomorphic and stylized, with elegant arms to the sides. Height: 15.25 inches. Provenance: Irwin Hersey Collection.
0057: African Mossi FluteEst. $600-$800Lot Passed
African Mossi Dolls (2): Two Mossi dolls from Burkina Faso, wood, the light colored example with cylindrical body, overhanging pointy breasts, armless, with geometric incisions throughout and slender curved head. The second
0058: African Mossi Dolls (2)Est. $400-$600Lot Passed
African Songye Figure: Power figure from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye related, standing on integral base, hands on hips, anatomy exposed, with bulging pierced stomach, overhanging chest, long tubular neck, slit
0059: African Songye FigureEst. $1,800-$2,200Lot Passed
African Ubangi Figure: Ubangi figure from Congo, wood, standing on short legs, arms to the sides, with overhanging pointy breasts, round head with semi-circular eyes and long slender nose. Height: 11 inches + custom base.
0060: African Ubangi FigureEst. $1,000-$1,200Lot Passed
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African Baule Figure: Baule figure from Ivory Coast, wood, standing on integral base, hands on hips, with small jutting breasts, tubular neck, and tribe typical facial features including arched brows, thin nose,
0061: African Baule FigureEst. $600-$800
African Baule Figure: Baule figure from Ivory Coast, wood, standing on integral base, hands near belly, navel craved in relief, wearing a finely incised coiffure, with intricate scarification markings on face, neck, back
0062: African Baule FigureEst. $700-$900Lot Passed
African Songye Figure: Songye figure from Democratic Republic of Congo, wood, torso rising from rounded base, figure with hands in front, jutting chest, with tubular neck and classic facial features. Fetish cavity atop
0063: African Songye FigureEst. $600-$800Lot Passed
African Lobi Figure: Lobi figure from Burkina Faso, wood, fragmented, legs and right arm gone, facial features include grooved eyes and mouth, flat triangular nose, and rounded cap. Height: 11.5 inches + custom base. Ex.
0064: African Lobi FigureEst. $300-$500Lot Passed
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African Knobkerrie: Wooden knobkerrie from South Africa, with rounded mace head and thin solid shaft handle. Length: 18.25 inches.
0065: African KnobkerrieEst. $150-$200
African Tanzanian Mask Makua: Makua mask from Tanzania, abstractly carved in wood, with pierced eyes, short wide nose, large semi-circular ears, and oval mouth with inset teeth. Height: 11 inches + custom base. Ex. Peter Sloane,
0066: African Tanzanian Mask MakuaEst. $600-$800Lot Passed
Dan Mask: Small Dan mask from Liberia / Ivory Coast, Maou, with long curved nose, open avian beak, slit eyes, and scarification markings on forehead. Wood, dark patina. Unusual type. Height: 10.5 inches +
0067: Dan MaskEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed