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A Superb 19th C. Tlingit Eagle-head Shaman's RattleA rare and beautiful Tlingit Raven maskA very fine and rare Human bone Tiki
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Peterbourough, NH, United States
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Fine Ethnographic Art

Highlights of this sale include a a number of important Northwest Coast items including a 19th Century Raven mask and an Eagleface Shaman's rattle collected in 1903 by Ralph Stockman Tarr. Additionally there is a fine and important collection of Inuit material, most of it fresh to market from a private New England collection amassed over decades from whaling and nautical families in the Northern New England area. This collection includes superbly carved implements and pipes as well as figural shamanic objects. Outstanding Polynesian art is also featured with clubs and staves from Fiji, Neckrests and paddles; lithic material from Hawaii including a Very rare Hawaiian stone mirror; nephrite Tiki as well as a rare human bone Tiki with important provenance and a rare Hawaiian human bone fishhook are also included. The Tribal Art world lost a luminary in September with the passing of John C. Edler; former curator of the Hemmeter collection and expert and field collector of art of New Guinea. A large number of Edler collected objects will be included from all parts of Papua New Guinea throughout his long career. The African section includes the Rudolph de Harak collection; a small but highly important group of objects obtained prior to 1968 by the master designer and artist from Kamer, Segy and others with original receipts. This collection includes a stunning Dogon Satimbe mask, and superb Mossi or Kurumba/Nyonose mask. Other African offerings are from a private New York collection purchased prior to 1967 from 'The Gallery of African Art' then in the lobby of New York's Hotel Ansonia, from a young aspiring Alfred Sheinberg. There are numerous other lots of various offerings from all over Sub-Saharan Africa, with a small collection of fine Yoruba beadwork. A small but important group of Precolumbian includes a number of stone maskettes, some with important provenance from the Teotihuacan and Mayan cultural horizons.
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A Superb Inuit Shaman's figurine: A Superb Inuit Shaman's figurine, Inuit; Alaska The small half-figure with elongated head above wide shoulders and angular pendulous breasts, cubistically carved, the torso tapering and then a wide
0025: A Superb Inuit Shaman's figurineEst. $1,000-$2,000
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A rare and beautiful Tlingit Raven mask: A rare and beautiful Tlingit Raven mask, Tlingit; BC, Canada/ Alaska, USA The beautifully carved mask with flattened head, large ocular orbits infilled with old traditional blue pigment and black
0029: A rare and beautiful Tlingit Raven maskEst. $12,000-$18,000
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A Superb Mayan Jadeite maskette: A Superb Mayan Jadeite maskette, Mayan, Classical period, C. 250 - 900 AD; Mexico/Guatemala The maskette with sloping brow with arched ocular orbits, elegant long nose, the eyes carefully carved and
0033: A Superb Mayan Jadeite masketteEst. $1,000-$1,200
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A Superb Teotihuacan stone Life/Death maskette: A Superb Teotihuacan stone Life/Death maskette, Teotihuacan, Classical period, C. 300-900 AD; Mexico The maskette in a light mottled green jadeite, the expressive face bifurcated and with one one
0034: A Superb Teotihuacan stone Life/Death masketteEst. $2,000-$3,000
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A Superb Fijian Totokia beaked club: A Superb Fijian Totokia beaked club; Fiji The club of fine elongated form, the long shaft with exceptional patination, the grip with typical stone cut zigzag pattern, the shaft gently arching back
0036: A Superb Fijian Totokia beaked clubEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed
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A Fine and rare Fijian Priest's staff 'Titoko': A Fine and rare Fijian Priest's staff 'Titoko'; Fiji The long slender staff of hard dense blond wood with fine variegated surface patina, the upper third decorated with classical zigzag patterns
0038: A Fine and rare Fijian Priest's staff 'Titoko'Est. $1,200-$1,800
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A Superb Tongan Neckrest; Kali Laloni: A Superb Tongan Neckrest; Kali Laloni; Kingdom of Tonga Beautifully carved, the pillow of flaring form with exceptional patina and uncleaned or played with, the struts attached by means of fiber
0040: A Superb Tongan Neckrest; Kali LaloniEst. $2,000-$3,000
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A Fine and well carved Maori Nephrite Tiki: A Fine and well carved Maori Nephrite Tiki, Maori; New Zealand The carved Tiki of classical form with large head turned to the side, the eyes with remains of red sealing wax infill, nose with
0042: A Fine and well carved Maori Nephrite TikiEst. $3,000-$5,000
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A Fine Maori Rotorua house board: A Fine Maori Rotorua house board, Maori; New Zealand The board powerfully and beautifully carved in high relief with a figure with classical Maori face with large eyes and projecting tongue, with
0043: A Fine Maori Rotorua house boardEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
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A very fine and rare Human bone Tiki: A very fine and rare Human bone Tiki, Maori; New Zealand The Tiki of bowed shape, the head turned slightly to the right with typical features and Paua shell inlays, the body with spiral motifs at
0044: A very fine and rare Human bone TikiEst. $4,000-$6,000
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A Fine Hawaiian stone knobbed pounder: A Fine Hawaiian stone knobbed pounder, Hawaii; USA Of classical form, the pounder of long-necked narrow waisted form, the top with classical knobbed finial, excellent patina and wear.A ;lovely
0047: A Fine Hawaiian stone knobbed pounderEst. $1,000-$2,000
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A superb Hawaiian Human bone fish hook: A superb Hawaiian Human bone fish hook, Hawaii; USA The bone hook of graceful curving form, the the inner tip barbed twice while the outer edge has a single barb, the whole in the shape of a
0048: A superb Hawaiian Human bone fish hookEst. $1,200-$1,800
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