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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 Solomon Islands Fluted club: A Solomon Islands Fluted club; Solomon Islands The small club with finely carved fluted head with multiple blades, the lower portion with inlaid pearl-nautilus shell. L. 18 1/4" Comments:
0121: A Solomon Islands Fluted clubEst. $300-$400
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A Superb Dogon Satimbe mask--Ex. Kamer: A Superb Dogon Satimbe mask, Dogon; Mali Of classical form, mask with typical cubistic face and squared brow with long nasal plane and small indications of ears, surmounted by a standing female
0124: A Superb Dogon Satimbe mask--Ex. KamerEst. $18,000-$22,000Lot Passed
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A fine Bamana Kore society mask: A fine Bamana Kore society mask, Bamana; Mali Likely from Nossombougou; Of classical form, The mask with high rounded brow and deep concave face, the nasal ridge running from the brow down the face,
0125: A fine Bamana Kore society maskEst. $3,000-$4,000
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A superb Mossi or Kurumba mask--Ex. Kamer: A superb Mossi or Kurumba mask, Mossi or Kurumba; Burkina faso Of classical form, The mask with simple face covering with rounded form and cut out eyes, the nasal ridge with remains of fiber
0127: A superb Mossi or Kurumba mask--Ex. KamerEst. $25,000-$35,000
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A superb Ashanti Akua'ba--Ex. Segy: A superb Ashanti Akua'ba, Ashanti; Ghana Of classical form, the trunk-like figure with typical round flattened head with arching brow, the arms as small stubs with indications of hands, neck rings
0128: A superb Ashanti Akua'ba--Ex. SegyEst. $2,500-$3,500
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A fine Baule female figure: A fine Baule female figure, Baule; Ivory Coast Of classical form, The figure with round back-swept coif, simple face with half-circle eyes, long nose and protruding mouth, rams carved to sides with
0129: A fine Baule female figureEst. $2,200-$3,200
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A fine Baule male figure: A fine Baule male figure, Baule; Ivory Coast Of classical form, The figure with high sagittal crest coif. And pointed beard, the neck long and torso attenuated, the arms deficient; the legs carved
0130: A fine Baule male figureEst. $2,200-$3,200
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A fine and rare Dan mask--Ex. Kamer: A fine and rare Dan mask, Ex. Kamer, Dan; Ivory Coast/Liberia Of classical form, mask with high rounded top with remains of encrustation, the eyes small and circular (one broken out) with well
0131: A fine and rare Dan mask--Ex. KamerEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed
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A fine Songye fetish figure--Ex. Segy: A fine Songye fetish figure, Songye, Eki chiefdom; D.R. Congo Of classical form, the figure with enlarged head with carved wooden horn inserted at the apex, the face with wedge-shaped nose, eyes
0134: A fine Songye fetish figure--Ex. SegyEst. $4,000-$5,000
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A group of three North African daggers: A group of three North African daggers; Morocco All 20th Century and of typical form, with horn and wood handles and sheaths, the blades well made and still very sharp, decorations throughout. L.
0135: A group of three North African daggersEst. $1,800-$2,200
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A Finely made Tuareg sugar hammer: A Finely made Tuareg sugar hammer, Tuareg; Niger/Mali The brass hammer of classical form with finely decorated chiselled geometric patterning along the shaft, the head fitted to the shaft and with
0136: A Finely made Tuareg sugar hammerEst. $300-$500
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A fine Dogon mask: A fine Dogon mask, Dogon; Mali Representing an antelope, the mask classically carved with long cubistic facial planes and powerful jutting horns with spiraling design, the surface dry and with
0137: A fine Dogon maskEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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A Fine Dogon Miniature primordial couple: A Fine Dogon Miniature primordial couple, Dogon; Mali The couple carved in typical Dogon cubistic form, the heads rounded and with simple faces, the bodies with squared shoulders, long arms with
0138: A Fine Dogon Miniature primordial coupleEst. $500-$700
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A fine and rare Djenne bronze figurine: A fine and rare Djenne bronze figurine, Djenne, 15th Century.; Mali The figurine depicting a seated female figure with pointed topknot coif, large swollen eyes and wide nose, the mouth small and
0139: A fine and rare Djenne bronze figurineEst. $3,500-$4,500
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A Bamana Kore society dance mask: A Bamana Kore society dance mask, Bamana; Mali Of powerful and rough form, the old mask probably depicting a Hyena, with simply carved face, high rounded forehead and high ears, the nose elongated
0140: A Bamana Kore society dance maskEst. $1,800-$2,200Lot Passed
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A fine Bamana Chiwara Dance crest: A fine Bamana Chiwara Dance crest , Bamana ; Mali Of classical form the vertically oriented male antelope head-dress with squared cubistic body the neck and mane carved as concentric open work bands
0141: A fine Bamana Chiwara Dance crestEst. $5,000-$7,000
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A fine Bamana Bull mask Ex. Linden Museum: A fine Bamana Bull mask Ex. Linden Museum, Bamana; Mali The mask of the Misi Kuon type, depicting a domesticated bull, with rounded horns, diamond-shaped lozenge to top of head, and naturalistically
0142: A fine Bamana Bull mask Ex. Linden MuseumEst. $2,500-$3,500
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A fine Bamana N'Tomo: A fine Bamana N'Tomo, Bamana; Mali The mask of highly elongated form with naturalistic features, rounded braugh, long thin nose, the top with eight tines, one slightly broken. The surface with dark
0143: A fine Bamana N'TomoEst. $1,200-$1,800
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A Bamana Kore society mask: A Bamana Kore society mask, Bamana; Mali The mask with significant insect depredation to one side, likely depicting a hyena, of powerful cubistic form and with fine age. H. 16" Comments:
0144: A Bamana Kore society maskEst. $300-$500
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