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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 Fine Mossi Nkumsi figure: A Fine Mossi Nkumsi figure, Mossi ; Burkina faso OF classical form, the figure well proportioned with overall red pigmentation and black and white highlighting, the surface with incised designs in
0145: A Fine Mossi Nkumsi figureEst. $700-$900
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A fine Bobo mask with elaborate superstructure: A fine Bobo mask with elaborate superstructure, Bobo; Burkina faso The mask with classical Bobo facial features in linear patterning, the superstructure in the form of stylized birds and lizards
0146: A fine Bobo mask with elaborate superstructureEst. $1,200-$1,800
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A fine and abstract Mossi figure: A fine and abstract Mossi figure, Mossi; Burkina faso The figure of unusually abstract form; the head narrow and with high medial ridge, the face concave and powerful, shoulders hanging and with
0147: A fine and abstract Mossi figureEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed
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A rare and unusual Burkinabe helmet mask: A rare and unusual Burkinabe helmet mask, Lyelya; Gobapinji Village; Burkina Faso Of unusual form, the mask with crested bun, and face in the form of deep concave recess with raised nose and inset
0148: A rare and unusual Burkinabe helmet maskEst. $2,200-$3,200
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A rare and unusual monumental Bobo mask: A rare and unusual monumental Bobo mask, Bobo; Burkina Faso The mask in the form a large helmet with incised geometric forms and remains of pigment, raised design representing stylized eyes, the
0149: A rare and unusual monumental Bobo maskEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed
A fine Lobi shrine figure: A fine Lobi shrine figure, Lobi; Burkina faso The old and heavily worn figure with remains of encrustation all over the body, the face with bulging eyes, and the arms to the side. The figure on an
0150: A fine Lobi shrine figureEst. $1,800-$2,200Lot Passed
An expressive Lobi stool fragment: An expressive Lobi stool fragment, Lobi; Burkina faso The figure, actually the front of a very old stool that has broke apart, the fragment with old classical Lobi head and long neck, the front of
0151: An expressive Lobi stool fragmentEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed
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A Fine and rare Lobi Ceramic Shrine head: A Fine and rare Lobi Ceramic Shrine head, Lobi; Burkina Faso The unusual Terracotta bust with naturalistic face, and ribbed coif in five braids with bands at the sides, overall encrusted patina with
0153: A Fine and rare Lobi Ceramic Shrine headEst. $1,800-$2,200
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A Fine and important Akan Terracotta mortuary: A Fine and important Akan Terracotta mortuary figure, Likely Fanti; Ghana The large and fine figure of powerful naturalistic form, the head rounded and with fine features, the shoulders broad and
0154: A Fine and important Akan Terracotta mortuaryEst. $1,200-$1,800
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An Ashanti Ceramic memorial head: An Ashanti Ceramic memorial head, Ashanti; Ghana In Kwahu style, the figure with flattened face and rounded coif, the head with simple features on a long stylized torso with small breasts. H. 9
0155: An Ashanti Ceramic memorial headEst. $300-$500
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An Ashanti Fertility doll: An Ashanti Fertility doll, Ashanti; Ghana The figure of classical style with flattened head and raised brow, the neck with rings and the arms as short stumps, the conical torso with flanged base.
0156: An Ashanti Fertility dollEst. $500-$700
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A Fine Akan ceramic Memorial head: A Fine Akan ceramic Memorial head, Akan; Ghana In Kwahu style, the head with classical flattened face, and egg-shaped head, the brow as an inverted arc with nose and small mouth, the neck with rolls
0157: A Fine Akan ceramic Memorial headEst. $1,200-$1,800
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A fine Ashanti shrine pot: A fine Ashanti shrine pot, Ashanti; Ghana A fine Ashanti 'Abusua Kuruwa' shrine pot in largely pristine condition; the pot with three figures depicted emerging from the pot from the waist up, and
0158: A fine Ashanti shrine potEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed
An Akan Ceramic maternity fragment: An Akan Ceramic maternity fragment, Akan; Ghana The figure in black terracotta with a seated woman holding a child to her breast, the legs of the figure now deficient and incidental damage and
0160: An Akan Ceramic maternity fragmentEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed
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A Fine Baule Male Figure: A Fine Baule Male Figure , Baule; Ivory Coast Of columnar form the figure with finley rendored coif rounded forhead and well carved face with unusual eye treatment; the long neck with arrow-shaped
0161: A Fine Baule Male FigureEst. $3,000-$4,000
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A superb Baule Monkey shrine figure: A superb Baule Monkey shrine figure, Baule; Ivory Coast Of unusually expressive form, the figure with large head with high brow and tubular eyes above an open aggressive mouth, the shoulders wide
0162: A superb Baule Monkey shrine figureEst. $7,000-$9,000
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An Lagoons figure, Possibly Abron: An Lagoons figure, Possibly Abron, Abron; Ivory Coast The figure of powerful form, the carving with rounded head and tight facial features, the arms to the sides and elongated, the waist with a
0163: An Lagoons figure, Possibly AbronEst. $2,200-$3,200Lot Passed
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A fine Akan figure: A fine Akan figure, Baule or related peoples; Ivory Coast The figure with obvious age, the face clearly Baule related, the figure standing with rounded shoulders and arms akimbo, the breasts pointed
0164: A fine Akan figureEst. $1,200-$1,800
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A Fine and old Baule figure: A Fine and old Baule figure, Baule; Ivory Coast The figure of classical Baule style with cubistic face, heavy brow and long nose with wide flaring nostrils and small mouth, the body simple with fine
0165: A Fine and old Baule figureEst. $1,800-$2,200Lot Passed
A fine and powerful Guro Flali mask: A fine and powerful Guro Flali mask, Guro; Ivory Coast Possibly carved by Sabu bi Boti; The mask with complex superstructure in the form of a man in shorts pulling on the trunk of an elephant, the
0166: A fine and powerful Guro Flali maskEst. $3,200-$4,200Lot Passed
A fine and well carved Guro mask: A fine and well carved Guro mask, Guro; Ivory Coast Of classical form the Gu Mask with naturalistic female features, raised scarification fine nose and open mouth revealing teeth; the coif
0167: A fine and well carved Guro maskEst. $3,200-$4,200Lot Passed
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A fine Kulango figure: A fine Kulango figure , Kulango; Ivory Coast The well carved female figure with elaborate coif, finely carved face, long ringed neck and squared shoulders, the arms carved carved akimbo with hands
0168: A fine Kulango figureEst. $1,200-$1,800
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