July Timed Marketplace Auction

20th C. African Salampasu Painted Wood Wall Panel

Naturalistic Maya Jaina Polychrome Seated Lord TL'd

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Louisville, CO, United States

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July Timed Marketplace Auction

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19th C. Native American Plains Indians Wood / Hide Club: **Originally Listed At $1500** Native American, Central United States, Plains Indians, ca. 19th century CE. An impressive club carved from wood and wrapped in animal hide with a smooth stone

0242: 19th C. Native American Plains Indians Wood / Hide ClubEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

Lot of Two 20th C. Luba & Asante Wood Carvings: **Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba peoples; West Africa, Ghana, Asante (also Ashanti) peoples; ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine

0243: Lot of Two 20th C. Luba & Asante Wood CarvingsEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

19th C. African Dan Wood Kagle Mask: **Originally Listed At $1500** West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A fabulous example of a wooden mask from the Dan peoples known as a "kagle"

0244: 19th C. African Dan Wood Kagle MaskEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

16th C. African Pre-Dogon Tellem Wood Figure: **Originally Listed At $1500** West Africa, Central Mali, Pre-Dogon, Tellem peoples, ca. 16th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure created by the Tellem peoples who preceded the Dogon in Mali.

0245: 16th C. African Pre-Dogon Tellem Wood FigureEst. US$2,200-US$3,300Lot Passed

Huge 19th C. African Maasai Steel Spearhead: **Originally Listed At $650** Eastern Africa, Northern / Central Kenya to northern Tanzania, Maasai or Samburu tribes, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A very lengthy carbon-steel spear head

0246: Huge 19th C. African Maasai Steel SpearheadEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Lobi Wood Figural Slingshot Handle: **Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi culture, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine hand-carved wooden slingshot handle with two anthropomorphic heads. Carved from a single

0247: Early 20th C. Lobi Wood Figural Slingshot HandleEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Nigerian Ekoi Hide Janiform Headdress: **Originally Listed At $750** West Africa, Nigeria, Lower Cross River region, Ekoi (Ejagham) peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fascinating janiform headdress with a pair of mirrored

0248: Early 20th C. Nigerian Ekoi Hide Janiform HeaddressEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Wood Stool w/ 5 Figures: **Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. 20th century. A fascinating wooden stool displaying a discoid foot and seat with five figural legs in between; four on the edges and one at

0249: 20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Wood Stool w/ 5 FiguresEst. US$500-US$750

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Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Shango Staff Figure: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A ceremonial staff carved from wood with an axe blade headdress and the body of a woman integrated into

0250: Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Shango Staff FigureEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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20th C. African Yoruba Wood Divination Board: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden divination board of a rectangular form that has slightly concave

0251: 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Divination BoardEst. US$400-US$600

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Early 20th C. African Kirdi Iron Throwing Mafa Knife: **Originally Listed At $250** Central Africa, Cameroon, Kirdi peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A heavy throwing knife known as a mafa (also matakam) with a hammered iron body that

0252: Early 20th C. African Kirdi Iron Throwing Mafa KnifeEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Mfunte Iron Blade Currency: **Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Nigeria, Mfunte peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large forged-iron currency piece of a sizable form resembling

0253: Early 20th C. African Mfunte Iron Blade CurrencyEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

20th C. African Kuba Wood Bwoom Mask: **Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai region, Kuba culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A striking hand-carved wooden Bwoom mask, helmet-like in form to

0254: 20th C. African Kuba Wood Bwoom MaskEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Turkana Wood War Club: **Originally Listed At $950** Central Africa, Kenya, Turkana, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a hand-carved wooden war club created by the Turkana peoples, of a characteristic

0255: Early 20th C. African Turkana Wood War ClubEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

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20th C. African Salampasu Painted Wood Wall Panel: **Originally Listed At $1500** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Salampasu peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An exceedingly rare example of a carved wooden wall plaque bearing an

0256: 20th C. African Salampasu Painted Wood Wall PanelEst. US$2,200-US$3,300

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Early 20th C. African Woven Fiber Crop: **Originally Listed At $400** Africa, probably Housa/Tuareg peoples, early 20th century CE. Finely woven from natural fibers, perhaps a riding crop or part of a horse bridle. Throughout its length

0257: Early 20th C. African Woven Fiber CropEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Kuba Wood Box - ex Christie's: **Originally Listed At $1400** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba culture, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden box of a truncated oval form, its lid finely carved with a

0258: Early 20th C. Kuba Wood Box - ex Christie'sEst. US$1,700-US$2,550Lot Passed

Large 20th C. Liberian Wood Mortar - ex-Arte Primitivo: **Originally Listed At $150** West Africa, Liberia, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large carved wood mortar, standing on a domed base with a relief geometric band around its exterior. The mortar has a

0259: Large 20th C. Liberian Wood Mortar - ex-Arte PrimitivoEst. US$250-US$375Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Yeke Ngombe Copper Currency Bar: **Originally Listed At $300** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yeke people, Ngombe group, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A cast-copper currency bar known as a mukuba wa matwi

0260: Early 20th C. African Yeke Ngombe Copper Currency BarEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

20th C. Kenya Turkana Wood Head Rest: **Originally Listed At $350** Africa, Kenya, Turkana peoples, ca. 20th century CE. An excellent carved wooden head rest of elegant form, featuring two slender legs, curved inwards, and a bowed top.

0261: 20th C. Kenya Turkana Wood Head RestEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

20th C. Lobi Wooden Bateba Phuwe Figure: **Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male figure with delineated legs, a distended abdomen, slender arms

0262: 20th C. Lobi Wooden Bateba Phuwe FigureEst. US$350-US$525Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Kuba Wood Pedestal Bowl: **Originally Listed At $300** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), probably Kuba or related peoples (Dengese, Shoowa, Tetela), early 20th century CE. A beautiful

0263: Early 20th C. African Kuba Wood Pedestal BowlEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Mid-20th C. Holo Wood & Bead Fetish Head w/ Bowl: **Originally Listed At $250** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Holo peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden fetish head with a pointed chest, a rod-shaped lower body,

0264: Mid-20th C. Holo Wood & Bead Fetish Head w/ BowlEst. US$450-US$675Lot Passed

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20th C. Ethiopian Painting - Religious Theme: **First Time At Auction** Africa, Ethiopia, 20th century. A mesmerizing painting of Ethiopian Christian scenes related to the story of the visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, the subsequent

0265: 20th C. Ethiopian Painting - Religious ThemeEst. US$400-US$600

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