Ethnographic Sale, as an Introductory Warm-up 2021-12-05 Auction - 137 Price Results - A CUT ABOVE AUCTION in NY
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Plank Mask of an Owl, Bwa People, Burkino FasoA Phallic Form Taino Ancient First Phase PestleAn Important Chokwe Figure
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WARWICK, NY, United States
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Ethnographic Sale, as an Introductory Warm-up

A Cut Above Auction is a new venture forward within the arena of fine antiques and art properties with a very strong emphasis and relief for the customer, as shipping, rules, auction premium, etc. We are heavily enhanced by the huge & broad collections & knowledge of an octogenarian with 60+ years spent, source dealer to the specialists & gallery trade & various museums & a serious seeker and coveter away of all manner of world-class treasures, all countries, cultures, cave times to 20th C., most never shown or offered. This potent fact will prove important to any now and future client/customers & who choose to follow us. We, alone, will have constant and ongoing offerings from this immense storage of, from the rare, fine and desirable, to the best ever offered. Here; The public Museum of African Arts in Massachusetts was privately funded by wealthy Gordon Lankton until its closure in 2017. A Cut Above, along with our core anchor was the successful purchaser of its remaining & complete inventory, holding some millions of dollars in displayed and un-displayed African and Oceanic treasures acquired worldwide. In this, our first (Ethnographic Sale), we offer here, for the first time, numerous of those items, as well as offerings from our source, from other notable collections. Our upcoming future sales will also be somewhat specialized. Join us, follow us, expect from us.
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Exceptional Early Bamileke Mask, Crest: A Cameroon Batcham mask or, as called by our Metropolitan, a crest, theirs quite similar and dated 18th century as this may well be. A few museums term these of hippopotamus form, most all in museums
0002: Exceptional Early Bamileke Mask, CrestEst. US$4,000-US$10,000Lot Passed
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Extremely Rare Zemi Carved Conch Shell Bugle: Rarely are these with any carving, this one is of modest size and completely carved all around, a crouching Zemi God, toes and hands delineated, he shows a huge skeletal head with a bared rack of
0003: Extremely Rare Zemi Carved Conch Shell BugleEst. US$350-US$600
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Rare Taino Carved Greenstone Cohoba Spoon: Once the property of a Taino high priest, much as a witch doctor, a shaman who ranks in social structure right up there next to the cacique or chief. The any current on-high Cacique, the overall
0004: Rare Taino Carved Greenstone Cohoba SpoonEst. US$2,000-US$5,000Lot Passed
Elegant Taino Bone Carved Lizard Vomic: A very fine pure white bone carving of a lizard, its gender as human male, the slender and elongated form and tail to facilitate its purpose and with an amusing rack of teeth., Bow drilled from both
0005: Elegant Taino Bone Carved Lizard VomicEst. US$1,200-US$3,500Lot Passed
Very Large Taino Ball Court Sphere: Of uncommonly large size, a white stone ball of over 4" across and nearly 12" around. As excavated with untouched surface and fine condition. About the largest in this collection, dates from about
0008: Very Large Taino Ball Court SphereEst. US$800-US$1,000Lot Passed
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Plank Mask of an Owl, Bwa People, Burkino Faso: A Bobo type bird mask of oustanding age and quality. From the Rosen collection, as pictured and exhibited herein this book. Height: 11". Width: 58". Book available online.
0010: Plank Mask of an Owl, Bwa People, Burkino FasoEst. US$800-US$1,500
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A Fine Cameroon Baboon Figure: Antique, deep-colored surface, cross-legged, a little beauty with the remains of its original lime powder. 9.75" Height
0011: A Fine Cameroon Baboon FigureEst. US$300-US$500
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A Very Fine East African Figure: Uncommon, a special & early tribal carving from Kenya.Dark rich patina. Interesting earrings, ankle bracelets, etc; circa 1920's. 8.25" Height. Uncommon, a special & early tribal carving from Kenya.
0012: A Very Fine East African FigureEst. US$140-US$200
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An Honest & Old Fang Figure: Antique, likely from Gabon. Deep rich natural color, its rear area with wood corrosion. Circa 1900. 12" Height
0017: An Honest & Old Fang FigureEst. US$350-US$500Lot Passed
A Fine Old Bieri Figure, Fang People: A well carved and tribal figure, its purpose, a grave identifier, attached above a burial bundle or bone box. From the Fang peoples of Ghana, possibly from the Cameroon border area. With metal eyes
0019: A Fine Old Bieri Figure, Fang PeopleEst. US$800-US$1,500Lot Passed
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An Antique Dogon Figural Mask: At top, a female figure with legs wrapped around the horn of the mask. Possibly 19th century or earlier. 26.75" Height. Raised arms in the archaic Tellem manner. From Mali , an example well worn
0021: An Antique Dogon Figural MaskEst. US$250-US$500
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A Congolese Male Dengese Figure: This scarce obvious male figure is surely carved just north of the Kuba peoples area of former Zaire. From the Dengese, uncommon without scarification, a crisply carved example showing real tribal
0022: A Congolese Male Dengese FigureEst. US$125-US$200Lot Passed
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Baule Mouse Oracle Box, Ivory Coast: A well worn example of a highly desired type, A kneeling male beside the large pot, a container for a mouse from which the tribal shaman makes his predictions. Old surface with tribal wear, abstract
0025: Baule Mouse Oracle Box, Ivory CoastEst. US$100-US$200
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