Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

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Featuring antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian Art, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African/Tribal / Oceanic, Fine / Visual art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient / affordable in-house shipping.

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Late 19th C. Fijian Wood Tapa Beater: South Pacific, Fiji, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater with four faces - some of which have retained their incised vertical grooves which further aided in the

0241: Late 19th C. Fijian Wood Tapa BeaterEst. US$600-US$900

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Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wood Totem of Man: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Sarawak, Iban Dayak peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful carved-wood totem depicting the bust of a man atop a narrow, cuboid pole that

0242: Early 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wood Totem of ManEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Sumba Island Shell Hair Comb: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumba Island, East Sumbanese people, ca. 19th century CE. A massive hand-carved woman's ornamental comb known as a Hai Kara Jangga made of sea turtle shell. The slightly

0243: 19th C. Indonesian Sumba Island Shell Hair CombEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

Rare 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Dance Staff w/ Nacre: South Pacific, Solomon Islands, San Cristobal Island, ca. 19th to early 20th century. Carved from a single piece of wood in the form of a large Bonito fish or shark, this lengthy sculpture is inlaid

0244: Rare 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Dance Staff w/ NacreEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Rare 19th C. French Polynesian Wood Feast Dish / Umete: Oceania, French Polynesia, probably the Austral Islands or Tahiti, ca. 19th century CE. An impressive feast dish known as an umete, skillfully hand-carved from a single piece of wood in the form of a

0245: Rare 19th C. French Polynesian Wood Feast Dish / UmeteEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

19th C. Fijian Wood Canoe Bailer: Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A handsome wooden canoe bailer, hand-carved from a single piece of wood to form a shallow basin with a broad leaf-like outline and a cylindrical

0246: 19th C. Fijian Wood Canoe BailerEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

19th C. New Caledonian Kanak Scepter (Gi Okono): Oceania, Melanesia, New Caledonia, Kanak people, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a gi okono, the Kanak word for this type of scepter, the manifested symbol of the chieftain and

0247: 19th C. New Caledonian Kanak Scepter (Gi Okono)Est. US$4,500-US$6,750Lot Passed

19th C. Tongan Tapa Bark Cloth Eagles & Lions: Pacific Islands, Tonga, ca. 19th century CE. A very large tapa cloth with iconography that demonstrates the influence of the Christian missionaries on the indigenous of Tonga. Notice the doves as

0248: 19th C. Tongan Tapa Bark Cloth Eagles & LionsEst. US$3,800-US$5,700Lot Passed

Superb Early 20th C. Polynesian Wood Tapa Beater: South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. early 20th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden tapa beater presenting a tubular handle with a flared base and an elongated, 4-sided body that

0249: Superb Early 20th C. Polynesian Wood Tapa BeaterEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

19th C. Tahitian Shell Hei Necklace Strand: Oceania, Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. This is a gorgeous collection of over a hundred shells that are pierced for threading as a traditional shell hei necklace or crown.

0250: 19th C. Tahitian Shell Hei Necklace StrandEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Solomon Islands Palmwood Canoe Paddle: Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved paddle made from palmwood. The lengthy paddle is 2 pieces - the paddle head and shaft are one, and the

0251: Early 20th C. Solomon Islands Palmwood Canoe PaddleEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. Filipino Igorot Spear / Falfeg (Falfog): Southeast Asia, northern Philippines, northern Luzon, Igorot people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. An attractive spear known as a falfeg or falfog, presenting a fish tail-shaped steel head

0252: 19th C. Filipino Igorot Spear / Falfeg (Falfog)Est. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

20th C. Filipino Ifugao Wood Bulul Guardian Figure: Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon island, Ifugao culture, ca. early 20th century. A fantastic hand-carved wooden male deity figure known as bulul (also bul-ul or tinagtaggu). He squats on an

0253: 20th C. Filipino Ifugao Wood Bulul Guardian FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

19th C. Admiralty Islands Obsidian Knife (Gudom): Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Manus Province, ca. 19th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife (known locally as a gudom or katjo) with a paranarium nut resin handle colored with

0254: 19th C. Admiralty Islands Obsidian Knife (Gudom)Est. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

19th C. Papua New Guinean Wood & Reed Assortment, 5: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A group of 5 artifacts from Papua New Guinea. A pair of woven rattan bracelets exhibit flexible and wearable forms. The sex cover has

0255: 19th C. Papua New Guinean Wood & Reed Assortment, 5Est. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood, Rattan, & Shell Figures: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. An impressive wood sculpture, expertly hand-carved to present a male and female figure positioned back-to-back atop a domed base. Both presenting

0256: 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood, Rattan, & Shell FiguresEst. US$1,500-US$2,250Lot Passed

19th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Adze Wood Handle: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful wooden adze handle, with a hand carved geometric and abstract anthropomorphic motif. The pommel end is carved as a bird or

0257: 19th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Adze Wood HandleEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

20th C. Amazonian Shipibo Glass Beaded Belt: South America, Upper/Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo-Konibo (also Shipibo-Conibo) people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A white-beaded belt known as chinesheti or sometimes

0258: 20th C. Amazonian Shipibo Glass Beaded BeltEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

19th C. Shipibo Polychrome Bowl w/ Geometric Motifs: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Shipibo culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of broad form with a planar foot, a gently tapered

0259: 19th C. Shipibo Polychrome Bowl w/ Geometric MotifsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Pair of 19th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Santos of Friars: New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico / Mesoamerica, ca. 19th century CE (larger); early 20th century CE (more petite). A pair of hand-carved wood santos depicting Franciscan friars, each wearing their

0260: Pair of 19th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Santos of FriarsEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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1907 "Love of Life" by Jack London, 1st Edition: North America, United States, New York, ca. 1907 CE. BAL 11904; Sisson & Martens, p.35. A first edition of "Love of Life and Other Stories," written by Jack London (American, 1876 to 1916) and

0261: 1907 "Love of Life" by Jack London, 1st EditionEst. US$500-US$750

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1907 "The Road" by Jack London, 1st Edition: North America, United States, New York, ca. 1907. BAL 11906; Sisson & Martens, p.38. A remarkable first edition of "The Road," written by Jack London (American, 1876 to 1916) and published by The

0262: 1907 "The Road" by Jack London, 1st EditionEst. US$700-US$1,050

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1899 The Great Operas, Verdi Edition Books, 3 Volumes: United States, Washington DC, ca. 1899. A collection of three sections from "The Great Operas: The Romantic Legends Upon Which the Masters of Song Have Founded Their Famous Lyrical Compositions,"

0263: 1899 The Great Operas, Verdi Edition Books, 3 VolumesEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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1975 Classic Maya Pottery at Dunbarton Oaks Folio Book: United States, Washington DC, ca. 1975 CE. A large folio of "Classic Maya Pottery at Dumbarton Oaks" by Michael Douglas Coe and published under Dumbarton Oaks Trustees for Harvard University. A great

0264: 1975 Classic Maya Pottery at Dunbarton Oaks Folio BookEst. US$500-US$750

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