A Rare Bembe Hunting Charm in Janus Form, Ex J. Hallet

A carved wooden Janus form idol known as "Kalunga" and was used as a Hunting Charm. bembe peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The sculpture with feather headdress measures 13.5 x 15.5 inches. Provena

A Classic carved wooden janus form Magic fetish with traditional bundles adorned with feathers, woven textile and carved ceremonial cap atop a male and female idol. Yaka peoples, DRC/ Congo, central A

A rare carved wooden janus form mask with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments, with a well handled surface. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask

A Very rare and finely crafted Janus form dance crest featuring two ancestor faces covered in animal skin. Ekoi peoples, Cross River Region, Nigeria, West Africa. The head measures 8.75 inches tall (

A very rare carved wooden idiophone two rectangular slots carved into a barrel like drum form and two zoomorphic heads on a four legged form. Bangwa peoples, Cameroon, Africa. The drum measures 25.5 i

A finely carved wooden animal form mask with wonderful brightly colored and incised geometric designs. Bembe peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. The mask measures 15 x 8 inches. A metal display stand can be i

A large carved wooden helmet mask in Janus form with two faces and raised tribal scars and motifs, featuring a large cross like form on one side. The mask is painted with mineral pigments and shows ha

This is a Rare and important Metoko carved wooden and painted figure with highly stylized form and facial features. Statues of this type adorned the graves of dignitaries of the "Bukota", a secret soc

A finely carved wooden dance mask with classic facial features, stylized form, and tall antelope horns surmounted by an ancestor figure. The entire mask is embellished with beads and textiles and wond

A rare old carved wooden ancestor effigy, a male and female riding "piggyback" with weathered and worn surface. Bembe peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 24 inches tall . : Provenance: Ex Jean

A very rare carved wooden jancus cap mask in avian form , well weathered and worn, classic treatment to the eyes, and featuring two small birds on the Hornbill beak , one eroded, and overall fantastic

A Rare style of dance mask made from woven fiber, the mask itself in the form of a thick fiber hood with finely plaited basketry at the top in a horizontal band, the eyes also of woven fiber and attac

A carved wooden female sculpture with a highly stylized form, inset bead eyes and mouth, and a well handled and worn surface. lengola peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 22 x 8 inches and has

A Rare Old carved wooden divination idol knwon by the tribe as "kakishi". Such idols are used to carry out a form of divination practice by the Luba known as "Kashekesheke". Essentially, this is a rit

Pre-Columbian Veracruz green stone bird hacha, Mexico, ca. 600-800 CE. Large green stone carved hacha in the form of a bird with with openwork beak. A nice and rare example. 17" height. Ex. Kevern Gre

A rare Nicoya Janus-form portrait bowl from Ometepe Island, Nicaragua, c. AD 1200 - 1500. This lovely Luna Polychrome is decorated with a pair of sculpted zoomorphic faces and connected with design el

American Brilliant cut glass ewer by J. Hoare. This extremely rare piece is green over cranberry. It is cut with a cane and swirling pillar design. The top and handle are sterling by Gorham with a dat

Rare 3 3/8" Wisconsin Wing Bannerstone. Ohio Co, KY. Ex-J. Clemens Caldwell. Caldwell obtained from the University of Kentucky. Made of a polished Limonite. Very well made. Well pictured in Lutz' Bann

gold washed bronze and Baccarat crystal , with lift top and swing out Side panels, has 3 gold overlay crystal bottles and 10 liqueur cordials ( missing 5), truly outstanding set; 16" h x 16" dia at ba

Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A rare, surviving ceramic figural urn in the form of a Janus-faced woman with owl-like features. Her eyes, beak-like nose, mouth, ears wit

Meissen tureen-form reticulated dresser box after J.J. Kaendler (1706-1775), a rare reticulated double-body porcelain box, the lid surmounted with putti supporting a crown flanked by armorial cartouch

Crisfield, MD, glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint with nice detail, from the ex Dr. Morton Kramer Collection, excellent form with turned heads, makers signature & dated 1969 on bottom,

A RARE AND EARLY PAIR OF SILVER TORAH FINIALS. Brno, 1814. Traditional form. Of heavy gauge. The bases are chased with leaf designs. Further decorated with crown finials. Inscribed along the base with

A RARE PAIR OF STERLING SILVER TORAH FINIALS BY HAROLD RABINOWITZ (American, born 1939). Malverne, c. 1995. Rabinowitz is a student of Ludwig Wolpert. In modernist form. Marked: H. Rabinowitz Sterling