Gourd Container With Stopper Carved as an Ancestor

Gourd container with stopper carved as an ancestor DIMENSIONS: cm 15 (6" ) DESCRIPTION: container carved from a single gourd, with stopper shaped as an ancestor depicted in the traditional position, s

A well handled old Medicine Gourd container with carved wooden stopper in the form of a classic Mwana Hiti doll, The vessel was adorned with old glass beads and measures 7.5 inches tall and will inclu

A well handled old Medicine Gourd container with carved wooden stopper in the form of a classic Mwana Hiti doll, The vessel was adorned with old glass beads and animal hide and has an undeniable well

A wonderful antique drinking vessel gourd with carved wooden lid featuring an ancestor head. The Gourd has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting many years of use. The Vessel measures 13 inche

HORN CONTAINER FOR MEDICINES 16 cm (6 inches) Small container made of horn with wooden stopper carved as a human head. The horn is finely decorated with figures of ancestors and seahorses. Field colle

A wonderful late 19th/ Early 20th century field used drinking vessel gourd with carved wooden lid featuring an ancestor head , animal hide and woven grass handle. The Gourd has a deep well handled sur

Two Ngulu or Kwere medicine containers, Tanzania, mid 20th century, executed in gourd, carved wood, and fiber, comprising two double gourds with hand carved wood figural stoppers or dippers, bound wit

BOX - SMALL AND LARGE CARVED AND PAINTED GOURD CONTAINERS - CARVED AND PAINTED BOWL AND A GOURD MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

Lot includes 3 pieces, [1] Peruvian decorated gourd container, 6 x 4 1/2. [2] Peruvian Carved story gourd. 4 x 4. Plus a San Blas Molla tapestry 18 x 13 made by Kuna Indians. All items good

3 containers with ancestor head stopper 2 bamboo containers: 12 cm (4,8”) ; 19,5 cm (7,9”) 1 coconut container: 14 cm (5.7”) Weight: 220 g together 1 Container made from coconut shell, 2 contain

Taxile Doat Important La Musique et La Danse gourd bottle with stopper France, 1903hand-carved and glazed porcelain with pate-sur-pate decoration 13.5 h × 5.5 dia in (34 × 14 cm) I

A Very fine old medicine Gourd with carved wooden stopper in female form, and a deep well handled surface patina. Kwere or related ethnic group, Tanzania. The vessel sits on a simple wooden base and m

A Very fine old medicine Gourd with carved wooden stopper in human form, and a deep well handled surface patina. Kwere or related ethnic group, Tanzania. The vessel sits on a simple wooden base and me

A very finely carved vintage to antique wooden lidded container with equestrian images on either end and embellished with metal dangles and ancestor images carved in relief. The Container measures 28

American and European, 19th Century. Group: (1) German pipe with ivory head; (2) smoking pipe; (3) horn spoon; (4) gourd containers with silver buttons and large cork stopper; (5) primitive treen bowl

Sumatra Batak lime container, surmounted with figural carved lid, depicting human ancestor figures riding a singha, bamboo richly worked with incised geometric patterns, rising on square wood base, ap

A group of two lidded gourd containers. 20th century. ++ Rattan handle and wood stopper. 8 1/2" x 7". Condition: sticky, oily residue present to the exterior. ++ Rattan handles and accents. 8 3/4" x 9

A very finely crafted wooden box with shutter and decorated with ancestor images as well as female breast and linear designs. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The Container measures 27 inches tall.

This is a very detailed and ornate carved wooden lidded vessel with a finely carved ancestor face atiop the lid of the ornate vessel. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The vessel measures 34 in

Antropomorphic container with scratcher - Atoni - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 15 (inches: 6") DESCRIPTION: Lovely container made of a single buffalo horn with the stopper carved as a head, th

Horn container pair for lime powder Cm 22 x 6 (9" x 2.3") A pair of containers for lime powder, each of them obtained from a single buffalo horn, the stopper carved as a head. From the central highlan

A carved Buffalo antler container, with ancestor spirits at prow of a boat. Antler locking pin. 17-1/2" L Provenance: Ex private collection, NJ NOTE: This lot has a reserve. Reserve must be met to win

A carved wooden stylized container with ancestor faces on the lid and sides of the vessel. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The vessel measures 13 x 5.5 x 3 inches. Provenance: Ex Dr Peter Rosen Coll

Older Gourd shaped container "Eburi" of camel skin with wooden stopper, Turkana tribe, from Kenya. 14". Used for Water and Milk. Weight 2 pds 4 oz. PROVENANCE: A NYC/Charleston SC Private Estate. The