Rare Copper Covered Lwalwa Chief mask collected in 1958

A very rare carved wooden diamond shaped mask covered in hand hammered copper sheets and adhered on with large metal staples, unlike most Lawalwa masks, this identifies this particular mask as having

CONGO DRC LWALU MASK The Lwalwa, a people who live in the province of Kasai, not far from the borders of Angola, are famous for their masks very easily recognizable by their cubist architecture. Those

Fine and Rare Carved Chinese Cinnabar Covered Jar. Having a globular body, with a footed ring. Two gilt lion masks flank the body holding jade rings. The exterior elaborately carved depicting two fema

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/26610276_54193-herman-heyn-little-wound-chief-ogallala-sioux-c . RARE 19th C O/C Native American Seminole Indian Portrait "Chief Osceola" On Copper Signed. Frame M

The compressed ovoid body rising from a splayed foot, flanked by a pair of beast handles, the exterior carved with archaistic beast masks on a leiwen ground, the cover carved with archaistic fish on a

Frank Marshall - Boston - attributed Hammered Copper & Enamel Bookends c1905. Although covered boxes are more common, Marshall enameled bookends are extremely rare. Unsigned. Excellent new patina. 6.5

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche I or II, ca. 100 to 300 CE. An extremely rare and oh so fine ceremonial copper tumi adorned with the head of a lord or perhaps belonging to the chief Mochica dei

A pair of blue ground kiln fired enamel on copper urns with fixed covers topped by an ormolu acanthus finial, the domed cover and the vase body decorated with enamel beading and 'jewels' among translu

Rare Benin Leopard Hip Mask for Oba, Africa (17th-18th c.)This piece is a hip ornament, designed to be worn on the left hip by the Oba (chief), as the leopard was the animal with which the Oba was mos

Tiffany Studios Rare Favrile Bronze Pottery covered vessel with olives USA, c. 1910glazed earthenware, electroplated and patinated copper 4.5 h × 5.5 dia in (11 × 14 cm) An example of this f

Antique Thai enameled copper covered water bowl, Mid-19th c., benjarong-style lidded vessel, decorated with flowers on a yellow ground, with turquoise interior, together with a matching cup, in custom

Paul Stankard (USA), Botanical and Mask Weight, 2004. 5.25 x 3 x 2.5 inches tall. Glass enclosing two small masks over a large mask surrounded by moss, back side has bee, four raspberries, two yellow

A Larger and Rare Copper Censer With Cover Size:H:51cm L:35.5cm W:18Kg (The dimensions of all batches are manually measured.If you need more detailed information, please contact our customer service b

A Rare Copper 'Heart Sutra' Cesnser Size:H:14.5cm L:24cm W:3900g (The dimensions of all batches are manually measured.If you need more detailed information, please contact our customer service before

Lwalwa Mask Democratic Republic of the Congo Inhabiting the triangle formed by the Kasai River and its tributary, the Lwalwa live in the southwest part of the former Kasai province. The Lwalwa believe

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. This is a spectacular and rare copper depiction of the god Ai Apaec (also Ai Apec) as a near life-sized figure! This copper being is com

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Asia, possibly Burma, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. Rare mask in helmet carved from a single piec

The fine and rare covered container in the form of a traditional Norwegian tine box is decorated in raised, champleve-like enamels of green, white and red within silver wire scrolls against a blue gro

Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche Culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. If ever there was a mask that captured the element of surprise, this one is it! A remarkably rare mask, finely c

A Rare Copper-Bodied Painted Enamel Slag Bucket Size:H:7.3cm L:11.7cm W:348g (The dimensions of all batches are manually measured.If you need more detailed information, please contact our customer ser

Riviera RARE cobalt covered casserole

AN IMPORTANT AND RARE JADE 'MASK' PENDANT, HUANG, LIANGZHU CULTURE 良渚文化罕見神面玉璜 Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. &#

RARE UNDERGLAZE COPPER RED MEIPINGExtremely rare, Chinese underglaze copper red porcelain meiping vase; of finely potted ovoid form, the shoulder with a band of four stylized chrysanthemum blossoms, t

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. An incredible mask made of hammered copper, with small pierced holes around the edges for affixing it. Twelve