Rare Kwele Medicine Mortar Collected in Situ 1960

A fine and rare carved wooden Kwele Medicine Mortar with stylized form and incised motifs. Kwele peoples, Gabon. This vessel was field collected in the Congo/Brazzaville by Walter Enberger, Mining Eng

A carved wooden mortar with numerous mask like faces around the cup edge with a well worn handle and obvious field use and wear. Most likely used by a village shaman to grind up and prepare medicines.

This is a very rare and impressive old carved wooden stool , with tall carved ancestor sculpture back rest, incised designs and open work legs. This stool collected in Tanzania by Professor Charles Bo

A rare snake vertebrae necklace collected in situ in the Mid 20th century, Bontoc peoples, Philippines. The necklace measures 20 inches around. Collected by Paul Hendricks , Ex Museum of Oddities, Met

This is a very rare old field used Nkuma Washkuk Mindja board. The carving measures 52 inches tall x 12.5 inches wide and has been mounted to a metal display stand( the stand is a bit old and rusty) N

A very rare Old Carved wooden mask with bark cloth plant fiber headdress and shards of glass as eyes, and embellished with charcoal pigments and woven plant material. This mask was acquired during a "

This is a very fine Old Mbunda Sachihongo masks , which are characterized by their round shape, proportionally exaggerated features, and prominent brow ridge and cheeks. This mask was part of the maki

A rare and fascinating Cult object used as part of initiation ceremonies by the Bwami Secret Society, among the Lega peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Such objects are little documented and rare,

This is a very Rare and superb old Grebo medicine tray for a diviner. Carved wood with small anthropomorphic figure as a central motif to the handle, which is accented with brass tacks. The tray / spo

This is a very rare Mbunda-style Sachihongo mask collected in situ in 1972 in Zambia. This type of dance mask is characterized by their round shape, proportionally exaggerated features, and prominent

This is a very rare Mbunda-style Sachihongo mask collected in situ in 1972 in Zambia. This type of dance mask is characterized by their round shape, proportionally exaggerated features, and prominent

A Fine and Rare Lowland Ok Cuirass; Yangkom/Aekyom Language groups, Upper Fly River/Ok Tedi river, Far Western border of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The body armor of heavy woven rattan in the

A long and very fine double sided beaded sheath for a ritual staff, a long hollow tube like sheath that would hold a long iron staff. This rare and exquisite example features many ancestor style faces

A carved wooden basket with three protruding trophy head designs, two as skulls and a rattan back. Collected in situ in the mid 20th century by Museum Owner. Naga peoples, Nagaland, Northeastern India

A Fine vintage bronze Head or Bust from Benin, collected in situ in the 1990's. The bronze measures 10.5 inches tall.

A rare HunterÂ’s backpack (inabnūtan) made from rattan and palm tree fibers. Collected in situ in the Mid 20th century. The backpack measures 21 x 16 inches. Ifugao peoples, Philippines, South

This is a very rare old and fascinating bronze vessel from the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Cast bronze with a highly stylized face and some hanging accouterments, the vessel has a well worn and w

A carved wooden basket with a sword wielding Head hunter or warrior carved in relief and a rattan back. Collected in situ in the mid 20th century by Museum Owner. Naga peoples, Nagaland, Northeastern

Rare and important mask - Sepik River Area - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 63 cm Old rare Sepik dance mask. With natural pigments and a lot of detail. Collected around 1960. Acquired from an

A carved wooden mask with energetic face and broad grimace , perhaps representing a Trophy head, however it is larger then most smaller heads and is "mask size" Collected in situ 1970 and was part of

Rare and early small pharmaceutical mortar, used for grinding herbs, medicines and cures in an apothecary. Original pestle. Both pieces made of heavy cast bronze. Antique, 17th century. Measurements:

A rare Civil War store card token from Newcomerstown, Ohio. OH61A-1a R4. One side depicts a mortar and pestle with the phrase "Drugs And Medicines" around the top. The other side reads "A.S. Twiford/P

Client purchased complete in 1992, sent to body shop for restoration, body shop lost motor. All parts but motor and shaft appear present. Title present, heated barn stored for 15 years.If you are on f

Incredible 17th century, dated 1631 along border and reads "SANCE ME FECIT SANCTVS AROMATARID GIOSEPPI SPATARN" meaning SANCE MADE ME THE SAINTS AROMATARID OF JOSEPH SPATARN bronze mortar most likely