Rare Mayan Carved Shell Cartouche, ex-Stendahl

A rare votive Mayan slingshot. A carved wood miniature slingshot, finely carved with skeletal arm and hand holding a skull. Display stand included. Dimensions: 6" L; Weight: 6.8 oz. Provenance: Ex. Pr

4 Carved Shell Pendants. 2 5/8"-3 1/2". Finely made with faces engraved on sides. Unique and rare. From the Western Coast of MX, Colima influence. Ex-Kevin Pipes, Lloyd and Walter Harriss Collections

A rare carved wooden effigy shown seated with well handled and weathered surface and embellished with metal hoop and cowrie shells. Turka peoples, Mali / Ivory Coast, West Africa. The figure measures

A carved wooden Mirror board with ancestor face, carved cowrie shells and old mirror inside. Such objects are exceedingly rare and were presumably used in divination ceremonies. Tiv peoples, Nigeria,

A beautiful Maya ornament from Guatemala, c. AD 250 - 600, carved from heavy white shell in the form of a sea urchin skeleton. Dia: 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm). A rare find!!!. Ex Walley collection.

A Tall carved wooden dance mask with female effigy as top finial, embellished with various grass, seed, old glass beads and shell regalia and painted with organic pigments , apparent sweating surface

A carved wooden Janus style Magic fetish object embellished with textile and shell bundle around the torso containing unknown magic elements. Nakanu peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa. A Yaka relate

A very rare wooden vessel with spirit mask face above vessel adorned with textiles, cowrie shells and mirrors, likely some type of divination object, and included is a wooden carved pointer object. Da

A Finely carved old wooden mask with stylized braided coiffure, elongated face, incised scar designs and embellished with shells and glass beads. Bambara / Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa. The mask measu

A Carved wooden dance mask with classic comb like superstructure, large nose and stylized face and adorned with cowrie shells. The mask is well handled and worn, with old labels on the back. Bamana Pe

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and Guatemala, Maya, late Classic Period, ca. 700 to 900 CE. Amazing and exceedingly unique! Beautifully engraved with late Classic lord's heads and readable glyphs, the

Late 19th century French Provincial oak draw leaf table, the cross-pegged top surmounting the conforming shaped apron centering a carved shell cartouche flanked by foliate sprays, the whole rising on

Carved and paint decorated mirror in the Continental taste, executed in composition material, with a carved shell cartouche at each corner flanked by foliate scroll work and vine motif enclosing the o

Late 19th century French Provincial oak draw leaf table, the cross-pegged top surmounting the conforming shaped apron centering a carved shell cartouche flanked by foliate sprays, the whole rising on

LOUIS XV STYLE FRENCH CARVED GILT WOOD MIRROR HAVING ARCHED BEVELED GLASS PLATE ENCOMPASSED BY ANCANTHUS LEAF FRAME WITH CARVED SHELL CARTOUCHE, LATE 19TH C.; 60"H X 35"W

Ancient Holy Land Bronze Age Shell Cow c.3000 BC. Size 34 mm. Rare Carved shell amulet of a cow with a hole through the center. Condition: perfect. Provenance: from the estate of Robert Thompson of Ph

Ancient Holy Land Bronze Age Shell Cow c.3000 BC. Size 34 mm. Rare Carved shell amulet of a cow with a hole through the center. Condition: perfect. Provenance: from the estate of Robert Thompson of Ph

Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous collection of ancient Mayan beads: dozens of thin, round greenstone beads intersperse

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico Yucatan to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An incredible and expressive olive shell that is carefully openwork carved

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico Yucatan to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An incredible olive shell that is carefully openwork carved into a skull. Both tips are pierced for s

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A fascinating and rare hand carved shell ornament with a separately carved eagle head set into the upper panel. The grooved spatulate shape

This is a rare Art Deco carved shell and emaber cameo collection featuring 5 pieces. Each is centrally set with a hand carved oval shell cameo bust of a young Victorian maiden. They are bezel set in s

This is a very rare example from the Lega peoples,Shabunda region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, central Africa. A lukungu mask never worn on the face or body , traditionally the mask only came ou

19th C. Georgian Burl Walnut Dining Chairs, Two Arms and Four Sides, with Shell Carved Cartouche, Shaped Splat Backs, and Balloon Seats with Needlepoint Upholstery on Cabriole Legs with Shell Carved K