70397: A Malakula Ceremonial Puppet Vanuatu, c. early

Both have wooden heads, torsos and hands mounted on armature type arms. Carved features; shoes with heels. Female is dressed in velvet, and silk. Male (Pierrot or Jester style) with painted head mask,

Hand painted with birds and rabbits within gothic / lancet-form windows. Possibly for an Easter sunrise service or carnival ? 37 x 22 x 9 inches (closed) Condition: Good, wear

Rare Antique Ceremonial Blouse, Sulawesi, Early 20th C. Ceremonial blouse called "halili petondu", cotton, mica flakes, applique, embroidery, central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Size: 23'' x 34'' (58 x 86 cm

Pelangi Silk Should Cloth ("Selendang"), Indonesia, Early 20th C. Ceremonial scarf of silk, with gold braid and fringe. Field of tie dye (pelangi), and sew and dye (tritik). The design of alternating

Early 20th C Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth, Minangkabau, Sumatra, Indonesia; cotton, silk, metal thread, weft ikat. Size: 88'' x 34'' (224 x 86 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in t

Lot of (3) Assorted Late 19th - Early 20th c. Ceremonial Swords, incl: (2) with knight's head pommels and channeled celluloid handles, one by The Pettibone Bros. Mfg. Company (Cincinnati, OH), the oth

Large Early 20th Century Yoruba (Benin) Impressive Multi-Color Beaded and Nassa Shell Ceremonial Crown Headdress with King on Horseback and Guardian Figures Surmounted Top. Overall measures 27-1/2" x

**First Time At Auction** Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden paddle with elaborately delineated decoration at the juncture between th

19th C Early European Mechanical Puppet Marionette. A 19th century marionette puppet that could possibly have been made as early as 1700-1800s. A bearded man, made of wood with light stuffing with joi

Early 20th c. Thin iron ceremonial figure, Dogon. 1 7/8 x 1 7/8'', 8 1/4''h

4 Vintage Balinese Shadow Puppets, Early 20th C. Water buffalo leather. Including a tiger, water buffalo, figure and fire monster Gayon. Size: Ranging from: 24'' x 23'', (61 x 58 cm) to 40'' x 18'', (

Vanuatu fernwood ridge pole, ex-Parke-Bernet, Likely early 20th c., Oceania, Vanuatu, with large mouth, sunken cheeks, globular eyes, and ridge perimeter, the back carved with lizard tutelary spirt fi

Monumental Slit Gong / Drum, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, early 20th c. The towering slit gongs of northern Vanuatu are among the largest musical instruments in the world. They are carved from the trunks o

Yao Ceremonial Shaman's Robe, Early 20th C. Shaman's ceremonial robe depicting various Taoist celestial figures characters, and dragons, cotton with silk embroidery, Yao people. Size: 40.5'' x 29'', 1

2 Meifu Li Cotton and Silk Headwrap Textiles, Hainan Island, China, Early 20th C. 2 ceremonial women's head cloths, silk embroidery on indigo-dyed cotton. The end panels are covered in extremely fine

Balinese Silk Songket With Gold Thread, Singaraja, Bali, Early 20th C. Nobleman's ceremonial hip cloth, "saput songket" with red and white checkered ground and songket on the ends. Balinese black and

Six Antique Indonesian Shadow Puppets, early 20th C.,Various Characters.(SNIG7216/6)(WK) Measurements:13-18 H Property Title:

Palestinian Thobe Ceremonial Dress, probably Bethlehem, early 1900s. Made of strips of silk, decorated with rich couching with silk thread with flower design and velvet and cotton patchwork on the Qab

Fine Woman's Ceremonial Sarong/Tapis, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. Unopened tube skirt. Handspun cotton, natural dyes, cotton, metal thread, mirrors. Early 20th Century. Size: 45'' x 24'' (114 x 61 cm

Melanesia, Vanuatu Island, ca. 19th century CE. A dramatic puppet carved from wood and accented with dried red-brown mud applied to bamboo stalks to form a long, phallic nose and bulging eyes that pro

Kanduri cloth, offering made to the shrine of Salar Masud with "daragh" shrine and warriors, cotton applique, Uttar Pradesh, India. Early 20th c. Size: 44'' x 46'' (112 x 117 cm).

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik

Woman's Ceremonial Sarong/Tapis, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. Unopened tube skirt. Handspun cotton, natural dyes, metal thread. Early 20th Century. Size: 47'' x 26'' (119 x 66 cm).International Textil

Indonesian Painted Wood Puppet Head, Early 20th C. Wayang Golek figure with upright head, pink face and red turban. Provenance: Artemis Gallery; Adeon Gallery, Chicago, IL. Size: 11'' x 5'' x 4'' (28