19th c. ceremonial staff, Terai, Nepal

South America, Peru, Colonial / Republican Period, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful ceremonial staff that represented prestige and power among Andean people, the wood is covered in high quality silver

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Tribe, 19th century CE or earlier. Rare Opa Osanyin herbalist's staff. Made of hand-forged iron with staff in a long spear shaped support to which a ring of applied birds

A GOOD PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY WHITE METAL JEWISH CEREMONIAL STAFF MOUNTS of spear tip form, glazed on both sides with Hebrew script and attached bells, 26cm high, 11cm wide.

South Pacific carved hard wood ceremonial staff, 19th C. Carved at the flared top with intricate cross hatching with animal and human detail. Rich patina. Conforming feather carving at the opposite en

Benin Edo People, bronze ceremonial staff, 19th c. Nigeria, in two pieces, naturally dark and verdigris patinated cast bronze, in a stacked totemic form, the round standard surmounted by a long beaked

2 Bronze Ceremonial Vases , Nepal, 19th C., cast bronze vessels. Largest size: 7.5" x 5" x 5" (19 x 13 x 13 cm). Total weight: 1665 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Matthew Friedman is

2 Bronze Ceremonial Vases, Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessels. Largest size: 6.5" x 4.5" x 4.5" (17 x 11 x 11 cm). Total weight: 1850 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Matthew

2 Bronze Ceremonial Vases, Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessels. Largest size: 6" x 4" x 4" (15 x 10 x 10 cm). Total weight: 1370 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Matthew Friedm

Bronze Ceremonial Vases, Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessel. Size: 6.75" x 4.75" x 4.75" (17 x 12 x 12 cm). Weight: 835 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Matthew Friedman is aut

3 Bronze Ceremonial Vases, Nepal (Amkhora), 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessels. Largest Size: 7.5" x 5" x 5" (19 x 13 x 13 cm). Total weight: 3120 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Ma

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, Ogboni society, 19th century CE. A pair of iron staffs in abstract but recognizable human form. Each figure has a stylized face with long, braided hair, elongated

2 Bronze Ceremonial Vases (Amkhora), Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessels. Largest size: 6.25 " x 4.25" x 4.25" (16 x 11 x 11 cm). Total weight: 1230 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collec

3 Bronze Ceremonial Vases (Amkhora) Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessels. Largest size: 6.5" x 4.5" x 4.5" (17 x 11 x 11 cm). Total weight: 2050 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection.

2 Bronze Ceremonial Vases (Amkhora) Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessels. Largest size: 5.75" x 4" x 4" (15 x 10 x 10 cm). Total weight: 1140 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Ma

2 Bronze Ceremonial Vases (Amkhora), Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessels. Largest Size: 7.75" x 5" x 5" (20 x 13 x 13 cm). Total weight: 2560 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. M

2 Bronze Ceremonial Vases (Amkhora) Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessels. Largest size: 6.5" x 4.5" x 4.5" (17 x 11 x 11 cm). Total weight: 1440 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection.

2 Bronze Ceremonial Vases (Amkhora), Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessels. Largest size: 6.25" x 4" x 4" (16 x 10 x 10 cm). Total weight: 1650 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. M

Bronze Ceremonial Vase (Amkhora), Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessel, peacock decoration. Size: 6.25 " x 4.5" x 4.5" (16 x 11 x 11 cm). Weight: 880 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collect

A pair of cast bronze standing male and female figures in Egyptian attire holding ceremonial staffs after the sculptures by Emile Louis Picault (1833 - 1915), each black patina and parcel gilt bronze

Bronze Ceremonial Vase (Amkhora), Nepal, 19th C., ornately cast bronze vessel. Size: 6.25" x 4.25" x 4.25" (16 x 11 x 11 cm). Weight: 810 grams. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Matthew Friedm

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. An iron ceremonial diviner's staff with a bird finial. Birds have a special significance to the Yoruba, representing the triumph of

Large Nepalese ceremonial Phurba dagger, 19th c., Nepal, copper alloy, horse head finial representing Lord Hayagriva with three faces of Mahakala, three-sided blade protruding from Makara figure's mou

Tongan ceremonial carved wood staff, finely incised, probably 19th Century, 2'8''l

5 Bronze Bakuka ceremonial bowls from Nepal, circa 1850-1900, ornate and heavy. 2070 grams Largest: 3.25" x 4.75" x 4.75", 8 x 12 x 12 cm. Provenance: Matthew Friedman Collection. Matthew Friedman is