Axe with human head - Tanzania, Nyamwezi

2 MesoAmerican Stone Carvings "Axe God" and Human Head - Drilled for Suspension

Native American, North America, Eastern Woodland, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A wonderful and rare example of a hand axe head that is hand-carved and pecked from mottled dark gray stone with red, cream, and l

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Classic Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A beautiful dark green stone celt (hand axe) with an incised design of a human head wearing a serpent's head - or possibly being de

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A finely carved rare stone axe/ax in brown basalt carved with human head to front end, rounded ax on other and

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A finely carved rare stone axe/ax in brown basalt carved with human head to front end, rounded ax on other and repeating square nodes in cent

19th century folk art hand-carved wood Shepherds Axe hiking cane which features a carved figural monk head handle with glass eyes. Dimension: 3 ft. lg. Late 1800s. Metal tag attached identifies the ca

Hand carved anthropomorphic stool, Tanzania, mid 20th century, carved from a single section of tree trunk, having a human head with an elaborate coiffeur above a neck and rectangular body with relief

Sukuma or Nyamwezi Peoples, Tanzania, Carved Wood, Fiber, And Gourd Medicinal Figure, H 17", W 8", D 12" | Carved Head, Arms, And Legs Attached to a Gourd Comprising the Figure's Body. the Neck, Arms,

Hand carved wooden Lipiko helmet mask, Makonde peoples, Tanzania, mid 20th century, the male figure having a full head of human hair and facial scarification, 10"h x 7,25"w x 11.5"d. Note: Sale does n

Second half 20th. C. Realistic facial features combined with real human hair on the head is typical of Lipiko masks, however this is a conventional face mask that must be strapped to the dancer��

(lot of 4) Pre-Columbian carved stone anthropomorphic figures, Mezcala-Guerrero, Mexico 800 BC-200 BC, figures are based on an ancient axe celt form, comprising a head, and three human figures, two st

A carved wooden effigy with the head turned off axis, giving the sculpture a sense of motion. Sukuma or related ethnic group, Tanzania, Africa. The Figure measures 17.5 inches tall and has a well weat

A choice Nyamwezi fly whisk from Tanzania, early 20th century. The overall length of this beautiful example is 32 in and it has a nicely sculpted head, inlaid with shell eyes, topping the handle. Woul

Viking Axe "Walter" The axe is one of the first human-made tools. Simplicity of perfection is the very word used to describe Viking axes. The ax has great impact power, it cuts through armor with ease

Pre-Columbian bronze figural axe head, ex-Komor, Late 1st Millenium BCE, Peru, natural verdigris, with human face decoration, on hardwood stand, accompanied with copy of Mathias Komor receipt, 2"h x 3

Early Mughal-style tabar axe head, gilt and engraved, 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".

The pendant finely carved in low relief openwork to show two chi dragons to the top, with scrolling clouds, additional dragons and a fret to the lower half, with two openwork handles to either side. A

Chinese Shang dynasty bronze yue axe head. With a wide flattened blade and curved cutting edge. Raised t'ieh design on both sides. The haft is decorated with taotie masks in relief. Pierced with three

Persian style tabar axe head (Persian Tabarzin Loft'Ali Mohammed Reza), iron with gold inlay, chiseled, hunting scenes. Qur'anic inscriptions read "The Victory Comes From God" (Qur'an 8:20) and "My su

A very nice Near Eastern bronze axe head, c. 1200 - 800 BC, cast as one piece with cylindrical shaft-hole with four straight ribs at the back terminating in four long conical points. The upper and low

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Early to Late Classic Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A beautiful greenstone ceremonial axe or gorget with a T-shaped profile, r

Ca. 10th-12th Century.A bronze amulet which takes the elegant form of a bearded axe with flat top and a knob-like protrusion on the lower side. Decoration includes punched circles near the blade, thou

Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. A beautiful and sizable axe head of a sturdy utilitarian form featuring a thick neck, a rounded hafting shaft, and a

Chinese Jadeite Jade Axe Head Assortment Archaic style, green jadeite jade, in Riker mount collector cases Property from: a Aurora, Illinois collector Height: 12 1/2 inches, Width: 3 inches (largest)