Ancestor head finial

A Rare Old Igbo Okwanazu Chalk dish with elaborate ancestor head finial on handle. According to the Igbo traditions white lime or chalk powder is a special symbol of purity, health, beauty, morality a

A carved wooden mask with a ancestor head finial on top, simple hair locks and a brilliant blue pigment. Bozo peoples, Mali, Africa. The mask measures 14 x 6.5 inches. * A durable metal display stand

A Rare Old Igbo Okwanazu Chalk dish with elaborate ancestor head finial on handle. From Nigeria, West Africa.To the native peoples of this region white lime or chalk powder is a special symbol of puri

A large carved wooden stylized ancestor head with zoomporphic finial on top, and remains of rattan basketry on the bottom. Note the wonderful earthen pigments and professional custom display stand. Th

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Wari (Huari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden staff or finial with a head atop a lengthy pole with an uncarved, paddle-shaped base. The

Carved wooden female shown with tall coiffure or finial atop her head and with highly stylized face and form and adorned with beads. Attie peoples, Cote D'ivoire, West Africa. Measures 26 inches tall

Carved wooden female shown with tall coiffure or finial atop her head and with highly stylized face and form and adorned with beads. Attie peoples, Cote D'ivoire, West Africa. Measures 26 inches tall

A Carved wooden stylized ancestor sculpture with a zoomorphic animal ( Dog) totem on the head and dramatic black and white coloration on kaolin clay pigments. Mambila peoples, Nigeria, Africa. measure

A fantastic Mesopotamian bronze bull’s head finial, c. 2nd Millennium BC, perhaps from the handle of a patera or similar with beautifully style, long graceful horns and cut-outs for inlay on top and

An Eskimo baleen basket with a seal head finial, signed on base "BARROW/1944", 3.75"h x 3.75"w. Provenance: Bay Area Collector, purchased Christies, 12/1/1998, Sale 8181, lot 1427

Eastern Steppes, Southern Europe, Ca. 9th - 11th century AD.A hand-forged iron dagger with a slightly curved blade and a profile bird head finial with simple engraved details, curved beak and rivet ey

6th-2nd century BC. A large gilt bronze head of a horse with flaring nostrils, open mouth, wide expressive eyes, ears back; black pigment to the mane and engraved detailing of fur to the surface. 1.67

Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1950 CE. Elongated solid carved head with long forehead, inset eyes once with shell inlay, prominent nose with flared nostrils. A very striking figure! Size: 12.25"

**Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 18th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A beautiful cast-bronze furniture finial depicting the head of Horus, the f

Ahnen-Kopf Iatmul, Papua-Neuguinea, Sepik Gebiet (Neuguinea Insel) Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Kaurischnecken. H 24 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf

a chinese gilt bronze rams head finialht. 5 in.

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fine cast-bronze scoop with a concave head and a slender handle with spiraled grooves. The curved finial displays a stylized ram head boasting a th

Ancient Bactrian Bronze Mace Head Finial With Bird, c. 2nd century BC. (2 3/4 inches length) Rare Cast bronze Bird, finial of a mace head. choice patina. Provenance: Ex Robert Haber Ancient Art NYC. R

A WORCESTER PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND STAND, CIRCA 1770, of globular form with a flower head finial, painted with floral sprays and winged insects, with the matching fluted hexagonal stand. (2) Teapot 15cm

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fine cast-bronze finial attachment in the shape of a fierce lion head with bulging almond eyes, a bulbous nose with horizontal striations, cupped s

The California Museum of Ancient Art is de-accessioning lot # 94 to raise funds for its Ancient Art Acquisition Fund in order to build its growing collections. An Achaemenid creme calcite cow's head f

A knife or staff handle with head finial. 20th century. With base: 9 1/4"h x 2 1/4"w x 2 1/2"d. Provenance: Private New York Collector Catalog Notes: The coiffure on this piece seems to suggest a Gabo

Abelam ancestor head, Middle Sepik, Papau New Guinea. Surmounted by Hornbill bird, incised designs accented with various pigments. Size: 25'' x 5'' x 6'' (64 x 13 x 15 cm), 32'' x 7'' x 8'' (81 x 18 x

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle/East Sepik River Region, Korewori River area, ca. 1920s to 1940s CE. A hand-built red clay stone head representing an abstract ancestral figure. The head is of a mini