Long Yoruba Beaded Staff Sheath Collected in situ 1965

A long and very fine double sided beaded sheath for a ritual staff, a long hollow tube like sheath that would hold a long iron staff. This rare and exquisite example features many ancestor style faces

A fine and rare old Yoruba Ogboni bronze Staff finial, a 19th Century example that was field collected by Louise Clark, a Peace Corp worker in Nigeria in 1965. The staff finial measures 4 3/8 inches t

A fine and old Yoruba beaded Chieftain's staff , Ekiti Yoruba; NigeriaOf classical form the long staff fully beaded in zigzagging patterns along the entire length of the staff with a central area of r

A group of four African objects. 20th century. ++ Dogon style lidded wooden vessel with a horse head. 62" x 14" x 8". ++ Yoruba beaded sheath for Opa orisa Oko staff. 62" x 11". ++ Igbo Link female fi

24” Beaded Dag Sheath – long twist French

white beads with geometric designs 10" long

Cheyenne Beaded Knife Sheath and Knife, c. 1900s, 9.5" x 3". Total length of sheath with handle and tassel, 25". Knife itself is 10.75" long. Acquired from a private collection in California. Each lot

Part of an old Yoruba Engungun masquerade costume, four long panels of beadwork sewn to layers of cloth. Rich colored beads densely sewn in abstract patterns, the tops of the panels joined by leather.

Northern Plains Beaded Leather Knife Sheath c. 1890-1900s, 11" long. Sheath is 11" x 4" not including the fringe. Knife is 11.5" long. The knife is a rare knife from Sheffield, England. Acquired from

buffalo hide with parfleche decoration, beading and tin cone tassels 6 1/2" long 19th century

Vintage Native American beaded leather hide kife sheath and belt. The belt is 44 inches long, the sheath is 10 1/2 inches long.

A very finely carved wooden Horse & Rider sculpture, a Chieftain shown with staff and a long headdress embellished with silver metal inlay. The sculpture of a Horseman is a symbol of power among the Y

Early Sioux Pipe Bag. 42" long with fringe. Early 1900's. Ex-Bryce Hathcock. Collected from a private museum in Martin, South Dakota. Well decorated with trade beads and porcupine quill work. Beaded b

This is a rare and exceptional American Indian Dag Knife attributed to the Crow Indians of Colorado dating to the 19th Century. The piece is from the ex-collection of noted collector Forest Fenn of Sa

This lot features a fantastic, authentic circa 1870s beaded buckskin parfleche lined sheath and pewter inlaid trade knife from the Sioux Native American Indians and the ex-collection of the Jim Aplan,

Native American, North America, Montana, Sioux, ca. 1890 to 1920 CE. A hand-built buffalo leather knife sheath and a forged-steel knife. The singled-edged knife blade features a shallow drop point nea

This is an exceptional original Cheyenne Native American Indian beaded knife sheath and trade knife from circa 1870-1880. The sheath shows an Indian tanned Buffalo hide construction showing excellent

Native American, Western United States, Plains region, likely Lakota / Dakota (Sioux), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A steel and wood Russell Green River knife with a hand beaded leather she

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beaded crown (ade) created for a Yoruba oba or king of a classic conical form with a removeable bird finial atop. The

Tent Band, Gujarat, India, Mid 20th C. Long vintage beaded tent band. Size: 22' 9'' x 0' 6'' (693 x 15 cm). Provenance: Ex Yosi Barzilai collection.

Demetre ChiparusRomanian, 1886-1947Shimmer, c. 1925Cold-painted bronze; incised signature to baseFigure of a dancer in the Art Deco style, wearing a long, beaded flapper dress of gilded bodice with je

A Chinese Antique Ivory Carved Figure: finely carved in decorative layered robes holding a long staff with a gourd attached, signed on the base, African ivory, of late Qing Dynasty (19th Century), NO

probably Dan culture, 8 3/4" long, collected by the consignor's father, Walter Skor, in New York City prior to retiring to Connecticut in 1951.

The tale of 'Walks with Bear' expressed by Charles Fast Horse in this ladies buckskin dress with fully lazy stitch beaded shoulder yoke, long sleeve fringe, wide beaded sash, long beaded fringe drops