11th C. African Mali Tellem Quartz Ear Plugs (pr)

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Mali, Tellem culture, ca. 11th to 15th century CE. A pair of hand-made quartz crystal ear plugs. Translucent with a pink hue, these were shaped and polished

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Mali, Tellem culture, ca. 11th to 15th century CE. A pair of hand-made quartz crystal ear or lip plugs hand shaped using a pecking and polishing method with

**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Mali, Tellem culture, ca. 11th to 15th century CE. A pair of hand carved quartz ear plugs, long and thin with flared ends for securing in the earlobe or thro

Originally listed at $400 North Africa, Sahara Desert, Late Stone Age, ca. 50,000 to 10,000 years ago. A remarkable pair of Neolithic ear plugs, both hand-sculpted from translucent pink quartz crysta

North Africa, Sahara Desert, Late Stone Age, ca. 50,000 to 10,000 years ago. A pair of hand-made quartz crystal labrets or ear plugs hand shaped using a pecking and polishing method with stone and san

Pair of Neolithic Fused Quartz Ear Plugs found in the Sahara Desert, Africa. They measure 1 1/16" and 1 1/8"

Pair of Neolithic Quartz Ear Plugs found in the Sahara Desert, Africa 3500 to 50,000 yrs old. These quartz crystal ear or nose plugs were found in the NW Sahara Desert. These ancient artifacts were sh

West Africa, Mali or Burkina Faso, Dogon culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved ancestor or Tellem figure made from a warm red-brown sandstone in a stylized crouching position. The

Western Europe, Bohemia & Venice; West Africa, Mali, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. An attractive pair of red glass, brass, and stone European trade and African made beads, al

TRIBAL: Dogon Walu Mask, Mali, mid-20th C., wood, pigment, fiber, carved hardwood mask of an antelope with grooved horns, long ears on the sides, stylized form face with large recessed rectangular eye

Senufo Hornbill Sculpture, Mali 19th c., on museum mount, 48" tall, 9 1/2" x 9 1/2". Losses to legs, one wing and one ear, great age patina.

Africa, Mali/Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with coffee bean shaped eyes and mouth, the right ear deli

Africa, Mali / Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with incised slit eyes and mouth, small modeled ears, a

African Dogon peoples Dyommo, or Rabbit Mask, Mali, 20th C., of typical form of those Kanaga masks used at Dama ceremonies, with boxlike head and elongated ears. 20" H x 7" W x 7" D

A group of 2 Dogon style sculptures. 20th century. ++ Dogon style figure. Mali ++ Dogon tellem style figure. Mali. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Fine African Dogon Hornbill Mask, Mali, 19th C. Carved wood and pigment. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from Galerie Kamer, 9, quai

**Originally Listed At $2500** West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. An enormous ladder carved by hand from the trunk of a hard wood tree. The ladder has a slender base, six

Rapa Nui People, Moai paepae fertility figure, 19th/20th c., Easter Island, carved hardwood, rare female figure modeled standing with carved coiffure, inlaid eyes, ear plugs, standing with hands over

wood, greyish brown patina, with chin plug, resp. beard, strongly encrusted sacrificial patina in some places (various liquids were used for sacrifices, including the blood of chickens, sheep, and goa

A totemic figure. Mali, Dogon. 20th century. 35" x 4" Base: 6 1/4" x 6 1/4". Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: For this type of figure see Dogon

A Very fine old carved wooden mask in the form of a Rabbit with tall ears and painted designs of traditional stylized mask with large open geometric eyes and organic pigments. Dogon peoples, Mali, Afr

Dogon or Tellem artist male figure Malicarved wood60 h × 10 w × 5 d in (152 × 25 × 13 cm) Sold with stand. Sold with a digital copy of the invoice from Archeo Gallery.

Fine African Bamana Marionette Puppet, Mali, mid 20th c.. A very fine old Maani puppet from the Sogow masquerade. Carved wood, beads. On stand. Provenance: Material Culture, June 12, 2016, Lot 618. Si

Africa, Bura-Asinda-Sikka, Mali / Niger, ca. 3rd to 11th century CE. A rare carved stone head/marker from this little known culture. The entire marker is carved to resemble a human figure with charact