A Fine Senufo Staff Ex Drs. Israel & Michaela Samuelly

This is a very finely carved wooden staff or "Tefalipitya" ceremonial staff from the Senufo peoples of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. A carved wooden scepter with a highly stylized anthropomorphic fini

A very fine old carved wooden staff with female effigy on top, twisted form with serpent like design winding up the staff. The Figure on top is well carved and has a deep well handled surface patina.

A very fine old carved wooden staff with female effigy on top, with a deep well handled surface patina. This staff is known as tefalipitya (meaning 'hoe-work-girl') among the central Senufo. The Yearl

A finely carved wooden ceremonial mask with elaborate form and classic overall desih=gn, painted black and accented with red pigments. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 12.25

Carved from a heavy dense piece of wood with a well handled golden honey colored surface and somewhat stick patina suggesting field use over many years. This type of sculpture is associated with the P

A Very finely carved female effigy with classic treatment to the face and coiffure, well patinated dark surface. This figure was once atop a wooden staff , known locally as a tefalipitya staff. Local

A very fine carved wooden female effigy with a stylized coiffure and wonderful treatment to her face and most notably the hands. The figure appears to have good age and handling and has been custom mo

A very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park Bern

Ancient Luristan Bronze Finial c.1000 BC. Size 11 1/4 inches length. A fine cast bronze finial with Master of Animals. Choice patina. Provenance: Private NYC Collection Ex Freshman Gallery Israel 1950

A tall carved wooden staff " Oshe Shango" featuring the image of a kneeling devotee of Shango, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Shango is the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning and the double-axe mot

Stab, "tefalipitya" Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 103 cm. Provenienz: - Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury (Lot 308, September 2015) - Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg

Highly colored 3 5/8" Dimpled Biscuit Discoidal. Decatur Co, TN. High grade of Quartz. Very fine. Ex-Dr. Cushman

A Senufo carved wood staffCote dIvoireRaised on a black metal stand.height 48in (122cm) Provenance:With Pierre Deveraeux.Sold Sothebys New York, 20 November 2012, lot 145.Property from th

2 1/8" Quartz Hourglass Bannerstone. Fulton Co, IL. Attractive grey and black Quartz. Finely polished. Very fine condition. Ex-Gary Cuckler, Steve Repp, Dennis DeRosear. Featured on the intro page of

3 5/8" Wisconsin Winged Bannerstone. Lawrence Co, IL. Blank and tan speckled Granite. Excellent form. Fine polish. Ex-Bruce Miller, Jim Bennett. Davis G10 COA. 11/26: Added copy of auction catalog fro

5 3/16" Keokuk Axe. Iowa. Wonderfully made, classic shape. Excellent condition. There appears to be a heavy coat of "axe wax" on this fine piece. Ex-Gary Cuckler, Jim Felke

23" Catlinite Pipe and Stem. Detailed. Older Historic example, 1800's. Detailed decoration with fully fluted stem. Very fine condition. Ex-Michael Johnson, Gilbert Cooper, Fred Eiserman. Davis G10 COA

Very fine 8 1/4" Full Groove Axe. Russell Co, KY (near Jamestown). Flawless with fine polish. Ex-James Weisenborn, BW Stephens (A-70, tag missing). Stephens acquired from B. Hall in 1956. Well picture

3 3/16" Saddleface Hardstone Bannerstone. Adams Co, IL (Quincy). Thin, graceful shape. Excellent symmetry. Highly polished green and tan Granite. A very fine Bannerstone. Ex-Ed Harvey, Tony Putty, Gar

3 1/8" Big Sandy. Hardin Co, KY. High grade Hornstone. Serrated edges. Fine flaking. Ex-Dale Rector. One of the last arrowheads Dale acquired.

6 3/4" Spiro Blade. Spiro Mound. LeFlore Co, OK. Very thin (.18" max). High grade two tone chert. Very fine condition. Ex-Sam Johnson

3 1/8" D-Shaped Humped Bannerstone. Knox Co, IL. Very well made from black and white Granite ("Straw Porphyry"). Finely polished. Fine condition. Ex-Jim Johnston (#576), Tom Davis, Tommy Beutell. Pict

14 1/2" D. Zia Pueblo Olla with classic road runner design. NM. Handmade, approximately 100 years old (~1920). Excellent polychrome paint, very fine condition. Ex-Tom Davis. Tom Davis displayed this f

3 9/16" Double Notched Wing Bannerstone. Ballard Co, KY. Vividly banded slate. Very fine condition. Ex-Gary Noel, Red Tully, E.E. Curtiss, Sr.. Pictured in The Archaic Bannerstone (Lutz, p212). Featur