A Mangbetu (?) Friction Oracle

Reibeorakel Mangbetu (?), DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. L 15 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Kurt Hösli-Brutschin (1928-2006), Basel. Weiterführende Literatur: Literatur: John Pemberton III, In

Reibeorakel, "itombwa" Lele, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Schnur. H 4,5 cm. L 32,5 cm. Provenienz: - Antique Market, London. - Frederick Hanley, Slough, Berkshire. - Claire und Franç

wood, encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, two-parted, base in shape of a bisected cylindre, upper part in form of a board-shaped figure with indicated facial features, min. dam., slight trace

A Lele/ Kuba zoomorphic friction oracle. 20th century. Lele/ Kuba style. Democratic Republic of the Congo.Provenance: 1969, Parke-Bernet, NY.

Orakeltier, "itwoom" Kuba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Raphia. H 9 cm. L 31 cm. Provenienz: Sammlung Peter Stettler (1939-1998) und Erica Stettler-Schnell (geb. 1940). Das "itwoom" Reiborake

A Finely carved vintage to antique janus sculpture or friction oracle, featuring male and female heads atop a round handle and decorated base. Of note, the bottom is worn very smooth suggesting some a

Reibeorakel, "kakuka" Dinga und benachbarte Ethnien, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 21 cm. Provenienz: - Edmond (Edi) Remondino, Burundi und Zürich, Schweiz. - Schweizer Privatsammlu

A fine old carved wooden Kuba Itoombwa Divination implement in zoomorphic form with incised designs and some signs of light handling. Such divination tools were considered to be quite accurate when us

Orakelgerät, "katatora" Luba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 14 cm. Provenienz: - Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. - Hammer Auktion 59, 09.10.2020, Lot 118 (stornierter Verkauf / cancele

Orakelgerät, "katotola" Luba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 14 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Anlässlich von Divinations-Ritualen fungierten solche Geräte als physis

Antique African Carved Itombwa Bashilele Friction Oracle. Early 20th C carved wood animal figure used in ritual ceremonies by the Kuba. Measuring 41 cm L x 8.5 H. From a Montreal private collection an

A carved wooden animal with a small wooden button attached to its back to rub and act as a medium between the diviner and omniscient nature spirits in order to determine the cause of illnesses and app

Carved wooden idol from the Songye peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Such idols were typically used by local diviners as medium to the spirit world. measures 9 inches tall.

Kuba Peoples, (4) tribal artifacts, DR Congo, including a ceremonial knife, 14"l; a crocodile-shaped friction oracle, 18"l, a cup, 5.75"h, and a semi-circular box with lid, 11.25"l Provenance: Estate

RARE Japan tin friction Romance Motorcycle. "Large Blue Version" All complete example with very nice colors. The Blue version has a single headlight different from the 3 lights on the red version. Ver

Includes a Modern Toys Masudaya Atomic Space Pioneer in original box with bulbs intact and no cracking, but friction not working. There is a battery-operated Looping Space Tank with nice graphics on o

RARE Japan tin friction Romance Motorcycle. "Large Red Version" All complete example with very nice colors. Very desirable Motorcycle toy with male and female passengers. Large impressive toy. Frictio

Japan tin friction Atom Racer #27. Deluxe version of this very desirable Futuristic Racer. All original and complete. This example looks basically never played with condition. Colors are bright with g

404. BOXED MASUDAYA ZORAN RACER | Friction driven, when moving the car makes a clicking sound. Provenance: Mark Solondz Collection. | Provenance: Monique Knowlton Collection. | 12" l. | Glue repair to

Waco friction powered motor hook robot. Made in Japan. In original box. Working. Minor surface wear to robot, primarily to bottom section near base. Box with creases and rubs at corners. IMPORTANT: Be

DST. This sign is in excellent shape with a great Nourse graphic. Side A has a little bit of paint loss under the word "Business" and some slight surface scratching to the face of the sign. It is mark

Blue color variation. Made by A.T.C. (Asahi Toy Company). Featured in Dale Kelley's book "Collecting the Tin Toy Car" on page 49. One of the most sought after Japanese post war cars. Some scratching a

399. BOXED MASKED KAMEN RIDER CAR | Friction driven, a clicking sound is emitted when in motion. | Provenance: Monique Knowlton Collection. | 12.5" l. | Small tear and some denting to lid top, otherwi

RARE Japan tin friction Atom Car #153. Great looking tin race car with nice colors and graphics. Chrome is all still nice. Has complete original driver. The car still has its original rubber tires. Fr