Sold2020A Rare Nsapo/Songye chief's staff Ex Levitt CollectionA fine and very rare carved wooden Nsapo/Songye cheif’s staff finial. The staff measures 32.5 inches tall. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $40.00 - Ex. Sol and Josephine LeviSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Very Rare Luba Prestige Staff Ex Al Gordon CollectionThis is a very fine and rare carved wooden Eastern Luba Chief's staff, accented with hammered aluminum and incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Irwin Cernic, NY, acquired fromSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Fine Yoruba Ogboni Edan Ritual Staff Ex Levitt CollectionA finely cast bronze double edan staff piece, used by the Ogboni or Oshugbo, one of the most prominent Yoruba religious cult societies, which worships the owner of the earth, Onile. The prime functionSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Old Hemba Sculpture Ex Levitt Collection, NYCA Very finely carved and well weathered old Hemba male ancestor sculpture, with obvious age, wear and decay. Hemba peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture has been professionally mounted to a display stSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Bangubangu African Sculpture Ex Levitt CollectionThis is an exceedingly rare wood sculpture from the BanguBangu, a remote ethnic group living in the eastern Congo, and like their neighbors the Luba , they create wooden idols for the worship of theirSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Songye Passport Maskette Ex Levitt Collection NYCA small carved wooden kifwebe maskette with incised linear designs accented with reddish orange mineral pigments. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Maskette measures 7 inches tall ( 10 inches onSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Old Namji Doll Ex Levitt Collection New YorkCarved wooden doll with large animal hide bundle around the torso and embellished with woven grass string and glass beads. Namji peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Provenance: Ex. Sol and Josephine Levitt, NYSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare Tabwa Anti-Witchcraft Staff Ex Ripa CollectionThis is a very rare and old Tabwa Anti-Witchcraft staff. Carved wooden staff with two spirit faces looking in both directions and other various magic accoutrements. Staves of this sort were used by thSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Bembe African mask Ex Levitt Collection New YorkA Fine and very Rare carved wooden Goma or Bembe mask with raised eyes, incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments. Congo, Africa. The mask measures 14 x 10.5 inches. Provenance: - Ex SSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Hardwood Lega mask Ex Levitt Collection, NYA superb hardwood Lega mask with classic facial treatment such as the almond shaped eyes and kaolin clay accent , however what is very uncommon is that it was carved from a hard wood. Lega peoples, CoSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Lawalwa African Mask Ex Levitt Collection, NYA very rare old and well used wooden mask from the Lawalwa peoples of the DRC / Congo, central Africa. A highly stylized example with traditional features and well weathered and worn surface patina. ASee Sold Price
Sold2024Rare Ubangi Ceremonial Staff Ex Endicott CollectionA very finely carved wooden scepter with twisted or ribbed design along the shaft and a well worn ancestor style head on top. This staff is very well handled suggesting many years, possibly generationSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Tabwa Beaded Mask Ex Levitt Collection Before 1985This is an extremely rare Tabwa beaded mask , with woven glass beads on textiles surface and adorned with raffia grass. Tabwa peoples, Congo, Africa. - Provenance: Ex. Sol and Josephine Levitt CollectSee Sold Price
2024A Rare Old Dan Gagon Mask Ex Levitt CollectionA Carved wooden mask in avian form with elaborate woven textile headdress attached. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 11 inches tall ( 13 x 15 when adding the headdress). This mSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Rare Kusu Shrine Object Ex Sol Levitt Collection, NYA carved wooden magic shrine object featuring 4 spirit faces on a male and female body, supporting a wooden cup which likely served as some sort of mortar to mix magic ingredients by a shaman/priest.See Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Kuyu Kebe Kebe Staff Ex Silverman Collection.A tall slender carved wooden marionette like head, also possibly used in dance or as a parade staff with stylized ancestor face, elaborate coiffure, incised scar designs and traditional grimace like sSee Sold Price
Sold2024Rare Rungu Female Ancestor Idol Ex Levitt CollectionA very fine old and elegant carved wooden female ancestor idol with a deep golden honey colored patina from handling and signs of field use and wear. Rungo peoples, a sub group related to the Tabwa peSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Eastern Pende Antelope Mask Ex Levitt CollectionA carved wooden dance mask representing an antelope with highly stylized and twisted horns and classic facial features accented with reddish and white mineral pigments and geometric designs. Eastern PSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare Old Lovale African mask Ex Levitt CollectionA carved wooden mask painted with a red pigment and adorned with a full woven grass coiffure and headress, neck covering. The mask has incised tribal motifs on the forehead and cheeks. Lovale peoples,See Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Songye Figural Staff Fragment Ex Mebel CollectionA very old and rare fragment of a figural staff with two ancestors and embellished with metal studs. The staff is completely weathered and worn. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. Ex Mebel Collection NewSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Eastern Luba Avian Style mask Ex Levitt CollectionA Rare Old Eastern Luba Face mask in what appears to be an avian form. Luba peoples, Congo, Central Africa. The mask measures 12 x 7.25 inches. A metal display stand can be included for an additionalSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Old Fon Vodun Staff Ex Noble Endicott CollectionA very rare old and worn Vodun ceremonial staff featuring a hand clutching an Offering or possibly a scroll. The life like hand is rendered from a single piece of wood. The Staff measures 19.5 inchesSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Teke Butti Magic fetish Ex Kahan Gallery, Ex Levitt CollectionA carved wooden idol known as a "Butti" which was thought to have been used for healing and personal empowerment. Teke peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa. The idol measures 10.25 inches tall ( 11.5 in displSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Superb Old Igala Helmet Mask Ex Levitt CollectionA rare carved wood and painted helmet mask from the Igala peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Raised designs accented with various paints and with well handled edges showing field use and wear. The mask measureSee Sold Price
May 15University ArchivesTed Kennedy's Interoffice Communications & Handwritten Notes. Ex. Rosalie Helm, Kennedy Family$100
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc13 1/4" G10 Mace / Scepter, 2x COA Dickey / Davis, found North of Athens Georgia, EX Richard French$170(7 bids)
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc3 1/16" Packard / Agate Basin, Dickey COA, found in St Louis Co Missouri, EX Bill Pettit Collection,$40(2 bids)
May 15University ArchivesSubstantial Collection of White House Christmas & Easter Memorabilia, 80+ Pcs, ca. 2001-2010, Incl. $300