AN EARLY RUSSIAN XIX C. TULA STEEL AND WOOD HAND CARVED BOX

Hand-carved ebonized wood alms box, the lid with a seated African American male figure dressed as Uncle Sam. When a coin is dropped in the box, the figure's head nods in approval. Early 20th C. Approx

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A personal ceremonial steel, brass, and wood kris (keris) sword with a hand-carved wooden handle that feature

Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Tlingit or Haida, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful lidded wooden box, hand-carved from six pieces of wood that are sewn together with ties

Five boxes including velvet lined Art Nouveau jewelry casket with key, vaulted desk box, etc., Germany/England, early 20th c.; Hand hammered steel, brass plated metal, enameled pewter, wood, copper re

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tokelau Island (New Zealand territory), ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden container known as a tuluma, with a lid and sennit (coconut) fiber cord. The tu

Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Navajo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A bow and quiver hand-made from wood, feather, leather, and beads. The bow is carved and polish

Set of Three Carved Wood Late 20th c. Boxes Set of three hand made boxes, nesting inside of one another in the fashion of a Russian doll. Lovely workmanship with a hexagon & star fretwork design to th

Exquisite desktop letter box with slanted top doors; extensively carved with stylized characters, faux-bamboo molding, flowers, and dragon motifs in high relief. With divided interior compartment and

18th Century German - Dutch hand carved wood chest box or trunk with iron mounts Hand carved floral designs throughout the exterior and lid. Iron hardware including the handle, the hinges, locking mec

18th Century German - Dutch hand carved wood chest box or trunk with iron mounts Hand carved floral designs throughout the exterior and lid. Iron hardware including the handle, the hinges, locking mec

Six Carved and Polychromed Figures of Incan Emperors and Queens ,late 18th/early 19th c., carved wood, glass eyes, hands and faces painted gesso, on plinth bases, titled "Sincha Roca", "Mama Rava Ocll

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater of a sturdy form with a rectangular beater head, a gently tapered neck, and a columnar handle with a rounde

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved, dramatic wood colonial figure of a man wearing a pith helmet and bandoliers riding a horse. Extensive details abound, from w

West Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic Chamba figure (also Camba, Tshamba, Waschamba) with an elongated torso, a crested head, and styli

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater of a sturdy form with a rectangular beater head, a gently tapered neck, and a columnar handle with a rounde

Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan region, Dayak, ca. early 20th century. A monumental, hand-carved wooden figure (hampatong) representing an ancestral figure standing upon an integral cylindrical pedestal

Central Asia, Nepal, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden human figure, seated, with knees up, elbows leaning on knees, and hands pressed together under the chin. The figure's body is slender,

Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden potlatch bowl of rectangular form adorned with a border of thirty-two inlaid shells. B

**First Time At Auction** Northwest Coast - Clarence Q. Wells (Haida, b. 1950). A hand-carved wooden box embellished with beautiful Haida paintings in red and black. The box is signed by Clarence Well

Latin America, Guatemala, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of a deer's head with real antlers. The antlers are covered in brown earthen material, most of which remains, while the h

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful personal ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris). The hand-carved wooden handle features a pair of abstract anthropomorphic mask

Latin America, Guatemala, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved face mask meant to represent a Spanish Catrine (dandy), likely worn and danced in the Baile de los Catrines (Dance of the Dandi

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, southern India, Kerala region, ca. first half of the 19th century CE. A hand-carved ceremonial object known as a kevadi that depicts a pair of finely adorned ma

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary statue of a highly-stylized anthropomorphic form. The figure stands