Ceremonial fly whisk handle - carved wood.

Ceremonial fly whisk handle; carved wood with encrusted red-brown patina in the form of a finely carved senior male Goli society ancestral head with prominent beard; neck descends to rectangular incis

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation FundTo be sold subject to no reserveSTYLE OF Goli society ceremonial fly whisk handle carved wood with encrusted red-brown patina in the f

Chinese 19th Century Scholar's Fly Whisk Wood Handle carved with a 4 claw Dragon, missing the long hairs to smooth end around attachment hole. Length 13 1/2 inches (34.3 cm.).

**Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with

Africa, Tanzania, 2nd half of 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with hands across her chest, her torso and mid-secti

Africa, Tanzania, 2nd half of 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with hands across her chest, her torso and mid-secti

A flywhisk with carved wood handle in the form of an equestrian figure with two attendants. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 26"l Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpso

A rare antique carved wood and animal hide fly whisk adorned with old glass beads and featuring a carved wooden female effigy as a handle. Luguru or related ethnic group, Tanzania, Africa. The Fly Whi

**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. 1961 CE. This is an ornately detailed example of a wooden Baule flywhisk, carved with an avian form and resem

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-made wood and feather whisk with an intricately carved handle and a generous array of cassowa

Collection of 8 African Bamileke Fly Whisks, Cameroon. Carved wood, beads, horse hair. Size: 20'' x 4'' x 2'' (51 x 10 x 5 cm).

Luba Hemba Fly Whisk, 20th Century, Carved wood, beads, fiber, nails, and horsehair, 26 inches tall, Provenance Boca Raton Museum of Art prior to 2007

Baule Peoples, (2) carved fly whisk handles, Ivory Coast, one carved with seated bird finial, the other with three faces on a central band, the surface of each decorated with fine incising of geometri

Group (3) African fly whisks, Possibly Kuba, Bamba, carved wood, horsehair, shells, leather, approx. 19"l (largest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literature: Pr

An assortment of African tribal weapons and hunting tools, comprising: One large curved metal sword, antelope / sable horn sheath with carved wood handle Two ceremonial daggers with leather and natura

A GROUP OF NINE SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS Qing dynasty and later Comprising a small cylindrical huanghuali brushpot; a taller hardwood bamboo-form brushpot stained dark; two carved boxwood fly whisk handles;

(lot of 2) African antelope tail fly whisks, each with wood handle, 33"l, 1lb Provenance: From the trophy room of Edmond Ray York, U.S. Army (1931-2016) Start Price: $60.00

Group (7) West African style ceremonial axes, The wood handles carved with figural and geometric designs, 18"h (largest), 12"h (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NY

Ngombe, Zaire (DR Congo), forged iron ceremonial throwing knife, carved wood handle, 29"h x 10"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Ngombe, Zaire (DR Congo), forged iron ceremonial throwing knife, carved wood handle, 22"h x 6"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Two similar Southeast Asian ceremonial weapons, having wood carved handles and curved blades, on bespoke metal stands. [13"H x 15" W; On stand: 19" H]. Blades with rust; otherwise in good condition, w

The handle with deep blackened patina, with areas of wear from use exposing red to yellowish wood. The handle decorated with a stylized human face, with raised eyes small nose and jutting lips. Old ex

A very finely carved faceted cylindrical shaft with opposed faces beneath in classical form. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. This staff likely served as a fly whisk handle or possibly a prest

A charming carved wooden Anthropomorphic handle with remains of reptile skin on the bottom where the whisk was once attached. Well worn showing obvious age and field use. Makonde peoples, Mozambique,