Cocle 'Buho' chalice with avian-head

Pre-Columbian, central coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A remarkable blackware vessel presenting an ovoid form with a rounded shoulder, a narrow, cylindrical neck, and a circular, flared rim, a

A Carved wooden shrine sculpture featuring 2 Elek bird (African ibis), with stylized features of the human face. The head and neck are one piece that rests inside its base.which is decorated with inci

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Tripod Pot, Avian Head on Front of Pot, Rattle Legs, Slight Traces of Paint Pattern Atlantic Watershed Region 1000-1500 AD, Dimensions: 4.5" X 4.5" - Pre Columbian Pottery an

China, Late Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th century CE. An ornately carved white jade lidded bird effigy vessel with an integral Foo Dog handle carved in high relief. An avian head forms the lid, replete

China, Late Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th century CE. An ornately carved white jade lidded bird effigy vessel with an integral Foo Dog handle carved in high relief. An avian head forms the lid, replete

East Asia, China, Late Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th century CE. An ornately carved white jade lidded bird effigy vessel with an integral Foo Dog handle carved in high relief. An avian head forms the li

Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Vessel , 800-1350 A.D., Costa Rica, possibly Nicoya, avian head, zoomorphic designs, splayed ring base, h. 10 1/2 in., dia. 5 1/2 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke a

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved pestle that is pecked and polished into a sturdy form surmounted by an abstract avian head with enormous eyes, perhap

A elongated and exaggerated carved wooden bird with movable beak that served as a parade marionette during yearly festivals held by the Bozo peoples of Mali, West Africa. The Avian head measures 27 in

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican-Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel with a whistle component in the avian head. The vessel has 2 chambers: 1 in the form

Splashboard, Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea. Scrolling Avian head design elements, classic form. Size: 30'' x 24'' x 2'' (76 x 61 x 5 cm). Provenance: The Estate of Mary Bert Gutman, Pennsylvania.

Trobriand Islands Massim Canoe Splashboard, PNG. Carved and painted wood with scrolling avian head design elements, classic form. On stand. Size: 10.5'' x 20.5'' x 1.5'' (27 x 52 x 4 cm). Height on st

A tall West African Bobo Nwenka hand painted and carved wooden plank mask. The mask is adorned with a tall superstructure of wings, surmounted by an avian head and bird legs. Known as Nwenka by the Bl

Tall Bobo Nwenka African Plank Mask. Carved wooden mask with tall superstructure of wings, surmounted by an avian head. Known as Nwenka by the Blacksmiths cult, such masks are worn by men at Burial an

(Lot of 2) Pre-Columbian artifact, a dramatic avian-head tripod vessel leg, fragment, Costa Rica; together with a Pre-Columbian style artifact modeled as a necklace.

A group of 4 Costa Rican tripod vessels. ++ A group of 3 Costa Rican tripod vessels, Costa Rica. ++ A Tripod vessel with avian head, Costa Rica, Pre-Columbian style. Larger: 10 1/2"h x 8 1/2"w x 10"d.

Baga wooden A-tshol, ex-Josef Mueller Collection, Guinea, the carved anok shrine figure with avian heads and long sharp beak, supported by globular base, accession label to underside, 13"h x 10"l x 5"

Two Spanish Renaissance style chairs in a Savonarola form. Spain, Late 18th/19th Century. Ornately carved "U" form with wide arms terminating in carved avian heads, green man and gargoyle grotesque mo

A nice two-handled Hopi canteen by Adelle L. Nampeyo, with burnished beige surfaces, the front of the vessel painted with geometric designs surmounted by facing avian heads. 6 x 6 1.2 in (15.2 x 16.4

An attractive Bactrian bronze stamp seal, c. 3rd - 2nd Millennium BC, the base in the form of three stylized avian heads and one of a goat, ribbed loop handle on back. 1 in x 7/8 in (2.5 x 2.3cm). Int

Pre-Columbian Blue Jade Avian Mace Head, Ceremonial Harpy Eagle Style Mace With Incised Lines, Mineral Deposits, Signs of Erosion, Origin: Nicoya, Costa Rica, 800-1100 A.D., Dimensions: 4" x 2 1/2"

A charming Guanacaste-Nicoya jade avian mace head, Costa Rica, c. AD 100 - 500, the head nicely modeled with large eyes, the near circular body with vertical shaft hole for mounting on the end of a po

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. An interesting mace head of a hefty and potentially deadly form, hand-carved from mottled beige-hued st

Pre-Columbian blue jade avian mace head, avian carved features, vertical shaft for mounting on the end of a pole, surface deposits, beautiful blue jade. Origin: Costa Rica. Age: 800-1200 A.D. Measures