Sold2021Luba Peoples, (3) carved dance rattlesLuba Peoples, (3) carved dance rattles, DR Congo, figural handles, two with pierced globes, the third lacking the rattle filling, 12"l (largest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip GoSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Luba Hemba Figural Seed Pot Tribal Rattle, DRCCa. first half 20thC. Luba/Hemba rattle featuring male singiti figure above three seed pod rattles; Democratic Republic of Congo. Good, with worn rattles, cracked left hand, separate crack left shouldSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. African Luba Ceremonial Figural AxeCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba or Hemba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A prestige axe known as a kibiki or a kasolwa, with a forged-iron blade fitted into a thin sSee Sold Price
Sold2022Antique African DRC Kongo Ritual Powder Box GourdAntique African DRC Kongo Ceremonial Figural Powder Gourd / Box. Early 20th C Carved Kongo ceremonial figural powder box used in rituals requiring powders. From the Democratic Republic of Congo. FromSee Sold Price
Sold2021Hand carved wood figural headrest, Luba, DRCHand carved wood figural headrest, Luba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, early to mid 20th century, having an elliptical top surmounting adorsed figures of crouching pregnant women, resting on aSee Sold Price
Sold2021Vintage African Ceremonial Rattle Hand-Carved lubaVintage African Ceremonial Rattle Hand-Carved Wood. Measures 9 1/2" Long Each.. Please carefully read our terms of sale, shipping information, and request any condition reports or photos prior to placSee Sold Price
Sold2022Antique African DRC Carved Figural Luba StoolAntique African Carved Figural Luba Stool. Early 20th C carved wood figural stool from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Measuring 55 cm H x 23 W. From a Montreal private collection inherited by familSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Philippine Ifugao Wood Ceremonial Spoon (Pakko)**Originally Listed At $550** Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon Island, Ifugao, 19th century. A masterfully carved wooden ceremonial spoon (pakko) presenting a figural handle in the form of a seatedSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Yoruba Ogboni Society Sword with Figural Handle, NigeriaAfrican Yoruba Ogboni Society ceremonial sword with fine brass figural handle from 19th century or earlier, Nigeria. The brass handle with a seated woman or impaled holding her breasts and with a coniSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Yoruba Ogboni Society Sword with Figural Handle, NigeriaAfrican Yoruba Ogboni Society ceremonial sword with fine brass figural handle from 19th century or earlier, Nigeria. Blade in very bulbous extremely wide form with several pierced holes and a wide wavSee Sold Price
Sold201920th C. Peruvian Shipibo Ceremonial Dance Rattle**Originally Listed At $100** Amazon River Valley, Peru, Shipibo, ca. 1950 to 1970. A fine ceremonial rattle with a deer antler handle, three sections of circular pony beads in hues of white, yellow,See Sold Price
Sold2021Pre-Columbian Mayan Ceremonial Pottery RattlePre-Columbian Mayan Figural Ceremonial Pottery Rattle , h. 10 1/8 inSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Songye Luba Tribal Ceremonial Axe/Adze, DRCCa. first half 20thC. Songye or Luba ceremonial axe with face carving, wood, metal; Democratic Republic of Congo. Good, with age-appropriate wear consistent with age and use. Purchased 1981 from SaidoSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ashanti ceremonial brass knife, Ghana, 27"hAshanti ceremonial brass knife, Ghana, having a figural handle depicting a woman with an elaborate coiffeur, above a curved blade, 26"h x 5"h overall with custom stand, 27"h.See Sold Price
Sold2018STYLE OF Makonde People, ceremonial rattleSTYLE OF Makonde People, ceremonial rattleTo be sold subject to no reserveWood ceremonial rattle with male head forming its handle; hollow resonance chamber with hand wrought bells around its base. 14See Sold Price
Sold2017Luba style figural bowl. c. 20th centuryA Luba style figural bowl. DRC. c. 20th century Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.See Sold Price
Sold2015POTTERY BOWL & NATIVE STYLE POTTERY CENTERPIECE10'' RUSTIC STYLE POTTERY BOWL WITH 2 HANDLES - NATIVE CEREMONIAL STYLE FIGURAL POTTERY CENTERPIECE CANDLEHOLDERSee Sold Price
Sold2021Great Luba ceremonial water pipe - DRC Congo - AfricanTitle:Great Luba ceremonial water pipe - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Description:Set on the stove of a water pipe, this sculpture depicting the female ancestor Luba, a spiritual medium associatSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Luba/Songye Double Figural Stool, DRCA Luba/Songye Double Figural Stool, DRC, with classical style male and female figures holding the seat, rising from an integral base, with old split repaired and fastened with tin strip, age cracks anSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Indonesian Kris Ivory Guard, Figural HandleSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful kris (also keris), a personal ceremonial sword used throughout Indonesia. The figural wooden handle depicts a crouching dSee Sold Price
Sold2018Group of Fourteen African Weaponry Items and Toolsprimarily 20th century, some possibly earlier, to include wooden knobkerries; a wooden ladle with a figural handle; a fly swish composed of carved wood with a figural handle and horse hair; a rattle;See Sold Price
Sold2021Group African carved wood spoons, various tribesGroup African carved wood spoons, various tribes, (9) pieces, incl. Hemba, Luba, and Kuba Peoples, each with figural carved handle, 25.5"l x 3.5"w (largest), 8.5"l x 2.5"w (smallest) Provenance: EstatSee Sold Price
Sold2020African Fon/Yoruba Ceremonial Recade Axe, BeninAfrican Fon/Yoruba Ceremonial Recade Axe, Benin. The carved wood figural handle topped with a large-eared animal head, the metal axe blade issuing from its mouth. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley FitSee Sold Price
Sold2021ZANDE, CONGO, AFRICAN TERRACOTTA CEREMONIAL POT 19TH C.ZANDE, CONGO, AFRICAN TERRACOTTA CEREMONIAL POT 19TH C. H 16.75" W 14" D 17" Appears in a two tone high relief stylized figural handle on traditional gourd shape with vessel and spout. Literature: "WhSee Sold Price
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