Mid 20th C. Abelam People Kara-ut

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, North Maprik District, Abelam people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An intriguing wooden zoomorphic effigy, hand-carved from lightweight wo

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Maprik district, Abelam peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask plaque meant to be shown in c

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Abelam peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male figure standing with wide-spread legs and delinea

Abelam Karawut Mouth Mask, Papua New Guinea, Early 20th C. Karawut (also karahut or kara'ut), is a type of body adornment that is in a rough human body shape which is two dimensional aside from the el

Oversized mid 20th century "person weigher" scale by Toledo Scale, model #2831, with a mirrored dial and side coat hook, 76"h x 23.5"w x 28.5"d.

Papua New Guinea Rattan Yam Ceremony Mask 20th century Abelam People, Maprik Village, East Sepik River Region Height 17 1/2 inches Estimate $400-600 Areas of loose weave and wear, surface dirt through

Chinese Peking glass bowl, semi-opaque white ground with a red floral design and red rims, unsigned, circa early 20th c. to mid 20th c. People's Republic of China period, 2 1/2" (h) x 6 1/2"

Mid 20th C. Yaka Peoples Initiation Mask. D.R.Congo, Central Africa. Wood, textile with fiber and organic pigments. Size: 23 x 18 in. In very fine condition, showing appropriate signs of use and wear;

Mid 20th Century Baule people Female dreamlover figure. Ivory Coast, West Africa. Hardwood with traces of organic pigments. In very fine condition with lustrous, shiny, dark brown to medium brown, age

A Maprik Abelam standing figure. Mid 20th century. Maprik Abelam. Papua New Guinea. Approximately 105" x 10."

A Karumba "Adone" painted wood antelope headdress/maskMid-20th century; Karumba Peoples, Burkina Faso, AfricaPaper label affixed to the Lucite stand: Acquired on 7/15/81 from Museum of Afric

A Bamum "Tu-Ngunga" carved wood helmet maskEarly/mid-20th century; Bamum Peoples, Grassfields, Cameroon, East AfricaAppears unmarkedThe large carved wood helmet mask with a toothy grimace, p

A Yoruba "Apa Ifa" diviner's beaded leather and cloth bagEarly/mid-20th Century, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaThe shadowbox-framed bag with three beaded mask motifs, two red and one yellow

Miao Indigo-Dyed Embroidered Jacket, Mid 20th C.Miao People, Southeastern Guizhou Province, Congjiang County, Xiajiang, China. Cotton cloth, silk; embroidery. Size: 24'' x 58'', (61 x 147 cm). Provena

Miao Indigo-Dyed Embroidered Pants, Mid 20th C.Miao People, Southeastern Guizhou Province, Congjiang County, Xiajiang, China. Cotton cloth, silk; embroidery. Size: 34.25'' x 19'', (87 x 48 cm). Proven

A Mossi "Biiga" wood and leather fertility dollMid-20th century; Mossi Peoples, Burkina Faso, West AfricaAppears unmarkedThe carved wood stylized female figure accented with leather wrapping

Miao Wall Hanging, China, Mid 20th C. Miao People, Northeastern Guizhou Province, Songtao County, China. Wall hanging sewn from horizontal strips of tabby cotton, satin and flannel cloth and embroider

2 Woven Tubeskirts "Malong", Mindanao, Philippines, Mid 20th C. Maranao people tapestry weave "Malong Landap" and Maguindanao tubeskirt. Size: 1) 4'11'' x 2'9'' (150 x 84 cm); 2) 5' x 2'4'' (152 x 71

A rare snake vertebrae necklace collected in situ in the Mid 20th century, Bontoc peoples, Philippines. The necklace measures 20 inches around. Collected by Paul Hendricks , Ex Museum of Oddities, Met

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, possibly Yamok village, hornbill bird perched upon a boulder, all carved from a single piece of wood, tastefully painted, mid 20th c. The people of Sepik River have trad

Mid 20th c Bamum People (Cameroon ) Bird/Spirit helmet Mask, With Lizards wood and polychrome 19 x 10 x 7"

Mid 20th c Bobo People (Burkino Faso) Antelope dance mask- Carved wood and polychrome with grass/raffia shroud. 8 x 33"

Mid 20th c Igbo People (Nigeria) Maiden Spirit Mask wood and polychrome 22 x 8 x 18"

NIGERIAN YORUBA BEADED CROWN, Mid 20th century. Colorful Yoruba peoples densely beaded ceremonial crown with birds and low-hanging tassels.