Santa Cruz Island Napa Dance Wand, Early-Mid 20th C.

Santa Cruz Island Napa Dance Wand, Early-Mid 20th C. Curved form of hard light colored wood with raised stylized faces on top and typical black abstract patterns covering overall surface. Longitudinal

2 Dance Clubs/Wands, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, Early 20th C. The longer top example of traditional form and surface design shows significant wear from glossy patina on the handle and the over

3 Dance Clubs/Wands, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, Early 20th C. The napa dance was performed in the Santa Cruz Islands by rows of adult men during a coming of age ceremony for young men. The clu

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden dance club, known as a napa, presenting a lengthy form with a conical handle and a c

Originally listed at $1000 Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark, ti

**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark,

Female terracotta figure with black painted surfaces. Akan Agni Krinajabo, Ivory Coast. Tribally used. Early to Mid 20th Century. Height - 11 3/4” (29.5 cm) Weight - 4 lbs. 8 oz. Provenance : Ca

Persian Persian art pottery vase painted with colorful birds and flowers on a neutral grayish clay body and covered with a high gloss glaze. Unsigned. Early to mid 20th century. Height: 5 1/4” (

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), a

African Kuba Dance Costume, Early/Mid 20th C. Three pieces, a shirt and two leggings, painted animal hide with raffia lining. Provenance: Channing Dale Throckmorton, Santa Fe, NM. Sizes: 1) 32'' x 51'

A superb double roll Tevau, feather money roll from the Solomon Islands/ Santa Cruz.Consisting of bark and 50.000+ feathers of the scarlett honey eater bird (myzomela cardinalis), the tevau was used a

Santa Cruz War Napa Club, Solomon Islands. Classic curved canoe shape dance wand with fine painted designs and raised, pierced lugs for fiber decorations; expected longitudinal crack. Used during init

Standing Back to Back Figures, Solomon Islands, Early -Mid 20th C. Paired male, female figures as a single presentation reoccurs in Solomon Island art. The present pair are joined at the heads and bac

Two Fighting Clubs, Solomon, possibly Austral Islands, Early-Mid 20th C. Both of refined form in dense, heavy reddish brown hardwood with good indigenous tool marks and signs of use. From the collecti

Mexican Dance Mask, Early-Mid 20th Century. Carved wood, pigment, hair. Size: 10.5'' x 9.25'' x 6.5'' (27 x 23 x 17 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Mexican Dance Mask, Early/Mid 20th Century. Carved wood. Size: 10.5'' x 7.5'' x 2.5'' (27 x 19 x 6 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Mexican Juan Negro Dance Mask, Early-Mid 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 6.5'' x 5.75'' x 3.5'' (17 x 15 x 9 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Miao Woman's Embroidered Robe, Hainan Island, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Embroidered cotton with bead, silver and coin embellishments. From the collection of David Kenny, formerly of the Trocadero in Wa

Mexican Dance Mask, Early-Mid 20th C. Carved wood, cloth and pigment. Size: 11'' x 6.25'' x 4'' (28 x 16 x 10 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Mexican Curpite Dance Mask, Early-Mid 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 7.5'' x 6'' x 3'' (19 x 15 x 8 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Mexican Dance Mask, Early-Mid 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 8'' x 6'' x 3'' (20 x 15 x 8 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Mexican Dance Mask, Early-Mid 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 7'' x 5'' x 2.5'' (18 x 13 x 6 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Mexican Negrito Dance Mask, Early-Mid 20th C. Carved wood, pigment and feathers. Size: 9'' x 7.5'' x 4'' (23 x 19 x 10 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Mexican Negrito Dance Mask, Early/Mid 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 8.25'' x 5.5'' x 3'' (21 x 14 x 8 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.