Two baskets - D. R. Congo

lidded round basket, Pende, natural and coloured fibres, h: 9,5 cm, D: 17,5 cm; round basket with lid, Kuba, made from light wood, rattan and plant fibres, h: 19 cm; d: 22,5 cm Continent: Africa

Five assorted baskets, together with two basket reference books.

Two DR Congo (Turumba, Lokele or Topoke) metal liganda currency; in the form of spears;; Provenance: (by repute) Acquired from Anna Isaacs Gallery, Beverly Hills; L: 69" (appro

(lot of 7) African decorative items including two D.R. Congo style clay figural vessels, each surmounteed with a male head with an open mouth and sculpted with zoomorph figures; Gabon reliquary guardi

Kuba Peoples, group large basket trays, DR Congo, (6) rattan trays of varying sizes and shapes, approx. 28.5"dia (largest), approx. 21"dia (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Phil

Kuba Peoples, collection woven basket trays, DR Congo, (17) rattan trays of varying sizes, approx. 3"h x 12.5"squ (largest), approx. 2.5"h x 11"squ (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Profe

club, wood, l: 37,5 cm; additionally: knife in wooden sheath, Ruanda, Tutsi, l: 46 cm; pipe, wood, metal, two-part, D. R. Congo, Chokwe (Caprivi Strip), l: 48 cm Provenance: Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg,

wood, decorating brass tags, Probably head pieces of anthropomorphic slit drums "nkoko ngombo". H: 9 cm; 13,5 cm, H: 3,5 inch; 5,3 inch Provenance: Antoine Autru (1892-1966), colonial official in the

Possibly Kuba, DR Congo, raffia basket with lid, handle and pedestal, 12"h x 10"diam PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Collection African woven baskets, Mostly Kuba Peoples (DR Congo), (18) pieces, incl. storage containers, bowls, gathering baskets, rattles, etc., 16"h x 6.25"w (largest), 5.5"h x 6"w (smallest) Proven

Kuba Peoples, basket woven water jugs, DR Congo, (3) pieces, rattan wrapped, 18"h x 11"w (largest), 16"h x 10"w (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literat

Two Display Knives; Yala people. D.R. Congo. 17.5" and 23.5" respectively. Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your maximum. Ja

African Peoples, (3) coil currencies, exhibited, Copper alloy, including a Kuba example with flat nailhead ends, DR Congo, together with two Yoruba examples, 10"l (largest) Provenance: Estate of Disti

Luba 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 Go

R. WALLACE & SONS AND OTHER STERLING SILVER ARTICLES, LOT OF TWO, comprising a small basket by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. of Wallingford, CT having a colorless glass insert with cut floral decoration,

a) knife of the Kusu, forged iron blade with copper inlay in openwork design and fine engravings on both sides, wooden hilt embellished with copper and studs, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, l:

Kuba, Zaire (DR Congo), iron spear with two attached bells, and metal stand, 51.75"H PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Two Nantucket lightship baskets. The larger signed R. Folger Maker H less handle 9-1/4" D 14". Smaller example incised initials CS. Minor imperfections and paint splatter on larger basket. Smaller bas

This lot consists of two picnic basket-like tobacco tins for R. A. Patterson Tobacco Co. Scratches, paint deficient areas and rusting are present.

Two Central African Wood CarvingsTwo Central African wood carvings: probably DR of Congo Lega circular double face mask; together with Gabon Fang Nlo Bieri reliquary head (typical wear); L: 18" (longe

wood, blackish brown patina, original repairs The stool shows two female and one male, respectively hermaphrodite caryatid figure with beard. The Songye share with the neighbouring Luba the same mythi

light wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin, dotted painting, framed by grass fibre tufts, in the chin area applied in two layers, slightly dam., abrasion of paint (nose); Ituri masks were made of the fr

wood, blackish brown patina, two parallel ridges running vertically through the centre, carved handle, slightly dam., abrasion of paint; the Mongo mainly made basketry shields with characteristic para

wood, encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, two-parted, base in shape of a bisected cylindre, upper part in form of a board-shaped figure with indicated facial features, min. dam., slight trace