A Nyamwezi Gourd Vessel with Carved Ancestor stopper

A wonderful antique drinking vessel gourd with carved wooden lid featuring an ancestor head. The Gourd has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting many years of use. The Vessel measures 13 inche

A wonderful late 19th/ Early 20th century field used drinking vessel gourd with carved wooden lid featuring an ancestor head , animal hide and woven grass handle. The Gourd has a deep well handled sur

A Wonderful old Gourd turned into a doll with articulated arms and carved stopper head and adorned with animal hide woven grass ropes. The gourd clearly has age and was likely used as a vessel before

Gourd container with stopper carved as an ancestor DIMENSIONS: cm 15 (6" ) DESCRIPTION: container carved from a single gourd, with stopper shaped as an ancestor depicted in the traditional position, s

Hand crafted from an old gourd, perhaps used as a drinking vessel, with some incised designs and a carved wooden doll head and arms attached, embellished with textile adornment as well as numerous gla

A well handled old Medicine Gourd container with carved wooden stopper in the form of a classic Mwana Hiti doll, The vessel was adorned with old glass beads and measures 7.5 inches tall and will inclu

A well handled old Medicine Gourd container with carved wooden stopper in the form of a classic Mwana Hiti doll, The vessel was adorned with old glass beads and animal hide and has an undeniable well

A Very fine old medicine Gourd with carved wooden stopper in female form, and a deep well handled surface patina. Kwere or related ethnic group, Tanzania. The vessel sits on a simple wooden base and m

A Very fine old medicine Gourd with carved wooden stopper in human form, and a deep well handled surface patina. Kwere or related ethnic group, Tanzania. The vessel sits on a simple wooden base and me

Title: Small vessel with stopper Origin: China Date: 19-20 century Materials: Stone or alabaster Dimensions: 100 x 65 x 35 mm Most probably, a Chinese snuff bottle in a form of double gourd, carved wi

JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH A SEATED BUDDHA AND PINE TREE CARVED ON THE FRONT, A BOY WITH GOURD VESSEL CARVED O THE BACK. BLUISH GREEN WITH A LOVELY POLISH. APPROX 3"H. PROVENANCE: PURCHASED FROM DEALER

A vintage woven gourd vessel / bottle with its stopper. Piece is crafted from wood, gourd, and other natural materials. Measures approx. 14.25H x 7W in. Measured at widest point. Measurement includes

Antique Persian Carved Gourd VesselAntique Persian carved gourd vessel; of well hollowed oval form, the exterior with figural designs amid scrolling vines, band of Arabic script in roundels; multi-str

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with some surface patina and wood loss as shown. This pair was also suggested to be of Baule origin. Ex-Nooter coll.

The nephrite jade finely carved unto a gourd shaped vessel, hollow carved further to narrow opening with stem branching overlaying on the surrounding, while two figure climbed on each sides. Displayed

1. Carved calabash gourd vessel with Guangxu mark from the Qing Dynasty. Gourd has been flattened and is in a double gourd or hulu form. It is carved with a landscape scene with people on each side. I

African lot, carved figures, masks, shell decorated Ethiopian gourd shaped vessel with lid, Senufo carved figure of a man with head dress; small carved mask, seated carved wood figure on carved horn b

Two Ngulu or Kwere medicine containers, Tanzania, mid 20th century, executed in gourd, carved wood, and fiber, comprising two double gourds with hand carved wood figural stoppers or dippers, bound wit

The nephrite jade carved unto shallow vessel, of gourd shaped body, with a vigorous dragon and a tiger encircled toward the rim. The underside carved in relief with tigers within scrolling tendrils. D

CHINESE CARVED SNUFF BOTTLEChina, 19th century. Jade stopper, vinyl collar above carved vessel flanked by red color Chi dragons, together with stand. 2.5" bottle height

CARVED SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Ball form finial to lotus petal stopper inserting to elongated vessel, carved in relief with a female beauty and attendant meeting scholar and atte

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful jar, hand-carved from a gourd. The vessel displays a rounded base with a slightly concave center and impressively thin

THE WELL CARVED BOTTLE CARRYING A CARNELIAN AGATE STOPPER. IT DEPICTS BATS AND GOURDS CARVED IN AMBER COLORED GLASS. PROVENANCE: PRIVATE FLORIDA COLLECTION.

Tall carved female ancestor holding a vessel above her head, adorned with beads. Attie or Anyi peoples, Lagoons region, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Statue measures 25 inches tall.