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Central American Carved Wood Mask
Lot: 1061UnsoldCentral American Carved Wood Mask, Guatemala, early 20th century, carved from black walnut, square form with grooved mouth, raised cheeks and long nose, with cutout eyes, pierced in forehead, ht. 8, more ...
Timor Mask
Lot: 1062UnsoldTimor Mask, 20th century, large wood mask with cutout eyes and mouth, two holes pierced for wearing, weathered surface, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 10 in. more ...
Indonesian Ancestor Figure
Lot: 1063UnsoldIndonesian Ancestor Figure, Flores Island, elongated torso without arms, simple face and topknot on crown, weathered surface, with metal stand, ht. 26 in. more ...
Two Ikat Textiles
Lot: 1064Sold for: $200$160Two Ikat Textiles, Indonesia, 20th century, (one with small hole and spots of paint),59 x 35 1/2 and 102 x 16 1/2 in. more ...
Indonesian Hardwood Ancestor Post Figure
Lot: 1065Sold for: $375$300Indonesian Hardwood Ancestor Post Figure, Flores Islands, Indonesia, tall, elongated, male ancestor figure, with knees drawn up, with remnants of a headdress, on metal base, (weathered with losses),more ...
Burmese Carved Wood Monkey
Lot: 1066Sold for: $125$100Burmese Carved Wood Monkey, early 20th century, probably once part of a cart, the crouching monkey, with left hand raised to ear, ht. 13 in. Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico. more ...
Naga Pedestal Platter
Lot: 1067Sold for: $313$250Naga Pedestal Platter, Nagaland, early 20th century, the circular base with serrated rim and three triangular cut-outs, the tall round pedestal, with deeply cut rounded platter above, ht. 12, wd. 11 more ...
Naga Brass Chest Ornament
Lot: 1068Sold for: $63$50Naga Brass Chest Ornament, head-count ornament, with four joined brass heads, necklace of fiber and glass beads, wd. of brass ornament 6 3/8 in. more ...
Naga Chang Ceremonial Body Cloth Textile
Lot: 1069Sold for: $594$475Naga Chang Ceremonial Body Cloth Textile, northeastern India, three horizontal panels of hand-loomed cotton sewn together, decorated with cowrie shell circles, mounted on stretched fabric, (minor more ...
Two Nepalese Wood Boxes and Rice Sickle
Lot: 1070UnsoldTwo Nepalese Wood Boxes and Rice Sickle, two square wood boxes, each with sliding pyramid lid, with small interior compartments for holding pigments, the small sickle with ornately carved wood more ...
Large Himalayan Mask
Lot: 1071UnsoldLarge Himalayan Mask, Nepal, with large, square-cut open mouth, large, wide nose and square cut eyes, with traces of skin around the mouth and above the eyes, ears cutout for attachment of cloth more ...
Tibetan Ceremonial Copper Horn, Dungchen
Lot: 1072UnsoldTibetan Ceremonial Copper Horn, Dungchen, long horn decorated at intervals with applied copperwork, lg. 54 1/4 in. more ...
Seven Thai Shiva Lingam Bronze Amulets
Lot: 1073Sold for: $250$200Seven Thai Shiva Lingam Bronze Amulets, 20th century, fertility amulets, three possibly in the form of beans, the smallest possibly corn, lg. 1 1/2, 1 1/2, 1 1/8, 1 1/8, 1 1/8, 1 1/8, and 7/8 in. more ...
Japanese Carved Pot Hook, Ebisu Jizai Kagi
Lot: 1074Sold for: $688$550Japanese Carved Pot Hook, Ebisu Jizai Kagi, late Meiji period, c. 1890, Ebisu style, with wide crossbar, (weathered and cracked surface in places),ht. 17 in. more ...
New Guinea Conch Shell Trumpet
Lot: 1075Sold for: $125$100New Guinea Conch Shell Trumpet, Schouten Island, early to mid-20th century, pierced toward to top, with sooty blackened patina, (tip broken off),lg. 12 1/2 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel more ...
New Guinea Mai Mask
Lot: 1076UnsoldNew Guinea Mai Mask, Iatmul, Middle Sepik River Province, long oblong face, with elongated bird emerging from the mouth, the face painted in typical stylized manner with large cowrie shells for more ...
New Guinea Slit Gong Drum Finial, Garamut
Lot: 1077UnsoldNew Guinea Slit Gong Drum Finial, Garamut, Middle Sepik River, long wood snout of a crocodile cut from a slit drum, mounted on a wood base, lg. 17 1/4, wd. 7 1/2 in. more ...
Melanesian Lime Gourd Vessel
Lot: 1078UnsoldMelanesian Lime Gourd Vessel, 19th century, the small opening at the top for the lime stick, inscribed on the side, "Souvenir du village de Change 18. 1. 1871," ht. 8 3/4 in. Provenance: Private more ...
New Guinea Woven Bride Price, Talipun
Lot: 1079UnsoldNew Guinea Woven Bride Price, Talipun, Yangoru Boiken people, East Sepik Province, woven and pigmented cane, missing shell attachment, with old paper label, lg. 9 in. more ...
Small New Guinea Female Animal
Lot: 1080Sold for: $188$150Small New Guinea Female Animal, Lower Sepik River, crouching creature, on a platform, probably for attachment to larger object, with lime-filled details, lg. 7 1/2 in. more ...
Large New Guinea Adze Blade
Lot: 1081Sold for: $138$110Large New Guinea Adze Blade, smooth basalt with groove on one side, and one end flattened to a cutting edge, lg. 14 1/4 in. more ...
Four New Guinea Stone Adze Blades
Lot: 1082UnsoldFour New Guinea Stone Adze Blades, (largest with wood handle missing),lg. 11, 7 1/4, 4 1/4, and 3 3/4 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawaii. more ...
Three Melanesian Items
Lot: 1083UnsoldThree Melanesian Items, large gold lip pearl shell pectoral ornament from the Sepik River region of New Guinea, Trobriand Islands wood lime spatula, and a boar tusk pectoral ornament from Vanuatu, more ...
New Guinea Shell Belt and Canoe Ornament
Lot: 1084Sold for: $313$250New Guinea Shell Belt and Canoe Ornament, nassa shell and glass beaded belt with woven fiber, with wooden canoe ornament, (minor bead and shell loss),lg. 25 1/2 and 10 1/4 in. more ...
Three Pacific Adze Blades
Lot: 1085Sold for: $94$75Three Pacific Adze Blades, two from New Guinea and one from Polynesia, lg. 6 1/4, 5 1/4, and 4 3/4 in. more ...
New Guinea Bailer Shell Pectoral, Gam
Lot: 1086Sold for: $188$150New Guinea Bailer Shell Pectoral, Gam, 20th century, large example with three pierced holes at the top with attached fiber cord, smooth, yellow patina, ht. 9 1/4, wd. 7 1/4 in. more ...
New Guinea Suspension Food Hook
Lot: 1087UnsoldNew Guinea Suspension Food Hook, Iatmul, Middle Sepik River Province, mid-20th century, with the head and torso of an ancestor figure, with cowrie shell eyes, the lower part made up of five large more ...
April River Wood Food Pounder
Lot: 1088UnsoldApril River Wood Food Pounder, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, long hardwood pounder, with an elongated four sided finial, with double face on front side, the reverse decorated with typical more ...
Abelam Yam Mask
Lot: 1089Sold for: $188$150Abelam Yam Mask, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, 20th century, made from woven cane and balsa wood, used to adorn yams during harvest celebrations, with custom stand, ht. 14, wd. 6 1/2 in. more ...
Abelam Woven Cane Yam Mask
Lot: 1090Sold for: $250$200Abelam Woven Cane Yam Mask, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, 20th century, tightly woven with climbing vine cane and painted with natural pigments, ht. 9, wd. 6 3/4 in. Provenance: Private more ...