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July 4, 2022 12:00 PM - July 14, 2022 07:00 PMCalender

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  • Eastern Polynesian Fish Hook

    Eastern Polynesian Fish Hook

    Lot: 1061
    Sold for: $313$250

    Eastern Polynesian Fish Hook, probably from the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, the shank made from mother-of-pearl shell, the bone hook attached to shank with fiber, lg. 3 1/2 in. more ...

  • Two Marquesas Islands Stone Adze Blades

    Two Marquesas Islands Stone Adze Blades

    Lot: 1062
    Sold for: $313$250

    Two Marquesas Islands Stone Adze Blades, pre-contact period, basalt blades, straight sides, flat on one side, the other with triangular face and medial ridge, lg. 9, and 7 1/2 in. Provenance: Leo more ...

  • Marquesas Food Bowl, Kiopo Kipo

    Marquesas Food Bowl, Kiopo Kipo

    Lot: 1063
    Sold for: $750$600

    Marquesas Food Bowl, Kiopo Kipo, made from Mio or Temano hardwood from Fatu Hiva, intricately carved on the exterior in typical Marquesas motifs including tiki heads, ht. 5 3/4, wd. 16 1/4 in. more ...

  • Large Marquesas Stone Pounder, Popoi

    Large Marquesas Stone Pounder, Popoi

    Lot: 1064
    Sold for: $1,000$800

    Large Marquesas Stone Pounder, Popoi, 19th or earlier, basalt, phallic in form, used in mashing and preparing popoi, ht. 8 1/4 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, Honolulu, more ...

  • Three South Pacific Stone Adze Blades

    Three South Pacific Stone Adze Blades

    Lot: 1065
    Unsold  

    Three South Pacific Stone Adze Blades, a New Guinea basalt blade, a short Hawaiian basalt blade, and a small blade from Tonga, lg. 6, 3 3/4, 3 1/8 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess more ...

  • Two Hawaiian Octopus Lure Sinkers

    Two Hawaiian Octopus Lure Sinkers

    Lot: 1066
    Unsold  

    Two Hawaiian Octopus Lure Sinkers, pre-contact period, coffee bean type, each with a flat back and central groove, lg. 3 3/4, and 3 1/2 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, more ...

  • Two Hawaiian Octopus Lure Sinkers

    Two Hawaiian Octopus Lure Sinkers

    Lot: 1067
    Unsold  

    Two Hawaiian Octopus Lure Sinkers, pre-contact period, coffee bean type, each with a flat back and central groove, lg. 4, and 3 1/2 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, Honolulu, more ...

  • Two Hawaiian Game Stones, Ulumaika

    Two Hawaiian Game Stones, Ulumaika

    Lot: 1068
    Unsold  

    Two Hawaiian Game Stones, Ulumaika, probably pre-contact period, the smaller with a smoother, finished surface, dia. 3, wd. 1 1/2, and dia. 2 3/4, wd. 1 3/8 in. more ...

  • Tokelau Island Fishing Tackle Box, Tuluma

    Tokelau Island Fishing Tackle Box, Tuluma

    Lot: 1069
    Sold for: $188$150

    Tokelau Island Fishing Tackle Box, Tuluma, 20th century, oval hardwood box with lid, attached with sennit cord, ht. 8 1/2, wd. 10 1/2 in. more ...

  • Micronesian Wood Fishing Tackle Box

    Micronesian Wood Fishing Tackle Box

    Lot: 1070
    Sold for: $531$425

    Micronesian Wood Fishing Tackle Box, Kapingamarangi Atoll, 20th century, the lid tied down at each end with sennit fiber, ht. 6 1/4, lg. 12 1/2 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, more ...

  • Micronesian Wood Canoe Bailer

    Micronesian Wood Canoe Bailer

    Lot: 1071
    Sold for: $625$500

    Micronesian Wood Canoe Bailer, Kapingamarangi Atoll, 20th century, carved in a traditional bailer style, lg. 18 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawaii; gift from more ...

  • Gilbert Islands Shark Tooth Dagger

    Gilbert Islands Shark Tooth Dagger

    Lot: 1072
    Sold for: $625$500

    Gilbert Islands Shark Tooth Dagger, Micronesia, late 19th/early 20th century, the curved blade with central raised ridge, each side with shark teeth attached with sennit fiber, the handle, short and more ...

  • Micronesian Fish Hook, Jibon

    Micronesian Fish Hook, Jibon

    Lot: 1073
    Sold for: $500$400

    Micronesian Fish Hook, Jibon, Marshall Islands, made from mother-of-pearl shell, the shell hook attached to shank with fiber, also used as a form of currency, lg. 3 1/2 in. more ...

  • Large Bamana Kore Society Mask

    Large Bamana Kore Society Mask

    Lot: 1074
    Sold for: $188$150

    Large Bamana Kore Society Mask, Mali, zoomorphic mask with long open mouth and hollow horns, smooth, dark patina, lg. 33 in. Provenance: Private collection, Massachusetts; Merton Simpson Gallery, more ...

  • Bamana Antelope Headdress, Chi Wara

    Bamana Antelope Headdress, Chi Wara

    Lot: 1075
    Sold for: $2,250$1,800

    Bamana Antelope Headdress, Chi Wara, a smaller, female example, with cutout body, large, pointed head with ears, and long antlers, pigmented allover in black, mounted on wood base, ht. 25 1/4 in. more ...

  • Dogon Staff Finial Figure

    Dogon Staff Finial Figure

    Lot: 1076
    Sold for: $344$275

    Dogon Staff Finial Figure, Mali, the cut shaft supporting an abstracted figure with upraised arms, overall encrusted patina, (minor wood loss at rear),ht. 12 1/2 in. more ...

  • Dogon Ladder

    Dogon Ladder

    Lot: 1077
    Sold for: $375$300

    Dogon Ladder, carved wedges into a trunk of a tree with a fork at the top, the notches serve as footholds while the fork at the top stabilizes the ladder, dry patina and worn footholds, used to more ...

  • Three Dogon Altar Sticks

    Three Dogon Altar Sticks

    Lot: 1078
    Unsold  

    Three Dogon Altar Sticks, Mali, three stacked columns, each with a slight lean, mounted on metal stands, ht. 15, 14 1/2, and 13 3/4 in. more ...

  • Dan Fetish Mask

    Dan Fetish Mask

    Lot: 1079
    Unsold  

    Dan Fetish Mask, Ivory Coast, Poro Society, c. late 19th century, hollowed-out oval form, pierced around the rim, the mask with thin walls, the full protruding lips parted with central hole, the more ...

  • Baule Mask

    Baule Mask

    Lot: 1080
    Unsold  

    Baule Mask, Ivory Coast, hollowed-out portrait mask, with yoke collar around the neck, pointed chin, oval, protruding mouth open, elongated raised nose, the eyes closed below an elaborate coiffure more ...

  • Baule Colon Figure

    Baule Colon Figure

    Lot: 1081
    Unsold  

    Baule Colon Figure, Ivory Coast, wearing western clothing, and shoes, the hands in the trouser pockets, cutout arms, with rounded, elongated neck, the head with carved ears, jutting jaw, and large, more ...

  • Guro Bete Mask

    Guro Bete Mask

    Lot: 1082
    Sold for: $438$350

    Guro Bete Mask, hollowed-out form, pierced around the rim for attachments, with protruding square, open mouth triangular nose and slit, cutout eyes, with small round ears, the forehead with raised more ...

  • African Colonial Figure

    African Colonial Figure

    Lot: 1083
    Sold for: $188$150

    African Colonial Figure, the standing figure of a soldier, wearing a tunic, and belt with cartridge pouch, the eyes inlayed with lead, (wood loss),ht. 20 in. more ...

  • Large Wooden African Horn

    Large Wooden African Horn

    Lot: 1084
    Unsold  

    Large Wooden African Horn, Senufo, hollowed-out cylindrical wood horn, with square, cutout mouthpiece, and projecting handle at one end, mounted on metal stand, ht. 37 in. more ...

  • Pair of Male and Female Senufo Figures

    Pair of Male and Female Senufo Figures

    Lot: 1085
    Sold for: $406$325

    Pair of Male and Female Senufo Figures, Ivory Coast, each standing on a rounded base, with cutout arms, each with heavy encrusted black patina, ht. 10 1/2 in. each. Provenance: Private more ...

  • Senufo Animal Mask

    Senufo Animal Mask

    Lot: 1086
    Unsold  

    Senufo Animal Mask, Ivory Coast, hollowed-out, helmet-style, the wide-open mouth with bar-like teeth, overall encrusted patina, ht. 11 1/2, lg. 13 in. Provenance: Charles Lindsey collection, New more ...

  • Two African Walking Sticks

    Two African Walking Sticks

    Lot: 1087
    Unsold  

    Two African Walking Sticks, one with the figure of a man wearing western clothing, with a coiled snake around the shaft, the other with a bird atop a simple structure, (minor wood loss),lg. 36 and more ...

  • Asante Metal Spoon and Two Gold Weights

    Asante Metal Spoon and Two Gold Weights

    Lot: 1088
    Unsold  

    Asante Metal Spoon and Two Gold Weights, Ghana, the spoon stylized long handle with pierced, punctuate, and incised geometric designs, dark patina, together with two gold weights, a bird and more ...

  • Asante Chair, Asipim

    Asante Chair, Asipim

    Lot: 1089
    Sold for: $313$250

    Asante Chair, Asipim, Ghana, with hide seat, the backrest in three cutout panels, decorated overall with brass tacks, with finials and cylindrical projections, size 30 x 16 x 14 in. Provenance: more ...

  • Asante Gold Weight

    Asante Gold Weight

    Lot: 1090
    Sold for: $50$40

    Asante Gold Weight, Ghana, brass standing figure of a man holding a staff, lg. 1 5/8 in. Provenance: Private collection, Marlborough, Massachusetts; Petit Musee, Montreal, Canada, purchased in more ...

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