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Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, Ko'i
Lot: 91Sold for: $500$400Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, Ko'i, 19th century, or earlier, black basalt stone adze from Island of Hawaii, with painted inventory number "PH.52.16," lg. 6 1/2 in. more ...
Hawaiian Back Scratcher, Lomi Lomi
Lot: 92Sold for: $1,500$1,200Hawaiian Back Scratcher, Lomi Lomi, 19th century, wood, carved from a naturally curved piece of hardwood, a knot hole with black sap at the butt end, smooth, rich patina, lg. 18 1/2 in. more ...
Contemporary Australian Aborigine Painting
Lot: 93Sold for: $625$500Contemporary Australian Aborigine Painting, by Narelle Reid Napangardi, acrylic on canvas, mounted on a stretcher, painting size 30 x 30 in. more ...
Australian Aboriginal Bark Painting
Lot: 94Sold for: $3,625$2,900Australian Aboriginal Bark Painting, Northern Arnhem Land, N.T., three Mimi men of the early dreamtime, in X-ray style, painted on eucalyptus bark, the name "Wagbari" written on the back, 29 1/4 x more ...
Australian Aborigine Churinga
Lot: 95Sold for: $625$500Australian Aborigine Churinga, Western Desert, late 19th century, decorated with finely incised linear designs, dark, worn patina, lg. 15 1/4, wd. 1 5/8 in. more ...
Nukuoro Coconut-grating Stool
Lot: 96UnsoldNukuoro Coconut-grating Stool, Caroline Islands, 19th century, zoomorphic form with wide, curved seat, a serrated piece of shell was originally attached to the front/head of the stool, and a split more ...
Micronesian Woven Sash
Lot: 97Sold for: $375$300Micronesian Woven Sash, Caroline Islands, 19th century, finely woven banana fiber with supplementary weft patterning and warp stripes in red, with spaced vertical panels of finely woven geometric more ...
Micronesian Navigation Chart, Rebbelib
Lot: 98Sold for: $7,500$6,000Micronesian Navigation Chart, Rebbelib, Marshall islands, made from cane, fiber, and shell, used to navigate around islands on canoe journeys, this example has later added typed place names more ...
Micronesian Woven Mat, Nieded
Lot: 99Sold for: $313$250Micronesian Woven Mat, Nieded, Marshall Islands, late 19th/early 20th century, plaited pandanus leaf with hibiscus fiber patterning, (long splits in the center),32 1/2 x 31 3/4 in. Provenance: more ...
Two Micronesian Bonito Fish Hooks, Jibon
Lot: 100Sold for: $313$250Two Micronesian Bonito Fish Hooks, 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. of shank 3 3/4 and 3 more ...
Micronesian Hafted Adze
Lot: 101Sold for: $188$150Micronesian Hafted Adze, Caroline Islands, with wood haft with a shell adze blade attached by coconut fiber sennit cord, lg. 12 1/2 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel collection, New York City. more ...
Micronesian Coconut Shell Necklace
Lot: 102Sold for: $1,000$800Micronesian Coconut Shell Necklace, Chuuk Islands, Eastern Caroline Islands, 19th century, made of cut coconut shell rings attached together with woven fiber, the ends decorated with shell and more ...
Micronesian Coral Food Pounder, Phou
Lot: 103Sold for: $563$450Micronesian Coral Food Pounder, Phou, Truk (Chuuk) Atoll, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, carved from coral in the typical Micronesian shape, with flat round top, and flaring shallow base, ht. 6 1/4, more ...
Berber Wool Women's Wrapper
Lot: 104Sold for: $375$300Berber Wool Women's Wrapper, early 20th century, wool, 96 x 42 1/4 in. Provenance: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, accession number S8472.95.1. more ...
Fulani Woven Tent Hanging, Arkilla Jengo
Lot: 105Sold for: $375$300Fulani Woven Tent Hanging, Arkilla Jengo, Mali/Niger, 20th century, woven by the Fulani for the Tuareg, 228 x 60 in. Provenance: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, accession number more ...
Dervish Twirling Rattle
Lot: 106Sold for: $281$225Dervish Twirling Rattle, Sudan, 19th century, the turned hardwood ball attached to a long iron spike, the head with metal chains attached to form the rattle, lg. 20 1/2 in. more ...
Dogon Cotton Blanket
Lot: 107Sold for: $469$375Dogon Cotton Blanket, Mali, 20th century, 60 x 106 in. Provenance: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, accession number 1996.16. more ...
Terra-cotta Calabar Urn
Lot: 108Sold for: $625$500Terra-cotta Calabar Urn, Cross River region, Qua, with a narrow base, the opening on the bottom, the sides and top cone decorated in raised lines and spirals, on wood base, ht. 16 in. more ...
Ceremonial African Plaited Raffia Woman's Skirt
Lot: 109UnsoldCeremonial African Plaited Raffia Woman's Skirt, Dida people, Ivory Coast, early/mid 20th century, made from resist dyed raffia palm fiber, decorated in traditional geometric motifs, mounted on more ...
Sapi Commemorative Stone Head, Mahen Yafe
Lot: 110Sold for: $2,375$1,900Sapi Commemorative Stone Head, Mahen Yafe, Sierra Leone, carved from heavy stone, the head of a man, with protruding mouth, long nose, raised cheek bones and heavy brow, with raised coiffure, on more ...
West African Stripwoven Men's Keta Cloth
Lot: 111Sold for: $213$170West African Stripwoven Men's Keta Cloth, Ewe, eastern Ghana, multicolored cotton with complex geometric designs, 118 1/2 x 76 in. more ...
Terra-cotta Akan Memorial Head, Nsodie
Lot: 112Sold for: $688$550Terra-cotta Akan Memorial Head, Nsodie, Ghana, idealized representation of an Akan ruler, set on a spherical head, mounted on a wood base, ht. 10 in. Provenance: Private collection, Lowell, more ...
Wood Nupe Door
Lot: 113UnsoldWood Nupe Door, fashioned from three rectangular panels each carved in high relief with numerous abstract symbols including animals, birds, humans, weapons, and other objects, each decorated with an more ...
Yoruba Bronze Maternity Figure
Lot: 114UnsoldYoruba Bronze Maternity Figure, Nigeria, seated female figure, holding an infant in her lap, mounted on wood base, (missing left leg),ht. of bronze 4 1/2 in. more ...
Yoruba Cotton Adire Cloth
Lot: 115Sold for: $1,125$900Yoruba Cotton Adire Cloth, Nigeria, 20th century, stitched resist-dyed cloth in checkered pattern, 67 x 71 in. Provenance: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, accession number S4200.81.6. more ...
Benin Terra-cotta Head
Lot: 116Sold for: $1,000$800Benin Terra-cotta Head, Nigeria, head of an Oba, or King, mounted on custom-made base, (loss to lower back and top of head),ht. 15 in. Provenance: Private collection, Lowell, Massachusetts; more ...
Ibo Female Standing Figure
Lot: 117Sold for: $688$550Ibo Female Standing Figure, Nigeria, the attenuated figure stands straight with hands cupped in a gesture to the front, with sloping shoulders beneath a thick, elongated neck and head with an open more ...
Kuba Man's Applique Dance Skirt
Lot: 118Sold for: $500$400Kuba Man's Applique Dance Skirt, Ngeende Kuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 20th century, patchwork and applique raffia-fiber, 78 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. Provenance: Indianapolis Museum of Art at more ...
Long Woman's Tie-dyed Dance Skirt
Lot: 119Sold for: $238$190Long Woman's Tie-dyed Dance Skirt, Ngenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 20th century, raffia panels clamp-resist dyed, with repeated geometric pattern, against a brown ground, 134 x 22 in. more ...
Two Kuba Cut-pile Raffia Panels
Lot: 120Sold for: $281$225Two Kuba Cut-pile Raffia Panels, Shoowa, Kasai river, Democratic Republic of the Congo, each with geometric designs embroidered on a raffia panel, 20 1/2 x 22 1/2 and 23 1/2 x 13 in. Provenance: more ...