05-12-202105-12-2021
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 12, 2021 10:00 AMCalender

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  • Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, Ko'i

    Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, Ko'i

    Lot: 91
    Sold for: $500$400

    Hawaiian 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

    Hawaiian Back Scratcher, Lomi Lomi

    Lot: 92
    Sold for: $1,500$1,200

    Hawaiian 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

    Contemporary Australian Aborigine Painting

    Lot: 93
    Sold for: $625$500

    Contemporary 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

    Australian Aboriginal Bark Painting

    Lot: 94
    Sold for: $3,625$2,900

    Australian 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

    Australian Aborigine Churinga

    Lot: 95
    Sold for: $625$500

    Australian 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

    Nukuoro Coconut-grating Stool

    Lot: 96
    Unsold  

    Nukuoro 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

    Micronesian Woven Sash

    Lot: 97
    Sold for: $375$300

    Micronesian 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

    Micronesian Navigation Chart, Rebbelib

    Lot: 98
    Sold for: $7,500$6,000

    Micronesian 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

    Micronesian Woven Mat, Nieded

    Lot: 99
    Sold for: $313$250

    Micronesian 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

    Two Micronesian Bonito Fish Hooks, Jibon

    Lot: 100
    Sold for: $313$250

    Two 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

    Micronesian Hafted Adze

    Lot: 101
    Sold for: $188$150

    Micronesian 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

    Micronesian Coconut Shell Necklace

    Lot: 102
    Sold for: $1,000$800

    Micronesian 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

    Micronesian Coral Food Pounder, Phou

    Lot: 103
    Sold for: $563$450

    Micronesian 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

    Berber Wool Women's Wrapper

    Lot: 104
    Sold for: $375$300

    Berber 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

    Fulani Woven Tent Hanging, Arkilla Jengo

    Lot: 105
    Sold for: $375$300

    Fulani 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

    Dervish Twirling Rattle

    Lot: 106
    Sold for: $281$225

    Dervish 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

    Dogon Cotton Blanket

    Lot: 107
    Sold for: $469$375

    Dogon 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

    Terra-cotta Calabar Urn

    Lot: 108
    Sold for: $625$500

    Terra-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

    Ceremonial African Plaited Raffia Woman's Skirt

    Lot: 109
    Unsold  

    Ceremonial 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

    Sapi Commemorative Stone Head, Mahen Yafe

    Lot: 110
    Sold for: $2,375$1,900

    Sapi 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

    West African Stripwoven Men's Keta Cloth

    Lot: 111
    Sold for: $213$170

    West 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

    Terra-cotta Akan Memorial Head, Nsodie

    Lot: 112
    Sold for: $688$550

    Terra-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

    Wood Nupe Door

    Lot: 113
    Unsold  

    Wood 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

    Yoruba Bronze Maternity Figure

    Lot: 114
    Unsold  

    Yoruba 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

    Yoruba Cotton Adire Cloth

    Lot: 115
    Sold for: $1,125$900

    Yoruba 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

    Benin Terra-cotta Head

    Lot: 116
    Sold for: $1,000$800

    Benin 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

    Ibo Female Standing Figure

    Lot: 117
    Sold for: $688$550

    Ibo 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

    Kuba Man's Applique Dance Skirt

    Lot: 118
    Sold for: $500$400

    Kuba 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

    Long Woman's Tie-dyed Dance Skirt

    Lot: 119
    Sold for: $238$190

    Long 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

    Two Kuba Cut-pile Raffia Panels

    Lot: 120
    Sold for: $281$225

    Two 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 ...