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TRIBAL ART (ETHNOGRAPHIC)
UPDATED 31 August 2010
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T612 - circa 1930 - Cameroons Helmet with beadwork and cowrie shells attached having carved wood top figure, tight beadwork, believed to be NAMCHI, collected in 1940's, good provenance. - £240 |
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T611 - Omani 4 ring Jambiya circa 1930, with original belt. length 11". - £295 |
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T610 - circa 1930, Shona Dagger made using Zulu iron wood with old renewed brass wiring narrower than its earlier original work. 13" length. - £125 |
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T609 Yaoure Mask 1st Half 20th century (has had 3 reglueing repairs) 17" high x 7" width. - £295 |
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T607 - Unusually patterned SAMALI Neck rest. 7" high. 7" wide. Celtic knot carving on side of neck rest. - £250 |
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T606 - New South Wales Boomerang. 19th century. 60 cms. in length - £240 |
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T604 - South American Wood Carving of Hunter blowing on blow pipe (pipe missing), carved figure on his back.10" in height. - £130 |
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T603 - T603 Naga Dao circa 1930. 25.5" in length. - £225 |
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T601 - Yoruba Ibeji, twin figure. Female Figure. Unusually marked scarification to her back on this excellent figure. circa 1930.12" in height - £525 |
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T600 - Yoruba Ibeji circa 1930 in light coloured wood.Male Figure. 29.5 cms. high. 12" in height - £275 |
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T599 -Good example of Tibetan Exorcizing Dagger. 19th century set with Turquoise, coral and other stones, silver and gilt work. - £375 |
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T598 - Chinese Currency Wedding Sword. 19th century, only one coin a little lose. 25" long. - £135 |
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T597 - 19th century Alum Bay ware, has label under sticky paper stating made from naturally coloured Alum Bay sand, sculptured into bell shape glass container and depicting Old Harry rocks. Height 5.5" diameter of base 3". - £95 |
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T595 - Inuit Carving in Green serpentine signed ANNIE LAKE, Harbour which is situated towards Baffin Island. She died in 1999. Hood has suffered breakage. - £45 |
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T593 - Excellent 19th century WOOMERA, 28" long, well worked on one side a very old damage exists, photographs show where the sliver is missing on its upper broadest part of the wood. - £525 |
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T590 - Rare barrell knife with very good blade and etched with maker's name Ernbolaget - Skilstuna - Sweden. very clean condition. good collectors piece - £160 |
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T589 - 19th century Australian Boomarang. 23" long, sliver off one end. small crack on the other. nicely stone ground. - £225 |
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T588 - Excellent 19th century Fijian Ula with gadrooned head and hatching decoration on grip. 15" long, stone ground, good patina. - £495 |
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T587 - Aku-Aba Ashanti figure for educating children in Parenthood - £160 |
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T586 - Eskimo Fisherman in Kayak with implements from Greenland. circa 1930. traditional gift from Parents of children maintained in Denmark for their schooling. large example. 32" long. - £475 |
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T585 - Canadian Indian Birch Bark Canoe 22" long 6.5" prow. very good condition. - £180 |
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T582 - Magnificent Thai Head of Buddha in wood, date unknown, with gold leaf remaining, certainly 19th century possibly earlier. Extremely large and heavy, serene piece, ideal for decorator. Measurements: 34" overall height. 17" across. - £1,500 fixed |
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T582 - Fijian Pole Club. 19th century. Unusual Hatching to lower grip area. 41" Long. 2 kilo weight - £400 |
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T575 - Unusual Mask of Palm Bark or Tapa with crab claws discending from eyes and old wooden in earlobes. Height 13" width 7", bright colouring possibly Elema people off Papuan Gulf - £250 |
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T576 - Coloured circa 1930 Nootka Totem 7" high, animals/birds, nice piece - £150 |
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T577 - Bronze passport mask, possibly Cameroons area in pendant form 3" high - £80 |
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T578 - Unusual Ashanti Gold weight of root cutter with 2 small figures above blade 2" high - £65 |
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T579 - Nootka totem of spread winged eagle over bear, unpainted, wording on reverse reads: To Uncle and Aunty Leanaro Mary FD 75 - £35 |
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T573 - Excellent Dan Mask first half 20th century. well pronounced forehead. good age usage Height 9" x 5.5" across.- £395 |
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T572 - Ashanti 19th century Gold Weight of big cat in bronze - £110 |
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T484 - Beaded Plains Indian sheath with trade knife. Cheyenne 8.5" long - £240 |
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T482 - Gauntletts from Iraquois indians circa 1930 possibly earlier - £300 |
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T410 - Fijian club stone ground 19th century. excellent condition - £600 REDUCED £475 |
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T406 - Fiji gunstock club circa 1850 good patina. stone ground. see Oldmans catalogue No. 25 1905 item 29 £1 15s. - SOLD |
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T235 - Songye Congo Fettish with dik dik horn top. mid 20th century. Purchased in Rwanda. - £180 |
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T175 - Jbo Horn Mask from Nigeria with heavy kaolin application. Mid. 20th century 13" tall comes with stand. - £275 |
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T181 - Tikar Camaroons Grassland rattle. circa 1920-30. 11" tall. - £450 |
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T556 - Samoan Club. Old chip off one side of blade head. 2 ft. 7" long. Purchased in the U.S.A. - £700 |
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T525 - 1st half 20th century Inuit Soapstone figure with seal 3.5" x 3.5" signed on base LYDIA - £130 REDUCED £120 |
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T306 - MOUNT HAGAN Adze Papua New Guinea circa 1920 a genuin old one, very good condition. 21" wide 20" high. Good patina to the wood came from German collection - £370 |
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T566 PAIR OF STRANGE CHILDRENS DOLLS MADE FROM CARIBOU ANTLER CANADIAN 20TH C - £30 EACH |
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T563 VERY INTERESTING WALRUS IVORY TOOTH CARVINGS OF 3 TINY SEALS ON PART OF A CARIBOU ANTLER HAVING CANADIAN ESKIMO TRADE STICKER ON BACK WITH CARVERS SIGNATURE 20TH C NICE PIECE. £140 |
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T567 STONE CARVING OF FROG BELIEVED CANADIAN INDIAN ORIGIN HAIDA OR NOOTKA - UNKNOWN AGE £40 |
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T569 EARLY 20THC. CANADIAN INUIT TOOTH CARVING SET ON CARIBOU ANTLER IN SHAPE OF HALF DOLPHIN/PENGUIN AND HUMAN WITH ESKIMO FACE MASK ON BACK INTERESTING PIECE. £140 3" HIGH |
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T559 -Interesting small Rotse Basket and Top. ( Tight Fit as is the weave) Mint Condition. 9 c.m. diameter. - £125 |
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T551 - 19th century Somoan Club. 24" long. lovely colour. - £325 |
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T549 - Unusual shaped Rotse tight weave dish. excellent condition. c.1920. 6.5" diameter. 3" high. - £110 |
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A group of Eskimo marine ivory
carvings.
Duck c.1910 - £120 - Walrus c.1915 - £130 - Polar Bear c.1915 - £150 - Seal (broken flipper) c.1915 - £70 Ref. No. T539 |
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T534 small brown bear carving c1900
probably Asian neat carving £135 |
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Antique Inuit/Eskimo knife with a gray flint blade set into a bone handle embellished with four ridges, two channels and a suspension perforation 5.5/8" long, 1/2" thick and the blade is 1.1/8" wide, in excellent overall condition. Late 19th century. Ex. Museum piece with two book references comparable Thiry Paul Mary, Eskimo Artifacts 1977 page 312 also Hothelar collecting Inidan Knives 1986 Page 103. - Ref - T530A - £450 |
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T528 REALLY EXCELLENT GROUP OF 7 ESKIMO/INUIT ANIMALS carved from walrus and mammoth tooth (comprises 2 walrus/polar bear/arctic bird/seal/ arctic fox and wolf all collected by Fred and Florence Sickler whilst living in the eskimo village of Shunnak, Alaska from 1910 to 1921 sizes 1.5" to 2" (bear 3")P.O.A. - WILL SEPARATE. Please contact me regarding prices. Polar Bear and Walrus Sold |
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T396
Interesting solid copper spear c1930 likely currency purpose
66" long £120 |
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T519 Mixed ancient beads restrung oldest 3rd millenium £38 |
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T517 collection mixed bronze(1 pewter)items mid ages later £15 the lot |
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T515 Apache Loom weight ,19thc/early 20th £25 |
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T514 Zuni bracelet southern west coast USA C1930 CORAL £ 25 |
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T503 HAIDA TOTEM believe epoxy, 6" eagle over fish skeleton £12 |
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T500 early Ashante bronze gold weight of coiled snake ,19thc £45 |
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T501 early Ashante bronze gold weight of coiled snake . 19thc £45 |
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T234A
LUBA STATUE MID 20TH C REDUCED £110 |
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T221
19TH C SCRAPER FROM INDIAN RESERVATION AT WALPOLE ISLAND COLLECTED SOME YEAS AGO. EX RICHARD GREEN COLLECTION 8" £120 |
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Congo
figure. Congo. 10". c.1940. very good cond. Ref. 210 - £130 |
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ZULU GIRLS STATUS FLAG NECKLACE, c.1910,
POSS. EARLIER, EXC COND. REF. T474 - £70 |
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Odd Club, 19thC, South Africa ? came with 19thC Zulu collection,
27" Ref. T329 - £55 |
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BRONZE
FAN GOLD WEIGHT, ASHANTI, 6", c1930 Ref. T434 - £45 |
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SOUTH
SEA CLUB, FIJI?, STONE GROUND EARLY PART 19thC, RICH PATINA, DARK REDDY
BROWN, 23"LONGx3"DIAM. HEAD HATCHING TO GRIP. GROOVING TRACES
ON WORN HEAD. VERY UNUSUAL INTERESTING PIECE REDUCED £240 |
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FROM
THE DENNIS SLACK MILITERIA COLLECTION, SMALL HEADED POST ZULU WARS SIZE,
SEPARATE HEADED KNOBKERRIE, c.1900, 34"LONG x 2"DIAM. JOINED, REF. T470b THREE - £65 |
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BRONZE
GOLD WEIGHT OF A REEF KNOT, c.1930, ASHANTE, 2", VERY FINE, Ref. T450 - £38 |
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African
Spoon. mid 20thC. nicely done. 14". Ref. T381 - £100 |
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Igala
figure. Nigeria. 13". c.1940. v.good cond. Ref. 249 - £350 |
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FROM
THE DENNIS SLACK ZULU MILITERIA COLLECTION, 19thC. ZULU FIGHTING AXE.
30.5" WITH 6" HEAD. (LOT 933) REDUCED £175 |
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Zulu
small Knobkerrie, 19thC, South Africa, 16"long, 3"diam. think
old varnish showing, REDUCED £100 |
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Tsogo
double bell. 7.5". Gabon excellent cond. c1940. Ref. 179 £295 |
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FETISH
FIGURE, ZAIRE. Mid 20thC. 16" High. Age insect damage around figure
and base. REDUCED £250 |
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MENDE
HELMET MASK FROM THE BUNDU SECRET SOCIETY, SIERRA LEONE MID 20thC REF. T477 - £450 |
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Lega
Mask. 13" x 7". c.1930. very good cond. new raffia. |
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North
American Indian Stone pounder. Plains. early date. 6". Ref. T265 - £130 |
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