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***TRIBAL SPRING SALE***  
MOST ITEMS REDUCED  PLEASE ASK FOR REVISED PRICES 
ON ANY ITEMS POTENTIALLY OF INTEREST

T562 - Full sized bronze Zoomorphic Mask from the Ivory Coast (Baule?) circa 1930 unusual item - £180
T556 - 2 19th c. Papua New Guinea Bows and 7 Arrows (One broken) Provenance: Collected by a Scottish Doctor whilst in Papua New Guinea in the mid 19th century.  I purchased these weapons over 20 years ago from the Grandson who was going into Residential Accomodation.  Bows Unstrung to allow shipment to the U.K. Several of the arrows are marked on the cane possibly identifying the maker. -P.;O.A. the set.
T560 - Samoan Decorative Club. Large chip off one side of Blade Head. 2 ft. 7" Long Purchased in the U.S.A. - £750
T558 - Interest Baule Mask. Ibis Head. Protruding Forward. (Well Repairerd) - £220
T559 -Interesting small Rotse Basket and Top. ( Tight Fit as is the weave) Mint Condition. 9 c.m. diameter. - £125
T557 - Bronze Passport Mask. Possibly Lega or Ekoi. c.1930. 2.5" high. Nice colour needs to be seen. - £130
T554 - FIJIAN POLE CLUB FULLY CARVGED EXCELLENT COLOUR 19TH CENTURY 3FT 2" LONG VERY HEAVY. OLD WOOD. ASILURE SILVER MISSING ON HOLDING END. - £900
T555 - 2 X 20TH CENTURY NAGA SPEARS WITH GOAT HAIR. 6FT. 6" LONG. ONE MISSING ITS BASE SPIKE. - £140 PAIR
T551 - 19th century Somoan Club. 24" long. lovely colour. - £325
T550 - Small Saudia Jambija. excellent condition. c.1930. probably for a child. 8" long. - £265
T549 - Unusual shaped Rotse tight weave dish. excellent condition. c.1920. 6.5" diameter. 3" high. - £130
Naga Dao blade by Kalyo-Kengyu sub tribe with died goat hair.  These are getting very scarse. c.1930. Wire binding probably taken from telegraph wires. 30.5". Ref T458 - £175
T545 GENUINE ROMAN GLASS  PERFECT COND. LOVELY SHAPE.  VERY DELICATE.  4.25" HIGH  3RD CENT. AD  BEING   IREDESCENT PALE GREEN  GLASS WITH TRAILED COLLARS AROUND NECK   £425 
T543 I-WATA-JINGA , A NORTH AMERICAN PLAINS INDIAN HORN HEADED CLUB USED BY THE SIOUX 27" LONG WRAPPED IN HIDE DOWN ITS LENGTH 19TH C GOOD CONDITION £775
T544B Small Shona Knife 8" long c1930 good wiring and condition £75
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
T535 Old Shona Knife c1900 very tight fit good patina 13.5" long £125
T534 small brown bear carving c1900 probably Asian neat carving £135
 
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

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
 

T527 excellent 1st half 20th c soapstone carving of seal 4" £225
T525 1st half 20th c Inuit soapstone carviung figure with seal 3.5" x 3.5 " signed on base Lydia £175
 
T533 superb eskimo carving from mammoth tooth of an adult walrus being attacked by a young polar bear c1930 3.5" x 2.25" excellent piece. £500
T306a Excellent original c1920     Mount Hagen Adze with stand.   21" wide x 20" high  good patina.  binding  and adze totally original  good chance to obtain an old one.  £475 (purchased  from German anonymous collection
T396 Interesting solid copper spear c1930  likely currency purpose   66" long £120
T519 Mixed ancient beads restrung oldest 3rd millenium £38
T518 India coral and metal necklace , SOLD
T517 collection mixed bronze(1 pewter)items mid ages later £15 the lot
T515 Apache Loom weight ,19thc/early 20th £25
T514 Zuni bracelet southern west coast USA C1930 CORAL £ 25
T503 HAIDA TOTEM believe epoxy, 6" eagle over fish skeleton £12 
T500 early Ashante bronze gold weight of coiled snake ,19thc
£45 
T501 early Ashante bronze gold weight of coiled snake . 19thc 
£45
T234A   LUBA STATUE MID 20TH C 
13" HIGH  £125
T221 19TH C SCRAPER 
FROM INDIAN RESERVATION AT  WALPOLE ISLAND COLLECTED  SOME YEAS AGO. EX RICHARD GREEN COLLECTION  
8"  £120
T496 BRONZE LURISTAN DAGGER , PERSIA , 12-8TH C BC 
5.5" LONG £40  
BRONZE ARROWHEAD SIMILAR DATING MED/PERSIAM ORIGIN 
4" LONG £35
Iroquois Indian Gauntlets of buckskin with applied woodlands beadwork, small amount of beading missing below fingers. Very supple, circa 1920/30.
Ref. T482 - £350 
Yohoure Mask with stand, Ivory Coast, mid 20thC, some age cracks, vg mask, 10"x4.6"x4".
Ref. T361 - £425
PLAINS INDIAN BEADED CHEYENNE KNIFE AND SHEATH, C1930, 8.5" LONG, VERY GOOD CONDITION
REF. T484A - £295 FIXED
Oshe Shango on stand. Nigeria. 11". c.1940. very good cond. 
Ref. 212 - £195
Congo figure. Congo. 10". c.1940. very good cond. 
Ref. 210 - £130
Chokwe Mask on stand. Congo. mid 20thC. 7.5". vgc.
Ref. T272 - £595
 ZULU GIRLS STATUS FLAG NECKLACE, c.1910, POSS. EARLIER, EXC COND.
REF. T474 - £70
WEST AFRICAN JANUS HEAD CATAPULT/SLING SHOT, 1ST HALF 20thC, WITH STAND, 8.5" HIGH, EXCELLENT PATINA
REF. T408 - £225
 "YORUBA DIVINATION TAPPER NIGERIA" c.1940. 11" high. lovely patina.
Ref. T276 - £480
TWO ZULU NECKBANDS LATE 19TH C 21" LONG HALF INCH DIAMETER, EXCELLENT CONDITION EXCEPT ONE IS MISSING ITS TRADITIONAL CAP CLASP.
REF. T479 - £110/ PAIR
 BANGWA MATERNITY FIGURE, CAMEROON'S, 1st Half 20thC, 42" HIGH, IDEAL DECORATIVE PIECE FOR MINIMULISTIC ROOM
Ref. T420 - £495
Samoan/tongan club, 19thC, 29" long, good colour.
Ref. T476 - £575
Odd Club, 19thC, South Africa ? came with 19thC Zulu collection, 27"
Ref. T329 - £55
BRONZE FAN GOLD WEIGHT, ASHANTI, 6", c1930
Ref. T434 - £45
BAULE MASK WITH BIRD ATOP, HAS STAND, IVORY COAST, MID 20thC, 17" HIGH, SOME INSECT DAMAGE AND LEFT EAR DEFICIENT
REF. T391 - £275
SENUFO MASK WITH STAND, IVORY COAST, 1ST HALF 20thC, VGC
REF. T392 - £295
SEPIC GABLE MASK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, c1940/50, 41" LONG, 12" WIDE, ORIGINAL COLOUR AND SOOTING.
Ref. T415 - £110
FIJIAN STONE GROUND GUNSTOCK CLUB. EARLY 19thC, 35", EXCELLENT COND.
Ref. T410 - £675
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
REF. T403 - £325
LAPLAND REINDEER SPOON, C1900, LAPLAND, 14" LONG, GOOD CARVING/CONDITION
REF. T404 - £160
FROM THE DENNIS SLACK ZULU MILITERIA COLLECTION, CRUDE 19thC. KNOBKERRIE, 30" x 4" DIAM HEAD,
REF. T470 ONE - £110.
FROM THE DENNIS SLACK ZULU MILITERIA COLLECTION, SMALL HEADED CRUDE KNOBKERRIE 19thC. 32" LONG x 2.5" DIAM.
REF. T470a TWO - £70
 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
 BRONZE GOLD WEIGHT OF A REEF KNOT, c.1930, ASHANTE, 2", VERY FINE,
Ref. T450 - £38
 African Spoon. mid 20thC. nicely done. 14".
Ref. T381 - £135
Songye Fetish. Congo. 13". c.1930. v.good cond. 
Ref. 235 - £325
Huasa Spear. Nigeria. c1930. VGC. 47" long.
Ref. T318 - £98
MASAI MILK M GOURD (V. LARGE), 30" LONG AND 5" DIAM. C1930, NICE TRADITIONAL BEADWORK, longish old age crack one side.
REF. T493 - £45
 Tension Drum. Africa. 1st half 20thC. good tone. 10"Diam. 13"high.
Ref. T349 - £55
 Igala figure. Nigeria. 13". c.1940. v.good cond.
Ref. 249 - £350
 Baule figure. Ivory Coast. 22". c.1930. v.good cond.
Ref. 250 - SOLD
 FROM THE DENNIS SLACK ZULU MILITERIA COLLECTION, 19thC. ZULU FIGHTING AXE. 30.5" WITH 6" HEAD. (LOT 933)
REF. T468 - £275
Zulu small Knobkerrie, 19thC, South Africa, 16"long, 3"diam. think old varnish showing,
Ref. T327 - £125
unusual Zulu Club, 19thC, South Africa, 32" long, 3" diam. 5 bands, tight wiring, vgc except for top head damage (fighting?)
Ref. T326 - £225
Tsogo double bell. 7.5". Gabon excellent cond. c1940. 
Ref. 179 £295
Tikar Cameroon Grassland Rattle. 11". Cameroon's. excellent piece. c.1930.
Ref. 181 - £495
TCHOKWE MASK. CONGO. c1930. SOME AGE KNOCKS ON STAND. BOUGHT GERMANY.
Ref. T309 - £245
Ibo Horn Mask. 13". c.1940. Nigeria. very good cond.
Ref. 175 - £275 
FETISH FIGURE, ZAIRE. Mid 20thC. 16" High. Age insect damage around figure and base.
Ref. T323 - £350
MENDE HELMET MASK FROM THE BUNDU SECRET SOCIETY, SIERRA LEONE MID 20thC
REF. T477 - £495
 CHOKWE MASK, ZAIRE. Mid 20thC. Lovely patina. 8" high.
Ref. T321 - £350
including stand
 Lega Mask. 13" x 7". c.1930. very good cond. new raffia.
Ref. 111 - £150
North American Indian Stone pounder. Plains. early date. 6".
Ref. T265 - £130
FIJI GUNSTOCK CLUB, 34", C1850, GOOD COLOUR, LIGHT WEIGHT, SOME AGE KNOCKS, STONE GROUND
REF. T406 - £750
(see oldmans cat. no.25 dated 1905)

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