ETHNOGRAPHIC ART & ARTIFACTS

Bambara Mask with bold deep browed forehead, drilled eyes, goatee and cupped ears, ht. 14.2" - 36 cm., Mali, 20th Century Est. $75/125

Figural Helmet Mask of Ibo type, with cylindrical ears and squared open mouth, surmounted by a figural group of a mother and her twins, ht. 28.3&quo...

Baule Male Figure hands to his scarified belly, with protruding umbilicus and tightly coiled hair, ht. 14.8" - 37.5 cm., Ivory Coast, 20th Cent...

Baule Type Ancestor Mask of triangular form with crescentic eyebrows and aquiline nose, ht. 10.9" - 27.7 cm., West Africa, 20th Century Est. $75

Oaxaca Demon Mask of porcine appearance, with avial mouth and a pair of short horns to the temples; traces of red pigment, ht. 14.2" - 36 cm., ...

Fibre Head with bulbous forehead and flange form nose, in a deep blackish patina, 10.2 x 10.9" - 26 x 27.7 cm., New Guinea, 20th Century Est. $7

A Wood and Metal Flask the gourd form body wrapped with metal cord to the neck, suspended by a metal chain with secondary chain to the stopper and

Three Baule Goli Buffalo Masks the circular junior male masks with incurved horns and triangle band rims, polychromed, ht. 19.1" - 48.5 cm. Est.

Portrait Mask with parted hair, set with nailed cowries, ht. 14.6" - 37 cm. Est. $75/125

Baule Mask with tripartite hair, pointed nose and three bosses to the forehead, ht. 11.4" - 29 cm. Est. $50/75

Makonde Dream Figure of a mother and child, ht. 22.2" - 56.5 cm. Est. $75/125

Dan Mask with open mouth, slit eyes and prunts along the hairline, ht. 9.2" - 23.3 cm. Est. $75/125

Makonde Figure of an Old Farmer with skeletal simian face and grimacing mouth, carrying a hoe and a stick, ht. 22.8" - 58 cm. Est. $125/175

Makonde Dream Figure of twisted intertwined elongated figures in openwork, ht. 21.1" - 53.5 cm. Est. $75/125

Makonde Family Tree with multiple small figures clustered around a tall central figure , ht. 13.4" - 34 cm. Est. $100/150

Two Aku'aba Dolls one a full standing figure with cowrie necklace, the other a female head and torso with ovoid face, ht. 15.6" - 39.5 cm. ...

Makonde Dream Figure of abstracted intertwined body parts, ht. 25.2" - 64 cm. Est. $100/150

Makonde Dream Figure an openwork lattice of intertwined bodies, ht. 27.2" - 69 cm. Est. $100/150

Makonde Skeletal Figure with grimacing mouth, stepping forward, ht. 10.6" - 27 cm. Est. $75/100

Makonde Dream Figure of boldly composed intertwined bodies, ht. 22.2" - 56.5 cm. Est. $200/300

Two Senufo Brass Masks of characteristic Kpelie type, ht. 10.2" - 26 cm. and 13" - 33 cm. Est. $50/75

Four Bronze Figures of Women one seated making dough, another with waterjug, two with pipes, ht. 12.6" - 32 cm. Est. $150/250

Two Bronze Figures of potbellied men, the larger with a dagger, the smaller gesticulating, ht. 16.9" - 43 cm. and 8.3" - 21 cm. Est. $75/100

Ngere Mask with large open mouth, mustache, raffia beard and scaled bulbous forehead, ht. 21.3" - 54 cm. Est. $100/150

Dan Mask with sunken slit eyes, roughly shaped nose and mouth, with forehead ridge, ht. 9.4" - 24 cm. Est. $100/125

Dan Mask the ovoid face with incised crescentic eyebrows, circular eyes, arched nose and mouth, ht. 10.2" - 26 cm. Est. $100/125

Two Yaure Masks each with twin avial mounts, the faces bordered by triangles, ht. 15.7" - 40 cm. Est. $75/125

Two Wood Plaques of Fish l. 19.3" - 49 cm. and 14.8" - 37.5 cm., Canada, North West Coast Est. $75/125

Two Senufo Kpelie Masks one double, one single, ht. 15" - 38 cm. Est. $75/125

Yaure Mask with double avial mount, ht. 18.9" - 48 cm. Est. $50/75

Sepik Mask with long pendant nose, cowrie eyes; in three colour paint, ht. 24" - 61 cm., New Guinea Est. $75/125

Two Senufo Masks one of Kpelie type, the other of a bush cow, ht. 12.6" - 32 cm. and 18.5" - 47 cm. Est. $50/75

Two Ngere Type Masks with flange eyes and mouth and raffia facial fringe, painted in three colours, ht. 12.6" - 32 cm. and 13" - 33 cm. Es...

Senufo Kpelie Type Mask painted red and white, ht. 16.1" - 41 cm. Est. $50/75

Mask and a Finial the mask with shallow forehead and tubular mouth, the finial of simian form, ht. 11.8" - 30 cm. and 7.1" - 18 cm. Est. $...

Four Dan Passport Masks ht. 4.9" - 12.5 cm., Ivory Coast, 20th Century Est. $200/300

Six Woven Grass Covered Boxes and a Wrapped Bottle various dimensions Est. $50/75

Metal Pectoral Pendant and Two Bracelets geometrically patterned, ht. 6.7" - 17 cm., North Africa (?) Est. $50/75

Baule Mask with raffia fringe and woven grass head dress, ht. 15.7" - 40 cm. Est. $100/150

Skin Shield with two colour painted geometric design, ht. 20.1" - 51 cm. Est. $50/75

Amazon Feather Head Dress of opalescent coloured feathers, ht. 17.3" - 44 cm., Iriri River, Brazil Est. $100/150

Kayapo Feather Head Dress of polychrome macaw feathers, ht. 27.6" - 70 cm., Iriri-Xingu Rivers, Brazil Est. $100/150

Assorted Quivers various dimensions, South America Est. $50/75

Collection of Spears various dimensions, South America Est. $100/150

Collection of Arrows metal tipped on wood shafts, various dimensions, Zaire Est. $75/125

Three Bushman Dog Bells various dimensions, Namibia Est. $75/125

Sepik Mask with concave spatulate face and tubular eyes, New Guinea Est. $75/125

Bamileke Mask adorned with cowries and polychrome beads, ht. 15.7" - 40 cm. Est. $75/125

Collection of Drums various dimensions, Various Cultures Est. $150/250

Bronze Gong and Hanger the bell of cupped form with painted blossom to the obverse, on a carved wood shoulder hanger; with a leather wrapped strike

Shaman Drum (Dhyangro) the double sided skin drum stretched over pierced wood ribs and laced with rattan, fitted with a spiked wood handle, dia. 15

Pair of Brass Anklets the twin triangle flanges rising from rope twist shanks, w. 3.5" - 9 cm., West Africa, 20th Century Est. $100/125

Woven Grass Bowl of stick construction wrapped with grass and inlaid with coloured fabric, embellished with cloth pompoms, dia. 15.7" - 40 cm.,...

Bone Figure of a Seated Man with knees drawn up, hands to head, with drilled eyes and line form mouth and nose, ht. 5.7" - 14.5 cm., Unidentifi...

Pair of Ibo Wood Figures of a Man and Woman each with open grimacing mouth, scarifications to belly, ht. 18.5" - 47 cm., Lower Niger, 20th Cent...

Wood and Marine Ivory Ceremonial Axe the naturally formed shank worked with geometric patterns to the ends, ht. 14.6" - 37 cm., Unidentified Pa...

Wood Figure of a Crocodile with ovoid body incised with dentil bands, l. 25.6" - 65 cm. Est. $100/125

Two Wood Crocodile Form Arm Rests l. 11.4" - 29 cm. and 12.6" - 32 cm. Est. $75/100

Two Guerrero Style Hardstone Figures of spatula form, with crossed arms, with incised and drilled details, in green and grey/green stones, ht. 3.5&q...

Hardstone Double Fish Plaque in a sea green mottled stone, w. 5.1" - 13 cm., Mexico Est. $75/125

Cord Belt of eight strands of braided fiber wrapped with fine threads in a three colour geometric pattern, ht. 43.3" - 110 cm., Africa Est. $50/

Sepik Wood Mask with tubular eyes set with cowries, with a minor mask mounted to the forehead, with broad nostrils, the chin set with an inverted m

Senufo Deble Figure of a Woman with attenuated long legs, extended face, cockscomb hair surmounted by a crock, the sidelocks to each hand, the body

Bambara Chiwara of female Minianka type, with a small antelope to the back of the larger, each with richly incised bodies, enriched with copper str

Dan-Ngere Judge Mask the concave ovoid face with tubular eyes tipped with metal discs, with a moveable jaw and animal skin goatee, ht. 12.2" - ...

Baule Figure of a Man the ovoid face with crescentic hair and braided rear lock, the hands held to the belly, wearing a fibre loincloth and a bead

Baule Heddle Pulley the characteristic body surmounted by a head with ovoid face and pointed chin, cockscomb hair and long neck, ht. 7.7" - 19....

Wood Hill Tribe Mask with pursed lips, pierced eyes and aquiline nose, with embedded hanger and cord; deep black patina, ht. 10.2" - 26 cm., La...

Dan Mask the almond shaped face with bulbous forehead and protruding mouth, ringed with a fabric cowl and enriched with cowries, ht. 10.6" - 27...

Aboriginal Wood Parrying Shield of long spatulate form with self grip, worked with incised evergreens and striped bands, l. 29.9" - 76 cm., Aus...

Bambara Chiwara of Minianka type, the single figure with boldly pierced neck and mane, the long head surmounted by two twisted antlers, ht. 32.7&quo...

Ibo Mmwo Society Mask the chalk white face, with blue highlighted eyes, dark brown painted eyes, eyebrows and mouth, with forehead scarification, t

Dan Mother Mask the ovoid face with sunken eyes encircled with traces of white pigment, the eyebrows incised, with flat nose and protruding lips, t

Dan Mask the roughly worked concave ovoid face with square eyes and mouth painted white, the mouth with four bone teeth; with a deep blackish brown

Dogon Standing Tellem Figure of a Woman with long broad shouldered body, the long face with flattened features, with long raised arms, ht. 26.8"...

Sepik River Wood Figure of a Woman near life size, the deeply carved ovoid face trimmed with feathers, hands to the hips, with scarified belly, pai

Sepik Figure of a Woman in profile showing multiple hook forms, the head with bulging forehead and pointed mouth, ht. 28.3" - 72 cm., New Guine...

Fine Borana/Sakuya Hide Dance Shield the obverse with finely punched concentric banding around a central boss, the reverse with a grip spanning a p

Bambara Wood Antelope (N'tomo) Mask the ovoid face with deeply set eyes and ridge form nose, the cheeks set with four cowries, four vertical pro...

Wood Fighting Club with broad ribbed blade, a spike to the shaft end, l. 43.3" - 110 cm., Samoa Est. $400/600

Ball Headed Throwing Club (I ula drisia) the naturally formed ball on an irregular shaft worked with dentil bands to the grip, l. 16.5" - 42 cm...

Wood Dance Wand with incised fish head blade, the shank worked with a grimacing head, l. 12.6" - 32 cm., Easter Island, 20th Century Est. $200/3

Wood Effigy Figure of a Hunter carrying a knife and a bow, the squat torso with a long banded neck, the head topped by a peaked hat, ht. 16.9" ...

Bakongo Figural Finial with a hollowed squared torso flanked by arms, surmounted by a domed head, ht. 5.5" - 14 cm., Lower Congo, 20th Century E

Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures of males, each wearing a cowrie cape and a bead belt, the shoulders worked in relief with necklaces, the heads under c

Mask with rope twist horns and lizard surmount, a pair of downturned horns to the forehead; traces of pigment, ht. 15.6" - 39.5 cm. Est. $400/60