No-Reserve AUCTION-ASIA Benefit Sale

23 well-matched shells for a necklace as acquired from the dealer….who stated that was how it was found in the grave…..making a neat choker. High-sta

Romblon Island, central Visayas, Philippines. Several of these were found in a burial jar and I acquired them directly from the old dealer Romblon Is

Mindanao, Tribal Philippines: Large and impressively-decorated SILVER Disc worn by the Mandaya tribal elite as status and rank symbols. Pictured as

Called "agonga" they could be used a cymbols or struck gongs in the various rituals that always were accompanied by music. Several tribes...

Ilongot or Gaddang tribe, Northern Luzon, Philippines: an over-the-shoulder or over-the-head ceremonial costume worn by the the elite women of the tri

While not as rare an object as the previous lot, this earlier woven skirt of the 19th C. Ifugao (Tribal northern Luzon, Philippines) has lovely muted

For the full-Body, the woman would step into it and then tighten it around and tuck it in at the breasts. Width: 27" doubled, height 52-1/2&quo...

Indonesia, this long and slender textile has vibrant colors that are partially faded at the ends. 67"x16" plus fringes at both ends. E...

Kalimantan, BORNEO. Late 19th-Early 20th C. and woven in complex patterns of Stars, Deer, Horses, Dogs, etc. 73"x33" plus fringes, it sh...

Ifugao Tribe, Northern Philippines. SEE: Entries 224 and 227 in "The People and Art of the Philippines" published in the 1990s by the UCL...

A "short" shirt of the Ifugao with beaded decoration on the back that is unusual for that tribe. All hand-woven in the early 20thC. and h...

Bright red with contrasting Yellow, Green and Black this dates to 1945-1970. 48"x23" excellent and unfaded.

Bagobo tribe, Mindanao, Philippines. Quality needelwork all around with just traces of fading. 1920-1940. If you want only one Philippines ladies ri

1945-1965, all-over needlework designs, on a lovely blue background. Of a larger size that could be worn by an American woman it is unfaded with good

Nicely paterned with white seed bead designs all around collar and back shoulders. Metal spangles in blue and red….some were repositioned after many y

Elite shirtless men wore these at Festivals. Almost rare today as men did NOT like to make or wear them….((<:). Ifugao Tribe from northern Phi...

Gaddang Tribe, northern Luzon, Philippines. Beautifully made and preserved, it is a large and important example of a dying need (since head-hunting a

The first in this auction of several of these fine sculptures that represent one of the best five or so recognized sculptural traditions across all of

From the Bayungan group of the Banaue sub-tribe of the Ifugao, this skinny-style Bulul dates to about 1900. Classic pose of the shaman-priest when h

Ifugao Tribe, Northern Philippines. SEE: Entries of carved-handle utensils on pages 215-219 in "The People and Art of the Philippines" pu...