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Slit Drum, Yaka Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 262497 (stock# 1-0025)
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Divination drum, of cylindrical shape. The body of the instrument is hollowed out, and is surmounted by a nicely carved head. Wood, with fine dark-brown glossy patina. Africa, D.R. Congo (ex Zaire), Yaka Peoples. Height: 16" (41cm). Obvious signs of age and use, tiny chips in some areas, erosion all over, otherwise very good condition.
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Statue of Kuan Yin, China, Ming Dynasty
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Pre 1700 item# 262708 (stock# 1-0031)
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Statue of Kuan Yin,the Chinese Goddess of Mercy, wearing a diadem (on which a tiny Amithaba Buddha is shown at the center) and formal robes, sitting cross-legged, in "abhaya and varada mudra" (hands posture of blessing, protection and charity). Bronze, with large remnants of the original gilding and polychrome colouring. Dark-green thick patina appears in areas where the gilding is eroded. China, Ming Dynasty (1368~1644 A.D.). Height: 7 7/8" (19,7cm). An old accident has provoked ...click for details
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Face Mask, Ibibio Peoples
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Pre 1940 item# 263806 (stock# 1-0042)
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Mask representing a long face with flat coiffe, protruding forehead, incised eyebrows, protruding cylindrical eyes, long and well defined nose, small open mouth with two upper fangs, small chin. Irregular holes around rim. Wood, with thick encrusted dark-brown patina. Remains of cloth around rim below ear level. Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio (or maybe Idoma) Peoples. Height: 10 1/4" (26cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand that enhances its strange beauty. Obvious signs of use ...click for details
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Blowgun Quiver, Palawan Isl., Philippines
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Pre 1960 item# 300200 (stock# 1-0052)
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Blowgun quiver, with a cylinder darts container made of bamboo, linked to its lid by a rope, and a kind of long hook (to attach the quiver to the hunter's sash) made of wood, with a fine decoration of a wild boar on its top. The hook is attached to the container with three finely woven wicker rings. This quiver is coming from Palawan Island, South West of the Philipino Archipelago, and belonged to a member of a tribe that is now protected by the Philipino Government. Height: 16 13/16" ( ...click for details
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Sumi-Tsubo, Japan, 18th C.
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Pre 1800 item# 264048 (stock# 1-0061)
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The Japanese "sumi-tsubo", used to draw straight lines, has been used by carpenters, masons, and other construction workers for many centuries and is till used today. It is made of wood with one end containing a spool to hold a long length of strong string and the other end hollowed out into a shallow bowl to hold cotton saturated with "sumi", or black ink. The string or cord is pulled through the ink, drawn taut, and then lifted near the center and quickly released to snap b ...click for details
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Protective Figure, Dayak Peoples
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Pre 1940 item# 264649 (stock# 1-0081)
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Statue of a protective deity or genie, ("kalong"?), standing on a rounded base, wearing a cap, with large ears, concave face with protruding eyes and nose, open mouth in relief showing teeth, long neck, arms alongside torso, hands resting on thighs, bent legs resting on small feet. Wood, with fine brown patina, semi-glossy in some areas. Traces of whitish substance all over the piece. Indonesia, Borneo Island, Dayak Peoples. Height: 11" (28 cm). The statue is mounted on a custom w ...click for details
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Reliquary Figure, Fang Peoples
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Pre 1920 item# 264653 (stock# 1-0083)
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Female figure with typical coiffe, large oval eyes, small ears, triangular nose, open mouth showing teeth, cylindrical neck, muscular shoulders and arms, conical breasts, cylindrical abdomen with protruding navel, bent legs resting on small feet. A tenon at the lower back side was used to attach the figure to the reliquary box. Wood, with dark-brown semi-glossy patina, covered in some areas with black pigment or remnants of sacrificial material. Africa, South-Cameroon/North Gabon,Fang Peoples. H ...click for details
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Very Old Face Mask, Guro Peoples, Ivory Coast
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Pre 1920 item# 264861 (stock# 1-0089)
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Very old mask, oval face surmounted by a flaring cylinder with geometric decor on top and lower side, crescent-like coiffe, relief eyebrows ending with a well defined thin nose, small ears, large protruding eyes, pierced through open mouth showing teeth, small chin, and a stylized beard. Holes around upper part of rim. Deeply patinated wood, with traces of dark pigment in some areas. Africa, Ivory Coast, Guro Peoples, Early 20th Century. Among the Guro, this mask is called "gu", a femi ...click for details
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Face Mask, Kuba Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 265157 (stock# 1-0092)
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Large mask, with large forehead, eyebrows in relief, coffee-bean eyes, protruding triangular nose, mouth in relief, large chin. A coiffe is attached around the upper side of the rim; it is composed of feathers on top, surmounting a raffia and wood structure which is meant to cover the dancer's head. Below cheek level, a raffia beard is attached around the lower part of the rim. A black and white pigment decor is painted over the face, to represent war paint, or maybe stylized scarifications. ...click for details
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Edan, Ogboni Society, Yoruba Peoples
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Pre 1900 item# 265527 (stock# 1-0102)
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"Edan" in the shape of a statue representing a bearded male figurine, with obvious genitalia, wearing a large and adorned necklace, two ropes or chains holding sashes and a belt holding two cases resting on his left hip, sitting or squatting on a small circular base. Hole at upper back of head for attachment. Bronze, with iron rod beneath. Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Peoples, 19th century. Edans were attributes worn by members of the Ogboni Society, an important and exclusive group having ...click for details
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