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Rare Bamboo Container, Philippines, Ifugao Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 971719 (stock# 1-0614)
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Container made of bamboo, covered with a finely woven bamboo slices basketry. The lid is made of wood, carved in the shape of a human head. Philippines Archipelago, Luzon Island, Ifugao Peoples. Height: 15 1/2" (39,5 cm). Nice dark-brown patina. Obvious signs of use and age, otherwise very good condition. A rare piece, collected in the mid 1970s in situ, during my 20 years stay in Asia.
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Female Spirit Figure, Nigeria, Idoma Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 949877 (stock# 1-0598)
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Large statue of a female sitting on a stool, typical head with open mouth showing teeth, thick angular neck, large pointed breasts, protruding abdomen with scarifications, stylized feet. Wood coloured with dark and white (the latter kaolin) pigments. Africa, Nigeria, Idoma Peoples, mid 20th century. Height: 24 1/2" (62 cm). Obvious signs of use and age, erosion and chips in some areas, otherwise good condition. Ex. old French collection.
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Reliquary Figure, Gabon, Punu Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 936920 (stock# 1-0591)
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Reliquary figure carved in the shape of a standing female, with typical coiffe, serene face with scarifications on forehead, conical breasts, hands joined at abdomen level. The statue is resting on a large wood lid, on which it is affixed with soil material. Wood, with partly encrusted dark patina. Africa, Gabon, Punu Peoples. Height: 18 3/4" (47 cm). Obvious signs of use and age, otherwise very good condition.
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Statue of Ibeji Twin, Nigeria, Yoruba Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 936672 (stock# 1-0584)
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Very fine statue of male ibeji twin, with tall coiffe, eyes with white metal inserts, arms alongside torso, scarifications on abdomen, back and arms, very short legs, large feet resting on a rounded base. Wood, with beautiful dark glossy patina. Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Peoples. Height: 12" (30 cm). Very good condition.
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Face Mask 1, Indonesia, Timor Island
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Pre 1960 item# 882021 (stock# 1-0570)
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Face mask, of rounded triangular shape, with small ears, eyes pierced through and in a recess, small nose in relief, open pierced through mouth. Two holes under the chin (no damage or danger). Wood, semi-glossy patina. Indonesia, Timor Island. Height: 11 1/2" (29 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Old accident on the right eye, chips around the rim, otherwise good condition.
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Ivory Oliphant, Africa, Bakongo Peoples
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Pre 1900 item# 790790 (stock# 1-0552)
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Old oliphant, carved at its top in the shape of a king sitting cross-legged on a round stool and holding a scepter with both hands, surmounting two slaves in relief on each side, its back opening in the shape of a mouthpiece, and ending at its base in a large opening. Ivory, with a fine honey coloured patina. Africa, R.D. Congo, Bakongo Peoples, late 19th/early 20th century. Height: 11 1/4" (28,5 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Large chip at base (see photo no 11), ...click for details
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Important Female Figure, Yombe Peoples
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Pre 1930 item# 699620 (stock# 1-0485)
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Feminine figure standing on a square base, with a pointed coiffe, her large realistic head with wide eyes, small ears, fine nose, open mouth showing teeth, with large shoulders, pointed breasts, protruding abdomen, hands holding small cylinders, short legs resting on very large feet. Wood, with remnants of brown pigments. Brass nails on coiffe. Africa, D.R. Congo, Bakongo Peoples, Yombe sub-group. Height: 17" (42,5 cm). Age crack above left breast, small chip at right ear, erosion at base, ...click for details
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Mask of A Princess, Himalayas, Monpa Sherdukpen Peoples
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Pre 1910 item# 686616 (stock# 1-0474)
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Mask of a princess, wearing diadem, her smiling face with large open pierced through eyes, large beak-shaped nose, slightly open pierced through mouth. Wood, with remnants of several superimposed layers of polychrome pigments in some areas, dark patina overall. Himalayan Region, Monpa Sherdukpen Peoples, early 20th century, probably earlier. Height: 10 3/8" (26,5 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Small chip at the right ear, old accident at the back of the chin, other ...click for details
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