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Detail: This is a ceremonial bronze vessel shaped as an owl tsun, similar to others used in the Shang Dynasty, 11th Century B.C. It is cast in the shape of a bird whose “owl head” forms a removable lid, held in place by a stepped-in flange. Nicely…
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- Item Number: V-1001
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa mid-1900's or perhaps earlier
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 12.5" tall x 8" at widest
- Weight: 7.5 pounds
- Price: $ 225.00 USD
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Found in Yorubaland (southern Nigeria), this helmet mask represents Sango a royal ancestor of the Yoruba (the third king of the Oyo Kingdom). Facial “Pele” markings on the checks.
This is probably a ceremonial mask. Carved from one piece of wood, the incrusted patina and distinctive features put this…
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- Item Number: M-8687
- Provenance/Origin: Nigeria Africa. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 12" long x 8" wide
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $540.00 USD
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Beautifully hand carved from Gabon’s Bakota tribe.
Many of these masks are made to enhance fertility and/or add luck with hunting and other ventures.
Circa late-1900’s. Pristine condition. Stand not included.
- Item Number: M-8909
- Provenance/Origin: Bakota tribe, Gabon. Circa late-1900's
- Composition: Wood and straw
- Dimensions: 18.5" tall x 9" at widest
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $260.00 USD
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Detail: Ceremonial. Bone and carved Iban figurines. Superb craftsmanship from a people who have been in the Asian Archipelago for 3,000+ years.
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- Item Number: O-6961
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo. Mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Bone, wood, beads
- Dimensions: 26" length
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $125.00 USD