Nootka Mask – c1900 Vintage Nootka mask, c 1900. Carved with a prominent brow and chin, and having great period paint on the exterior. Partial paper label on the interior. Some cracking to the upper left side. (see images). Measures 12.5 inches by 7.5 inches x 7 inches. Price $7500 Click on price to…
Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley – Modernist Enamel Bowl Modernist enamel bowl depicting a woman with a bird by Ellamarie Woolley. Ellamarie Woolley, (1913–1976), was an American enamel artist working inn San diego, California. This work is an enamel on copper. c1950s. Signed and identified on the bottom. Measures just under 7 inches across. Price $2000…
Han Dynasty Ladle Green glazed, red clay bowl from the Han dynasty, China (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.). Similar pieces are held in museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This bowl has a squared-off form with an arching handle and a green glaze with silvering highlights that may be due to degradation. The…
Bateba – Lobi Peoples Bateba – Ti Puo aka Duntundara, (dangerous bateba), with one outstretched arm. Bateba can have a wide range of purposes. This bateba, a Ti Puo or Duntundara, (dangerous bateba), identified by his outstretched arm, was made to protect the owner from harmful forces, disease, and/or witchcraft. Click here to learn…
Bateba – Lobi Peoples Bateba – Ti Puo aka Duntundara, (dangerous bateba), with outstretched arms. Bateba can have a wide range of purposes. This bateba, a Ti Puo or Duntundara, (dangerous bateba), identified by his outstretched arms, was made to protect the owner from harmful forces, disease, and/or witchcraft. It has been told that Christian…
Trobriand Bowl – Massim Peoples Unique Trobriand Bowl – Early 20th Century Unusually carved wood bowl from the Trobriand Islands, the Massim peoples. The Trobriand Islands are an archipelago of coral atolls off the east coast of New Guinea that total approximately 175 square-miles in size.. The Trobriand people are a part of the nation…
19th Century Inuit Scrimshaw – Walrus Tusk Late 19th or early 20th-century Inuit walrus tusk with scrimshaw. The entire tusk is covered with scrimshawed images depicting native peoples hunting, whaling, kayaking, sailing, and dogsledding. Images include human figures, birds, walrus, whales, dogs, structures, and sailing vessels. There are human figures and birds perched on structures,…
Colonial Soldier – circa 1930 Hand-carved Colonial sculpture depicting a French soldier with one knee down and bearing a rifle, and preparing to fire. Colonial carvings are highly collectible, and most depict British soldiers. This sculpture depicts a French soldier, possibly a Senegalese Tirailleurs, (which translates variously as “skirmisher”, “rifleman”, or “sharpshooter”. A designation given…
Antique Silver Clad Altar Cross 18th-19th century silver-clad altar cross. Darkened oak or olive wood partially covered with hand-hammered silver. The four evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are depicted at the points of the cross in silver medallions. Matthew as the winged angel, Mark as the winged lion, Luke as an eagle, and John…
Luba or Hemba Prestige Stool Early 20th-century prestige stool with a female caryatid carved by a Luba or Hemba artist of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC, formerly Zaire, is a sub-Saharan country of Central Africa. Luba and Hemba peoples are known for their wood carvings, particularly prestige stools. The hierarchy of society…
