Ritual and Culture

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A Lega figure Democratic Republic of Congo Carved ivory, shown standing, with prominent head, button eyes, broad nose and thin mouth, with etched ...

A Lega style mask Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood, two slit eyes parted by a long nose, the mouth open in a thin slice, raised on a bespo...

A Lega mask, idimu Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood and raffia, carved wood and plant fiber, with slit eyes, long nose and an open mouth, ...

A Lega mask Democratic Republic of Congo Carved ivory, an elongated face with recessed forehead, ridged and arched brow, the coffee bean eyes spli...

A Lega mask Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood and pigment, the facial features reduced to the essence of form, two oval eyes split by a rai...

A trio of Lega masks Democratic Republic of Congo Of elliptical form, with coffee bean eyes, slit nose and a small perforation for the mouth, deco...

A Lega kidumu mask Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood, in the form of a hollowed dome, the features grouped closely together at the center, ...

A Lele mask Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood, pigment, beadwork, hair and feathers, the face on a flat plane with a raised ridge denoting ...

A Hemba figure Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood, the male figure shown with a strong brow and oversized eyes, the broad neck leading to wi...

A Hemba chimpanzee mask, Sokomutu Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood, the face in the shape of a monkey's head, with a broad grinning smile ...

A Pende mask Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood and pigment, of fearsome appearance, the perforated eyes below arching brows, the aquiline n...

A Pende mask, Phumbu a Mfunu Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood and pigment, the tubular face with projecting eyes, elongated nose and small...

A Mbole style mask Democratic Republic of Cong oCarved wood and pigment, of oval form, with raised and striated brow ridges curving round to the s...

A Mbole style mask Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood and pigment, of oval form, with raised and striated brow ridges curving round to the s...

A Luba style dual cup bearer Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood, the male and female figures shown seated and facing one another holding a c...

A Luba mask, kifwebe Democratic Republic of Congo Carved wood and pigment, the domed forehead above pierced coffee bean eyes and an extended squar...

A collection of African masks Comprising a Kongo mask, the mouth open, the nose broad and prominent, the eyes pieced at the center, the face paint...

A collection of African masksCarved wood, horn and pigment; all raised on bespoke mounts. (4).H: 17, W: 13 in. (largest, approx., mask only)PROVEN...

A collection of African masks Comprising a Luba bird mask, an Idoma mask, a Kongo Vili mask, a Metoko mask and a Gabonese mask, all raised on besp...

A collection of Central African masks Carved wood, comprising; a Cameroonian basketwork and carved wood headdress of a bird, a Fang adouma mask, a...

A collection of African combs and pinsComprising a Kuba Lele comb with fine teeth, hatched decoration and a seated human finial, raised on a bespo...

A West African, possibly Ashanti, bell Cast bronze; sold together with a cast bronze and leather slingshot, with painted inventory number '5028.' ...

A pair of West African spirit vessels Fired terracotta, comprising one example with human arms reaching around the squat body, the long neck with ...

A group of small wooden carvings Comprising a pair of Nguni spoons, a Southern African rifle model and an East African figure; the spoons painted ...

Two Tekke embroidered chyrpy Turkmenistan Embroidered cotton, dark blue ground with stylized geometric and floral motifs in red, yellow, white, an...

A Central Anatolian yatak Circa second half 19th century Mounted on a felted board.H: 50 1/2, W: 42 1/2 in. (mount)PROVENANCE:The Estate of Thomas...

An Indian mottled pink sandstone head of a bodhisattva 9th-11th century or earlier Delicately carved, wearing a bejeweled turban, mounted on a lat...

A South Indian bronze image of Skanda Chola Dynasty, 10th/11th century Depicted standing, holding a pair of lotus buds (one partial), adorned in a...

A Tibetan or Kashmiri bronze figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Circa 13th century Depicted standing on a lotus petal base with a lotus stem...

A South Indian bronze figure of a seated Devi 15th century The elegant goddess seated, with one hand raised, in lalitasana atop an oval of lotus p...

An Indian Jain brass stele Dated equivalent to 1563 The central figure under an openwork canopy and on stepped base, within an arched surround and...

An Indian bronze figure of Durga Mahishasura 17th/18th century The goddest and her lion slaying the demon, in front of an arched surround, polishe...

An Indian bronze figure of Durga Mahishasura 15th/16th century or later The goddess and her lion atop the buffalo demon, with a dark, crusty brown...

A small South Indian bronze figure of Lakshmi, and an Indian bronze image of Durga on a Yali mount 18th/19th century The first depicted standing i...

An unusual large Southwest Indian bronze figure of a goddess, probably Bhudevi Kerala, 16th century Depicted standing in erect samabhanga posture,...

A Burmese gilt bronze figure of a seated Jambhupati Buddha 17th/18th century Depicted seated in bhumisparsha mudra, adorned with a pierced elabora...

A Burmese bronze figure of a seated Jambhupati Buddha 17th/18th century Depicted seated in bhumisparsha mudra, adorned with an elaborate crown wit...

A rare miniature Southeast Asian gold repousse figure of Buddha ShakyamuniCirca 12th-14th centuryDepicted in the bhumisparsha mudra, dressed in a ...

A Khmer bronze ritual bell handleAngkor period, Bayon style, late 12th/13th centuryThe support of two serpentine nagas, two leaf-shaped flanges at...

A Thai bronze figure of an ascetic Buddha and a rare Rattanakosin period gilt lacquered bronze ascetic Buddha19th centuryThe first atop a base wit...

A Thai bronze seated Buddha Late Ayutthaya period, 17th/18th century Seated in dhyana mudra, with a lobed usnisa, atop a pedestal base, soft brown...

Three Thai and Burmese sculptures 19th century The first and second, Thai, Rattanakosin period, the first depicting a seated Buddha in bhumisparsh...

A Balinese gilded silver figural kris hilt inlaid with semi-precious stones20th centuryInlaid with black and pink sapphires, cabochon rubies and f...

A Chinese gilt wood figural carving of a standing lohan 19th century or earlier Depicted in a flowing robe in anjali mudra, atop an associated lot...

A small Chinese carved and painted wood figure of a seated bodhisattva Yuan/Ming dynasty Delicately carved, in flowing robes, seated in dhyanasana...

A Chinese carved and painted wood figure of Guanyin Ming dynasty or earlier Depicted sitting in rajalilasana, the ‘posture of royal ease’, atop a ...

A small Chinese gilt lacquered wood figure of a seated Buddha Ming dynasty or earlier Seated in flowing robes, hands in anjali mudra.H: 8 in.PROVE...

A Chinese carved white marble seated Daoist female deity Song dynasty or earlier Depicted seated, dressed in draping cloudscroll-decorated robes a...

A Chinese lacquered wood Buddhist triad Comprising the Buddha standing, and a pair of crowned standing bodhisattva, all on pedestal bases. (3).H: ...

A Nepalese bronze figure of Shiva 18th century Depicted with multiple faces and 32 arms wielding various symbols, the elliptical base cast with a ...

A South Indian bronze image of Shiva and Parvati and a South Indian bronze image of Narasimha and Consort 17th-18th century Both depicted seated o...

A Tibetan gilt bronze image of Vajrasattva and Consort 19th century The central figures in yab-yum on a lotus platform, seated upon a pierced thro...

A South Indian bronze Nandi mask 18th/19th century With later stand.H: 10 1/4 in. (without stand)PROVENANCE:Property from a Private Philadelphia C...

A Nepalese inlaid and embellished parcel-gilt copper alloy figure of Khadga Bhairab (Bhirava)19th century or earlierInlaid with silver and depicte...

A Sino-Tibetan bronze figure of Vajrapani 18th/19th century Depicted standing in the warrior pratayalidha pose wielding a vajra in his raised righ...

A Nepalese ritual lingzhi fungus maskAdapted from a large, single fungus, the face wrinkled, the reverse threaded with twine.H: 9 1/2, W: 8 1/2 in...

An Iranian bronze lamp in the shape of a ewer 12th century With a globular waist, leading to a tapering neck, the mouth with a curved spout, the l...

A Japanese gilt-lacquered seated Amida Buddha Edo period, 18th/19th centuryseated peacefully, with hands in dhyana or meditative mudra, atop an el...

TANI BUNCHO (1763-1840)WATERFALL Ink on paper, inscribed, with a cyclical date equivalent to 1838, and with one seal, center right, mounted as a h...

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