Art of the World

Hand knotted Caucasian rug or carpet ca. 1930s. A central reserve with geometric designs in shades of red blue and cream is surrounded by floral a...

Persian Malayer rug or carpet ca. 1940s. This rug features lovely floral motifs in red blue yellow and cream with a low even pile.Length: 58 in x ...

Syrian or Moroccan wooden backgammon set with intricate marquetry inlay. Includes 15 carved wooden pieces for each team for a total of 30 checkers...

Moroccan wood carved and inlaid four-panel floor screen. Each panel made up of geometric pierced carving panels and borders inlaid with a foliate ...

Group of eight African trade bead necklaces including bakelite faux egg yolk amber and many strings of glass metal and stone beads.

Large group of African trade bead necklaces. Includes a variety of Venetian and Murano glass millefiore and chevron beads. Additionally includes t...

African Chamba carved wood female figure with lovely incised details Nigeria.Height: 34 1/2 in x width: 5 1/2 in x depth: 5 in. ...[more]

West African carved wood mask possibly from Nigeria. Well carved with remnants of polychrome decoration.Height: 13 in x width: 10 in x depth: 7 in...

West African mask depicting a face with closed eyes likely from the Kran or We peoples of Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. This polychrome wood mask boa...

Tabwa carved wood helmet mask in the form of a water buffalo with cowrie shells accenting the snout and brow from the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Bambara carved wood dance mask of a horse or hyena Mali. The mask is decorated with pierced holes and spotted polychrome decoration.Height: 27 1/2...

Bambara Chiwara (Chi wara Tyiwara) antelope headdress Mali. Carved wood with elaborate incised geometric designs over much of the surface. Remnant...

Bambara (Bamana) buffalo mask. Carved wood with metal strips accenting the horns and face and two pierced rectangular eyes. With straw hair.Height...

Senufo Kponyungo Firespitter helmet mask Cote d'Ivoire. Carved wood with geometric features and pierced holes along the snout. Remnants of polychr...

Bambara (Bamana) mask. Carved wood with a dark patina. Six wooden rods extend from the crown of the head flanking a small wooden figure encircled ...

Baule Mblo portrait mask Cote d'Ivoire. This carved wood mask depicts an honored community member for use in a mblo performance and provides an id...

Baule hyena mask Cote d'Ivoire. This carved wood helmet mask is carved in exquisite detail to depict the hyena's features and sharp teeth and is v...

Guro Zamble mask Cote d'Ivoire. Polychrome wood beautifully carved to depict the zamble spirit its features a blend of antelope and lion features....

19th c. terracotta figure of a man riding an animal possibly a dog Cote d'Ivoire.Height: 22 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 14 in. ...[more]

Akan terracotta funerary figure. Figures of this sort are common among the Akan peoples of Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana and generally represent decease...

Dan We or Gere mask Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire. This mask stands out for its stunning detail with detailed carved and applied decoration and polychr...

Dan or Lobi standing female figure Cote d'Ivoire or Liberia. Carved wood with a lovely dark patina.Height: 21 1/2 in x width: 6 1/4 in x depth: 5 ...

Loma (Toma Loghoma Lorma) wooden Landai mask with two sets of curving horns Guinea or Liberia. The mask has several layers of fabric along its for...

Baga Anok bird mask or shrine/altar sculpture Guinea. Beautifully carved from wood with delicately incised geometric decoration. Possibly associat...

Kissi (Kisi) stone figure Guinea 19th c. or earlier. This sculpture depicts a central figure with head tilted back and a detailed carved face and ...

Mende (Mendi) stone figure ca. 19th c. This carved figure depicts a central female figure holding two smaller figures. The Mende who reside in Sie...

Mossi (Mosi Moore) wooden plank mask possibly from upper Volta. Oval face surmounted by the tall vertical superstructure distinctive to the Mossi ...

Yoruba stone figure depicting a kneeling woman Nigeria or Benin. This carving depicts the woman's hairstyle and face including scarification in wo...

Yoruba Epa helmet mask Nigeria. The Janus faced helmet mask is surmounted by a highly detailed figural superstructure with a large central female ...

Ekoi (Ejagham) or Ijo (Ijaw) double headed carved wood bust Nigeria. Double headed or Janus figures are a common motif in Ekoi and Ijo art.Height:...

Ekoi Janus Helmet Mask. Carved wood mask with one face on either side crowned by a finial in the form of another head with two faces. The Ekoi peo...

Ekoi (Ejagham) skin covered figure or headdress Cross River region Nigeria and Cameroon. Carved wood sculpture of a seated figure with arms extend...

Ekoi (Ejagham) dance headdress or mask Cross River region Nigeria. Strikingly carved wood head covered in animal skin and with human hair. The fac...

Igbo male shrine figure Nigeria. Polychrome wood featuring beautifully textured carving. This figure possibly depicting an Alusi is carved with ic...

20th c. wood lidded box in the form of a snarling animal with a coiled tail Cameroon. The box is painted with bold yellow stripes.Height: 9 in x w...

Songye (Songe) Kifwebe mask Democratic Republic of the Congo. This wood mask shows the graphic striations characteristic of Kifwebe masks and is p...

Teke or Kidumu wood African mask Democratic Republic of the Congo with stand. This Teke or Kidumu mask has the characteristic flat round face carv...

Songe (Songye) fetish or power figure Democratic Republic of the Congo. This wood figure has boldly carved geometric features and has a variety of...

Suku Hemba helmet mask Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola. Carved polychrome wood with a raffia collar. Hemba masks are used in a variety ...

African carved polychrome wood mask possibly from Angola. This mask displays finely carved details along the face including two cross signs on the...

Set of four 19th c. English brass candlesticks all with rounded square bases two with incurved sides. Two marked "60" along the underside.Height: ...

Tin toleware tea or coffee bin for the counter of a country store or pharmacy. Note the fine and unusual handle. This bin is painted with a scene ...

Navajo third phase chief's blanket. Woven from hand-spun churro wool in red brown indigo and natural cream. Ca. late 19th century.Height: 54 1/2 i...

Group of pre-Columbian artifacts. Includes fourteen small ceramic heads and figures likely Mesoamerican; three obsidian arrowheads with one other ...

Large petrified wood slab or stump. This specimen retains its original bark texture all around and is mottled and striated in beautiful colors of ...

Giant clam shell. This enormous specimen measures 36 in and weighs 130 lbs. Giant clams abounded in the prehistoric seas flourishing during the Pl...

Large and lustrous galena crystal. This fine mineral specimen was discovered in Utah.Height: 6 in x width: 7 in x depth: 10 in. ...[more]

Two quartz crystal scepters each with a cluster of associated points.3 part scepter; height: 6 in x width: 5 in x depth: 3 in. Single scepter; hei...

Large group of 41 Christie's catalogs for Asian Art auctions dating from 1990-2016. The majority of the catalogs are for sales of Chinese ceramics.

Large group of 30 Sotheby's catalogs for Asian Art auctions dating from 1995-2015 with the majority for sales of Chinese and Japanese art.

Large group of 29 Christie's catalogs from Asian Art auctions from 2010-2013.

Large group of 39 Christie's Asian Art catalogs from auctions dating from 2003-2013. Most are for sales of Chinese art.