Ethnographica & Tribal Art

D.R. Congo, Songye, a half figure, mankishi, The present item belongs to a small corpus of enigmatic Songye sculptures with heads dramatically tur...

New Ireland, Malagan horizontal sculpture, kobokobor, the symmetrical design showing an owl head in the centre with turbo petholatus inlayed shel...

D.R. Congo, Hemba, a fine ancestor figure, the face with an introspective gaze, slit eyes, aquiline nose and accentuated lips on an elegantly sha...

A Neolithic petaloid celt, Taino culture, Americas, Circa 3rd Millenium B.C. the slender, polished axe head of dark stone, with a curved cut...

A collection of antique Tribal jewellery predominantly Indian including a spiked metal necklace, a beaded necklace with amber and shell, a re...

Good Maori carved hardwood staff Hani, 158.5cm, flared flattened butt, head carved with stylised protruding tongue, covered with scrolling dentil ...

Buddhist Amulet Necklace and Prayer Beads, possibly Tibetan A ritual Buddhist amulet necklace featuring a seated Buddha figure encased in a leat...

A collection of books on silver and ethnographic jewellery Morocco, Jews and Art in a Muslim Land by Vivian B. Mann. Femmes Berberes Du Maroc, ...

A stylish tribal cuff bracelet, possibly Burmese tribal and heavy white metal cuff bracelet with a bold, crescent-shaped open design widt...

Good Maori carved hardwood staff Hani, 161cm, flared flattened butt, head carved with stylised protruding tongue, covered with scrolling dentil de...

Antique Indian Tribal Metalwork Collection featuring a multi-plate belt ornament with intricate repoussé designs, large and small brooches/buckl...

Fijian carved hardwood throwing club Ulu, 43cm, swollen rounded head carved with 2 rows of approximately 14 interlocking protrusions, natural shak...

Fijian carved hardwood throwing club Ulu, 43cm, swollen rounded head carved with 27 protruding vanes each with smaller projection carved above and...

A carved wooden African tribal Nkisi Kozo two-headed dog model, in laid with glass as well as with numerous nails protuding from its body, 49 by 1...

Two painted Peruvian figural clay stirrup vessels, Nazca culture, 3rd - 8th century A.D. Ton, bemalt. Zwei bauchige Gefäße mit halbkugeligem Boden...

A collection of ethnographic lapis jewellery and turquoise beads includes a Tibetan or Nepalese ga'u (prayer box) with a visvavajra engraving; a...

A collection of Traditional Yemeni Jewellery and adornments 19th/20th Century comprising an impressive white metal headdress with intricate fili...

A wooden Yoruba ancestor figure, Nigeria Patiniertes Holz. Auf kurzen Beinen stehende Figur mit seitlich anliegenden Armen und spitzen Brüsten. De...

A decorative Tibetan adornment a rigid metal curved band with a central golden panel featuring a repoussé geometric and foliate design, bordered...

Small pale green jade model of a horse and monkey Chinese on an oval hardwood stand, 4.5cm long With losses, natural flaws and cracks.

Trobriand Islander’s hardwood sword club, 73cm, broad spatulate blade carved with bands of conventional decoration, tip pierced, lower part of bla...

Fijian rootwood club, 101cm, head follows truncated natural roots, grip carved with quite crude bands of zigzag decoration. Good condition, some a...

Fijian carved hardwood throwing club Ulu, 44cm, swollen rounded head carved with 32 protruding vanes each with long low projections carved above a...

Soloman Islander’s hardwood club 41cm, swollen head with 8 pointed protrusions, tapered shaft with swollen butt, the head partly covered with fin...

Two West Cameroon, Namji tribal fetish figures, one with a glass case, figure, 27cm high, cased, 31 by 22 by 40cm high overall, together with a We...

Two Peruvian figural clay vessels, Moche culture, 4th - 8th century A.D. Ton, bemalt. Gefäße in Form von sitzenden Figuren mit glatten Böden. Die ...

A tribal and vintage jewellery collection, inc. pendant attributed to Ron Hitchens comprising a multi-chain necklace with coin-like pendants, pos...

Carved hardwood head of a Fijian barbed spear, reduced to 99.5cm, of tapering form carved with barbs and protrusions. Good condition and age patin...

Samoan hardwood club, 80cm, upper ‘blade’ of diamond section carved with shallow ripples and the lower part with saw edge; raised transverse ridge...

Hardwood ancestor figure Nuristan painted in black, the figure depicted seated and with large headwear, approximately 30cm high x 10cm wid...

A Tongan dance paddle 19th century, the short handle with wide paddle-shaped blade, with old inventory number, 'N 110A,' (minor wood loss and a ho...

A Fijian war club tōtōkia 19th century, carved to represent the fruit of the pandanus tree, the heavy think shaft with angled collar with raised...

Fijian carved hardwood throwing club Ulu, 42cm, swollen head of spherical form carved with approximately 10 protruding vanes of irregular form, na...

Fijian rootwood club, 107cm, swollen head comprising 6 carved vanes,, grip carved with vertical bands of zigzag and geometric decoration. Good co...

Fijian carved hardwood throwing club Ulu, 44cm, swollen rounded head carved with 27 protruding vanes, 2 vanes have been bifurcated to incorporate ...

Fijian carved hardwood throwing club Ulu, 40cm, swollen slightly oviform head carved with 14 protruding vanes, natural shake, grip carved with ver...

Fijian carved hardwood throwing club Ulu, 40cm, swollen rounded head carved with 31 protruding vanes each with smaller projection carved above and...

New Caledonian ‘bird head’ club, 81cm, of conventional form, hooded back and pointed ‘beak’ with rounded shaft. Good condition and age patina, ti...

JULIAN CHICHESTER, a 'Tribal' lamp, gesso, green colourway, 61cm high including brass fitting

A Papua New Guinean woven rattan mask, 20th century Geflochtene Maske aus bemaltem Rattan mit Schmuck aus Kasuar-Federn und Wildschweinhauern. Der...

Large singing bowl Himalayan, 17th/18th Century the inner base decorated with concentric circles, 30cm diameter x 13cm high Provenance...

Two small brass singing bowls Himalayan the larger 12.5cm diameter x 5.5cm high, the smaller 11.5cm diameter x 6cm high Provenance: ...

Singing bowl Himalayan, 18th Century the rim curving outwards, decorated throughout with concentric circles, 19.5cm diameter x 6cm deep ...

A Thomas Ona boat with figures Thomas Ona Odulate (C.1900-1952) Yoruba, Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria, the dug-out boat with four passengers and the larger ...

South African wooden staff, 138.5cm, carved with swollen head and with egg-shaped device midway and covered overall with elaborate brass and coppe...

Fijian rootwood club, 116cm, swollen head comprising various protruding truncated roots, grip carved with vertical bands of zigzag and geometric d...

Fijian carved hardwood throwing club Ulu, 40cm, swollen head of spherical form with natural indentations and shake, grip carved with vertical band...

Zulu hardwood knobkerry, 58.5cm, large swollen head, shaft with 5 bands of finely woven brass and iron wirework, shaft flared towards butt. Good c...

19thC African tribal spear, probably Assegai / Zulu, L144cm

A large quantity of silver and white metal tribal, including Berber jewellery and ornaments In a Tuareg leather jewellery trunk

An African tribal fetish figure, with white painted face and twine and assorted metal stuck into its main body, 29cm high overall.

Olumeye" bowl carrier, probably Yoruba, Nigeria around 1900Standing female figure carved from a single piece of solid wood, holding a bowl with ve...

Antelope mask, probably Burkina Faso, early 20th century.Carved from wood and painted in color. Head of an antelope with a pointed open mouth, flu...

A beautiful Peruvian painted wooden beaker with a face in relief, early colonial period, 16th century Holz, geschnitzt und bemalt. Ein Prachtexemp...

Large singing bowl Himalayan, 18th/19th Century 33.5cm diameter x 14cm high Provenance: From a private Oxfordshire collection With...

Singing bowl Himalayan, 18th/19th Century 18cm diameter x 9cm high Provenance: From a private Oxfordshire collection Signs of wea...

Two Southern African gourds Zulu, the larger with a slightly twisted neck with opening, decorated with copper and silver wire, the smaller with co...

A Plains beaded hide pipe bag Late 19th century, Lakota (Sioux), the hide bag with beadwork at the opening, a beaded band down one side, and with ...

French copper bath (L144cm W64cm H62cm) together with a primitive plunger shower. (H227cm)

Fijian carved hardwood throwing club Ulu, 39cm, swollen head of ovoid form with natural indentations, grip carved with vertical bands of zigzag de...