A rare needlework sampler, 19th century, with alphabet and number line above five lines of religious verse, worked by 'Susannah Edwards, Liberat...
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Weiblicher Gedenkkopf (Nsodie) der Akan. Ausdrucksstarke Skulptur einer Frau mit drei kleinen Haark
Weiblicher Gedenkkopf (Nsodie) der Akan. Ausdrucksstarke Skulptur einer Frau mit drei kleinen Haarknoten und Stirnschmuck.Terrakotta. Ghana. H 28...
TSONGA BOWL
TSONGA BOWL SOUTHERN AFRICA, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, two figures standing upon a flat base and facing in opposite directions, with elongated a...
CEREMONIAL PADDLE
CEREMONIAL PADDLE RAIVAVAE, AUSTRAL ISLANDS, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, densely carved with geometric motifs throughout, the paddle blade leading...
MAORI QUARTER STAFF
MAORI QUARTER STAFF TAIAHA. NEW ZEALAND, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, long tapering shaft terminating in an upoko with tongue extending out from th...
Antique Aboriginal Nail Club 28" long and other Wooden Club 30" long. Condition Report: The clubs are in an good condition showing age wear. ...
a very rare variant type with almost flat offset head with a flat headed nail in centre of top, depressions on top and lower side for snuff taking...
A Massim carved wood lime spatula, Papua New Guinea 19th/early 20th century, as a stylised figure with shield shape face 33cm long; together w...
A tribal carved wooden bust
With embellished features. 32cm high Qty: 1 Some losses, notable to the ears. Wear to the painted hair. Some chips and nicks commensurate wit...
Duo of Antique Aboriginal Boomerangs 27" and 25". Condition Report: The boomerangs in our opinion are in an good condition for the age showing ...
A 19th Century Zulu knobkerrie,
A 19th Century Zulu knobkerrie, the rough ball head on a turned handle with zigzag carved decoration to the grip 41 cm long
PANDANUS LEAF BEATER
PANDANUS LEAF BEATER MARSHALL ISLANDS, 19TH CENTURY carved and polished tridacna shell, in the form of a bulb, rising from a cylindrical shaft i...
NGOMBE STOOL
NGOMBE STOOL 20TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO wood and brass, carved from a single piece of hard wood, with a bowed seat, ornamented t...
ROOTSTOCK CLUB
ROOTSTOCK CLUB VUNIKAU. 19TH CENTURY, FIJI carved wood and marine ivory, the handle with tavatava grip, the trimmed rootstock of a tree forming ...
PAIR OF KAPKAP PENDANTS
PAIR OF KAPKAP PENDANTS SOLOMON ISLANDS tridacna clam and turtle shell, each disc-shaped ornament overlain with an intricately carved filigree o...
a scarce example, dark iron wood, with a good patina, round offset head, depressions on top and lower side for snuff taking before going in to bat...
of circular form with large central boss to accomodate the hand, 63cm diameter. Found by Lt. Colonel F.M. Hext after the Battle of Tamai.
Folk Art -a North American/Canadian carved and painted decoy duck, naively painted with black head
Folk Art -a North American/Canadian carved and painted decoy duck, naively painted with black head and neck, glass yes, 17.5cm high, 35cm long, ea...
A Fiji Islands carved hardwood tribal throwing club, Ula, 19th century with plain ball end, the grip carved with slim vertical panels of wriggle...
An 19th Century West African Divination Bowl, possibly Yoruba, of dark rich patinated wood, of
An 19th Century West African Divination Bowl, possibly Yoruba, of dark rich patinated wood, of shallow circular form, the raised inner rim carved...
comprising a stabbing assegai with wide 37cm blade bound with leather cord, wooden haft with flared end, 131cm long over all, a throwing assegai, ...
of curved boomerang style, 100cm long over all. These were held in the right hand of a Beja warrior along with his sword and were thrown at the en...
Antique Omani Tribal Hinged Silver Anklet - 11cm x 9.2cm. - approx 240 grams. The anklet measures approx 6cm internally and is in unmarked silv...
A selection of treen including trinket boxes, together with tribal mask
A wooden hair comb, Tshokwe Culture, Democratic Republic of Congo, early 20th Century, the handle as a female head with coffee bean eyes to the...
An Aboriginal Wunda shield, most likely 19th century, possibly earlier, of ribbed design with handle
An Aboriginal Wunda shield, most likely 19th century, possibly earlier, of ribbed design with handle to reverse, approx. 77.8cm long x 16.5cm wide...
A late 18th/early 19th century South Pacific throwing club (I Uva), probably Fijian. The bulbous
A late 18th/early 19th century South Pacific throwing club (I Uva), probably Fijian. The bulbous multi lobed head sits on the end of a short shaf...
ASHANTI FERTILITY DOLL, AKU’ABA GHANA carved wood, disc-shaped head with perforations on either side, short projecting arms, ringed neck, breast...
GREENSTONE ADZE BLADE
GREENSTONE ADZE BLADE NEW GUINEA, POSSIBLY LAKE SENTANI AREA, 19TH CENTURY carved and polished jadeite, the stone of marbled dark green, the thi...
BEER FUNNEL
BEER FUNNEL EARLY – MID 20TH CENTURY, PAPUAN GULF, PAPUA NEW GUINEA carved sago and pigment, carved in the form of a spirit canoe (wuramon) with...
Antique Omani Tribal Hinged Silver Anklet - 11cm x 9.2cm. - approx 240 grams. The anklet measures approx 6cm internally and is in unmarked silv...
A pair of South African Zulu Assegai / Spears. Leaf shaped tips with a metal shaft, wire banding and wooden poles. Largest measures approx 140cm. ...
SEPIK RIVER NECKREST
SEPIK RIVER NECKREST PAPUA NEW GUINEA, LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY carved wood, snail shell and vegetal fibre, with relief carved ancestor ma...
AFRICAN NEOLITHIC STONE AXE, CAPSIAN CULTURE NORTHWEST SAHARA, 8TH – 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. carved and polished granite, from a broad cutting edge,...
Olifant. Wohl Afrika. Poliertes Horn, teilw. geschnitzt, L=62 cm.
A SCARCE TORTOISESHELL PARRYING SHIELD & SPEAR. Shilluk people, South Sudan. Length - 58cm
19.5cm head incorporating a blade to one side and a pipe to the other, brass studded wooden haft with brass mouthpiece to the end, 47cm long over ...
An antique Native American (probably Iroquois) beadwork Glengarry (hat) worked with floral designs, 30 cm long
A British Guyana Colonial Union Jack - 'Damus Petimusque Viccisim', 70" x 136".
OF TRIBAL ART INTEREST:
a good oversized Zulu knobkerrie, spherical head on short slightly flared haft of solid proportions, 45cm long, together with an axe, possibly of ...
A Kuba one piece carved wood ceremonial drum, Democratic Republic of Congo, 19th century, of waisted shape carved with geometric panels to the ...
A Native American purse with purple ground and silver wire and white beaded tassel decoration 19 cm
A Native American purse with purple ground and silver wire and white beaded tassel decoration 19 cm x 12 cm, together with an African carved hardw...
An Aboriginal wood spear thrower called a Woomera, probably Western Australian and 19th century,
An Aboriginal wood spear thrower called a Woomera, probably Western Australian and 19th century, fine carving, black gum end (original blade was e...
NGUNI TOBACCO JAR
NGUNI TOBACCO JAR LATE 19TH CENTURY, SOUTHERN AFRICA carved wood, standing on a ring base, the rounded container raised on two arches, separate ...
YEI CEREMONIAL APRON
YEI CEREMONIAL APRON BOTSWANA, 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY woven beadwork on hide, of bold geometric design with triangles and parallel lines in b...
Two similar Knobkerries, likely late 19th or early 20th century, each with carved wooden spherical
Two similar Knobkerries, likely late 19th or early 20th century, each with carved wooden spherical heads, and tapered and flared shafts, each 74cm...
A FIJIAN ULA OR THROWING CLUB,
of traditional form with good patina, the bulbous head embedded with a tooth, zigzag engraving to the end of the handle, 40cm long.
the tapering blade carved with typical decoration of panels of S scrolls opposing stylized waves, lines and zigzag band, slightly flared handle wi...
Two 19thC Zulu spears, long wooden handle and basket weave support grip, steel blade, 123cm long. (2
Two 19thC Zulu spears, long wooden handle and basket weave support grip, steel blade, 123cm long. (2)
A Kuba (Congo) carved wood figural cup, 19th/20th century, the upper vessel carved with three registers of dentil, over a kneeling spirit figure...
A Large Tongan Tapa (Bark) Cloth, the cream field decorated with panelled bands of geometric
A Large Tongan Tapa (Bark) Cloth, the cream field decorated with panelled bands of geometric motifs in brown and ochre within a floral border, th...
AN EAST AFRICAN UGANDA GANDA WICKER SHIELD WITH HANDLE, a large Zulu porridge spoon, a West African dan spoon and a Nigerian Yoruba spoon with car...
T M Gidi (Zimbabwe born 1954) - a large carved stone figural bust sculpture of an African mother
T M Gidi (Zimbabwe born 1954) - a large carved stone figural bust sculpture of an African mother carrying a baby on her back, possibly of the Shon...
Edward Ndoro (Zimbabwe born 1973) - a large carved stone figural bust sculpture of an African tribal
Edward Ndoro (Zimbabwe born 1973) - a large carved stone figural bust sculpture of an African tribal lady, possibly of the Shona tribe, with inscr...
ZANDE THROWING KNIFE
ZANDE THROWING KNIFE 19TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO cast iron with thin twisted plant fibre string binding, the blade of tripartite ...
ALAFOLO CLUB
ALAFOLO CLUB 19TH CENTURY, MALAITA, SOLOMON ISLANDS carved wood, of oblong section, the club head terminating in an abstract human face of Janus...
A 20th century wooden carved horned devil face mask, set with bead eyes, 38cm high.