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Period Art & Design

Session: African and Ethnographic Works of Art

Los Angeles
26 Aug 2012, session starting at 10:00 PDT
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A Wood dance mask; African, upper volta, Bobo Tribe crocodile form, carved checkerboard pattern on body in black, red, and kaolin. lenght 77in; diameter 9 1/2in
Sold for US$ 1,375 inc. premium
A Wood dance mask; African, upper volta, Bobo Tribe crocodile form, carved checkerboard pattern on body in black, red, and ...
Two Pre-Columbian clay figures: A Jalisco, seated figure, 100 B.C -250 A.D. A Nayarit seated figure, Western Mexico, 100 B.C.-300 A.D.
Sold for US$ 875 inc. premium
Two Pre-Columbian clay figures: A Jalisco, seated figure, 100 B.C -250 A.D. A Nayarit seated figure, Western Mexico ...
Sepik River Wood, Shell and Fiber Shaman's Implement
Sold for US$ 875 inc. premium
Sepik River Wood, Shell and Fiber Shaman's Implement
Fiji Island throwing club.
Sold for US$ 625 inc. premium
Fiji Island throwing club. length 18in; diameter 5 1/2in

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Carved wood door lock: African, Bambara Tribe; lock surmounted by male head with triangulated head dress (base included) An African marionette mule head: Bambara Tribe ebony ground with surface incising.
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Carved wood door lock: African, Bambara Tribe; lock surmounted by male head with triangulated head dress (base included) An African marionette mule head: Bambara Tribe ...
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£530 - 800
€620 - 930
A group of five African items including: A Heddle pulley: African Guro (Ivory Coast)Tribe, in the form of a rooster. A bone figure: African Lega (Zaire), N'ginga, female figure. A Senufo (Ivory Coast) male ancestor bronze amulet. A chameleon pendant: Lobi Tribe of Ghana. An African Bronze hedgehog figure: Ashanti (Ghana) Tribe.
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A group of five African items including: A Heddle pulley: African Guro (Ivory Coast)Tribe, in the form of a rooster. A bone figure: African Lega ...
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,000
£1,000 - 1,300
€1,200 - 1,600
Two Pre-Columbian clay figures: A Jalisco, seated figure, 100 B.C -250 A.D. A Nayarit seated figure, Western Mexico, 100 B.C.-300 A.D.
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Two Pre-Columbian clay figures: A Jalisco, seated figure, 100 B.C -250 A.D. A Nayarit seated figure, Western Mexico, 100 B.C.-300 A.D. height of largest 10in; ...
Sold for US$ 875 inc. premium
Fiji Island throwing club.
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Fiji Island throwing club. length 18in; diameter 5 1/2in
Sold for US$ 625 inc. premium
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