"String Yar": Ceremonial "money", 64" long on sennit (coconut fiber) wrapped cotton rope with 5 mother of pearl oyster shells suspended (average 6" diameter). Collected by University of Guam 1970 but

 

On offer is a long example of a primitive money/trade item of the Australian Aboriginal. It is a length of their string made from human hair. The string is about three metres long and is a two-ply str

 

This auction is for the Forty Fourth (44th) Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1926-27. This is an original and not a reprint of this boo

 

Up for auction Hand Carved Betel Container Animorph Charm Fetish Tribal Artifact Timor Primitive Amulet .Measures 7" tall. Timorese traditions allow for the tribal craft of making and trading charms a

 

This is a wonderful VICTORIAN sterling silver overlay glass flask or scent bottle! Ornate sterling silver overlay with detailed scroll/vine pattern. Hinged top opens to reveal cork on the inside of th

 

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR FURTHER PICTURES A small South African Verdite carving of a Zulu warrior. Original paper labels on the base as shown. SIZE: 14cm high. CONDITION: In excellent condition,and with

 

EXCEPTIONAL RARE ANTIQUE ABORIGINAL BOOMERANG CLUB CHIP CHIP CARVED. ALSO HAS CHIP CARVERD DECORATION(NOT JUST PAINTED) THE DECOR IS INDENTED AND THEN STAINED SOMETHING i WOULD DATE THIS TO LATE VICTO

 

set of 3 very nice old tuareg bracelets. made of sheet silver and beautiful decorated. very finely. These bracelets are of the old type and are not made anymore these days. they are probably from Nige

 

A SUPERB, UNIQUE, UNPUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE LIFE OF SETTLERS IN CANADA, CIRCA 1900-1910, BEING A SMALL PHOTO ALBUM CONTAINING ANTIQUE PHOTOS TAKEN AT MAPLE CREEK, SASKATCHEWAN. ALBUM CONT

 

Ceremonial spoon Size: 15 cm // 6 inches Made of buffalo horn Shipping inside Europe: $16.-//outside Europe: $22.- MAY I invite you to check my other listings: see store of NEW-GUINEA-ART ____________