Bwaba sacred Crocodile Mask BWABA SACRED CROCODILE MASK Type of object: Mask Material: wood, pigment, iron wire Ethnic Group: Bwa Country of origin: Burkina Faso Heigth: 24 inches (62 cm de hauteur) C

 

I’ve seen plenty of these before- however this is one of the nicest- and probably the largest such example I’ve seen. Well carved and a very realistic, correctly proportioned model of a beautiful

 

The handgrip is made from a black gum-like substance, (not resin) is quite large, and decorated with ochred dots and lines. The blade is heavily flaked and possibly made from chert. A nicely decorated

 

SIOUX BEADED KNIFE SHEATH & BOWIE KNIFE CIRCA 1900 (SINEW SEWN) (DEERSKIN & BUFFALO HIDE) BEADED SHEATH: 18" OVERALL LENGTH 3 1/2" WIDTH 11" LENGTH TO TOP OF TAIL 7 1/4" TAIL LENGTH BOWIE KNIF

 

This is a well patinated Akan gold measuring weight from the 18-19thC. Bought from a French collection of weights. A thick, robust and sculptural weight with detail on the top. The patina is very well

 

A great 219th century war club from the new Hebrides Measuring 83 cm long 32,67 inchesWidest point 8 cm or 3,15 inches Please have a look to my other items

 

4 1/2" NARROW DARK GRAY SPEARHEAD  This is a narrow dark gray spearhead that is 4 1/2" long and 1 1/16" wide with a good patina. This is part of a small collection recently purchased in New England.

 

Up for your consideration is a nice old Fijian I Ula Drisia. Dark amazing patina and looks to be stone carved!! "see pics" looks like two possible kill marks, and a hole dug out, probably for a victim

 

This is a fine 18thC Akan gold measuring weight. Ex European collection. The best collection we have ever sourced. Rare form. We have never found a knot like this one. This is sculpturally striking an

 

This lovely Toposa headrest closely resembles one seen in the online collection of the Pitt-Rivers Museum of Oxford and attributed to the Toposa of Southern Sudan. That museum description also referen