This is a very rare example of a Native American Cherokee carved wood cane or dance stick. The piece is too short to walk with so I am assuming that it would have been used as some sort of dance stick

 

This is a large lot of Alaskan Native artifacts from St. Lawerence Island, all are 500 plus years old. Will be shipped from Poznan, Poland. Combined shipping available, please give a look at my other

 

AMAZONIE PERUVIENNE COIFFE TRADITIONNELLE D APPARAT TIKUNA OBJET PLUTOT PRECIEUX CAR TRES PEU NOMBREUX DE CETTE QUALITE LE STAND N EST PAS INCLUS DANS LA VENTE LE DECOR NON PLUS HAUTEUR 35CM PLUMES ET

 

** URGENT AID FOR MALI ** Now that Civil war has started in Mali - and many aid agencies have pulled out - except for Water Aid whom we work with... We are no longer able to go and help the villages w

 

Sotheby's New York Auction Catalog: Pre-Columbian Art November 25, 1996 , 10 1/2 x 8 1/2", pb, about 130 pages 379 lots. With prices realized. Great Reference Book! See my other auctions for more Ethn

 

Mid 1900's Northern Cheyenne Indian Hide Beaded Child's Moccasins Length is 5 1/4". Short Hide Ties on both moccasins and Good Hide with beaded borders in Light Blue and Red. Geometric Beaded Design i

 

Indonesian Shadow Puppet, Wayang Kulit. The figure is Adipati Karna. Carved of leather, and mounted on sticks. Very nicely carved. Shows signs of wear, some loss, small repairs. Size: 9.5 inches wide

 

Tribal used African mask from the Chokwe, Angola / Congo. This object depicts a female face with carefully carved scar tattoos. Hand carved from a single piece of wood. Hairdo from braided raffia fibr

 

Ancient Balsa Wood Head Yam Decoration - Abelam New Guinea 1960's This striking piece is a yam decoration used by the Abelam people of New Guinea. It would have been used as a pair which sat either si

 

Antique Oceanic Tribal Ancestral Crocodile Clan Totem Shaman Mask Carving, Mindimbit Village, East Sepik River, Papua, New Guinea DESCRIPTION From the private folk art collection of the late Dr. Phili