PIPE, DOUBLE-STEM OPENINGS, (DISTRESSED) PLATFORM, GRAHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, 19th C Length: 6 1/2" Width: 1 1/4" Height: 3" Weight: 12.9 oz. An interesting, platform pipe with two stem openings o

 

DUCK VESSEL: DISTRESSED, SACRED BIRD EFFIGY, A.D. 1528 - 1800, Southern NEW MEXICO Height: 5 3/4" Length: 5 1/2" Width: 5 1/4" Weight: 15.7 oz. One of the more astonishing artifacts yet found! This st

 

A VERY DECORATIVE AFRICAN TRIBAL HAT/HEADDRESS,APPLIED WITH HANGING MULTI-COLOURED BEAD-WORK, SHELLS, METAL COINS,AND BANDS OF METAL DISCS. BLACK COTTON LINING. THE UPPER HAT HAS A HEAD DIAMETER OF 4

 

These very early well used hand held spear/stabbing waddy sharpeners show a lot of use . Once handled, it becomes obvious how these would have been applied to the wood. Spears/ waddy's were ground to

 

This is a beautifully refined 18THC Akan gold measuring weight, depicting an oar of a boat. Rare to find this subject matter. A perfect, three dimensional casting. With fine details interspersed throu

 

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

 

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

 

A fine mask by a sculptor from the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Masks of this type, used at initiation ceremonies for young boys, are called Pwoom Itok. They represent kindly old m

 

I believe this is an early beadwork piece made in America. It unfolds like a wallet to measure about 8" in length. The outside is velvet and the inside is cotton. There are some worn holes, but I cann

 

IATMUL PEOPLE, MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA A CROCODILE HEAD CANOE PROW. IT HAS REMNANTS OF GREEN PAINT AGE 30 + YEARS LENGTH 10 1/2 INCHES SHIPPING COST IS BASED ON BIDDERS LOCATION. INTERNAT