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Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A yam ancestor TOTEM pole from the mid-Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. Carved out of a
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance

Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance

H 37 in Dm 6 in
Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Papua wood sculpture of a Korwar Papua New Guinea, Cendrawasih Bay, Wandammen
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Antique Early 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina
Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina

Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina

H 9.45 in Dm 7.09 in
Large Oceanic Gope Carved Wooden Ancestor Spirit Board
Located in Forney, TX
, Papua, New Guinea, Kerewa or Hohao village tribe. Hand-carved and polychrome painted using only
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Metal

Large Oceanic Gope Carved Wooden Ancestor Spirit Board
Large Oceanic Gope Carved Wooden Ancestor Spirit Board

Large Oceanic Gope Carved Wooden Ancestor Spirit Board

H 56 in W 2 in D 10 in
Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
leading straight to a rounded head. Figure represents Irivake, the ancestor hero who is considered as
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Rockefeller Irivake Figure

Rockefeller Irivake Figure

H 70 in W 21 in D 1.5 in
Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base
Located in New York, NY
the Alamblak people from Papua New Guinea. The figure's strong, masculine head balances atop a tall
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Stone

Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base
Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base

Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base

H 70 in W 14 in D 7.75 in
Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People
Located in Atlanta, GA
Papua province of Indonesia and South-western regions of Papua New Guinea, bis or bisj pole is carved
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People
Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People

Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People

H 40 in W 8 in D 24 in
Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
of the headhunter tribe in Papua New Guinea, a Provincial Indonesian island, in the mid 20th century
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood, Paint

Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield
Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield

Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield

H 32.5 in W 14.5 in D 2 in
Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
first half of the 20th century, collected from the coast of the headhunting tribe in Papua New Guinea, a
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield

Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield

H 68.5 in W 23.75 in D 4 in

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Abelam Ancestor Pole, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Large gable ornament of a man's house carved with an ancestor figure, with a jutting ovoid head
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Abelam Ancestor Pole, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century
Abelam Ancestor Pole, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century

Abelam Ancestor Pole, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century

H 80 in W 8 in D 11.5 in
Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
region in Papua New Guinea, made by PNG Iatmul people and associated groups. The anthropomorphic piece
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea
Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea

Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea

H 17.5 in W 6 in D 2 in
Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mid-Sepik river yam ancestor figure from abelam people, Papua New Guinea, circa early 20th
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea
Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea

Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea

H 32.5 in W 7 in D 6 in
Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
An incredible work by the Asmat people, a tribal people of New Guinea who currently reside in the
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century
Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century

Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century

H 52 in W 12 in D 4 in
Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
A Mendi war or dance shield with painted figure Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea
Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea

Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea

H 37.41 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Sculpture in the Style of a Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic tall carved decorative Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure. The statue is over six feet
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Sculpture in the Style of a Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure
Sculpture in the Style of a Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure

Sculpture in the Style of a Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure

H 77 in W 14 in D 9 in
Ex Museum Morton May Papua New Guinea Gulf River Spirit Board Gope Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
river currents and eddies; the river is such a big part of life in Papua New Guinea. Morton D, May is
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Early 20th Century Tribal Art

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Paint, Wood

Ex Museum Morton May Papua New Guinea Gulf River Spirit Board Gope Tribal Art
Ex Museum Morton May Papua New Guinea Gulf River Spirit Board Gope Tribal Art

Ex Museum Morton May Papua New Guinea Gulf River Spirit Board Gope Tribal Art

H 48 in W 9.5 in D 1.5 in

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Corinthian Helmet
Located in London, GB
A bronze helmet made of a single hammered bronze plate in the characteristic shape of the military Corinthian type helmets of the end of the 7th century and the beginning of the 6th ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Greco Roman Antiquities

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Bronze

Corinthian Helmet
Corinthian Helmet

Corinthian Helmet

H 8.67 in Dm 13.39 in
PLAYBOY BUNNY
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Synthetic polymer drawing on paper. Unsigned. Warhol Foundation stamp on verso. Sheet size 31.5 x 23.5 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Cert...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Polymer

PLAYBOY BUNNY
PLAYBOY BUNNY

Andy Warhol
PLAYBOY BUNNY, 1985

H 31.5 in W 23.5 in
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC. The sphinxes of the Serape...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures

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Limestone

Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes

Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes

H 26.78 in W 14.97 in D 41.34 in
Antique 17th Century Persian Kerman Carpet. 11 ft 5 in x 20 ft 2 in
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique 17th century Kerman vase carpet, country of origin: Persia, circa 17th century. Size: 11 ft 5 in x 20 ft 2 in (3.48 m x 6.15 m).
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Antique 17th Century Persian Kirman Persian Rugs

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Wool

Antique 17th Century Persian Kerman Carpet. 11 ft 5 in x 20 ft 2 in
Antique 17th Century Persian Kerman Carpet. 11 ft 5 in x 20 ft 2 in

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W 137 in L 242 in
Wharton Esherick Important Sofa
By Wharton Esherick
Located in Chicago, IL
Wharton Esherick important sofa for Lawrence and Alice Seiver. We are pleased to offer this exceptional item, the epitome of the American Craft Movement and the first of Eshericks so...
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Vintage 1950s American American Craftsman Sofas

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Poplar, Tulipwood, Walnut

Wharton Esherick Important Sofa
Wharton Esherick Important Sofa

Wharton Esherick Important Sofa

H 34 in W 96 in D 52 in
DUMBO
By Banksy
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print & hand-finished watercolor on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Pest Control included. Banksy’s Dumbo is an extremely rare Banksy print. It was never rele...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen, Watercolor

DUMBO

Banksy
DUMBO, 2014

H 22.05 in W 29.92 in D 1 in
Untitled
By Richard Pousette-Dart
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic on masonite. This is a pivotal work in deep and radiant cobalt blue from 1950. It dipicts calligraphic and hieroglyph structures over a grid and pyramidal base by the firs...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Richard Pousette-Dart
Untitled, 1950

H 42 in W 48 in
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

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Metal

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

H 168 in Dm 104 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with light grey interior. the second one with black interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Architectural Elements

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Fiberglass

1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971

1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971

H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments

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Wood, Giltwood

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano

H 42.92 in W 108.27 in D 61.03 in
Tiffany Studios Glass Decorating New York Monumental Interior Entry
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Tiffany Studios monumental interior entrance as you can see by the pictures The side lights, how beautiful Tiffany furnace drapery glass with shallow mottel background The archw...
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Antique 1890s Windows

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Glass

Tiffany Studios Glass Decorating New York Monumental Interior Entry
Tiffany Studios Glass Decorating New York Monumental Interior Entry

Tiffany Studios Glass Decorating New York Monumental Interior Entry

H 140 in W 120 in D 5 in
North Western-Style Carved TOTEM Pole
Located in Queens, NY
North Western-style polychrome carved figural cedar wood totem pole, American 20th-century.       
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20th Century American Country Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

North Western-Style Carved TOTEM Pole
North Western-Style Carved TOTEM Pole

North Western-Style Carved TOTEM Pole

H 44 in W 7 in D 7 in
A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Pedestal Desk, By Guillaume Grohé. France, Circa 1860. Stamped to the top edge of one door 'GROHE FRERES Ebeniste a PARIS' G...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé
A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé

A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé

H 29.93 in W 78.75 in D 40.16 in
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
A fantastically hand-crafted piece by the Kota (or Bakota) tribe who are located in the northeastern region of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited w...
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African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art

African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art

H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Italian 19th Century Greco-Roman Style Marble Bas-Relief Frieze, Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine Italian 19th century Greco-Roman style carved Carrara marble bas-relief Frieze, after the antique. The finely carved white marble frieze in relief, depicting a mythologic...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Italian 19th Century Greco-Roman Style Marble Bas-Relief Frieze, Coffee Table
Italian 19th Century Greco-Roman Style Marble Bas-Relief Frieze, Coffee Table

Italian 19th Century Greco-Roman Style Marble Bas-Relief Frieze, Coffee Table

H 17.25 in W 64 in D 21.5 in
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geom...
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Wood

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

H 97.5 in W 15.5 in D 12 in
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Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

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