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Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Guardian Figure, Northwest Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century tribal guardian figure, Northwest Nepal The mere essence of a
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Antique Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Guardian Figure, Northwest Nepal
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Guardian Figure, Northwest Nepal

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Guardian Figure, Northwest Nepal

$1,500
H 12 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Located in Montreal, QC
A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali Property from the Estate of Paul B
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Vintage 1970s Malian Tribal Art

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Wood

Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali

Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali

$2,450
H 18 in W 3.5 in D 4.5 in
African Gabon/Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Guardian Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon / Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe carved wood reliquary guardian figure in flattened
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

African Gabon/Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Guardian Figure
African Gabon/Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Guardian Figure

African Gabon/Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Guardian Figure

$1,700
H 21 in W 7 in D 7 in
African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Fang Male Reliquary Guardian Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon 20th Century carved wood Fang male reliquary guardian figure representing the Byeri
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Fang Male Reliquary Guardian Figure
African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Fang Male Reliquary Guardian Figure

African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Fang Male Reliquary Guardian Figure

$5,000
H 26.75 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Nigeria 20th Century carved wood Igbo female village guardian painted white with green
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Paint

African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure
African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure

African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure

$3,800
H 45 in W 9.5 in D 10 in

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Fang Reliquary Guardian Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
figure, whose watchful eyes prevented women and uninitiated boys to view the contents. This reliquary
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fang Reliquary Guardian Figure
Fang Reliquary Guardian Figure

Fang Reliquary Guardian Figure

H 31.25 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
In the Style of Bakota Double-Faced Copper and Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure
Located in Astoria, NY
An early 20th century double-faced reliquary guardian figure in the style of Bakota (or Kota-Bantu
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Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Masks

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Copper

In the Style of Bakota Double-Faced Copper and Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure
In the Style of Bakota Double-Faced Copper and Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure

In the Style of Bakota Double-Faced Copper and Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure

H 34.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Fine Large Iban Dayak Female Tribal Guardian Figure Borneo
Located in London, GB
A fine large Iban dayak female tribal guardian figure Borneo The female figure in hard iron wood
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Antique Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Art

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Wood

Fine Large Iban Dayak Female Tribal Guardian Figure Borneo
Fine Large Iban Dayak Female Tribal Guardian Figure Borneo

Fine Large Iban Dayak Female Tribal Guardian Figure Borneo

H 38.59 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
African Ancestral Guardian Figure of Sheet Brass and Wood
Located in Long Island City, NY
Figural Ancestral Guardian Sculpture from a Reliquary Ensemble. Called a Mbulu Ngulu, created by
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Antique 19th Century Tribal Art

African Ancestral Guardian Figure of Sheet Brass and Wood
African Ancestral Guardian Figure of Sheet Brass and Wood

African Ancestral Guardian Figure of Sheet Brass and Wood

H 25 in W NaN in

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Dan Janus Double Face Protective Kinde Charm, Ivory Coast, West Africa
Dan Janus Double Face Protective Kinde Charm, Ivory Coast, West Africa

Dan Janus Double Face Protective Kinde Charm, Ivory Coast, West Africa

$1,250
H 9.25 in W 2.75 in D 2.25 in
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Velvet, Ebony, Pearwood

André Arbus Dining Room Set.
André Arbus Dining Room Set.

André Arbus Dining Room Set.

$21,531
H 27.96 in W 90.56 in D 39.38 in
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H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
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H 3.55 in W 2.76 in D 3.15 in
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Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Wrought Iron

French Oak Stool In the Style of Andre Arbus
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H 18 in W 20 in D 14 in
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Wood

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$2,232
H 16.54 in W 16.15 in D 5.91 in
African Goli Style Tribal Mask Mounted on a Custom Steel Base
By Baule Tribe
Located in Stamford, CT
Highly decorative African hand carved mask, in the style of a Goli tribal mask, Baule People, Ivory Coast. Mounted on a custom steel base. Measures: 23.75 inches high (including sta...
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20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Goli Style Tribal Mask Mounted on a Custom Steel Base
African Goli Style Tribal Mask Mounted on a Custom Steel Base

African Goli Style Tribal Mask Mounted on a Custom Steel Base

$980
H 23.75 in W 9 in D 5 in
Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col
Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col

Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col

$1,560 Sale Price
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H 20.5 in W 4.25 in D 1 in
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

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Other

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

$446,430
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Rare 1923 Cubist Reuven Rubin Woodcut Woodblock Kabbalah Print Israeli Judaica
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Surfside, FL
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Woodcut

Rare 1923 Cubist Reuven Rubin Woodcut Woodblock Kabbalah Print Israeli Judaica
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Rare 1923 Cubist Reuven Rubin Woodcut Woodblock Kabbalah Print Israeli Judaica, 1923

$1,200
H 20.3 in W 14 in
Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin
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Located in Miami, FL
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Bronze

Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin
Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin

Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin

$1,320 Sale Price
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H 2 in W 5.75 in D 14.75 in
Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure

Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure

$3,750
H 44.25 in W 19 in D 4 in
Ekoi, Ejagham Janiform Headcrest, Nigeria
Located in Savannah, GA
Janiform ceremonial headdress from the Ekoi, Ejagham people of the Cross River region of Southeastern Nigeria, circa early 20th century. The janus symbolism from the Cross River r...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks

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Wood

Ekoi, Ejagham Janiform Headcrest, Nigeria
Ekoi, Ejagham Janiform Headcrest, Nigeria

Ekoi, Ejagham Janiform Headcrest, Nigeria

$2,200
H 19 in W 10 in D 12 in
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century

$4,200
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in D 3.94 in
Hand-Carved Mossi Tribe Ceremonial Wood Mask on Elevated Sculptural Base
Located in New York, NY
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Wood

Hand-Carved Mossi Tribe Ceremonial Wood Mask on Elevated Sculptural Base
Hand-Carved Mossi Tribe Ceremonial Wood Mask on Elevated Sculptural Base

Hand-Carved Mossi Tribe Ceremonial Wood Mask on Elevated Sculptural Base

$2,475
H 57 in W 12 in D 11 in
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