Tribal Skull
Shell Plaque (Barava) from Solomon Islands, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
housing the skulls of esteemed individuals or enemies, or placed atop graves. In the past, certain barava
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Antique 19th Century Solomon Islands Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Early Papua Korwar Statue, Collection of Missionary Starrenburg, Collected 1909
Located in Amsterdam, NL
skulls and small ancestor sculptures (called Korwar). As the owners wanted to become Christians, I could
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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H 13.39 in W 5.12 in D 5.52 in
Tribal Instinct, Outsider Artist Assemblage with Skull and Various Found Objects
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
objects that have inspired him, to create these small unorthodox sculptures.
Rick Farrell
Tribal
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2010s North American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
H 12 in W 8 in D 6 in
Carved Deer Skull Object
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A sculpted object of a deer with sculpture.
A sculpture of a complex pattern directs a slightly different atmosphere.
Category
Vintage 1950s Indonesian Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Horn
Australian Aboriginal Art Carved Wood Log Bone Totem Coffin with Skull Design
Located in Studio City, CA
coffin with skull and bone designs.
This piece is from the famed Kelton Collection of important
Category
20th Century Australian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 26.5 in W 7 in D 7.25 in
Indian Brass Plaque of Shiva as 4-Armed Virabhadra, 18th-19th Century
Located in Kensington, MD
, arrows and a bow. A garland of skulls wraps around his legs. At his lower left stands Daksha, who had
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Antique 19th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
18th Century Indian Bronze of the Goddess Durga
Located in Kensington, MD
attendants with a row of skulls at her feet. The base contains a frieze of a procession of camels with lions
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Antique 18th Century Indian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Figurative African Mangbetu Peoples Anthropomorphic Vessel
Located in Morristown, NJ
heads once common among the Mangbetu, who in the past shaped infants' skulls by gentle pressure
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ceramic Vase by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy, Contemporary, 2015
By Antonio Cagianelli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Vanité symbol, Skull, bird feather, tribal draw. Beautiful application of gold leaf. Monogram AC under
Category
2010s Italian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Daniel Bouesso « Christ Head » Wenge circa 1930 African Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
is placed on a visible cross above and on either side of his skull.
The sculpture is made in a
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Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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Art Deco Deer Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture of two deer.
Measures: Width 75 cm.
height 38 cm.
Weight 17 kg.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
18th Century Maria Theresia Baroque Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A so-called Maria Theresa cabinet (furniture type named after the Austrian empress) or Baroque hall cabinet from the 18th century.
On ball feet standing two-door coniferous corpus...
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Aboriginal Fine Antique Wunda Shield Australia Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Fine large Antique Aboriginal Wunda shield in hard wood carved on both sides with a highly artistic Zigzag Geometric fluted design colored with red and and white pigment & paint.
The...
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Early 20th Century Australian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
The Black Road: Verdigris, Classical Male Bust, Resin, Patina and Gold Leaf
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary sculptural portrait head takes its beginnings from classical antiquity. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the human figure are evident. The sculptu...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
20th Century Vienna Secession Single Bentwood Headboard
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Miami, FL
20th century midcentury Vienna Secession single bentwood bed in the style of Jacob and Josef Kohn.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Maple Bentwood Twin Bed
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in New York, NY
Bentwood (19/20th Century) maple stained twin size bed with double scroll center design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails).(paper label: JACOB JOSEP KOHN, WEIN). (Irregular size...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Bentwood
Henry Hunt (1923-1985) First Nations Bear Carving Mask
Located in Garnerville, NY
Authentic First Nations wood carved mask by master carver, Henry Hunt (1923-1985). This hand carved gem depicts a Canadian Grizzly Bear. Pencil signed in cursive on the reverse, Henr...
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Pine
Antique 11 ft wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique Sheraton Revival hand painted satinwood, eleven foot wide, bed headboard, late 19th Century in date.
The headboard features a moulded serpentine toprail with sc...
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Antique 1890s English Sheraton Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Satinwood
H 46.46 in W 131.11 in D 2.76 in
Old Papua New Guinea Ancestral Standing Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure, hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautifully aged old pigmented surface with finely decorated facial features and shell eyes....
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
Message to Medusa (Surreal Fashion) by Miss Aniela - Portrait photography
By Miss Aniela
Located in Paris, FR
Giclee print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta paper 315g.
Available dimensions and editions:
35 cm × 46 cm, edition of 15 and 2 Artist's Proofs
64 cm × 84 cm, edition of 10 and 2 Arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée, Photographic Paper
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H 13.78 in W 18.12 in
Antique Fully Carved Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
This rare, magnificent, fully carved cabinet was a scholar's treasure chest. Hand-painted oval door panels depict the leisure lives of fisherman and a strolling scholar. Fully carved...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Style Patinated Metal Animal Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Art Deco style patinated metal deer sculpture on onyx base.
Measures: Width 48 cm.
height 25 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Metal, Brass
Pine Art Nouveau Box Bed
Located in Baltimore, MD
This majestic Art Nouveau box bed would be a stately presence in any child’s bedroom. The headboard is built in two pieces. The lower part consists of a flat panel, framed with thi...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Pine
Set of Six German Black Forest Schnapps Glasses Green with Hunting Scene
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Set of six Schnapps glasses. Handblown crystal in green. Hand-edged with a decor of deer and leaves decor in the style of black forest. Handmade by Sofina crystal in Bavaria. Comes i...
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2010s German Black Forest Glass
Materials
Crystal
'Marine Life with River Tortoise'. Unknown Aboriginal Artist, Australia
Located in London, GB
This fine painting by an unknown Aboriginal artist, titled 'Marine Life with River Tortoise' consists of natural pigments on mounted bark. The painting was originally purchased in th...
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Vintage 1960s Australian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Aboriginal Painting on Hollow Log
By Hamish Karrkarrhba
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Hamish Karrkarrhba.
Year of birth: 1968.
Nationality: Australian.
Region: West Central Arnhem Land.
Language group: Kuninjku.
Medium: Wood and ochre paint.
Measurement:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Outsider and Self Taught...
Materials
Wood
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Makonde Mask, Tanzania East Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
geometric patterns, discontinuous lines, chevrons.
Human hair is implanted on the skull.
The base of
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Human Skull example 0.2
Located in London, GB
Antique human skull example 0.2
For sale in this lot is a wonderful example of an antique human
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Antique Early 1900s British Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Bone
Early 20th Century Water Buffalo Skull
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th Century Water Buffalo Skull.
Keywords: wall sculpture, art, accessories
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20th Century Indonesian Tribal Art
Mid-20th Century, Tanzania, Zigua Culture, Ancient Fetish with Crusty Patina
Located in VILLEFONTAINE, FR
. Large horseshoe-shaped ears, a thick and smooth hairstyle forming a helmet, the top of the skull
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 6.03 in W 1.97 in D 1.93 in
Mid-20th Century, Dem. Rep. Congo, Teke Culture, Old Fetish with Magic Charge
Located in VILLEFONTAINE, FR
, the top of the skull receiving a high elaborate hairstyle.
Wood, fabric, plant fibers
Signs of use
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric, Natural Fiber, Wood
H 7.21 in W 1.97 in D 1.97 in
Mid-20th Century, Dem. Rep. Congo, Teke Culture, Ancient Ancestor Fetish
Located in VILLEFONTAINE, FR
on the top of the skull in a clever bun.
Wood, fabrics, vegetable fibers
Signs of use
Measures
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9.26 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in
Striking Dayak Human Trophee Skull ‘Ndaokus’ from Borneo Indonesia
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
An impressive human skull without lower jaw, polished, with incised ornamental and floral
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indonesian Primitive Primitives
Materials
Bone
19th century Old Naga necklace with monkey-skull - Original Buddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This 19th-century Naga necklace with a monkey-skull pendant is a remarkable artifact that offers a
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone
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H 4.53 in W 2.37 in D 3.04 in
Naga Warrior’s Hat with Boar’s Tusk and Fur Plume
Located in Chicago, IL
, fur, hides and skulls. Since human head-taking was outlawed human skulls have all but disappeared
Category
20th Century Indian Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Cane, Fur
Naga Unadorned Conical Hats
Located in Chicago, IL
hunt: Teeth, claws, feathers, fur, hides and skulls. Since human head-taking was outlawed human skulls
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20th Century Indian Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bamboo
Ancient British Iron Age Celtic, Stone Carving of a Human Head
Located in London, GB
the mere tribal barbarism the Romans took it to be, it was obviously a ritual of both cultic and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Antiquities
Non-Human Made of Ceremonial Skull
Located in Leuven , BE
Ceremonial skull made of non- human organic material and of unknown origin.
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Antique 1820s Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Kota Reliquary Figure
Located in Hudson, NY
This genuine Kota Reliquary made by Africans for its intended tribal use is a fine example of the
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Pre-Columbian Bronze Tumi Sacrificial Knife, circa 0-500 A.D
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
the neurological procedure of skull trepanation. Many of these operations were carefully performed
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Tribal Art
Hanging Sculpture of a Kudu Antelope Skull by Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This Kudu skull sculpture by Arthur Court is casted in aluminum. It has a a bracket on the back for
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Vintage 1980s Mexican Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Tall Philippine Lidded Limestone Secondary Burial Jar, 11th-15th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
jar was used for secondary burial purposes by the Manobo people of Cotobato, Mindanao. The skull and
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Philippine Tribal Ceramics
Materials
Limestone
Antique Afghan Belouch Rug
Located in New York, NY
This unusual east Persian nomadic scatter show skull-faced creatures with wings and horse bodies in
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Vintage 1930s Afghan Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Ceramic Vase by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy, Contemporary 2015
By Antonio Cagianelli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Vanité symbol, Skull, bird feather, tribal draw. beautiful application of gold leaf. Monogram AC under
Category
2010s Italian Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Striking Tibettan Monk's silver-clad Skull
Located in Summerland, CA
Magnificent human skull clad in silver inset with turquoise and coral . These skulls were used for
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Art
Materials
Turquoise, Coral
Very Rare Vintage Mexican Calaca (Skull) Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
shades of burgundy over a creamy white slip, represents a 'calaca' -- a skull, used in ceremonial drama
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Art
Nagaland Tribal Headdress on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Mounted tribal warrior headdress, with carved wooden skull and boar tusks, on rattan weave cap.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Vintage Mexican Paper Mache Calaca (skull) Mask - Circa 1950.
Located in San Francisco, CA
rare mid century Mexican calaca (skull / death) mask with glass eyes and wire rim glasses. Mold
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Tribal Art
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Nepalese Shamanic Ram
Located in Summerland, CA
An extremely rare silver-mounted ram's skull used in Shamanic rituals from Buthan / Nepal, used to
Category
Vintage 1950s Nepalese Tribal Art
Materials
Silver, Copper
Nepalese Shamanic turtle shell embellished with silver
Located in Summerland, CA
Rare shamanic mask representing a man's face trimmed with silver skulls
Category
Vintage 1950s Nepalese Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
African Bone Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luba tribe, Congo. Extremely rare sculpture carved from a male elephant skull. Excellent patina
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20th Century Congolese Folk Art Tribal Art
African Bone Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luba tribe, Congo. Extremely rare sculpture carved from a male elephant skull. Excellent patina
Category
20th Century Folk Art Tribal Art
Witch Doctor's Shirt from New Guinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible artifact from a tribe in New Guinea. This shirt, adorned with bird and monkey skulls
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art
Rare Vintage Mexican Ceramic 'Calaca' Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
, represents a 'calaca' -- a skull, used in ceremonial drama dances usually during Day of the Dead festivities
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Nagaland Tribal Headdress on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Impressive warrior headdress featuring boar tusks, carved wood skulls and various bird feathers on
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan, Feathers, Wood
Ex Carlebach 1953 Papua New Guinea Oceanic Tribal Art Ex Denver Art Museum
Located in Santa Fe, NM
for tribal art from Papua New Guinea to enter a US museum collection.
Used to display trophy skulls
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Expressionist Tribal Art
Materials
Clay, Wood, Paint
H 27.75 in W 7.25 in D 1 in
Very Fine Engraved Ethnic Water Buffalo Taxidermy Skull
Located in Heukelum, Gelderland
Finely engraved ethnic or tribal water buffalo skull.
Category
20th Century Asian Tribal Taxidermy
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