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Material: Bone
English ceremonial horn from the Ancient Order of Foresters, circa 1870
English ceremonial horn from the Ancient Order of Foresters, circa 1870

English ceremonial horn from the Ancient Order of Foresters, circa 1870

Located in Central England, GB

This most eye catching piece of British history is a very rare example. It would once have belonged to one of the three hundred or so lodges of the Ancient Order of Foresters which w...

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Bone Folk Art

Materials

Horn

Decorative Antelope Horn Brush
Decorative Antelope Horn Brush

Decorative Antelope Horn Brush

Located in Queens, NY

Large decorative African brush with a black antelope horn handle and thin red straw bristles.  

Category

20th Century African Tribal Bone Folk Art

Materials

Horn

An Asmat ceremonial trophy necklace
An Asmat ceremonial trophy necklace

An Asmat ceremonial trophy necklace

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Asmat People, South Papua, Indonesia, probably late 19th century The Asmat people of Papua are known for creating "trophy necklaces," intricate pieces often made from human bones an...

Category

Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique Bone Folk Art

Materials

Bone, Natural Fiber

An engraved Sepik cassowary bone dagger
An engraved Sepik cassowary bone dagger

An engraved Sepik cassowary bone dagger

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Papua New Guinea, Sepik Region, Abelam people, early 20th century Bone daggers in the Sepik region are traditionally crafted from the thigh bone of the ca...

Category

Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Bone Folk Art

Materials

Bone

19th Century Native American Crow Woman's Saddle
19th Century Native American Crow Woman's Saddle

19th Century Native American Crow Woman's Saddle

By Crow

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Wood and Horn frame wrapped in rawhide with wooden stirrups. Original harness leather stitching complete with buffalo hide seat pad. Brain tanned bands attac...

Category

Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Bone Folk Art

Materials

Horn

Ute Sheep Horn Spoon, circa 1870
Ute Sheep Horn Spoon, circa 1870

Ute Sheep Horn Spoon, circa 1870

By Native American Art

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Ute sheep horn spoon with old tag “Ute, Pine River, Battle, Ex. Cottchall Collection. Collected 1870.” Brain tanned with blue and white beading on top. Per...

Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Bone Folk Art

Materials

Horn

A delicate tortoiseshell 'armband' from the Lower Sepik River Province
A delicate tortoiseshell 'armband' from the Lower Sepik River Province

A delicate tortoiseshell 'armband' from the Lower Sepik River Province

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Sepik River Province, Papua New Guinea, probably late 19th century Tortoiseshell bracelets are frequently more than just ornaments in Sepik River civilizations; they are representat...

Category

Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Bone Folk Art

Materials

Tortoise Shell

African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures
African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures

African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures

Located in Asheville, NC

Graceful pair of sleek carved standing African female figures poised upon discs of contrasting dark hardwood most likely from the Ivory Coast.

Category

19th Century South African Antique Bone Folk Art

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

Bone Inlaid Wall Art in Blue Resin with Celtic Dragon Pattern- Instock
Bone Inlaid Wall Art in Blue Resin with Celtic Dragon Pattern- Instock

Bone Inlaid Wall Art in Blue Resin with Celtic Dragon Pattern- Instock

By Enrique Garcel

Located in New York City, NY

Feast your eyes on our Bone Inlaid Pattern Wall Art in Blue Resin. This isn't just art; it's a mesmerizing blend of tradition and contemporary design. Imagine multiple Celtic dragons...

Category

Early 19th Century Unknown French Provincial Antique Bone Folk Art

Materials

Bone