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Item Ships From: London
A Very Rare Long Maori Paddle ‘Hoe’
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare Long Maori Paddle ‘Hoe’ Superb colour and patina Wood Maori / New Zealand Late 18th / early 19th Century Size: 217cm long - 85½ ins long Provenance: W.D. Webster, B...
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Late 18th Century New Zealand Antique London - Folk Art

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Wood

Early Twentieth-Century African Madonna
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century African Madonna figurative sculpture from the Makonde culture in southern Tanzania, close to the border of Mozambique, exhibits a wonderful sense of move...
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal London - Folk Art

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Hardwood

Bath Cabinet Makers, an Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard with Dutch Inlaid Scenes
By Liberty & Co., Bath Cabinet Makers
Located in London, GB
Bath cabinet makers. In the Liberty style. An early Arts & Crafts oak break front sideboard with Dutch inlaid scenes of mill owners with there little bla...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique London - Folk Art

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Oak

Very Rare and Early Carved Vessel in the Form of a Hedgehog
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare and Early Carved Vessel in the Form of a Hedgehog Alabaster Near Eastern 3rd Millenium BC SIZE: 9.5cm high, 9.5cm wide, 15.5cm deep - 3¾ ins high, 3¾ ins wide, 6 ins ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique London - Folk Art

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Alabaster

A Finely Carved ‘Boni’ Neck-Rest
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved ‘Boni’ Neck-Rest Superb dark colour and patination through extended use Wood Somalia 19th Century SIZE: 18.5cm high, 15.5cm wide - 7¼ ins high, 6 ins wide These hea...
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19th Century Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A Rare Spirit Mask ‘Barak’ or ‘Yamburai Parak’
Located in London, GB
A Rare Spirit Mask ‘Barak’ or ‘Yamburai Parak’ Wood, remains of polychrome Eastern Sepik Province, New Guinea Late 19th - early 20th Century SIZE: 45cm high, 35cm deep - 17¾ ins hig...
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Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A Finely Carved Gandhara Head of ‘Atlas’
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Gandhara Head of ‘Atlas’ Grey schist India 3rd - 4th Centuries AD SIZE: 19cm high, 11cm wide, 12.5cm deep - 7½ ins high, 4¼ ins wide, 5 ins deep References Pratap...
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Schist

An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin
Located in London, GB
An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin Superb colour and patina Bronze Eastern Iran or Central Asia 2000 BC SIZE: 35cm wide - 13¾ ins wide A similar pin in the Louvre-France, was exh...
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15th Century and Earlier Persian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Copper

A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure
Located in London, GB
A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure Open aperture to the head and stomach Fine overall patina, loss to feet Democratic Republic of Congo 19th Century Size: 23cm high - 9 ins high The ...
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19th Century Congolese Antique London - Folk Art

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Wood

A South Eastern Congo, Zaire Songye Protective Fetish Figure ‘Nkishi’ of Geometr
Located in London, GB
A South Eastern Congo, Zaire Songye Protective Fetish Figure ‘Nkishi’ of Geometric Form the arms placed to the side A plug of fetish material in the head cavity a strip of old hide and fur around the waist Old smooth crusted patination 19th Century – Early 20th Century Size: 20cm high – 8 ins high / 29.5cm high, 11½ ins high (including stand) The face of this protective figure is typical of the strong angularity of Songye carving. Amongst the Songye ‘Nkishi’ were associated with a magico-religious society known as ‘bukisi’ which controlled initiation camps and circumcision ceremonies. A shaman would ritually add magical substances ‘bashimba’ to activate the figure as a source of power that would give protection and ensure well-being. Larger figures ensured the tranquillity of the whole community and promoted village fecundity and fertility. Smaller personal or family ‘Nkishi’ were used for protection against illness, sorcery, witchcraft, and war and to promote fertility. Due to their considerable powers the figures were considered dangerous and so they were manoeuvred by means of rods or sticks attached to their arms. They were sometimes made to walk as if on parade. These small half figures were not always used as personal protective devices, but were placed in gourd bowls and used by diviners to communicate with the supernatural world. These divinatory calabash were filled with a number of symbolic objects such as chicken claws, teeth, stones, seeds, etc., as well as carved wooden figures. The Songye’s ritual use of calabash can be compared with the baskets used by the Tshokwe. Provenance: Ex English Private collection Acquired 1950’s Ex Finch and Co...
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19th Century Congolese Antique London - Folk Art

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Wood

An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem Wood, metal Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’ South Africa 19th Century Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long Published: ‘The ...
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19th Century South African Antique London - Folk Art

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Wood

A Rare Wood Ear Ornament
Located in London, GB
A Rare Wood Ear Ornament With old collectors label ‘Ear Wood. Paraquay’ Wood Paraguay 19th Century Size: 6cm dia., 3.5cm deep - 2¼ ins dia., 1¼ ins deep Published: Steven Phe...
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19th Century Paraguayan Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

An Extremely Fine South African Tsonga Prestige Staff by the ‘Baboon Master'
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Extremely Fine South African Tsonga Prestige Staff by the ‘Baboon Master’ Depicting a Zulu elder wearing a head-ring Superb silky reddish brown patina Late 19th Century ...
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Late 19th Century South African Antique London - Folk Art

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Wood

Antique English Georgian Brass Candle stick holders decorative interior décor
Located in London, GB
Antique English Georgian Brass Candle stick holders A elegant English Georgian small size with waisted detail Nice aged patina very good cond...
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19th Century English Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Vintage Asian Indian Tibetan Silver coral Necklace Ladakh Tribal Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Nice Vintage Asian Indian ethnic Tibetan Silver coral Necklace Ladakh Typical Ladakh ethnic Himalayan Tibetan Traditional necklace 850 grade silver with coral beads Conditi...
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1980s Indian Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Vintage Andean Peruvian Fine Large Manta Cloth South American Textiles Decor
Located in London, GB
Vintage Andean Peruvian Manta Cloth South American Vintage Textiles. A very fine Vintage Manta in ochre colours from the High Andes region of Peru Woven in came-lid fibre (Llama wool...
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1960s Indonesian Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Large 19th century European Bronze classical shield Charger interior décor
Located in London, GB
A Fine Large 19th century European Bronze classical style shield charger Finely decorated with Greek and Romanesque scenes, of figures in various pursuits. 32 cm diameter. Nice a...
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19th Century English Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

An Unusual Polynesian ‘Child’s’ Fighting Club
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian ‘Child’s’ Fighting Club Old patina and mellow colour Wood Fiji 19th Century SIZE: 84.5cm long - 33¼ ins longù Provenance: Ex Welsh collection, sold at au...
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19th Century Fijian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

An African ‘Sande’ or ‘Bundu’ Mask
Located in London, GB
An African ‘Sande’ or ‘Bundu’ Mask Attributed to the Sogande (or Su Gande) workshop, Kenema Rich dark brown, ‘treacly’ overall patina Wood Mende Sierra Leone / Liberia 20th Century ...
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20th Century Sierra Leonean London - Folk Art

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Wood

An Unusual ‘Kanak’ Hardwood War Club
Located in London, GB
An Unusual ‘Kanak’ Hardwood War Club Fine dark glossy patina from use, a lighter band where a now lost ‘binding’ would have acted also as a ‘wrist thong’ Wood New Caledonian, Kanak E...
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Early 19th Century New Caledonian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A Rare Double Roll of Pacific Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz, Red Feather Currency
Located in London, GB
A Rare Double Roll of Pacific Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz, Red Feather Currency ‘Tevau’ Plant fibre, bark strips, red bird feathers, small shells, glass beads Solomon Islands ...
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19th Century Solomon Islands Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Feathers

A Fine and Rare Shona Knife and Sheath
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Rare Shona Knife and Sheath Wood, steel, copper Fine colour and patina Zimabawe / Africa 19th Century Size: 48cm long - 19 ins long (with scabbard) 42.5cm l...
Category

19th Century Zimbabwean Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Steel

An Anatolian Marble ‘Star Gazer’ Figure
Located in London, GB
An Anatolian Marble ‘Star Gazer’ Figure Marble Anatolian Early Bronze Age / Circa 2700 - 2100 BC Size: 5cm high, 3cm wide - 2 ins high, 1¼ ins high The highly stylised oval head wi...
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15th Century and Earlier Turkish Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Marble

An Exceptional New Zealand Māori Bugle-Flute ‘Pu Turino’
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional New Zealand Māori Bugle-Flute ‘Pu Turino’ With soft and shallow surface decoration profusely carved with a dynamic scrolling motif made of two sections bound together with original and complete ‘Kiekie’ vine roots at four points The bow shaped mouth piece of anthropomorphic form with small rounded sounding hole to the end Soft silky smooth medium brown patina 18th Century Size: 33.5cm high, 4.5cm wide, 2.5cm deep - 13¼ ins high, 1¾ ins wide, 1 ins deep Provenance: Collected by Robert Nutter Campbell 4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry on his return from Singapore 1829 Thence by descent Sold Sothebys, New York, May 17, 2002, lot 368 Ex Private English collection Ex Finch and Co...
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18th Century New Zealand Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A Charming Folk Art Decoy Duck
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1900 An English folk art wooden decoy duck, with original paintwork in red umber and charcoal grey. Height 15.00cm Width 35.00cm Depth 15.00cm
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Early 20th Century English Folk Art London - Folk Art

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Wood

Contemporary Mughal Tiger design wool Rug Home décor Interior design Carpets
Located in London, GB
Contemporary Mughal Tiger design wool Rug Home décor Interior design Carpets Cool Mughal design Tiger wool rug in pink background New hand crafted ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan London - Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage American Carved wood Folk Art Bison Native Decorative Antiques Décor
Located in London, GB
Vintage American Carved wood Folk Art Bison Decorative Antiques Décor Finely executed Folk art carving of a Bison in heavy wood Vintage Circa 1940`s or earlier Conditio...
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1940s American Vintage London - Folk Art

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Wood

Folk Art Sign
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian Folk Art sign with overscale finger, insribed ‘Left Luggage’.
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20th Century English London - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Ushabti for Imenmes 
Located in London, GB
A mummiform ushabti in blue faience. Four registers of hieroglyphic characters are painted around the lower half of the ushabti, with a vertical column of hieroglyphs in the centre o...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Faience

Japanese Lacquered Wood Bowls 19th Century Asian Antiques 中国古董
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair Japanese Lacquered Wood Bowls 19th Century Meiji Beautiful and elegant example of Japanese lacquer ware with and gold gilt, Rice bowls ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Large vintage Shiva lingam stone Indian Asian Art Sculpture Interior Décor
Located in London, GB
A multi-coloured stone Shiva Lingam, a elongated egg shaped stone used for Shaivite worship in Hindu rituals These heavy stones are sacred and come from the Narmada River in In...
Category

1880s Indian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Superb Large Antique South Indian dowry box Interior Design Décor
Located in London, GB
A Superb Large Antique South Indian Kerala dowry box This Fine example shows a vast amount of patinated brass ornamentation decoration . internally there is one sub division. The m...
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1880s Indian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Megalithic Stela
Located in London, GB
A tall anthropomorphic stele of carved granite, divided into two distinct regions of the body and face. The body is a single unarticulated block, but the facial features are outlined...
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15th Century and Earlier European Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Granite

Statuette of the Goddess Neith
Located in London, GB
Bronze statue of the goddess Neith, striding, her left foot extended forward. Her left hand is extended forward and formally held a papyrus sceptre, a fragmentary ankh is visible in her right hand. She wears a close-fitting sheath dress, incised with a broad usekh collar, and carefully engraved bracelets and armlets. On her head is the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, decorated with vertical striations and restored spiral and spire. Her face is finely molded, with a broad upturned nose and electrum-overlaid eyes and eyebrows. Neith was one of the earliest recorded gods in the Egyptian pantheon, worshipped from early in the Predynastic era through to the arrival of Roman rule. A war goddess and goddess of weaving, she was the patron goddess of the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the city of Zau (Sais, in the 5th Nome of Lower Egypt) in the Delta. A powerful and popular goddess, she was, according to the Iunyt (Esna) cosmology, the creator of the world and the mother of the sun, Ra. This made her the mother of all of the gods, who often came to her to settle their disputes. Her symbols are the bow and arrows and a sword and shield as a war goddess, a weaving shuttle as a funerary goddess, and the Red Crown of Lower Egypt as the goddess of creation and mother goddess. She is usually depicted as a woman wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, however, she is occasionally depicted as a cow in connection with her role as the mother of Ra. The use of electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver sometimes called ‘green-gold’, for the eyes speaks to the high status of the object. Electrum had been used by the Egyptians since at least the 3rd millennium B.C., but, give its rarity, was reserved for the most expensive and important objects. Most electrum used in Egypt was imported from Nubia, though some was found there. Published: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, February 25th, 1971, no. 70, illus. Sotheby’s, New York, June 5th, 1999, no. 31, illus. David Aaron Ltd...
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Siren
Located in London, GB
Sirens were dangerous bird-like females who tempted sailors with their hauntingly beautiful song. In Homer’s Odyssey (XII, 39) Odysseus and his sailors were warned about the lethal c...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Anglo-Saxon Hanging Bowl
Located in London, GB
A very rare and near-complete copper-alloy hanging bowl and associated fittings. Crafted from a single sheet of bronze, the body of the bowl is curved, with a slightly recessed lip. ...
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15th Century and Earlier English Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Indus Valley cup bearer Fertility figurine C (2800-2600 BC).
Located in London, GB
Ancient Indus Valley cup bearer Fertility figurine Circa (2800-2600 BC). A rare female pottery cup bearer figurine in terracotta with pointed facial features and applied diamond sha...
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Fine Antique Japanese woven copper box basket Asian Antiques Ikebana 中国古董
Located in London, GB
A fine a rare Japanese box masterly woven in copper, the box with lid and handles dates to 19th century Meiji Period, and it imitates the Ikebana bamboo basketry style Height 17...
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19th Century Japanese Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Vintage Andean Peruvian Fine Large Manta Cloth South American Textiles Decor
Located in London, GB
Vintage Andean Peruvian Manta Cloth South American Vintage Textiles. A very fine Vintage Manta cloth from the High Andes region of Peru Woven in came-lid fibre (Llama wool )beautiful...
Category

1960s Indonesian Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Asian Indian Silver Bracelet Oriental Jewelry Jewellery
Located in London, GB
Vintage Asian Indian Silver Bracelet Beautiful cuff bracelet with pierced and pearl shaped edge design High grade silver Width 4 cm weight ...
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1980s Indian Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Native American Antique Beaded Gauntlets Indian Beadwork
Located in London, GB
Native American Antique Beaded Gauntlets Buck skin Gauntlets Finely beaded with floral design probably Cree Period Early 20th century  
Category

Early 20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Willow

Large Vintage Native American South West style Coral turquoise Necklace
Located in London, GB
Large Vintage Native American South West style Coral turquoise Necklace A double string of Large high quality natural red coral beads with turquoise and natural elongated pearls Vint...
Category

1970s American Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Coral

Vintage Ethnic Himalayan Tibetan Turquoise Coral Necklace
Located in London, GB
Vintage Ethnic Himalayan Turquoise Coral Necklace A beautiful necklace of large Tibetan Turquoise beads interspersed with natural red coral beads with silver clasp Period 2nd half ...
Category

20th Century Tibetan London - Folk Art

Materials

Coral, Silver

Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet Asian Jewellery
Located in London, GB
Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet Period early 20th century Fine quality celadon type jade decorated with silver and semi precious stones Condition: Fine...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian London - Folk Art

Materials

Jade, Silver

Antique Italian Copper Wine pitcher 18th Century Venetian Venice European
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian Copper Wine pitcher 18th Century Venetian Venice European A fine example of Italian copperwork from the 1700s, with fine embossed decoration including Fish, Leav...
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18th Century Italian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Antique Original French advertising poster Curacao Mirabelle
Located in London, GB
Antique Original French advertising poster Curacao Mirabelle Hand coloured Lithographic print Framed in a simple photo frame gold with plexiglass Condition : Good, minor damages ...
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Located in London, GB
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo Finely painted in linear geometric designs Period 1970s signed on base R Reano Condition Good
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20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Antique Set of 27 Framed Grand Tour Giovanni Liberotti Intaglios 19th C
Located in London, GB
An elegant brass frame enclosing twenty-seven Grand Tour Giovanni Liberotti intaglios dating from the early 19th Century. The oval shaped plaster intaglios feature subjects from Cla...
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Early 19th Century Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Other

Long Vintage South West Native American Silver Turquoise ring Navajo
Located in London, GB
Long Vintage South West Native American Silver l Turquoise ring Navajo Condition: Fine
Category

20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Pre Columbian Maya Polychrome Pottery Bowl circa A.D. 550-950
Located in London, GB
Maya Poly-chrome painted pottery bowl Guatemala/ central America late Classic period, circa A.D. 550-950, A  bowl of rounded  bottom circular form,  painted with a frieze of  monkey...
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15th Century and Earlier Guatemalan Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Antique Asian Ethnographic Tribal silver gilt coral necklace Vintage Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Nice Vintage central Asian silver gilt coral and gemstone beaded necklace A necklace of silver beads with high quality antique red coral amethyst and gemstones Period: early /...
Category

Early 20th Century Southeast Asian London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure
Located in London, GB
A fine Baule female figure Standing leaning forward with serene expression with hands on abdomen Period: early 20th century Condition: Old Insect holes and minor damage Measures: H ...
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre Columbian Narino Carchi Coquero Coca chewer Figure Columbia
Located in London, GB
A hand modelled statue of a male coca chewer figure , known as a Coquero, wearing a sash sitting upon a bench,  the coca quid in his right cheek, with black negative resist design Pr...
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15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Native American Plains beaded Blanket Rug Interior design collectibles
Located in London, GB
Large Vintage Native American beaded Blanket Fine large wool blanket with finely executed beadwork strip on buckskin with satin detail ...
Category

1970s American Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Satin, Beads

Guro 'Kyasa' mask
Located in London, GB
Guro mask 'kyasa' Ivory Coast Wood, paint, metal, hide 38cm Provenance: Peter Peretti (1945-2022) London, United Kingdom Acquired in Paris in the mid 1960s
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Mid-20th Century African London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico Latin American Antiques Art
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima Ancient Mexico C 200 BC –400 AD A attractive seated Colima dog v...
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15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Yoruba Ibeji pair
Located in London, GB
Ibeji pair Ajasse Nigeria Wood, beads, pigment, offering remains 26.5cm and 25cm ex Beatrice Leutert and Marcel Plüss collection, Thurgau, Switzerland
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Early 20th Century London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
A fine Zulu head rest neck rest South Africa Raised on central pillars with geometric lozenge shaped carving all over. Measures: 22 x 14 x 5 cm approx. Period Early 20th century Ex U...
Category

19th Century Zimbabwean Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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