Ethnographic Antiques

Fine old Asmat dagger.

Weight: 115 grams.

Its part of a ceremonial dance costume used in the grassland region of Cameroon. This hat was collected by a friend who usually makes these decorative hats and he retrieved them at the end of the celebration .

SAMOAN ISLANDS. A FIGHTING CLUB. THE CLUB WAS DEACCESSIONED FROM THE DENVER ART MUSEUM. A COUPLE OF THE TEETH HAVE SMALL CHIPS. No Stand. IT HAS DESIGNS CARVED INTO IT WHICH ARE INFILLED WITH LIME.

An astonishing African Sudaneze kaskara with crododile skin bound hilt and snake skin lined scabbard. Immaculate German made blade.

Magnificent NGOMBE execution sword. THE BLADE IS IN BRASS! COPPER PARTLY AROUND THE WOODEN HANDLE.

Deep in the Sepik Plains is an area belonging to the Boiken language group. This style of pottery was mainly made for local consumption and by the 1980s was considered to be dying out as most of the living potters were elderly and the skill was not being passed down.

Length 63.5 cm. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL.

This arm band is from Siassi or Tami Island in the Huon Gulf. The shell plates are first carved and then bent into the form of an armlet. The bending is done by immersing the shell in hot water and tying it around a cylindrical piece of wood of the same size as an ordinary arm.

A nice mandau with an evident pity. A tiny bit of loss to the resin at the ricasso but otherwise complete in every way. Undoubtedly old, impossible to say how old but I would guess 19th century. About 71cm when sheathed and 63cm outside scabbard. Shipping within Australia is $25 and shipping internationally is $80. All my items are insured.

Really cool antique sword with what looks like to me horn handle. Beautiful file work on the handle. No marks anywhere. This piece I think is Civil War period, but there are guys out there who know more than me. In wonderful condition. Just short of 24" long. Blade at its widest point is 1 5/8". Horn handle is 4 1/8".

This is an exceptional carved Northwest Coast Totem Pole. it has good age,fantastic carving and good strong paint. the wings appear to be carved of cedar,the body is carved from a hardwood possibly maple.

A Dayak head hunters sword and dagger from Borneo. It has a horn handle, engraved steel blade in a wood scabbard hand painted and decorated with (bore?) Teeth and tufts of (bore?)

Featuring a highly stylized hornbill bird, painted with various colors and tribal motifs. A wonderfully abstract example.

This is a very interesting Trobriand Island bowl collected in the 1940s it is in the shape of a stylised canoe with wave splittter and splash board. It is a very elegant and beautifully incised bowl in excellent condition.

This is a beautiful older carved wooden mask from the Makonde of Tanzania, Africa. This mask features a very realistic style and many tribal scars or tattoos, a tradition practiced in east Africa. The mask will include a durable metal display stand.This Mask will make a wonderful accent for your home decor!

A very nice, very old, heavily decorated Native American Indian Birch Bark Basket / Rogan with its original Lid. Lid has a very nice patina and is decorated with stitching. Good antique condition with some, to-be-expected, issues.

Belle proue de pirogue en forme de tête de crocodile avec patine d'usage. La pirogue reste de nos jours le moyen de locomotion le plus usité dans la vallée du fleuve Sépik. La plupart de ces pirogues utilisées dans les régions du bas et moyen Sépik ont une proue sculptée représentant ainsi une tête de crocodile, animal craint et vénéré. Bois avec traces d'usage.

Gawirrin Gumana was born in north­eastern Arnhem Land around 1930. He grew up around Gangan, and was initiated and learned the customary legends of his land. He was an important traditional leader but he is also a important Bark painting artist.

Mounted Papua New Guinea tribal bow & Arrow set with 8 arrows and original cane bow string - OLD. Nicely made wall mount. Collected in the late 1960's by an Australia resident worker.

This Aboriginal didgeridoo has simple banded design and is in very good condition. It was collected in the early 1980s. Decorated Aboriginal Didgeridoo.

Remarkable for the refined work of carving, the simmetry and the armony of shapes. Some patina of handling. Mesurements: 21 x 5 cm / 8 " x 2" ca. WEIGHT: 110 g.

Antique Indonesian-Philippine-Malay Two Handed Sword Sabre. th century sword is 74cm (29.20”) in length and has a robust, Chinese style, blade. The wide blade is 22.75” long and has a finely crafted, vine pattern engraving on both sides.

This food bowl is from the Boiken Plains/ Murik Lakes area in the northern Lower Sepik area. When not in use these bowls often are overturned and form a lid to the sago jars. This bowl is well used and very worn.

The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom of the Garamantes, described by Herodotus.

YORUBA ESHU DANCE WAND STAFF. HEIGHT WITH BASE: 46cm x 24cm. OLD REPAIR.

Masks are an essential feature of the traditional Sub-Saharan African Culture for Ritual and ceremonial. The specific implications associated to ritual masks widely vary in different cultures, some traits are common to most African cultures.

The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the ancient Libyan people of the kingdom of the Garamantes, described by Herodotus.

Image colours may vary due to different browser settings. BACS Transfer. Overall condition excellent.

Antique Ukrainian Hutsul Cross early 19th century. Similar Hutsul bronze crosses of the 19th century in such a large size are very rare. Hutsul Crosses - Zgardy (in the singular "zgard", masculine) are defenses in the form of a specific.

Characteristics include Tangguh : Majapahit; Based upon information from the collector, this piece is believed to be from mid 19th Century; Exact date is unknown. Name : Keris Pusaka Naga Temanten.

Kwoma area. Oiseau sculpté représentant un cacatoès, animal symbole de chance. Associé à leur mythes et légendes, ce cacatoès était accroché dans la charpente de la Haus Tambaran du village de Tangunjab.

The chaplet is worn as necklace or as bracelet, but it's also instrument of prayer, similar to the rosary.

Old Large Fang Mask - -- Africa. Origin: Gabon. There is no limit to the item we can send as we cover all over the Globe. Make Supersized Seem Small. Get Images that. Condition: See Pictures.

Antique Rare and Old Sengkelat Keris kris Krisen kriss Sword Dagger Mataram Era 17th century AD. Kris type / Dhapur : Sengkelat Luk 13. Manufacture / Tangguh : Mataram era Estimation 17 th Century AD.

The spine and bolster include simple linear and cross-hatched decoration. An inscription is present upon the forte of both sides of the blade and includes '1930' (likely a date); a pair of lines run nearly the full length on one side of the blade and both sides of the blade show evidence of losses to multiple honings.

Beautiful antique Madura keris with silver handle elephant proboscis carving model. bilah with pamor and spokal type (fighting keris). wooden scabbard with full ethnic madura type of carving.

Measures 8-1/2" TALL X 5-1/2. Collection of Mr. RICHARD BELLAK, New York City. Pre-Columbian & Tribal arts dealer in the 1960s to late 1990s.

A stunning hand carved (most likely with an adz - tool marks) large wooden Australian aborigine hunting boomerang. An old sticker on the back states "GUARANTEED GENUINE HAND CARVED [by the?]

Total weight: 78.10 grams.