African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art

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Ceremonial 'Ship Cloth' Banner, Lampung, Sumatra palepai Cotton, silk 26 1/2 by 108 1/4in (67 by 275cm) Provenance German Private Collection, ac...

Sa'dan Toraja Figure, Sulawesi Islands tau tau Wood Height 51 1/2in (131cm) Provenance The Sculpture Gallery, Hong Kong, 1979 Thúc Can Hà Collec...

Fine Aboriginal Shield, Western Australia wunda Wood, pigment Height 32 3/4in (83.2cm) Provenance Wayne Heathcote, Brussels/London/New York Amer...

Massim Dance Paddle, Trobriand Islands kaidebu/kaidiba Wood, pigments Length 27 1/2in (69.8cm) Provenance Colorado Private Collection, acquired ...

Sepik River Male Figure, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood Height 9 3/4in (24.7cm) Provenance Reportedly Christie's, Paris, ca. 1993 New...

Mask, Ramu River, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigments Height 21in (53.3m) Provenance Gustave and Franyo Schindler Collection, New York (Inventory no....

Biwat Sacred Flute Stopper, Yuat River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guineawusear mundugumor Wood, vegetable fiberHeight 25 1/4in (64cm) Proven...

Large Stone Currency, Yap Island rai limestone Diameter 17 1/4in (44cm) Provenance Field collected by a US Coast Guard officer while stationed i...

Navigational Chart, Mashall Islands rebbelib Wood, shell, vegetable fiber Length 12in (30.5cm); Width 23 1/2in (59.5cm) Provenance Richard I.M. ...

Fishing Lure, Marshall Islands Shell, vegetable fiber Length 4in (10.3cm) Provenance Southland Museum, Invercargill, New Zealand (Inv. no. 59.136...

Kanak Tapa Beater, New Caledonia Wood Length 11 1/2in (29.2cm) Provenance Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina Del Rey, CA Private Collection, ...

Ceremonial Janiform Club, Malakula Island, Vanuatu Wood Height 39in (99cm) Provenance Nicolai Michoutouchkine Collection (1929-2010), Port Vila, ...

Large 'Swordfish' Serving Bowl, Vanuatu Wood Height 35 1/4in (89.5cm) Provenance John Thomas Wise Collection, Hobart, Tasmania, ca. 1900 Thence b...

Parrying Shield, San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands roromaraugi Wood Height 51 1/2in (131cm) Provenance Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marin...

Ceremonial Staff, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands wari hau Wood, shell, resin, vegetable fiber Height 15 1/4in (83.7cm) Provenance Dunbar Sloan,...

Fine Ball-Headed 'Rootstock' Club, Fiji Islands vunikaubulibuli Wood, vegetable fiber Height 39 1/4in (99.5cm) Provenance New England Private Co...

Lotus Club, Fiji Islands gugu/siriti Wood, pandanus leaves, barkcloth Height 32in (81.2cm) Provenance Michael Evans, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...

Fine and Rare Dome Headed Club, Fiji Islands bulibuli Wood Length 37 1/2in (95.3cm) Provenance Tribal Art Emporium, London, 13 November 2015 Pr...

Superb 'Coconut Leaf-Stalk' Club, Tonga Islands apa'apai Wood Height 41 3/4in (106cm) Provenance James T. Hooper Collection, London/Arundel Lind...

Fine and Rare Popoi Janus Pounder, Marquesas Islands ke'a tuki popoi Stone (probably basalt) Lenth 6 5/8in (17cm) Provenance Loudmer Paris, 23 a...

Stilt Step, Marquesas Islands tapuva'e Wood (probably from the mi'o tree) Height 13 1/2in (34.2cm) Provenance Private English Collection Thence ...

Fine Ceremonial Hafted Adze, Mangaia Island, Cook Islands toki Wood, stone, sennit Length 23 3/4in (60.3cm) Provenance Bengt Danielsson Collecti...

Trolling Lure, Cook Islands puka puka Shell, fiber Length 3 3/4in (9.5cm) Provenance Belgian Private Collection Bonhams, New York, 5 May 2015, L...

Rare Octopus Lure, Tahiti Islands poreho Shells, wood, vegetable fiber Length 7in (17.5cm) Provenance Summers Place Auction, Billingshurst, UK, ...

Maori Trolling Lure, New Zealand pā kahawai Wood, paua shell, bone, fiber Length 4 1/4in (10.7cm) Provenance Southland Museum, Invercargill, New...

Maori Figure, New Zealand tekoteko Wood Height 10in (25.3cm) Provenance Reverend Alfred Fairbrother (1853-1937), collected in 1883-1886 while se...

Rare Maori Bludgeon, New Zealand patuki Wood Length 23 1/2in (59.7cm) Provenance The Blair Charitable Trust, removed from Blair Castle, Blair At...

Fine and Rare Maori Hand Club, New Zealand wahaika rākau Wood Length 12 1/2in (31.8cm) Provenance Gerard Wahl Boyer Collection, Paris Paul Renau...

Large Stool, Mortlock Islands, Caroline Islands Wood, sennit fiber Width 32in (81.3cm) Provenance French Private Collection California Private Co...

Fine Long Club, Niue Island kotoua/ula fumiti Wood Length 96 1/2in (245cm) Provenance English Private Collection Carved in elegant proportions,...

Ritual Shark Hook, Rennell Island, Solomon Islands gaung'akao Wood with light brown weathered patina; sennit fiber Height 13 1/2in (34.3cm) Prov...

Fine Club, Tonga Islands moungalaulau Wood Length 43in (109.3cm) Provenance John Mark Horton Collection, Chicago Bud Holland Gallery, Chicago Ca...

Massive Spurred and Bladed Club, Fiji Islands sali/cali Wood Length 43 3/4in (111.1cm) Provenance Wayne Heathcote, Brussels/London/New York Amer...

Large Kava Bowl, Fiji Islands kumete Wood Diameter 25 1/4in (64.1cm) Provenance Mauna Kea Gallery, Honolulu Private Collection, California, acqu...

Fine and Rare Canoe Paddle, Hawaiian Islands hoe Wood Length 65 1/2in (165cm) Provenance Hawaiian Family Private Collection Mauna Kea Galleries,...

Important and Rare Walking Stick from a Section of Kamehameha I's Kauila Wood Spear, Hawaiian Islands Walking Stick: kauila wood Top Cap: 900 fi...

Superb Bone Ornament, Marquesas Islands ivi po'o Human bone Height 1 1/2in (38cm) Provenance René Rasmussen, Paris (1912-1979) Sotheby's, London...

Maori Anthropomorphic Pendant, New Zealand, ca. 1600-1850 hei tiki Nephrite jade (pounamu Height 3 3/8in (6.6cm) Provenance Wayne Heathcote, Bru...

Fine Maori Canoe Bailer, New Zealand tiheru Wood, paua shell Length 15 1/4in (38.7cm) Provenance Max Willborg Collection, Stockholm Sotheby's, L...

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Superb Colima Seated Figure of a Chief, Comala Style, Protoclassic, 100 BC - AD 250 Terracotta with shiny burnished surface Height 15in (38.5cm) ...

Exceptional Nayarit Standing Figure with Clubs, Ixtlán del Río Style, Protoclassic, 100 BC - AD 250 Terracotta with buff polychrome surface Height...

Colima Postclassic Seated Figure on a Stool, El Chanal, Postclassic, AD 1250 - 1521 Stone Height 24 3/4in (65.4cm) Provenance James Bodisbaugh Co...

Rare Guerrero Palanquin Group, Late Pre-Classic, ca. 400 B.C. - A.D 100 Dark brown stone Length 7in (17.8cm) Provenance Jules Berman Collection, ...

Maya Stone Goddess, Classic, ca. AD 250 - 900 Stone Height 10 1/2in (26.6cm) Provenance Dr. Milton M. Birnbaum Collection, Los Angeles California...

Dogon Stool, Mali ogo toungo Wood Height 10 1/2in (26.6cm) Provenance Rene Rasmussen, Paris (1912-1979) Bernard Lucas Collection, Nice, acquired...

Bambara Antelope Headcrest, Mali chiwara Wood, brass, aluminum Height 16 1/2in (42 cm); Length 18 1/2in (47cm) Provenance Galerie Didier Claes,...

Bamana Antelope Headdress, Mali chiwara Wood, shell, vegetable fiber, ritual residue Height 33 1/2in (85cm) Provenance Maurice Shapiro Collectio...

Minianka Mask, Mali Wood, pigments Height 11 3/4in (30cm) Provenance Hélène Leloup, Paris Belgian Private Collection California Private Collectio...

Bwa Mask, Burkina Faso Wood, pigments Height 74 1/4in (188.6cm) Provenance Emil Storrer (1917-1979), Zurich, collected in situ in the 1950s Galer...

Rare Lobi Stool, Burkina Faso dako Wood Height 15 3/4in (40cm) Provenance Private collection, assembled in Abidjan and throughout the Ivory Coas...

Lobi Torso, Burkina Faso Wood with black encrusted patina Height 7 1/4in (18.5cm) Provenance French Private Collection Private Collection, United...

Mossi Female Chief Post Figure, Burkina Faso Wood Height: 31 1/2in (79cm) Provenance Gustave and Franyo Schindler Collection, New York American P...

Mende Female Elephant Rider, Sierra Leone Wood Height 26 1/2in (67.5cm) Provenance Mr. & Mrs. Harold Benjamin Collection, New York Helen & Richar...

Bassa Mask, Liberia geh-naw Wood, pigments, metal Height 9 1/4in (23.5cm) Provenance William C. Siegmann Collection, New York (1943-2011) (Inven...

Dan Mask, Liberia/Côte d'Ivoire Wood, hide, metal Height 10 1/2in (26.6cm) Provenance Private Collection, United States Charles D. Miller, III, S...

Maou Passport Mask, Liberia Wood, fiber bundle, encrustations Height 11 3/4in (30cm) Provenance Bruce Frank Primitive Art, New York California Pr...

Baule Monkey Figure, Attributed to the Baule Master of the Double Auricle, Cote d'Ivoire mbotumbo Wood, organic material Height 19 1/4in (49cm) ...

Baule Bushcow Mask, Côte d'Ivoire bo nun amuin Wood, pigment, nails Height 15in (38.5cm) Provenance Jean Negulesco Collection (1900-1993), Paris...

Fine Dan Toura Mask, Côte d'Ivoire deangle Wood, fiber Height 11in (28cm) Provenance Private Collection, Nantes, France Acquired from the above ...

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