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Click here to subscribeA Yoruba divination bowl agere ifa Nigeria polychrome decorated, the bowl with a carved border and side lifts, on the head of the seated diviner, wearing a large necklace and with his left hand on a divination bowl and his right hand supporting the left hand of a seated female, with a divination tray on the ground, the base with a carved band and a native repair, 18cm high. Provenance Clayre and Jay Haft, New York. Christie's, New York, Important Tribal Art, 18 May 1993, lot 136. Tom Phillips Collection, London Exhibited and Published Sets, Series and Ensembles in African Art. The Center for African Art, New York, 17 July - 27 October 1985. Catalogue by Preston, Vogel and Nooter. No. 33.
A Chokwe axeAngolawith an iron blade, stamped decoration to the head and with remains of a metal collar and a stained band to the knop terminal, 43cm long, a Yoruba Shango staff, 24cm long, a Lobi staff, with a carved figure and bird head with a metal mounted terminal, 48.5cm long, on a base, a Luba axe shaft, with a carved head and metal pins, 29.5cm long and a ball headed dance club, with a talon grip and a brass tack, the end of the handle with a brass bell, possibly North American, 33cm long. (6)ProvenanceExcept the Shango staff - Seward Kennedy, London.Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art and Antiquities, 1 March 2017, lot 209, part.
A Yoruba divination bowlIgbomina, Nigeriathe previously circular base with a maternal group of a seated female supporting a child suckling from her left breast and with another child to her back, the mother with a bowl to her head with lifts to the sides,26.5cm high.ProvenancePrivate Collection, Germany.Koller, Zurich, Switzerland, Tribal Art, 23 June 2007, lot 316.
Three Lobi standing figures Burkina Faso including one with a peaked cap, one with an outline coiffure and the third with an arched brow and a slight forward lean, 33.5cm, 37cm and 38cm high, two on bases. (3) Provenance Michael and Marlene Pennie Collection, UK. Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art, 10th February 2015, lot 131.The tallest published in Michael Pennie, Adventures with Lobi, an abc, p.102.
A collection of assorted militaria and edged weapons to include; a pair of French WWI First World War binoculars, German DDR Border Troops tally, Military issued whistle with lanyard, WWII Second World War miniature medals, Russian cap badge, Trench art letter opener, tribal daggers and more. If this lot is required to be posted please see sale notes regarding age verification.
Set of seven American Indian and Tribal Art publications ranging 1984-1995. It includes two Sotheby's New York Fine American-Indian Art (1984 and 1989); two Christie's London Tribal Art (1989-1990); one Bonhams London Tribal Art (1991); one 1984-85 Update, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service; and one American Indian Art Magazine (Summer 1995.) Combined catalogues dimensions: 8.50"L x 11"H x 2"W. Issued: 1984-1995Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
Set of six African Arts Publications published by the African Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) between 1986-1996 and one Tribal Art Sotheby's auction house catalogue, New York, 1986. Combined catalogues dimensions: 8.50"L x 12"H x 3"W. Issued: 1986-1996Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
Australian Aboriginal Art - Rare Australian Aboriginal Churinga from the early 20th centuryMythological totem of important Australian Aboriginal idiosyncrasy that represents the "past and the future." Measurements: 74 x 8 cm. Lot without reserve price. Previously in a Belgian private collection. Tribal Art - African - Oceania - Asia - China - Ming - Qing.
A pair of Native American beaded hide mittens, last quarter of the 19th century, Ojibwe (Woodlands), each with a broad flared cuff, decorated with a beaded floral panel,23cm wide36.5cm long (2)Provenance: Bonhams, 'Tribal Art: North American Artefacts from the James Hooper Collection (1897-1971)', 12 May 2004, lot 5;a private collection.
1978-2001 A.D.. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine 1984, card covers; Phillips - Tribal Art and Antiquities London 11 April 2001; Christie's London - Fine Antiquities 16 July 1985; W.A. Jackson - The Victorian Chemist and Druggist - Princes Risborough, 1981, card covers; Jeannine Auboyer et al - Asia - Fribourg, 1978, hardback; Pierre Amiet et al - Antiquity - Fribourg, 1981, hardback. 2.8 kg total, 22 x 12 - 27 x 22 cm (8 3/4 x 4 3/4 - 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.). Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. [6, No Reserve]
Art and Design Reference Books, including Oman (Charles C.) and Jean Hamilton, Wallpapers: A History and Illustrated Catalogue of the Collecton in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sotheby, 1982, dust jacket; Opie (James), Tribal Rugs, Laurence King, 1998; Jones (Owen), The Grammar of Ornament, Omega Books, 1987, dust jacket; and others on wallpaper design, textile design, etc. (4 boxes).