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A set of six carved ivory elephants, graduated in height, another small figure of an elephant, an ivory tusk carved as a tribal girl, a small ivory bust of a tribal girl and a 'hear no evil, see no evil , speak no evil' figure, all early 20th Century.

INDIAN COINS, Ancient Copper Coinage, Yaudheyas, Anonymous Tribal Coins, c. 2nd Century BC, Copper Unit (24), six-headed Karttikeya on both sides, surrounded by Brahmi legend (B&P p.147, 1-3). Fine to very fine. (24)

A North West Persian Tribal Rug, and three others similar (4)

a collection of antler mounted walking sticks, including: two deer slot mounted walking sticks and a tribal spear (see illustration on website)

A model of the Royal Navy Tribal class frigate H.M.S. Nubian, F131, of plastic construction, painted grey with black and red oxide lower bands, 114cm long.

A North West Persian tribal small carpet with a central blue ground panel within a brick red border

Two Tribal Original Weighted "Nut" Coshes

A TRIBAL NECKLACE composed of three graduated collars of eight and ten strings of red and blue coloured beads interspersed with lateral wire spacers and hung with two long strings with shell pendants

A PAIR OF TRIBAL DAGGERS each having a horn handle inlaid with wire bands 14.5cms steel blade engraved with zig-zag pattern, complete with leather and reptile-skin sheath and hanging loop

An unusual red stained tribal wooden shield, having carved decoration, 125cm long; a painted wicker hat with crown decoration; and a painted wooden face mask, (3)

An interesting and rare Tekke Turkmen style nine gul torba-like panel, north India, late 19th century, 1ft.10in. x 3ft.9in. 0.56m. x 1.14m. This is only the second example of the type we have seen, the other being a six gul torba sold in these rooms 7 July, 2005, lot 946, although we know of accurate Indian versions of Saryk ensis. The accuracy of the individual elements of the design is remarkable but the palette and structure is distinctly Indian. Given that such pieces, like most Indian rug weaving in the 19th and early 20th centuries, would have been made in jails, it seems reasonable to suppose that this finely made piece would have been woven by a Turkmen in a jail somewhere in the north west frontier area; several jails in that region were well-known for their rugs, including Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan and Peshawar. However, one point worth bearing in mind is that in a tribal environment, weaving was carried out exclusively by women but there seems to be no record of women weavers in Indian jails where, apparently, it was an exclusively male activity. It is obvious from the finish that this panel never actually formed part of a bag.

Daghestan rug, north east Caucasus late 19th century, 3ft.6in. x 2ft.8in. 1.07m. x 0.81m. Slight even wear overall. Several tribal and village rugs are known and have been published where a well-known design has been attempted in a very cursory and crude manner but nevertheless with a decidedly naive charm allied with a good sense of colour. The usual explanation for such pieces is that they represent children's practice pieces; young girls learned to weave literally at their mothers' knees from a very early age, as in many traditional environments they still do, and such rugs as this are known to be the results of such initial attempts at an art form for which many such young tyros subsequently showed a remarkable aptitude.

An interesting group of tribal and village rugs, consisting of two Persian rugs - a Jaf Kurd rug, north west Persia late 19th century, 8ft.11in. x 4ft.2in. 2.72m. x 1.27m. and a Baluchi rug, Khorasan about 1900, 5ft. x 3ft. 1.52m. x 0.91m.; two Caucasian rugs Ð a Talish rug, south east Caucasus, late 19th century, 6ft. 4in. x 4ft.7in. 1.93m. x 1.40m. and a Chichi rug, Kuna region, north east Caucasus second half 19th century. 5ft. x 3ft.4in. 1.52m. x 1.02m.; and two Turkish rugs Ð a Makhri prayer rug, west Anatolia late 19th century, 5ft. x 3ft.9in. 1.52m. x 1.14m. and an Ushak prayer rug, west Anatolia early 20th century, 4ft.6in. x 3ft.7in. 1.37m. x 1.09m. All with varying degrees of wear, damage and/or re-weaves. Sold as a collection with all faults not subject to return. (6)

Kurdish (?) rug, north west Persia late 19th-early 20th century, 5ft.9in. x 3ft.2in. 1.75m. x 0.97m. Uneven wear. It is possible that this attractive tribal rug may have been made by one of the small Afshar groups in north west Persia. And a Jaf Kurd khorjin face, north west Persia second half 19th century, 1ft.6?in. x 2ft.9in. 0.47m. x 0.84m. Slight loss to lower edge, one or two very small holes. A good early Jaf Kurd face with exceptional wool.

Two tribal carved bone implements and a similar fragment.

Two decorative tribal figures and three tribal swords within leather sheaths.

AN AFRICAN TRIBAL STOOL the curving rectangular seat supported by four legs and a pierced central column, on a rectangular plinth base, 26" wide.

An African tribal mask from Tanzania carved as a crocodile face

African carved tribal box

A West African Sacrificial Axe, the hooked steel blade inlaid with a band of bronze chevrons, the bronze hilt with cast tribal head pommel, the grip cast with plaited bands and with a bone ferrule; a machete with leather scabbard; a dagger with leather sheath; an early 20th century British Military issue pith helmet; a fly whisk; and Doulton filter pump (6).

A West African Large Hardwood Mask, with pierced elliptical eyes and mouth, the forehead and cheeks carved with tribal figures, 70cm high; two West African Soapstone Busts, of a tribesman and woman with scarified coiffures, intaglio eyes and closed mouths, 47cm and 46cm high (3)

A collection of ethnic tribal jewellery, mostly bangles possibly North African.

An Aboriginal digeridoo, Arnhem Land, painted in red ochre with a tribal pattern painted in bright colours.

A Ghananan tribal mask of large proportions, female 'Bedu' mask from the 'Nafana' tribe, approximately 200cm.

A tribal mask set with a fabric headband stitched with sea shells.

A Zimbabwean carved hardwood tribal mask.

An African carved hardwood tribal mask.

A TRIBAL THROWING SPEAR with triangular blade with feathered decoration and ringed shaft, 76"

A CAUCASIAN TRIBAL RUG, the pale beige ground central panel worked with multi-coloured palmettes within lozenge medallion outer borders and guards, 120" x 49"

A NORTH WEST PERSIAN TRIBAL RUG, the brick red ground with a central triple pole ivory and black stepped medallion within herati style outer borders and guards, 80" x 42"

Miscellaneous items including model and toy cars, a pair of African carved wooden tribal figures, a wax model of two cojoined human heads and various bones, ( a lot), a/f.

A carved African tribal mask.

A painted cherub on glass, a small carved nut snuff box, a wooden tribal figure and a decorative box.

Two African tribal spears, 170cm (67") long and two carved African bust figures

An 18th century oak longcase clock, having arched hood with ball finials containing an 8 day silvered brass face by W Warren London, in a painted and lacquered trunk with pictorial decoration depicting tribal scenes

An early hardwood tribal paddle with blue painted and moulded blade, 46" long.

Two Eastern hardwood carved figures, a tribal figure group, dagger etc.

Ethnic tribal paddle-shaped Club, one other and a Spear cut down, (3).

Kurdish long rug, north west Persia second half 19th century, 8ft.7in. x 5ft. 2.62m. x 1.52m. Two small worn kinks left side. The heavy symmetric knotting on an all wool foundation, with pale brownish red wefts, as well as the design and palette, all indicate a Kurdish origin in one of the three main west Persian tribal areas of eastern and northern Kurdistan, the Sanjabi, Jaf or Sauj Bulagh (running from central west to north west Persia). The rich vegetable palette consists of nine colours - red, reddish brown, purple-brown, very dark brown, mid blue, light blue, green, yellow and ivory.

Lori tablet woven shisha derma malband (blue and white animal girth band), Fars, south west Persia, late 19th-early 20th century, woven section 17ft.6in. x 3in. 5.34m, x 0.075m A good example of a type made by several tribal groups including the Qashqai and Lors. This example is probably by the Kohkiluieh Lors, one of the constituent tribes of the Lor Kuchik (Lesser Lors) of Fars, being slightly wider than the Qashqai examples; it also seems that, although the Qashqai included animals in the designs of their smaller horse and camel bands, they rarely did so in their long malband designs. Complete with shaped wood fastening block at one end and plaited tassel at the other.

A NORTH WEST PERSIAN TRIBAL RUG, the brick red ground with a central rectangular pole medallion, within "elephants foot" and hooked boteh borders and guards 106" x 50.

A CAUCASIAN TRIBAL RUG, the brick red ground with a central ivory pole medallion within floral Herati pattern outer borders and guards, 84" x 50"

A BOKHARA RUG, the brick red ground with rectangular hooked boteh panels, within segmented outer borders, 80" x 54", and an Afghan tribal runner (2)

A NORTH WEST PERSIAN TRIBAL RUG, the brick red ground with a central ivory and blue triple pole medallion within corner spandrels and outer borders and guards, 80" x 52".

A NORTH WEST PERSIAN TRIBAL SMALL CARPET, the madder and blue central floral pattern with ivory spandrels and Herati style outer borders and guards, 140" x 90".

A PERSIAN TRIBAL RUG, the central brick red panel with a blue and ivory quatrefoil medallion within blue ground "elephants foot" guhls spandrels and outer borders and guards, 90" x 56"

A group of tribal clubs. One bound with brass wire; three spears; and two African axes with hardwood shafts (9)

A wooden tribal carving with figure upon a stylised horse, raised on an incised decorated rectangular block with further block to the side, raised on a later stand, 31 cm high

A tribal club, 63 cm long, a mask 23 cm high, and one other club of slender pointed form, 63 cm long

An Aboriginal digeridoo, Arnhem Land, painted in red ochre with a tribal pattern in various colours.

An East African tribal stool carved from a single piece of wood, the circular seat supported by six female figures, 10 1/2in. x 17in. high.

"THE KUHN COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART", Sotheby’s New York, 1991, and a collection of similar African, Tribal and pre Colombian Art catalogues (a lot)

An early 20th Century British Guyana leather and wooden model of a barge rowed by eleven figures in tribal costume, 28 long. S/D.

Saudi Arabian tribal kunja (dagger) from Najran region, Saudi Arabia

An East African hide covered shield possibly Didinga tribe, two tribal hunting spears with leaf shaped blades, and a bundle of hunting arrows with barbed points, a/f.

A Tribal Dagger, slightly curved blade, 18 ½”, a carved wood grip and sheath in the form of a bird

A TRIBAL CARVED AFRICAN STOOL

An African Tribal beadwork ornament decorated with East African copper coins, and a skull cap decorated in polychrome, (2).

Two African Tribal stringed instruments, and a wind instrument covered with skin and beads, a/f, (3).

A large carved and painted tribal figure, together with a painted tribal carving with circular shield shaped panel flanked by stylised bird's beaks