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A Maori Wood Hand Club, with Hani type head, the blade carved as a large tongue protruding from a stylised face with chevron type lips and teeth, short nose and oval eyes, with short flattened cylindrical grip, 37.5cm; a Maori Type Wood Hand Club, the flat back spear head shaped blade carved with interlaced strapwork, with cylindrical grip, the pommel carved as a stylised reptile head, 51cm; a Palm Wood Bowl, of dished oblong form, with fin carved handles, the interior carved with a band of star shaped flowerheads enclosing three geometric flowerheads, bearing traces of colour, 42cm wide. (3)
Guide Price: £200-300
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A Collection of Mainly Native American Indian Artefacts, including a coiled tray of circular form, worked with chevrons and bands stained black, a similar oval basket, a similar bowl decorated with abstract figures of men in black, a fan with feather trim, a similar circular bowl, a small box and cover, a stuffed woven cloth triplet doll with stitched features, two beadwork knife sheaths, a belt, a pair of child's moccasins, a wood eagle head carved wedge etc.
Guide Price: £100-200
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A Collection of Zulu Beadwork Artefacts, including two coiled collars, a rolled rope necklace (umgingqo), three rolled rope belts (umgongqolozi), two flat belts, various necklaces, bracelets and anklets, two buttock covers (ibeshu), a tobacco pipe with beadwork shaft, three hardwood pipes.
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A Hindu Beadwork Lambrequin, worked with the seated figure of Ganesha, flanked by lions and baskets of flowers, the scalloped hem with parrots, trees and flowerheads, in brightly coloured beads on a white ground, all stitched to a red cloth backing with coloured banded silk top hem, 58cm by 119cm; a similar small beadwork panel, of leaf shape, worked with a figure with horses and tree forms; a Pair of Indian Anklets, set with foil back paste stones; a Pair of Indian Spiked Gilt Metal Anklets; four various bangles and a necklace etc
Guide Price: £180-250
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A West African Janus Figure, of a crouching mother wearing a vegetable fibre necklace, one face smiling, the other with anguished look, with one hand resting on the shoulder of a small child kneeling at her side, 36cm high, possibly Songye; a Carved Wood Ancester Figure, of a man, standing, with small ears to the side of his forehead, inset eyes, arrow head shaped nostrils and small slit smiling mouth, his chest with prominent carved ribcage, 58cm high, possibly Sepik River; a West African Ebonised Wood Stool, with circular seat carved with concentric bands of chevrons, on three outcurved legs (3)
Guide Price: £150-180
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A Maori Wood Pipe Bowl, carved as a prow head, with grimacing face backward stretching legs and arms clutching the pipe bowl, with all over scarified decoration and inlaid with mother-of-pearl; a smaller pipe bowl, carved with stylised masks; an African Bone Grip for a Sword, lightly incised and stained with a stylised crocodile; a Bone Carving, hollowed out and carved with the skeletal figure of a man seated on the head of another; a small ebony figure of a man; five Ashante Brass Gold Weights, depicting figures about their various pursuits; a small bronze head and shoulders of a man; an oak hand club, stained red and black and with brass studded decoration and green beadwork hand strap (12)
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A Dogon, Mali Wood Mask, the face of dished oval form, with high domed forehead, pierced circular eyes, triangular shaped nose and pierced protruding lips wearing a red and cream stuffed cloth headband applied with cowrie shells, the chin hung with three metal bells, 30cm; a Finely Woven Red Cloth Bag Face, decorated with bands of geometric motifs (2)
Guide Price: £60-90
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A Dogon, Mali Wood Zoomorphic Mask, the dished oval face with domed forehead, circular pierced eyes, long beak shaped nose set with cowrie shells and animal tail hair, wearing a black and red stuffed cloth headdress applied with further cowrie shells, 45cm high.
Guide Price: £70-90
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A 19th Century Fijian Ula (Throwing Club), the bulbous head with vertical flute and bead carved decoration, with short tapering cylindrical haft carved to the lower half with bands of chevrons, 44cm long.
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A Cross River, Nigeria Leather Covered Carved Wood Janus Helmet Mask, with flattened domed skull, each face with pierced eyes, pursed lips and scarification to the forehead and cheeks, 40cm high; a Carved Hardwood Figure, of a woman pounding grain, a baby strapped to her back, 35cm high; a Wooden Drum Stand, carved as three interlaced figures, 21cm high (3)
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