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A Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, Wood Mask, of elongated narrow oblong form, with domed forehead, cowrie shell set eyes, large nose and trunkated top lip extending down to the chin, the cheeks set with cowrie shells, set with Casawari feathers, 55cm; a Similar Mask, with vegetable fibre beard; a Necklace of Sea Urchin Spines; a Woven Vegetable Fibre Bag or Hair Net, dyed in red, yellow and black; a Large Wooden Ceremonial Bowl, of boat shape, with flange handle, incised with tendrils, 87cm long. (5)
Guide Price: £100-150
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A Senufo, Ivory Coast Wood Mask, the oval scarified face with domed forehead, slit eyes, long slender nose and oval pursed mouth with carved teeth, wearing a bird headdress and decorated in orange, cream and black pigments, 44cm high, some repair; three other African wood masks, with swollen features, open mouths set with white painted wood teeth and raffia beards and hair (4)
Guide Price: £70-100
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A Zulu Isokoti (Wedding Cape), made up of four layers of bead work, the first and third worked with geometric motifs in orange, green, blue and black on a white field, the second similarly worked on a black field, the lower layer with a pierced design all in white, backed with blue, red and green cloth, mounted in a glazed frame
Guide Price: £80-120
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A Collection of West African Bronze and Brass Manillas, of torque form, three of Birmingham design (16)
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A Phillippino Wood Shield, of chamfered lozenge form, carved with raised strapwork enclosing a stylised face, highlighted in red, yellow and black, the back with block carved handle, 131cm by 33cm; a Mali Type Wood Mask, of elongated oblong form with circular eyes, elongated nose and large mouth, covered in a mottled salmon pink pigment, 103cm high (2)
Guide Price: £70-80
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A South Sea Island Fibrous Wood Large Figural Mortar, as a stylised head of a man, the mortar recess in the top of the skull, with deep set slit eyes, long semi conical nose, large protruding top lip and down swept bottom lip, with half ringed neck, on a shallow circular plinth, 71cm high, 29cm diameter.
Guide Price: £100-200
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A Yoruba Wood Headdress, of lobed square section, carved as four human heads, each facing outwards, with scarified face and domed diaper coiffure bearing traces of blue pigment; an African Wood Mask, of rounded square form, with hooded eyes in red painted deep sockets, and with small pursed mouth; an African Wood Mask, with overhanging forehead, pierced circular eyes lined with wool, open mouth with wood teeth and with vegetable fibre hair and beard (3)
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A Baule, Ivory Coast Wood Figure, of a man with combed top knot, oval face with elliptical eyes, long nose and closed mouth, scarified forehead, cheeks and long neck, standing with his hands resting on his stomach, with fabric loin cloth, on a rectangular plinth, 32cm high.
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An Austral Islands Wood Paddle, the leaf shaped blade and square tapering haft well carved with bands of diapering and chevrons, the butt carved with seven triangular shaped panels - possibly the faces of dancing figures, 98cm by 20cm (one butt face chipped)
Guide Price: £1500-2000
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A Stitched and Tooled Leather Cartridge Case, of deep rectangular form, the hinged cover set with a carrying handle and brand stamped C.T.M., enclosing five compartments, the inner cover lined in crimson baize and set with maker's paper label "John Blanch & Son, London", the securing straps with brass buckles, 43cm by 24cm by 26cm
Guide Price: £250-300
View Lot No. 358