Up for auction is a ritually used statue of a bird-headed woman that was collected in the field by Dutch anthropologists in the 1960-70's. The weathered statue has some evidence of original paint and

 

Fetishes are a unique and important phenomenon of Kongo sculpture. In the Kongo, all these fetishes are called nkisi. Nkisi means “medicine”. Historically, there were two types of nkisi, public an

 

Art Afrique Dimensions: 20,7 inch / 53 cm Weight: 2 kg Material: wood, human hair Country: Congo Suku xsell2 > here all autions or all shop articles < art-afrique Store

 

amulet Made of:wood Size: 42 cm // 16.5 inches Shipping inside Europe: $20.-//outside Europe: $30.- MAY I invite you to check my other listings: see store of NEW-GUINEA-ART ___________________________

 

The items being offered today are the last of the batches from Sotheby’s Lots 104 and 105 of 19/11/95. There will be no more offerings from these batches. On offer is the second truly special items

 

Antique Western Native American Oil Painting Indian on Horseback Mountian Scene larrycolorado store

 

This early pair of boomerangs were collected together in the South of Western Australia in the 1930's. The left example has a nice dark surface and patina with a few small chips to the inner edge. The

 

Old Engraved Aboriginal Pearl Shell - 1940's This beautiful old shell comes from the Kimberley men in the North-West of Western Australia. They are referred to as riji or jakoli depending on their ori

 

HUGE ABELAM YUA CURRENCY - perfect condition, old + authentic! 18cm outer diameter 8cm inner diameter

 

VINTAGE RAFFIA KUBA TRIBAL AFRICAN TEXTILE Size: 60cm/65cm or 23.6in/ 25.6in