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A rare Nyanga helmet form mask
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Pre 1950 item# 787719 (stock# N320)
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440
$3400.00
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Related to the Lega , Kumu, Pere, and Nande peoples, the Nyanga group is part of the northeastern tradition of D.R.Congo. Friendly relations exist between all of these peoples and they share many cultural beliefs. They have no supreme being but rather numerous cults including ancestral, twin, fire, river spirit etc.
The concave, whitened face plane of this rare object has been liberally powdered with a micaceous kaolin pigment while the rest of the sculptures patina is a gray-brown. This mos ...click for details
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A rare Narino/Carchi earthenware mask
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Pre 1492 item# 774420 (stock# C254a)
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440
$2,500.00 (Buyer Alert! Compare to Sotheby's Auction, Lot 2, Sale N08444, African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art, New York, May 16 2008)
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The archaeology of Ecuador has recently fascinated the world for many reasons. There are numerous early achievements in many cultural developments awaiting better understanding. Most intriguing is the probability of contact between Mesoamerica and Ecuador. This hints at long-distance sea travel and the possibility of shared belief systems between two widely separated peoples.
Masks in wood were undoubtedly made, but none have survived. Instead, clay versions, like this one, give us a glimp ...click for details
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A fine and rare Benin ceremonial sword
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Pre 1837 VR item# 774409 (stock# B256)
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440
$5,800.00 (Buyer Alert ! Compare to Sotheby's Auction, Lot 65, Sale N08444, African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art, New York, May 16 2008)
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In the thirteenth or fourteenth century, AD, a state emerged in what is today Nigeria. By the fifteenth century the state had become a powerful warrior kingdom, with the divine kingship at the center of its political, religious, and social life. Nearly all art was created to honor the king, or Oba. The Benin court flourished until the end of the nineteenth century. Royal staffs signifying kingship were often displayed in the royal court and continue to be today.
This excellent example sho ...click for details
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A fine Hawaiian stone poi pounder
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Pre 1900 item# 774359 (stock# S44)
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440
$2,500.00 (Buyer Alert ! Compare to recent Bonham's Auction, Lot # 600, Sale 16124 - Fine African and Oceanic Art, 15 May 2008)
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The elegant,well carved basaltic stone tool with heavy, flaring end used for mashing the Polynesian food staple called 'poi'. Generations of Hawaiians pounded taro to get poi, a paste-like food that was the main food staple in ancient Hawaii. Every Hawaiian household had at least a pounder or two or three. Pounders were also used to prepare medicines and food from other tubers and fruits, like bananas, breadfruit, and sweet potatoes.
This example was collected in the early 20th centur ...click for details
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An Idoma wood face mask
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Pre 1950 item# 769282 (stock# I47)
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440
$2,250.00 (BUYER ALERT, COMPARE to Bonham's Auction, Lot No: 679, estimate: $3,000 - 4,000*)
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Idoma people are renowned for their sensitively and delicately detailed art style. This small, light weight, wood mask is part of a play known as 'lughulu,' opposing pretty ladies against ugly males. The scoop-like muzzle and wide-open eyes dramatize the unattractive male dancer who does all he can to be attractive to the group of female beauties.
Well patinated and showing evidence of good age and handling. Measuring 8" H x 6.50" W. From the Benue River region of Nigeria ...click for details
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