A very fine sitting 'Coquero' figure, from the Narino - Carchi culture that inhabited the highlands of southern Columbia and northern Ecuador. Circa 1000 AD - 1400 AD.
This piece measures approximately 7.5" tall, 4" wide, and 4.25" deep.
This ancient terracotta ceramic scupture depicts a male figure, seated on ...click for details
Beautiful antique Native American floral beaded necktie and collar, circa 1890 - 1915, and originating from one of the Northern Great Plains or Plateau tribes, possibly Nez Perce or Warm Springs.
This necktie is fashioned in the traditional European - White man's style of the day and features a design of red roses with green leaves, on a fully-beaded white background, bordered by a single row of medium blue bea ...click for details
Large and rare handwrought bronze bowl made between the 11th - 13th century, and originating from the ancient Khmer kingdom of Cambodia. This bowl is an excellent example of ancient Khmer metalwork and a museum quality addition to any collection of antiquities.
Large and rare Hawaiian calabash or 'Umeke' dating to the 19th century. This bowl is lathe-turned, hand-carved, and hand-polished. It was made of a beautifully grained, shimmering Kou, or possibly Koa wood and shows two old Hawaiian 'butterfly' repairs.This type of bowl was used for food at the traditional "luau" or feast in Hawaii and they have become rare and sought after by collectors of Hawaiian antiques and arts and crafts. ...click for details
A fine and rare example of Japanese cloisonne executed on a porcelain body. This technique is known as 'Totai shippo' and is very difficult to make. This piece is in the form of a ginger jar and dates to the second half of the 19th century, circa 1880, Meiji Period. The cloisonne decoration, as well as the form of the jar, is designed in the Chinese taste, but executed in a very simple and elegant Japanese manner. ...click for details
Large and rare pre-Columbian silver effigy beaker or kero dating to the Chimu culture of Peru, 1100-1400 AD. Provenance: Sotheby's 'Pre-Columbian Art' sale, May 27, 1998. This vessel is in the form of a human head wearing a headdress (probably a Chieftain or important personage) and the features are hammered out in repousse, wit ...click for details
Beautifully carved antique wooden figure from the Lower Sepik River area of New Guinea. This piece is quite old, dating from the early part of the 20th century. Judging from the carving style, wear, encrusted patina, and general over-all appearance, my guess would be pre-1920s.
This piece is mounted on a wooden base and measures 18.25" with the base and 16.5" the figure by itself.
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Rare antique Maori hand-carved wooden bowl, from New Zealand, late 19th or early 20th century. This piece was carved in the form of a Maori face, with inlaid shell eyes and a whole Paua shell, inset into the wood, as the mouth. The geometric swirling designs around the sides of the bowl represent traditional tribal tatoos.
This bowl was no doubt made to sell to travelers visiting New Zealand, rather than for tribal use, ...click for details
Old and beautiful Spanish Colonial retablo from Mexico, dating from the late 18th or very early 19th century. The painting was done with oil pigments, on hand-laid paper that was glued onto a thick hand-hewn pine wood panel. There is evidence that the paper was laid onto the panel when the retablo was painted as there are traces of blue paint on the sides of the panel.
