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Lot African Combs, Ex Thomas McNemar

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A Senufo Heddle Pulley Ex Thomas McNemar: A Tall carved wooden Heddle weaving loom pulley with primitive mask like face and incised designs. This Pulley was likely field collected by Thomas McNemar in the late 1950's and early 1960s. The Pull

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Lot African Heddle Pulleys Ex-Thomas McNemar: Lot of six African Baul and Guro heddle pulleys. All on custom gallery bases. All with collector's catalog number in white. Tallest, approx. 10 1/2" Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.)

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African Figural Vessel, Ex-Thomas McNemar: Vessel with globular lower section surmounted by a seated male figure with elongated head, ringed neck and enormous eyes. Lower part with incised herringbone patterns. Collector's notes give origin as

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Ex-Thomas McNemar African Pottery Figure: A hollow pottery ritual pipe or vessel in the form of an open-mouthed figure ringed with smaller, frog-like clinging figures. Spout or mouthpiece at the rear. Approx. 14" H. Provenance: Estate of Thom

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Ex Thomas McNemar, 3 West African Heddle Pulleys: All on custom gallery bases. All with collector's index numbers in white. Tallest, including base, approx.8 3/4" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throu

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Ex Thomas McNemar, 3 West African Heddle Pulley: All on custom gallery bases. All with collector's index numbers in white. Tallest, including base, approx.9 1/2" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throu

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Ex Thomas McNemar, 3 West African Heddle Pulleys: All on custom gallery bases. All with collector's index numbers in white. One marked "Senufo" by McNemar on small label. Tallest, including base, approx. 9" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1

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Ex Thomas McNemar, 3 West African Heddle Pulleys: All on custom gallery bases. All with collector's index numbers in white. Tallest, incuding base, approx. 7 1/2" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throu

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Ex Thomas McNemar, 4 West African Heddle Pulleys: Two on custom gallery bases. All but one with collector's index numbers in white. Tallest, including base, approx. 8" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected

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Five carved wood African combs. Akan, Ashanti tribes. Largest approx. 9" L. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 70s. He established galleries of African Art in New York and San Francisco, selling to museums and public and private collections in the United States and Europe.

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Lot African Combs, Ex Thomas McNemar

Name: Lot African Combs, Ex Thomas McNemar
SKU: 154152032
Price: 40 USD
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