Lot 2067

A group of Pre-Colombian or Costa Rican figures and masks

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Costa Rican Volcanic Stone Skull Mask: Memorializing an ancestor or representing a deity with large eye orbits and cut toothy mouth. Pierced in two places behind as if for attachment.Size 10-3/4 inches H. Provenance: Ex collection of S. L.

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Costa Rican Stone Shaman w/ Crocodile Mask: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Atlantic Watershed Zone, ca. 300 to 700 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a mesmerizing deity or male shaman wearing a crocodile mask, sta

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Meissen Porcelain Figure Group Cherubs With Mask: Meissen porcelain figure group, putti with mask. Blue crossed swords mark and incised H39 and 145 to the underside. 5"L x 4 5/8"H.

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Costa Rican Stone Deity / Shaman with Crocodile Mask: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a mesmerizing deity or male shaman wearing a crocodile mask, standing with hands to abdo

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Group carved African Masks and Figures: Group lot includes 4 carved wood African Figures and 1 carved bird and 6 carved masks, largest measures ht app 13 inches. Property of Rye Estate

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2 West African figure and 2 masks.: A group of two West African figures and two masks. ++ African standing female figure with power blue African trade beads. Ivory Coast, Guro style. 33 1/4"h x 6 1/2"w x 7"d. ++ Bamana style seated mate

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3 West African style figure & helmet masks. 20th c: A group of three West African figure and helmet masks. 20th century. ++ Senufo style standing figure. Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast. 28" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2". ++ African style helmet mask with two lizards an

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Large Group Of Ancient Passport Masks and Figures: Includes: Bambara, Dogon Mali statues; Mano, LiberiaToma/Kissi, Dan passport masks. Society Figure Senufo Ivory coast, Society mask Krahn Liberia, Tenne ancestor figure Sierra Leone.

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Six Piece Group of Painted Porcelain, to include five: Six Piece Group of Painted Porcelain, to include five Boehm figures, Mask of Tutankhamun, Goddess Selket, a small owl, Baby Buntings, and a bearded dragon, along with Cybis daisies, one wooden box, ma

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Group of African Tourist Artifacts - 8 pcs: Group of African tourist artifacts, including beads, busts, carved figures, mask, and vessel. Eight pieces. [Largest (mask): 18" H x 7" W]. In good condition.

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3 Ethnographic Masks & Figures. 20th c.: A group of three ethnographic masks and figures. 20th century. ++ Ibibio style mask. Nigeria. 6 3/4" x 11 1/2" x 5 3/4". ++ Ceramic head. 6 1/2" x 4" x 4 1/2". ++ Igbo Mmwo mask. Nigeria. 15" x 9" x 9

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Group Of Ancient African Passport Masks And Figures: Includes Dogon, Bambara ancestor figures, Tellum figure of priest, Gid, Toma & Kissi Guinea passport masks.

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GROUP OF AFRICAN WOOD CARVINGS: comprising five figures, three masks, and one stool; larger mask: 36 inches high;

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GROUP OF FOUR AFRICAN CARVINGS: comprising two masks and two figures largest mask: 39 inches wide

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Group of (4) Mexican Dance Masks: Group of (4) Mexican Dance masks, to include to Moro figures, one mask with a mandible jaw, one tejonero mask height 7.5 in. x width 6 in. x depth 3.5 in. Provenance: Property from the life-long Mex

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A GROUP OF FOUR AFRICAN SATIMBE MASKS AND FIGURE,: A GROUP OF FOUR AFRICAN SATIMBE MASKS AND FIGURE, DOGON, MALI, 20TH CENTURY, painted and carved wood, one with blue glass beads, comprising three Satimbe masks and one female figure, tallest height: 3

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A group of Pre-Colombian or Costa Rican figures and masks

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A group of Pre-Colombian or Costa Rican figures and masks, the first (2) Pre-Columbian stone maskettes, greatest 3"h x 2.5"w x .75"d; the second two miniature Costa Rican fertility red clay rattle figures in the form of a male and female, greatest 3.75"h. Provenance: David Cole was an influential dealer of California avant garde art during the 1950s and 1960s with a gallery in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He worked closely with Lee Mullican and Gordon Onslow-Ford, Dynaton artists, who were both drawn to the imagery and mythology of the Pre-Columbian peoples of Central and South America

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A group of Pre-Colombian or Costa Rican figures and masks

Name: A group of Pre-Colombian or Costa Rican figures and masks
SKU: 175599854
Price: 150 USD
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