Rare Sepik River war Trumpet Ex De Young Museum

A carved wooden trumpet with stylized animal face and tribal motifs covering the instrument and signs of handling and field use over many years. The Trumpet measures 16.75 inches long. The consignor r

A very fine old carved wooden flute with a highly stylized form. Such flutes were carved by the Mossi and Gurunsi as traditional musical instruments. The examples shows much handling and wear. The flu

A very fine old carved wooden flute with a highly stylized form. Such flutes were carved by the Mossi and Gurunsi as traditional musical instruments. The examples shows much handling and wear. The flu

Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1069 BCE. A stunning and skillfully-carved upper section of a coffin lid depicting an anthropoid face in relief, hand-carved from finely-g

A Carved wooden ancestor effigy with inset cowrie shell eyes, woven rope adornment and an encrusted surface suggesting some age. Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea. Measures 14.75 inches tall. Prove

ED RUSCHA (B. 1937) A Particular Kind of Heaven Offset lithograph in colors 22" x 33" Signed lower right side in pencil Provenance: Private collection; de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museum of San Francis

A rare carved wood and painted ceremonial mask worn by young boys during initiation rituals. They embody ancestral or spirit figures in human form. They serve as instructors and guardians to the initi

5 7/8" Talon Hook Effigy. Humphreys Co, TN. Found in 1909 near Birdsong. Wonderfully rare example from the Duck River Culture. Camden Chert. Ex-Dr. T. Hugh Young. Pictured in 1950's Young photo in Leg

4 3/4" Talon Hook Effigy. Humphreys Co, TN. Found in 1909 near Birdsong. Wonderfully rare example from the Duck River Culture. Camden Chert. Ex-Dr. T. Hugh Young. Davis G9 COA

Oil on canvas painting of a young Cavalry Officer, 1909, by Paul Lucien Dessau, member of the RA, London, signed lower left. Provenance: Ex-Canadian War Museum, pursuant to label verso. [Art: 10 3/4"

Rare Paleo Crescent very well made , Size: 1.15" long .53" wide. From Jackson County Oregon along the Rogue River 1920's - 1930's Ex Byron Anderson collection, Byron can be found in Who's who's in Ind

oil and sand on canvas, 100x132cm, signed lower right, Label on the reverse of the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, featuring the known futurist collector Julius Spencer, Pasadena as the

A Very Rare Old carved wooden Cross River dance crest with stylized female form, ornate decorative appendages and areas of weathered organic pigments. The dance crest measures 23 x 16 inches on its cu

A Superb and rare pair of Lower Sepik masks, Lower Sepik River; Papua New GuineaThe masks of avian form, each with a crest rising from above the beaked noses, pigmented elaborately with yellow, red, b

Ex- Texas Civil War museum, deaccessioned 2022. Accompanied by a conservation report written by textile conservator and expert, Fonda Thomsen. This small Confederate battle flag was delicately woven,

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 200 BCE - 200 CE. This very rare and very desirable ensemble stems from the esteemed Platt Friedenberg and University of Virginia Art Museum collections

3" Hopewell Reel Gorget. IN. Reddish slate, excellent condition. A rare Gorget type. Ex-Scott Shively, William Tiell, E. French, Dr. Copeland, Dr. T.H. Young. Very nice. Featured on introductory page

Extremely rare American Brilliant cut glass trumpet vase. Turquoise cut to clear in the Venetian pattern by T. G. Hawkes Co. This is a true rarity. Photos show one on display in the Corning Musuem of

The lot features a split horn ermine hide war bonnet attributed to the Crow and said to be from the ex-collection of the Dakota Frontier Museum display in Mitchell, South Dakota. The headdress or war

Rare 17th Century French Style Museum Quality Suit of Armor | An Authentic Life Size Italian Etch Full Suit of Plate Armor is decorated with embossed symbols including the French Fleur-de-lis | Likely

Rare and exceptional statue in terra-cotta, representing "Saint Vincent de Paul" Style, from the Catholic bible. 20th century. Museum quality with original patina. Available right now from our warehou

Rare Offering: 8" Spiro T-Pipe. Spiro Mound. Leflore Co, OK. Ex-Ken Partain, Herb Kraft. Excellent symmetry. Was on display at the Museum of Native American History for years. Very good condition. Min

A finely carved wooden mask with darkened pigments, incised scar designs and classic coiffure. Among the Galoa of the lower Ngounie River, white okouyi initiation masks are painted black to transform

Large Exceptional, rare and very unique statue (Museum quality) "Enfant aux Canards" (child with the ducks) by French artist-sculptor born as Monsieur Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse (1824-1887). Ha