A Rare Igbo Chalk Spoon Divination Object

A Very Unusual object used by the Igbo diviner as a tool and medium to the spirit world. Carved wood with kaolin clay accents. Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The spoon measures 18 x 6 inches. The spoo

A carved wooden tray with raised and incised designs and small wooden handle for holding and hanging. The vessel is an older example with scrapes and wear, old areas of paint and chalk residue. This w

Löffel, "okwanzu" Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 37 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 200 / 400 EUR 172 / 344

**Originally Listed At $300** Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden spoon with a finely-detailed face on the handle, perhaps representative of an

A Rare Old Igbo Okwanazu Chalk dish with elaborate ancestor head finial on handle. According to the Igbo traditions white lime or chalk powder is a special symbol of purity, health, beauty, morality a

A Rare Old Igbo Okwanazu Chalk dish with elaborate ancestor head finial on handle. From Nigeria, West Africa.To the native peoples of this region white lime or chalk powder is a special symbol of puri

A Tall carved wooden panel with 3 ancestor type heads on top and several mirrors embedded into the panel and decorated with ornate designs. Note the handle on the back. The panel measures 27 inches ta

A very rare Horse Reliquary skull from the Igbo-Izzi peoples of Nigeria, Africa.To the Igbo peoples, horses were especially precious sacrificial animals which only the wealthy elite could afford.Durin

A very rare wooden vessel with spirit mask face above vessel adorned with textiles, cowrie shells and mirrors, likely some type of divination object, and included is a wooden carved pointer object. Da

Eva Zeisel, an extremely rare pair of Salad Spoons in Chalk White glaze together with a large Salad Bowl in Rust, Town and Country, Red Wing Potteries, Red Wing, Minnesota, designed 1947. Salad Spoon

A group of three Nigerian objects. Wood. 20th century. ++ Yoruba divination board. ++ Igbo lidded container. 6 1/2" x 14" x 4". ++ Yoruba Shango staff. 21" x 5" x 1 1/2".

A carved wooden Mirror board with ancestor face, carved cowrie shells and old mirror inside. Such objects are exceedingly rare and were presumably used in divination ceremonies. Tiv peoples, Nigeria,

United States; 19th century. Set of 10 Siebler sterling silver rose pattern caviar spoons with carved mother-of-pearl bowls. They are marked sterling with the Siebler hallmark. Dimensions Length: 5" (

A carved wooden Mirror board with ancestor face, carved cowrie shells and old mirror inside. Such objects are exceedingly rare and were presumably used in divination ceremonies. Tiv peoples, Nigeria,

France;19th century Rare19th Century Emile Puiforcat Sterling Silver Ice Cream Set. Signed sterling silver ice cream spoon set with gold wash consisting of 15 spoons, serving spoon and cutter all in t

Group of two Dan divination objects. ++ A janus divination object with red pigment and cowre shells, Ivory Coast, Dan. 1st half 20th century. 7 3/4"h with base. ++ A divination implement in the shape

Pair of porcelain vases JACOB PETIT (1796-1865), France, mid-19th century. Hand-painted porcelain and bronze. Marks on the back. Measurements: 51 x 19 cm. The present vases are a truly rare object, pr

Ca. late 17th to mid 18thC. Good and complete with repairs and silver losses as shown. Wear to the stones, with some oxidation as shown. Another very rare object. This is the first of two listing with

Ca. late 17th to mid 18thC. Good and complete with repairs and metal losses as shown. Wear to the stones, with some oxidation as shown. Another very rare object. This is the second of two listing with

A rare Worcester spoon tray, circa 1758-60 Of lobed hexagonal shape, painted in famille rose colours with the 'Valentine' pattern, a pair of billing doves standing on a quiver of arrows and an altar w

A lidded wooden divination bowl. Nigeria, Igbo. 20th century. 9 1/4"h x 11" diam. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A rare Worcester spoon, circa 1770-75 With a circular bowl and rococo moulded handle, the bowl painted with a colourful flower spray edged with a gilt border, the handle picked out in puce and gold, 1

marmalade server with rare matching spoon, 10 1/2"; Betsy & Rick Porter Collection

Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 850 to 1000 CE. A pair of rare, fascinating objects - high percentage silver-bodied birds with hammered 16K sheet gold covering thei