The Gathering

A very fine ancient Persian Illuminated manuscript featuring a an illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript, featuring what appears to be a scene of a royal gathering. Persia, 16th century. T

A carved wood and rattan gathering basket with the image of a Naga warrior or Head hunter on the front of the basket. Field collected in India in the early 1970s as part of the Museum of Oddities disp

A very fine antique Persian Illuminated manuscript, an illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript, featuring what appears to be a scene of a royal gathering. Persia, 18th to 19th century. The

This is a very finely woven purse from the Aymara or Quechua indians, Bolivia, South America.This Pouch features a wonderful geometric design which is repeated in a similar fashion on both sides. You

This is a very finely woven purse from the Aymara or Quechua indians, Bolivia, South America.This Pouch features a wonderful geometric design which is repeated in a similar fashion on both sides. You

Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestor

A very rare carved stone idol with exaggerated features and inset cavities filled with Gold. This stone idol was reportedly excavated by a Mr Raymond Burns near Tiwanaku , Bolivia in 1915. This stone

A very old female effigy, carved from a dense hard wood with well handled surface patina and incised / raised designs. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measures 20 inches tall. Provenance: Soth

A Carved wooden helmet mask elaborately adorned with shells and beads, metal work and carved designs. The mask represents Bwoom. Bwoom specific identity varies according to different versions of the m

A very large heavy carved stone Buddha from India in the Jain style with incised designs and a serene and peaceful face and overall style. Exact age is unknown, the sign in the Museum said possibly 16

A very old Bakota Reliquary guardian sculpture with openwork diamond shape body, slender neck, large flattened head with projections adorned with brass wire. There is a primitive face incised into the

A tall carved wooden zoomorphic form in abstract style with an antelope head atop a highly stylized body. The zigzag motif has been interpreted by some scholars of Bamana culture as having great symbo

A very fine old carved wooden dance mask with attached coiffure , well handled surface patina. Dan peoples Mask, Gio/Geh, Liberia/Ivory Coast, west Africa. The mask measures and will include a custom

This is a large and impressive Old and rare Mbole or Jonga Hut mask, featuring a mask face on large panel with red,black and white kaolin clay pigments and obvious weathering and decay on the back of

A very fine and highly stylized "Mfondo" mask created by a Lawalwa or Lwalu artist. Such masks were produced masks with facial representations that are composed of purely geometric elements, sharply a

A large and heavily embellished wooden female effigy with a large medicine bottle adhered to the front and two crocodile carvings attached to her form with red cloth, animal horns filled with magic in

A Very fine old carved wooden mask in the form of a Rabbit with tall ears and painted designs of traditional stylized mask with large open geometric eyes and organic pigments. Dogon peoples, Mali, Afr

A Carved wooden round mask with incised linear designs and accented with mineral pigments. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 15 x 12 inches ( 21 inches tall

A haunting Vintage Shrunken Head. South American, early twentieth century. Displayed at the Metamora Museum Of Oddities as an authentic shrunken head, but is more likely an excellent vintage facsimile

A carved wooden elongated mask with heavy kaolin clay pigment and simplistic archaic facial features. Very rare Shi or Kwame peoples mask - Maniema province, DR Congo - Belgian private collection; Ex.

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

A Tall carved wooden veranda post sculpture featuring a Horse and rider. The figure is carved in a classic style with traditional regalia, the sculpture is weathered and worn showing age and field use

Among the tribes of Papua New Guinea warriors are awarded gope boards for each act of bravery they perform in battle. The boards are often made from the remains of an enemy's canoe. Gope boards have a

Exceptional three quarter helmet mask with classical Bakongo facial features. Rendered realistically with grinning face and remains of original mineral pigments. * One of only three known examples of