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Unglazed bulbous kombio type open cooking vessel with a pinch-decorated rim and the body with incised geometric decoration; repaired. 2.07 kg, 25.5 cm wide



From an old Hastings, Kent, UK, antiquities collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.

Finely carved head facing upwards with open mouth bristling with teeth, abalone shell inserts, the sides with images of sucker fish in relief, oval plaques surround the basin rim, tiny white beads used as accents; made by Rudolph Walton and Augustus Bean (1864-1951 & 1850-1926). 755 grams, 38.3 cm



Bonham's, Los Angeles, U.S.A., 11 December 2018, no.422. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Augustus Bean (1850-1926) and Rudolf Walton (1867-1951) were a Tlingit carving duo from Sitka Alaska. They were active in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. They are best known for their highly detailed style, often using embellishments such as beads, bone, and ivory inlays. This form of embellishment became a signature style for the duo.

Comprising: carved wooden seated nude female with ornate headdress, hands clutching the sides of her bench, inserted studs to the face, back and abdomen, clay-coloured pigment; carved crouching female with extended stomach and breasts resting on the upper face, hands supporting the chin. 3.21 kg, 60 cm high



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.

Modelled as a seal with a rounded body and raised heads, small fins and carved eyes, carved for suspension to the underside and an attachment loop to the tail; with two old labels reading: 'Toggle in the form of a seal, excavated on the mainland at Brevik mission, 13th-14th century' and 'Eskimo toggle in form a seal, 13th-14th c'. 26.7 grams, 77 mm



Excavated on the mainland at Brevig Mission, Alaska. Ex John and Valerie Arieta, 1993. Dr Alan Black collection. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Leaf-shaped with rounded butt; inked findspot 'Spearpoint / Carter Cay / Ky'. 40.7 grams, 92 mm



Found Carter Cay, Bahamas. From the collection of Haselmere Parish Priest, Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham, who was part of the Borelli family from Italy, who emigrated from Lake Como in 1828 to set up the Borelli family watch and jewellery business; thence by family descent to his nephew.

Intricately woven using small beads in black, red, white, green and blue. 244 grams total, collar: 76 cm long



Collected in October 2003 from the Silutshana area, 10 km east of Islandlwana. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

Comprising a long string of ribbed tubular beads with some larger oblate beads; a string of red oblate beads. 31.9 grams total, 56-122 cm



From a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s.

Comprising: a large carved ladle with openwork lion above the handle, incised lizard and other ornament; ceremonial axe with chip-carved ornament, inset iron blade; mace with knop finial and chip-carved panels to the shank. 1.35 kg total, 49.5-90.5 cm



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.

Modelled as two bulbous body parts connected by a tubular neck, with four short curved legs; layered stripes of leather and fabric around a metal skeleton. 268 grams, 18.1 cm



From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Modelled in the round as a standing female figure with a rounded bald head, incised eye and mouth, wearing a waistband above hips and straps(?) to the torso, emphasised carved vulva detail; with a hand-written tag reading 'Ivory doll, ca. 1000 AD, Exc. Wales, Alaska'. 19.4 grams, 79 mm



Ex Wales, Alaska. Ex John and Valerie Arieta, 1993. Dr Alan Black collection. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

With barrel-shaped handle and ribbed collar, four curved prongs; old label 'Regrets. "I shouldn't have eaten that missionary steak", said the cannibal king with a frown. "For oft have I heard the old proverb - you can't keep a good man down". 76 grams, 24.3 cm



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.

Triangular transparent tip with knapped, serrated edges. 7.57 grams, 43 mm



From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old paper sleeve handwritten by Peter Clayton.