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LOT 2794
Native North American Inuit Carved Fossilized Jaw Cribbage Board
ALASKA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (845 grams, 18.5 cm).
V-shaped fossilized walrus jaw bone with engraved high-relief smiling face with a wide nose and closed eyes, radiating lines around the head, two rows of drilled dots to the top, signature 'AV' to the reverse.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 2794
Native North American Inuit Carved Fossilized Jaw Cribbage Board
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Oceanic Wooden Vanuatu Fighting Axe
Melensia, early-mid 20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising a polished shaft with a disc and pointed terminal, the iron trade blade stamped with a B, a 2, and a six-pointed star. 957 grams, 93.7 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
Vanuatu is an archipelagic country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. -
African Trade Bracelet Group
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: spiral round-section bracelet of four coils; round-section ring with segmented outer face; ellipsoid type with butted ends; each with a handwritten collector's note. 360 grams total, 70-86 mm wide
Ex Robert Tye collection. From a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s. Accompanied by three handwritten catalogue slips. -
Chokwe Tribal Boys Initiation Mask
Angolia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved from a single billet of wood, hollow to the reverse with slots at the eyes, nostrils and mouth, applied braided cord hair. 270 grams, 28 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
