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LOT 2441
Silver Coiled Bracelet
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (34.9 grams, 70 mm wide).
With a decoratively twisted penannular hoop, tapering towards the terminals and barrel-shaped terminals; cleaned; probably from North Africa.
ProvenanceAcquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Fijian Root Ula Throwing Club
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Opening Bid: £100
Carved wooden ula club-missile with short handle and dense ironwood globular head carved from the root of the tree; handle piered to take a suspension loop. 575 grams, 41 cm
Acquired in Cambridgeshire, UK, in the 1990s. -
African Wooden Knife and Spatula Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including a lentoid-section spatula with grip formed as a crouching monkey, trowel with hooked handle and other types. 237 grams total, 26-28.5 cm
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK. -
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Senufo Wooden Male Figure
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Depicted squatting and displaying scarification marks around the chest, median crested coiffure with hands resting on the knees. 1.9 kg, 69 cm high
From Côte d'Ivoire/Ghana. From an old Newbury, UK, ethnographic collection.
The Senufo peoples are distributed in West Africa in the area of Cote d'Ivoire and Mali. They are famed for their woodcarving skills as well as their musical abilities.
