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This sale features fresh to the market collections of Floyd Kuptana Inuit sculptures, African masks and carvings many collected in Southern Africa in the 1940s-60s, listed Canadian and American contemporary artists and 19th C and 20th C art, jewellery and outsider art. 1 RODNEY SEAWEED CARVED MASK Carved and polychromed cedar mask by Rodney Seaweed, Alert Bay, N.W. Coast, Kwakiutl, signed au verso. Sun Mask, Rodney Seaweed. 2 of the fins at the back of the mask may have been moved or removed - see -photo. Constructed from 5 pieces of wood, m... 2 JIM McGUIRE SERIAGRAPH THE WHALE Jim McGuire, Metis, b. Oct 1954 Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC. From the Lena Lattimer Gallery, Vancouver, BC. Seriagraph of The Whale, 120/161, done 3/86, non-reflective glass, very good condition. 16"W x 15"H frame size. 9.5" image size... 3 THOMASIAPIK STONECUT ATTACKING CARIBOU Sepia Stonecut #17/60 signed on lower left image, Povungnituk '61, hand woven paper, 20.5"W x 14"H frame size. 16"W x 8.75"H image size. 4 CHARLES STODDARD, WATERCOLOUR, CUMMINGS HOUSE Watercolour on paper of the John T, Cummings House and attached barn, built c1872, signed lower right CHS (Stoddard) 1907. Reframed, professionally matted and low glare glass. 24"W x 18.5"H frame size. 13"W x 8"H image size, very good condition. 5 BAULE GOLI KPLEKPLE ROUND MASK An impressive wooden single carved one-piece mask representing a human face with stylized diamond shaped eyes and a square mouth with a toothy grin. The two carved antelope horns are decorated in black and ivory pigments. Historically this type of... 6 YORUBA BEADED SASH NIGERIA A graphic beaded sash divided into four sections, bordered with cowrie shells. The two panels appear to show a king or chief with facial scarification while the other two are of an elephant and an crocodile. The sash was worn during public ceremoni... 7 GEORGE LUESBY OIL CABIN BY THE LAKE George Luesby 1882-1972, former mayor of Newmarket, Ontario. Oil on canvas board, very good condition, framed and acid free matte. 33"W x 29"H frame size. 23.5"W x 19"H image size. 8 GEORGE LUESBY OIL PIONEER CABIN George Luesby 1882-1972, former mayor of Newmarket, Ontario. Oil on canvas board, very good condition, reframed in 19th C pine frame. 28"W x 24"H frame size. 23"W x 19"H image size. 9 FOLK ART PORTRAIT OF BOY WITH SPANIEL Unsigned graphite on paper portrait of a boy with spaniel holding a letter, unusual in that he appears to be standing on a hooked rug in the garden with a river behind him. Found in Kingston Ontario. Waterstaining on the left hand side, small scrat... 10 KOMAARTOK INUIT SERIAGRAPH HUNTING SCENES Ekedluak Komaartok and Enookin Ahulukyuk Tales of Hunting #1/35 , Pangnirtung 1987. Very good condition. 33.75"W x 23.75"H frame size. 28"W x 17.5"H image size. 11 DANIEL SALAS POTTERY SCULPTURE A distinctive black pottery cube, open at the top and bottom, each side displaying an animal in a different pose. From San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, southern Mexico, purchased in the 1990s. For Daniel Salas work go to http://aquioaxaca.com. 8.5" ... 12 TWO SMALL BLACK POTTERY PIECES A witch's pot with handle, hand painted scene of man clearing a field, Rose Ware, Crescent Potteries, Durban, SA from the 1940s, and a black pottery vessel, Oaxaco, Southern Mexico, purchased in 1990s. Both very good condition, Cauldron 2.5"H, Oaxa... 13 NORTH WEST COAST STYLE MASK Brightly polychromed plaque with four turtle faces and sets of hands surrounding a false face mask, carved wood, made in Indonesia, 23.5"Diam. Very good condition. 14 ALICE HERSCHBERG ETCHING Painting by Alice Herschberg, England, 1865-? and etched by Warren Langson Lathrop, Warren IL, 1859-1938 of a solitary young woman looking over a split rail fence along the river's edge. Signed lower right on the image by both artist & etcher and pe... 15 EARLY PHOTOGRAPH OF FANT HOUSE Fant House is an 18th D listed Georgian Manor House, Maidstone, Kent, which was the birthplace of William Pope, an English/Canadian artist and naturalist "Canada's Audubon" who lived mostly in Ontario 1811-1902. In the original oak frame and matte (... 16 AFRICAN CARVING OF WOMAN CARRYING BABY & SACK Hardwood carving of a woman cradling her child while kneeling down with a heavy sack on her head, C1940s-50s, unsigned, very good condition. 6"W x 12.5"H x 5"D. 17 TWO TONED MASK WITH CROWN A carved two-coloured skin mask, believed to be from the Oaxaca Region, Southern Mexico. The mask features an elaborate green and blue crown scarification across the face, head and cheeks, protruding lips. Very good condition, purchased in the 1990... 18 GIOVANNI DOTZO (1926) WOODCUT Image of two travellers in a barren landscape, signed lower left on the image Dotzo and pencil signed Giovanni Dotzo, "Iosta". 2 minor scratches on the image, otherwise very good condition. 17"W x 21"H frame size. 9.5"W x 13.5"H image size. 19 SHADOW BOX OF EARLY PIPES Collection of 8 antique pipes including Carved Meershaum lion face, porcelain tall pipes with scenes (repairs), carved (ebony?) pipe, miniature wooden pipe, humourous potty pipe, etc. 20" x 20" x 2.5". 20 VINTAGE IVORY COAST W. AFRICAN WARTHOG/BIRD MASK Vintage carved softwood mask, an elongated face topped by a wing spread bird top piece, with protruding ears and warthog tusks, an aquiline nose, and slitted eyes, above a pointed narrow chin, bordered along the back edge with cowrie shells, with raf... 21 VINTAGE WESTERN AFRICA FIGURE Possibly Gabon male figure, some worm damage at bottom, on contemporary base. Figure 5.5"W x 20"H x 5.5"D. 22 VINTAGE FANG TRIBE GABON FIGURE Rounded stamped metal eyes, scarification, very good condition, contemporary base. Figure 4.5"W x 19.5"H x 5"D. 23 AFRICAN MASK Marked on label Hand Made Ghana, rounded mask with bird features, very good condition. 14"W x 18.5"H x 4"D. 24 INDONESIAN CARVED FISH CONTAINER Carved from a large horn, inlet eyes, shallow carved scales, two pieces Slight wear as shown. 15"W x 8.5"H x 2"D. 25 BAULE CEREMONIAL MASK Ivory Coast, wood, red, white and black paint, deeply carved, eye and mouth open carved, very good condition. 9"W x 14.5"H x 5"D. 26 BAMBARA TRIBE MALI CARVED FEMALE FIGURE Cowrie shell eyes, scarification across chest and down arms, pleated hair style. Very good condition. 6.5"W x 20.5"H x 5"D. 27 TATE OIL GLOUCESTER HARBOUR MASSACHUSETTS Oil on board signed in black letters on painting lower right and on back of painting __Tate Gloucester Mass 1954. Very good condition. 26.5"W x 23"H frame size. 19.75"W x 16.5"H image size. 28 HEMBA, BELGIAN CONGO MALE FIGURE Impressive ancestoral bearded figure, very good condition, contemporary base. 5.25"W x 28.5"H x 5.5"D. 29 CARVED AFRICAN WOODEN PLAQUE Carved hardwood, showing four figures with arms linked, very good condition. 23.5"W x 4"H. 30 FLOYD KUPTANA, INUIT STONE CARVING Untitled four figure complex sculpture, signed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, 2014. Light green stone. 12.75"S x 5.25"H x 4"D. 31 FLOYD KUPTANA, INUIT STONE ANIMAL CARVING Untitled black stone carving of an animal with painted eyes, signed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, 2014. 9.75"W x 4.5"H x 3"D. 32 FLOYD KUPTANA, INUIT STONE CARVING "Migration". Stone carving of boat and bear with braid, with bone and stone oar, and bone pick. 6 separate pieces, signed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, 2011. 7.5"L x 12"H x 7"D to end of oar. 33 PAIR OF LARGE AFRICAN WOODEN COMBS One comb with leaf and vine decoration, 5.5"W x 24.5"L The other with elephant decoration 3"W x 25.5"L. 34 BAULE IVORY COAST AFRICAN ELEPHANT MASK Carved from a single piece of wood, great surface. 9"W x 21.5"H x 5"D. 35 BURKINA FASO FEMALE FIGURE MASK Finely carved from a single piece of wood, a female figure above a gourd shaped mask, blues, ochre, red, black pigments, heavily scarified face and torso. 8"W x 20.5"H x 5"D. 36 VINTAGE WOODEN AFRICAN CARVED MASK Scarification across the forehead, nose and chin, open eyes. 6"W x 13.5"H x 4.75"D. 37 BAULE ANTELOPE HORN MASK Carved wooden one-piece mask with subtle blues, reds, painted on mask. 7"W x 36.5"H x 5"D. 38 GURO MASK IVORY COAST Elaborate red face mask, bird atop mask, as well as growing out of the chin, scarification to cheeks, possibly repainted as was traditionally done. 8"W x 27.5"H x 6.5"D. 39 ANTIQUE AFRICAN DOGON PIPE Wooden tip, wrapped snake skin bindings around shaft, 10 bronze horned animal heads on shaft with metal bowl. 19"L. 40 FINE DAN MASK Wooden face mask, cowrie shells, leather hair pieces, red, white, black painted face, jute braids. 9.5"W x 17"H on stand x 9"D. Retains the wood smoke aroma from the kraal. 41 SQUATTING MALE IGBO SHRINE FIGURE Carved softwood male, carved from one piece of wood. 5.5"W x 19.5"H x 5.5"D. 42 STANDING MALE FIGURE Carved from a single piece of wood, figure holding his head, white pigment around eyes, small split in torso, piece missing from left foot. 6"W x 23"H x 6"D. 43 FLOYD KUPTANA, INUIT BONE Carved bone animal spirit, painted eye, on stone stand, signed on base Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT. 9"W x 14"H x 5"D. 44 FLOYD KUPTANA INUIT STONE Carved stone whale spirit, painted blue eyes, signed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, 2010. 6.5"W x 10"H x 5"D. 45 FLOYD KUPTANA, INUIT STONE Large smiling bear, variegated green stone, signed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, 2011, small white superficial chips. 10.5"W x 6"H x 4"D. 46 GURO MASK, IVORY COAST Elaborate red face mask with horns, comb head piece, braided beard, bright red face, black, green, ochre and white paint. 8"W x 29"H x 5"D. 47 FLOYD KUPTANA, INUIT STONE CARVING Two bears - one encircling the other, translucent white stone, made in 3 pieces, unsigned but a Kuptana carving. 3.5"W x 5"H x 4.25"D. 48 FLOYD KUPTANA, INUIT STONE CARVING Black stone carving with painted eyes, signed Floyd Kuptana, 2019. 10.75"W x 9"H x 2.5"D. 49 INUIT STONE HEAD FEMALE DOLL Dressed in traditional parka, leggings, boots, etc. on custom stand, probably made in Labrador, very good condition, 1960-70s. 8"W x 12"H x 3.5"D. 50 INUIT STONE HEAD MALE DOLL Dressed in traditional parka, leggings, boots, etc., on custom stand, probably made in Labrador 1960-70s, very good condition. 9"W x 12"H x 4.5"D. 51 IVORY COAST JIMINNI DANCE MASK One-piece carved wood mask, comb top piece, unusual triple nose, softwood, white, brown colours, very good condition. 1950. 8.5"W x 28"H x 5"D. 52 VINTAGE KUBA TRIBE, CONGO, WOODEN MASK Red and white diamond decorated wooden mask, damage to central hair (probably intentional), otherwise very good condition. 9"W x 11.5"H x 6"D. 53 NW COAST WOODEN PLAQUE Low relief carved wooden plaque, Handcrafted in Alaska by Kiana. 7.5"W x 11.5"H. 54 HEMBA TRIBE, CONGO, WOODEN SCULPTURE Vintage carved figure holding a bowl, sitting on a stool. 5"W x 15.5"H x 6"D. 55 VINTAGE GABON WOODEN MASK Subtly tri-coloured mask, open eyes and mouth, beard. 6.5"W x 11.5"H x 5.5"D. 56 ALUMINUM CANADA GOOSE BY HOSELTON Mounted on a rough cut stone, signed Hoselton Sculpture #407, made in Canada. 7"W x 2.75"H x 5"D. 57 INUIT STONE OWL, SIGNED Carved black stone owl with contrasting stone inset eyes, signed on bottom in syllabics, carved recess in top of head as photographed. 3.25"W x 5.5"H x 3.25"D. 58 TWO GLASS SCULPTURES Carved polar bear carved into a clear glass fragment, marked DR, made in Sweden, 6"W x 4"H x 2"D, and a solid glass cube encasing translucent three tiny fish, 2"W x 3"H x 2"D. 59 SENUFO WOODEN DOUBLE FACE MASK Bird crest above two elongated faces, long noses, scarification, square mouths, chip to right hand side of bird. 6.5"W x 17"H x 3.5"D. 60 SENUFO WOODEN AND RAFFIA MASK Ivory Coast, carved and painted mask with three animals in crest, raised mouth, scarification, hornbell legs protruding from bottom, raffia hair and cowrie shell decoration. 7.25"W x 16.5"H x 4"D. 61 BLACK PIGMENTED DAN WOODEN MASK Dan Tribe, Ivory Coast, very simple mask with hair made from raffia, deeply sculpted eyes, nose and mouth. 5.5"W x 11"H x 4"D. 28" overall with hair. 62 FLOYD KUPTANA STONE BEAR Large brown stone smiling bear with leather handkerchief, painted eyes, inscribed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, 2014. 8.5"L x 6"H x 3.5"D. 63 FLOYD KUPTANA STONE BEAR Medium size brown stone smiling bear, black painted eyes, inscribed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, 2014, minor scratches. 5.5"L x 3.75"H x 2.25"D. 64 FLOYD KUPTANA STONE BEAR Small lighter brown stone smiling bear, black painted eyes, handkerchief, inscribed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, 2014, micro scratches. 4.75"L x 4"H x 2.5"D. 65 H. BROADFOOT-DETWEILER, OIL & PALETTE KNIFE The Log Cabin, RR2, Oxford Mills, Ontario. Oil on canvas panel. 27"W x 22"H frame size. 23.5"W x 19.5"H image size. 66 D. McDADD PEN & INK Sketch of Peggy's Cove, NS by D. McDadd, 1979. 17"W x 16"H frame size. 12"W x 10"H image size. 67 VINTAGE ROTHKO POSTER Mark Rothko #14 Red & Black, 1960, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Helen Crocker Russell Fund Purchase. 28"W x 38"H frame size. 24"W x 26"H image size. 68 LARGE CARVED AFRICAN WOODEN CROCODILE Very well carved with nice patina. 1940. 22.5"L. 69 TWO CARVED AFRICAN FEMALE BUSTS Two carved hardwood busts. Figures with tall headdress C1940s 9" and 17" tall. 70 AFRICAN LONG CARVED ELEPHANT HERD Wooden bas-relief carved elephant herd, two rows of three elephants all joined trunk to tail, made of wood in the shape of a horn. 19.5"L. 71 PUNU PEOPLES, GABON CARVED WOODEN MASK RAFFIA HAIR Wood, pigment, unusual decoration around ears, pursed lips, star shape decoration on forehead, arched eye brows and closed eyes, raffia hair. 8.75"W x 13.25"H x 7.25"D. 27.5"H overall on stand. 72 H.W.WALLENFELS OIL, BLUE WOMAN Heinz Wolfgang Wallenfels (German/Canadian) 1926-2014. Oil on canvas board, Brutalist style, Blue Faced Woman, c1960s. 22.5"W x 29"H frame size. 17.25"W x 24"H image size. Estate purchased. 73 H.W.WALLENFELS OIL, GREEN WOMAN Heinz Wolfgang Wallenfels (German/Canadian) 1926-2014. Oil on canvas board, Brutalist style, Green Faced Woman with Turban, c1958. 16.5"W x 20.5"H frame size. 10"W x 15"H image size. Estate purchased. 74 H.W.WALLENFELS OIL, PALE GREEN WOMAN Heinz Wolfgang Wallenfels (German/Canadian) 1926-2014. Oil on canvas board, Brutalist style, Green Faced Woman with Red Lips, c1960s. 17"W x 21"H frame size. 15"W x 19.5"H image size. Estate purchased. 75 H.W.WALLENFELS OIL, BLACK & BLUE COUPLE Heinz Wolfgang Wallenfels (German/Canadian) 1926-2014. Oil on canvas board, Brutalist style of a Blue Woman talking with a Black Man, c1960s. 23"W x 27"H frame size. 19.5"W x 23.5"H image size. Estate purchased. 76 H.W.WALLENFELS OIL, YELLOW COUPLE Heinz Wolfgang Wallenfels (German/Canadian) 1926-2014. Oil on canvas board, Brutalist style of a Yellow Couple in a Garden, c1960s. 18"W x 22"H frame size. 15.5"W x 19"H image size. Estate purchased. 77 KENYAN FLAT MASK Carved wood flat shaped mask, natural finish. C1940s-50s. 7"W x 14.5"H x 2.5"D. 78 VINTAGE AFRICAN FLAT MASK Open eyes and mouth, feather fringed, with scarification across forehead and checks, stained wood surface, small checks in wood. 9"W x14"H x 2"D. 79 THE DAN TRIBE ETHIOPIA/LIBERIA MASK Carved and pigmented wood mask with pieces of bamboo tied on to form braids, still has smell of wood smoke from the time it hung in the krall. 12"W x 14"H x 5"D. 80 FLOYD KUPTANA INUIT STONE BEAR Standing brown bear, inscribed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT. 3.25"W x 5"H x 2.75"D. 81 FLOYD KUPTANA INUIT STONE BEAR Black smiling bear with leather handkerchief, inscribed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, tiny scratches. 3.5"W x 4.25"H x 3"D. 82 AFRICAN DOLL IN FORM OF FEMALE EFFIGY FIGURE A small wooden doll wrapped with beads and decorated with cowrie shells. 6"W x 11"H x 1"D. 83 AFRICAN BLACK PAINTED MASK Open carved eyes and mouth and nostrils. 7.5"W x 12"H x 4.25"D. 84 AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN BOAT Chip carved boat with three birds. C1940s-50s 11.5"W x 3.25"H x 2.25"D. 85 PAIR OF CARVED AFRICAN WOODEN GIRAFFES Carved from single pieces of wood. C1940s-50s. Larger 4.5"W x 14"H x 1.75"D. 86 INTRICATELY CARVED AFRICAN WALL DECORATION Elephant head top, followed by four open carved rows of anteaters, zebras, elephants, above a carved face mask. 7"W x 18"H x 2.5"D. 87 VINTAGE CARVED WOOD JAPANESE ONI DEMON MASK Noh Hannya Ruby Eye hand carved wooden mask, shell eyes, one tooth replaced. C1940s-50s. 8"W x 13"H x 5"D. 88 SHADOW BOX WITH ANTIQUE CANE HANDLES Early pine framed shadow box with 4 cane handles, one appears to be gold plated, the second may be gold plated with mother of pearl, the third is silver/silverplate with mother of pearl, and the fourth is a combination of exotic woods. The first gol... 89 KUMU, KOMO, CONGO REPUBLIC CARVED & PAINTED MASK Simple carved mask with "sponge decorated" pigments, open eyes, mouth, some insect damage. 8"W x 14"H x 4.5"D. 90 IGBO, NIGERIA HELMET MASK Representing a beautiful girl who visits from the after life. Carved from a single piece of wood, white pigmented kaolin face, subtle reds & blues in the carved hair piece, delicately carved nose, ears, and eyes. 7"W x 16"H x 15.5"D. 91 VINTAGE NAVAHO BRACELET A carved bracelet set with a turquoise stone between two coral stones, stamped NJ. Tested as sterling silver, weight 739 grams with stones. 2.5" across x 1.5"H. 92 VINTAGE ZUNI BELT BUCKLE WITH 13 TURQUOISE STONES Oval belt buckle marked ET in a diamond, signed (Edith) Tsabetsaye, Zuni. Tested as sterling silver, weight 90.7 grams with stones. 4" x 2.5". 93 VINTAGE NAVAHO BROACH Green turquoise centre stone with turquoise and red coral outer bands, marked L.(Lorenzo) James, Navaho. Tested as sterling sterling, weight 53.0 grams with stones. 2.25"W x 2.5"H. 94 VINTAGE SMALL BRONZE AFRICAN FIGURE Small bronze African figure, found in South Africa. 5.5"H. 95 THREE AFRICAN HIPPOS Larger two are carved hardwood, from the 40s-50s. Smallest is hand carved stone from Kenya (medium hippo missing a tooth). 9.5"L, 5.75"L x 3.75"L. 96 TWO AFRICAN ELEPHANTS Larger carved hardwood, smaller carved ebony. Larger elephant has intentional right ear damage, to mimic the bull elephant the carver saw in the wild in the 40s-50s. 5"L and 2.75"L. 97 AFRICAN RHINO AND HIPPO Carved wooden rhino (check in horn) from 1940s-50s, and black stone hippo, made in Kenya. 7"L and 6"L. 98 ZULU DRESS SHIELD Replica shield made from cow hide in the 40s-50s. 9"W x 15.5"L. 99 FINE LELE PEOPLES CONGO HELMET MASK Lele tribe, Democratic Repbulic of Congo. Fine example of a Lele mask, made of wood, cowrie shells and beads woven into a textile head piece, carved open mouth, scarification across forehead and on cheeks, coarse hair. Very good condition. 11"W x... 100 FINE KUBA CONGO HELMET MASK Kuba, Democratic Repbulic of Congo. Fine example of a Kuba helmet mask with pigmented wooden face mask, Kuba beads, cloth, cowrie shells and raffia hair, painted scarification. 11"W x 24"H (overall) x 10.5"D. 101 FLOYD KUPTANA INUIT DRIFTWOOD MASK Two carved and painted faces made of driftwood, resting on a fungus base, signed in white paint F. Kuptana. 4.5"W x 13"H x 4"D. 102 FLOYD KUPTANA INUIT STONE MASK A carved and polished stone mask resting on a steel rod in a rough stone base, traces of an indistinct signature. 6"W x 13"H x 6.5"D. 103 VICTORIAN WATERCOLOUR OF GAME BIRDS A Victorian image of a brace of game birds in the original oak and gesso frame, unsigned c1880. 16"W x 28"H frame size. 11"W x 22"H image size. 104 WILLIAM JOHN CHURCH FOLK ART WATERCOLOUR Folk art watercolour or gouache on canvas of 4 fresh water fish, William John Church, 1942-2016, American (painted while living in Sodus NY), signed lower right. 32"W x 24"H frame size. 27"W x19"H image size. 105 MASAI KENYA HIDE SHIELD Curved bark shield with geometric pigmented decoration, raised decorations in centre, stretched over a wooden stick frame, collected in the 1960s and brought back then to Canada, one piece of frame projecting now outside shield. 35"W x 27"H x 11"D. 106 WESTERN PLAINS CREE LEATHER AND BEADED BAG Leather strapped bag with 6 coloured bead floral decoration, fringed and zippered, found in Alberta in the 1960s. 11"W x 13"H, 25" overall with strap. 107 EARLY IMAGINARY WATERCOLOUR, EX ROCKEFELLER Watercolour on paper of a scene with castle ruins, sheep, bridge, etc. in the imaginary scene, formerly belonged to Nelson & Bunny Rockefeller at their NY country estate, early to mid 19thC, Mass., ex Sotheby's, in an early lemon gold frame, unsigned... 108 WOODEN LION AND JAGUAR CARVINGS Carved hardwood African lion, from 1940s-50s. 8"L and a paint decorated jaguar headdress (Mexican) 5.5"L x 6"H x 8"D. 109 FLOYD KUPTANA INUIT COMPLEX STONE CARVING A complex carved stone sculpture with birds, seal, spirit figures, painted details like beaks and eyes, not signed but strongly attributed to Kuptana. 9"L x 9.5"H x 3"D. 110 CARVED WOODEN MYTHICAL BIRD A mythical carved and paint decorated bird, with crown, fierce fangs and scales on its neck with long tail. 11"W x 13"H x 12"D. 111 CARVED ZIMBABWE OLD MAN PLUS WOODEN GIRAFFE A fine ebony carving of an old man with a walking stick, 1940s-50s, and a wooden giraffe, Kenya. Larger is 8.25". 112 THREE WOODEN AFRICAN BUSTS One hardwood (ebony?) bust, 9.5"H, one carved and painted with large copper necklace and earring, 8"H, one profile, hollow carved Nbele tribe bust marked Achatic, 6052 with painted necklace and head decoration, 10.75"H. 113 ASHANTI GHANA AFRICAN MASK Carved wood moon faced mask with open mouth and eyes, pigment decoration around eyes and pressed copper plates on cheeks, nose and forehead. 13.5"Diam x 5"H. 114 BWAMI CONGO WOODEN MASK A wood and kaolin decorated mask used within the Bwami initiation society, Democratic Republic of Congo, carved open eyes and an interesting bisected lower lip. 9"W x 13"H x 5.5"D. 115 FLOYD KUPTANA INUIT CARVED STONE Carved, polished and hollowed stone spirit carving mounted on a stone base, inscribed Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk, NWT, 2007. 10.5"W x 6.5"H x 4.5"D. 116 FLOYD KUPTANA INUIT CARVED STONE Carved, polished stone Inukshuk capped with a carved double headed bear, unsigned but strongly attributed to Floyd Kuptana. 9.5"W x 10"H x 4"D. |
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