Ethnographic & Tribal Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a simple and beautiful Indonesian kris (or keris) with a scabbard. A keris is a dagger native to Indonesia as well as a handful of neighboring countries, with an asymmetrical blade...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful Large Antique Tibetan "Ghau" Silver & Turquoise Woman's Reliquary Amulet. A beautiful, classic example of a Tibetan Ga'u Amulet Box, this style was popular for wear by women in...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1900 Indonesian Keris with very early meteorite blade. The keris features a beautifully carved, pistol-grip hilt/handle and the blade or bilah is forged from iron that was derived...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful antique Tibetan silver encrusted, 'left-turning' conch shell horn or Shankha. The ornately decorated shell features natural, bezel set coral and turquoise stones. The lovely...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful late 19th century Nepalese Gurkha Kukri (Khukuri) knife with a wood carved wooden grip. The scabbard is wood and leather with accompanying chamak and karda. The scabbard also...

ARTIFACT: This is a great letter opener from Fiji made of indigenous material. It dates to the 1940s or possibly earlier. The opener is in the shape of a curved sword and has an etched native's head...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s or 1940s South Pacific native carved spoon from North Luzon in the Philippine Islands. The spoon is in a lightweight, dark wood. The spoon's handle is the figure of a...

ARTIFACT: Nice early 20th century Igorot carving from the Philippine Islands. The Igorot people are from the area of Luzon. The carving or bulul were traditionally placed in close proximity to rice...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and modern hand-carved jade mask. It is in the Mayan style, and comes from the estate of Dr. Walter A. Compton, renowned Asian art collector. The mask is deeply carved...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful Aztec or Mayan mask from the pre-Columbian era (before 1492). The terra cotta mask shows the face of a male deity. The mask has decorative grooves to each side of the...

ARTIFACT: Late 19th century West African knife on custom stand. Simple hand-forged blade with carved wooden handle loosely wrapped in metal and wire. VINTAGE: Circa Late 19th C. SIZE: 10" x 2" (at...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 20th century Sudanese belt knife from North Africa. The knife comes in a brightly painted leather scabbard with a large woven wicker belt loop handle. There are small...