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LF267
A superb Bolivian Kallawaya Tribe Usi sipja house cluster fetish with stained animals and very detailed house structures. Excellent condition with two missing heads. 4 3/4" X 4 1/2" $350

TAD1434
A nice old Kallawaya Tribe Usi sipja house cluster fetish with a convex base.  Includes a rare human figure and tightly clustered animals and structures.  Nice displayable condition with a few animal heads missing.  Early to mid-20th century.  3 1/8" X 2 1/2"  $175

LF250
A superb classic Tiwanaku steatite stone mortar together with a phallic-shaped pestle in attractive yellowish quartzitic stone.  The bowl was deeply carved with thin, straight parallel sides.  Circa AD 750.  5" in diameter and 2 1/8" tall.  A few light chips on the rim.  $300

LF313
A magnificent old lime container.  This fabulous thick, engraved gourd has a beautiful darkened patina.  The gourd is perfectly balanced and the deep engraving is expertly executed.  18 1/2" long.  Early to mid-20th century.  $350

LF374
A very nice Lobi slingshot from Upper Volta.  The well-carved head is accented with a long coiffure and chipped, fluted neck.  7 5/8" tall.  $100

LF373
A superb old Senufo wood slingshot from the Ivory Coast.  This is a Janus-faced example, painted red and black.  This fine piece is well worn and has a beautiful patina.  7 7/8"  $150

LF370
A large wooden slingshot of Senufo origin from the Ivory Coast.  This has a long cylindrical handle ending in Janus-heads or masks.  One of the prongs is split in natural wood form.  The back of one head is split open.  8 1/2" tall.  $80

TAD 1436 
An excellent old Bolivian Kallawaya Tribe Usi sipja house cluster fetish with irregular base. Early-20th century.  4 3/8" X 3 1/2"  $275

LF247
A highland Andean stone bowl jewel.  This beautiful black stone bowl measures only 1 7/8" in diameter and 1" tall.  It is never the less a masterpiece of miniature pre-Columbian art.  $180 SOLD

P702
An important Papua New Guinea roof thatching awl of vintage age.  This is a long, 25 1/8" thick hardwood pointed awl with a beautiful polished patina.   The flat handle with an engraved ancestral figure.  Collected in the highlands at Kambot Village on the Keram River.  25" long.  Detail illustrated.  $175

LF314
An important, rare and simply superb New Guinea lime stick of vintage age.  This incredible artifact measures 36 3/4" long.  It includes an elongated male figure with a long-nose mask surmounted by a long and complex bird figure with a grossly curved beak.  This is an exceptional piece of old New Guinea art.  $750

LF378
An interesting west African wooden slingshot in stylized human form.  This is a well worn example with a nice patina.  6 3/4" tall.  $80

LF379
A unique Bobo wooden slingshot from western Burkina Faso (Upper Volta).  This well-used example is carved to represent a human figure.  6 1/4" tall.  $150

LF375
An interesting Lobi slingshot from Burkina Faso representing a standing human figure with folded arms.  The back of the figure with a short crack about 1-inch long.  The facial features are expertly sculpted.  8"  $80