This hand carved wood African fertility doll symbolizes the beauty of fertility.She wears seed bead earrings, necklace and anklet. Carved front and back.It is considered to be the blessings of the ancestors that allow a woman to have children. In fact, main goal of most African women is to have children and there are great celebrations when children are brought into this world. This statue will bring great beauty to your African decor. Dimensions 13" High. No damages, chips or cracks.
Unusual item for me to have! This blow gun come from the Amazon and is complete with the carrier with strap that holds the long thin darts for the gun. The round ball that is atteched, holds the wadding they use to pack the darts into the gun. Original wadding and darts come with the set. Made of bamboo. Blow Gun measures 33" long, and the carrier for the darts is 12" long...
Nice carved wood Santa Claus waving from his sleigh and four reindeer.Leather reins. Hand painted and varnished. Perfect condition with no damages or missing pieces. Measures 12 3/4" long and is 6 1/4" tall to the tip of the teddy bear Santa is holding. A nice folksy Christmas decoration for your holiday decor.
This clay whistle is called an ocarina. The Ocarina is an ancient flute like wind instrument whose origin dates back thousands of years. The Ocarina, like other vessel flutes, has the unusual quality of not relying on the pipe length to produce a particular tone. Instead the tone is dependent on ratio of the total surface are of opened holes to the total cubic volume enclosed by the instrument. It is hand painted and has 4 holes in the top and the underside has two holes...
Set of little hand made dolls from Guatemala is a small balsa type wood box. Each little doll measures 1" to 1 1/2" tall. Made of paper mache, fabric and string. There are 6. Instructions & history included. Old Indian story from Guatemala teaches that when you have troubles, to share them with your dolls. 1 doll for each trouble. At night before sleep, tell each doll, and while you sleep the doll will work out and solve your trouble. Perfect condition and complete.
All Items : Music and Musical Instruments : Pre 1950
item #1016615
(stock #safn-1267)
A wonderful folk art whistle or flute from central America or Mexico regions. Made of hand painted, hand formed clay. Man in a jaguar costume. No chips, or repairs. Has 6 holes. Measures about 4" long and is 4 3/4" tall. Ancient Aztecs, as early as the 12 century A.D., created whistles and flutes out of clay. Artisans also used wood and bamboo but clay had a special significance. To the Aztecs, clay represented the singing mother earth...
All Items : Pottery and Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #910593
(stock #safn-6331)
A great old plate in the Quimper style, but just singed France on the back. It depicts a quaker man standing between two trees. Looks like a cup plate or saucer, as it has a gentle well. Measures 5 1/4" in diameter,and is hand decorated. No chips or cracks.
A neat Hawaiian tiki statue carved from wood, with a nice varnished finish. I think this is a Happiness tiki, just look at that smile! Measures 10 1/4" tall. Excellent with no scratches but a tiny tip of one toe is chipped (looks to have been done before it was stained and varnished though) Maybe you can see it in the picture. A neat statue for your Polynesian decor.
Awesome Zimbabwe Africa Carving was presented to the missionary for a gift before she left. The missionary had spent a lot of time with this particular tribe, and this was a going away present of sorts and a token of their mutual friendships. I just wish she had passed on the name of the tribe. We do know it is from Zimbabwe. Signed by the artist P. Mwila 1999. Wonderful condition with no damages. There are 6 African native figures and a dog in a circle under the hut...
I'm not sure of the pattern name or maker. This reminds you of Ucagco's Roosters and roses pattern. The center design is of happy peasant style people with hand painted pink roses, vines and a yellow band. Decorated inside and out. Large bowl measures 10" in diameter and is 3 3/4" deep and is in perfect condition. There are four salad bowls,two are perfect, and the other two have a stress crack to one degree or the other that are not very noticeable due to all the busy designs...
Jim Shore Humpty Dumpty figure by Heartwood Creek. Super nice piece with lots of detail... stone resin, measures 10 1/2" tall.New with original hang tag that shows it was originally retail priced at $47.50. New but no box.Humpty Dumpty is a character in a Mother Goose rhyme. Portrayed as an anthropomorphized egg. Most English-speaking children are familiar with the rhyme: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall...
Lovely large vintage set of wood Russian nesting dolls measures 6 1/4" tall. 5 dolls nest inside each other. Hand signed by the Russian artist Perfect condition...


















