Bayaka Spirit Fetish

Bayaka Spirit Fetish

His bags hold magical ingredients and his feet are bound to keep him from running away. 11" tall and about 3 1/2/" wide This is a rare and unique fetish.

Beautiful Oil painting - California mountains

Oil Painting done of the Valley mountains of Southern California

No signature but a beautiful Oil that shows mastery in it's completed piece.

Fun Facts of California........

Located in California here's a few tidbits of where we live.......

Present constitution adopted: 1879

Motto: Eureka (I have found it)

State symbols:

flower-golden poppy (1903)

tree-California redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum)

bird-California valley quail (1931)

animal-California grizzly bear (1953)

fish-California golden trout (1947)

colors-blue and gold (1951)

song-“I Love You, California” (1951)

Nickname: Golden State

10 largest cities (2005 est.):

Los Angeles, 3,844,829; San Diego, 1,255,540; San Jose, 912,332; San Francisco, 739,426; Long Beach, 474,014; Fresno, 461,116; Sacramento, 456,441; Oakland, 395,274; Santa Ana, 340,368; Anaheim, 331,804

Land area: 155,959 sq mi. (403,934 sq km)

Number of counties: 58

Largest county by population and area: Los Angeles, 9,935,475 (2005); San Bernardino, 20,164 sq mi.

National forests: 18

State parks and beaches: 278 (1.5 million ac.)

2000 resident census population (rank):

33,871,648 (1). Male: 16,874,892 (49.8%); Female: 16,996,756 (50.2%). White: 20,170,059 (59.5%); Black: 2,263,882 (6.7%); American Indian: 333,346 (1.0%); Asian: 3,697,513 (10.9%); Other race: 5,682,241 (16.8%); Two or more races: 1,607,646 (4.7%); Hispanic/Latino: 10,966,556 (32.4%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 72.7; 65 and over: 10.6; median age: 33.3.

Funeral Fans........

These two fans were used to keep the bodies cool and slow decomposition of the bodies. Used in the late 1800-early 1900's

Santos Figure........

Stands 13" tall and done by the carver of Rio Hundo. 1820-1840 rare and unique it is truly a one of a kind. New Mexico Santos Figure.

Sinufu Mask.........

The above mask is just exquisite. This Sinufu Mask is a cross of jungle animals and you can see the wort hog/crocodile combination. These were worn to enlist the terror in all that saw it.

Traditional African Chair

People do call this an Abraham Chair ...... It is made of Ebony wood and looks exquisite. There are some cracks due to it's age and that is to be expected. The measurements are 1" thick , the heighth of the body is 38", width is 19" , from foot to foot is 12 3/4", the tri pod seat measures 32" from front to behind the back. This seat has been kept in great care to prevent the drying of the wood. It is hand carved and has been kept in a collection until now.

One of the Oldest Masonic Aprons

Here we have a beautiful old Masonic Apron handpainted on silk ~this is one of the oldest known aprons around today. It was in the Brown family and am just finishing up on the history of this apron. It is large, silk, handpainted and has all the early emblems of Masonic Brotherhood. Beautiful.

Yombe Tribal Magical Power Figure

Yombe Tribal Magical Power Figure
Rare old, "Nkisi Nkondi" fetish of the Yombe people who live in the lower reaches of the Congo River drainage basin. The fetish is carved by a sculpturer,who then passed it to a "Nganga" (ritual expert) who instilled the magical spirit within the carving. After the figure was brought to life it could grant anything to the person who drove iron into its body activating the magical power. It has the ability to will the completing of a vow or promise made before it.This item measures 10" tall on a 4" base. total is 14" tall The base is 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
This item is handled with great care as the blades in the body are still sharp It does show age but that is to be expected.