1920’s - 1930’s
Wood, Lacquer
Dimensions: 6.5 h x 5.5 x 3.5 in./16 × 14 × 9 cm
Inventory# dbc-xse
Ngombe, D.R. Congo
Iron, wood, brass
Early 20th century
22 in. / 56 cm
Manufactured by the Ngombe ("men of the forest"), the Ngulu is a heavily decorated asymmetrical iron blade with an embellished wooden handle that is exuberant and beautiful. They were insignia of prestige, ceremonial dance implements, and valuables used for exchange (currency) (Gosseau, Tribal Arms Monographs, Vol. 1/No. 2, 1997).
The Ngulu sickle blade is often erroneously labeled an "executioner's knife" in the Western world. While many stories purport the use of these blades in executions of animals and humans, such stories seem to be more the work of Westerners intent on depicting the savagery of primitive Africa (indeed, the zeitgeist of the 19th century and early 20th) rather than the whole truth.
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Bamboo, Red and Black Lacquer
Mid 20th Century.
Dimensions: 14.5 Dia. x 6.75in./ 37 Dia. x 17 cm
Inventory# bfc-db10
Some losses and repairs.
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Handmade in Mexico
Carved from a single piece of onyx
One of a kind
Dimensions: 17 x 13.5 x 7d in. / 43 x 34 x 18d cm
A spectacular, organic, undulating vessel of cream transparent stone contrasted with brown and tan layers. The deep bowl is polished inside and out, has fluted sides and a live edge rim. Hand worked and polished to a thickness of 3/8 - 1/2 in./ .95 - 1.5 cm.
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Tibet
Wood, Iron, Paint
19th C.
27 x 59.5 x 22.5 in./ 69 x 151 x 57
Height on custom display stand: 34.75 in./ 88 cm
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Ethiopia
Mid 20th century
Brass and Silver-plated copper alloy
#C70: 12 x 4.75 in. / 30 x 12 cm
Height on custom display stand: 13.25 in. / 34 cm
$375
#C67: 10 x 3.75 in. / 25 x 9.5 cm
Height on custom display stand: 11.25 in. / 28.5 cm
$450
#C68: 12.25 x 5.25 in. / 31 x 13 cm
Height on custom display stand: 13.75 in. / 35 cm
$625
Cariied by hand during services.
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Culture, Papua New Guinea
Natural fibers, boar’s tails, and pigment
Mid 20th C.
Dimensions: 10 w x 12 h in./13.75 w x 14.5 cm
An unusual modesty skirt with a well-thought-out design. The red pigment accentuates the red in the hair on the boar's tails. Two blonde-haired tailpieces flank the design's central and most significant tail. Beautifully composed.
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Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
8.75 x 7 x 2 in. / 22 x 18 x 5 cm
Weight: 4 lbs 14 oz/ 2.065 kg
A custom display stand is available for an additional cost. Please use the “Inquire” button below to receive a quote.
Ammonites were cephalopods that resembled a squid with a shell. The predatory mollusks had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells resembling a nautilus shell. They are closely related to an octopus without the shell. They existed for approximately 175 million years, appearing in the fossil record about 240 million years ago with the last descendants disappearing from the record 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period.
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1st Half 20th Century
Plant fiber, buttons, elephant tail hair, blue cloth
7 x 7 dia. in. / 18 x 18 dia. cm
14 in. / 36 cm with chin strap
Height on custom display stand: 17.5 in. / 45 cm
The highest-ranking members of the Bwami society wore this type of hat.
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Our interest in art began in the 1980s, but it wasn’t until Sheridan launched Other Options Design to offer custom bases to dealers and collectors that we became enamored with the artistry, range, and sheer beauty of tribal objects. Since then, our business has blossomed into its current iteration: Morgan Oakes Gallery, offering a curated collection of Tribal and Contemporary art objects and antiques, and Other Options Design Studio, now both located in a singular destination.
