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Seeking Consignments of Asian, Ethnographic, Ancient & Textile Arts

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Tibetan Ceremonial Trident Trisula, 17th:18th
Pair of Han Dynasty Pottery Female Figures Sold for $16,250
11th C. Buff Sandstone Stele of Uma Maheshvara Sold for $20,000
Ming Dynasty Buddha Sold for $17,000
Antique Kashmir Pala Bronze Figure Sold for $15,360
Antique Chinese Gilt Bronze Buddha Sold for $12,500
Pair of Chinese Jeweled Gilt Bronze Foo Dogs Sold for $143,750
Sino Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Sold for $30,000
Ancient Indian Carved Sandstone Figure of the Divine Courtesan “Salabhanjika” Sold for $25,600
Ancient Southeast Asian Khmer Carved Stone Deity Figure Sold for $6250
Ancient Khmer Carved Stone Torso of Uma, 12th C. Sold for $8125
Thai Bronze Ayutthaya Buddha, 18th C. Sold for $7800

Chinese Scroll Chin Ying Study Sold for $106,250

Zhang Daqian (Chinese, 1899-1983) Hanging Scroll Painting Sold for $22,500

Antique Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting Sold for $33,750

Dong Gao (1740-1818) Chinese Landscape Scroll Sold for $31,250

Qiu Deshu (Chinese, 20th c.) Painting Sold for $20,000

Chinese Landscape Painting, Late 17th C. Sold for $65,000

Antique Painting of Buddhist Celestial Figures, Korea Sold for $11,250

Youqua (Chinese, fl. 1840-1870) “Hongs of Canton,” Sold for $40,625

Two Antique Illuminated Tibetan Manuscripts Sold for $3200

Antique Tibetan Thangka with Disembodied Heads Sold for $8320
13th-14th C. Tibetan Thangka of Amitayus Sold for $16,250
Antique Tibetan Thangka of Kurukulla Sold for $11,700
16th c. Tibetan Thangka of Vajra Varahui Sold for $47,500
Antique Tibetan Thangka of Buddha Shakyamuni Sold for $7040
Antique Tibetan Book of Astrology and Omens Sold for $8125
Antique Jain Pilgrimage Painting (Tirtha Pata), India Sold for $9750
Antique Jain Cosmological Painting on Cloth (Vastrapatas) Sold for $62,500
Four Blue and White Porcelain Chalices, Ming Dynasty Sold for $16,250
Antique Chinese Red Porcelain Cup Sold for $8125
Chinese Carved Figural Fan, Late Qing Dynasty Sold for $9750
18th c. Chinese Enamel Cup and Saucer Sold for $10,625
Pair Chinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain Vases, Qing Dynasty Sold for $28,160
Tibetan Dharmapala Red Dance Mask Sold for $4375
Massive Chinese Porcelain Charger, Markings Sold for $11,250
Antique Tibetan Copper, Silver and Gilt Butter Tea Pot Sold for $6400
Rare Shan Engraved Skull Kapala, 19th C. Sold for $3840
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase Sold for $12,500

Rare Mao Zedong, Mao Zhu Xi Yu Lu/ Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, Signed, First Edition Sold for $150,000

Arboreal Shaman’s Mask, Tibet Sold for $4680
Set of 4 Chinese Hanging Panels, Qing D. Sold for $7500
Pair of Chinese Kingfisher Headdresses, Qing D. Sold for $4375
Chinese Huanguali Desk and Chair Sold for $35,000
Pair of Antique Chinese Summer Palace Chairs Sold for $20,000
Pair of Chinese Ming Style Horseshoe Chairs Sold for $32,000
Antique Chinese Hardwood Stone & Inlay Throne Sold for $11,875
Set of 12 Antique Chinese Amber Amulets Sold for $12,500
Antique Indian Mughal Enamel and Jeweled Dragon Bracelet Sold for $6080
Sesquicentennial Souvenir Chinese Tea Box Sold for $5900
2 Antique Chinese Carved Jade Snuff Bottles Sold for $5625
Pair of 22K Gold Bracelets, Java, 16th C. Sold for $8125
22K Gold Lord Ganesh Pendant, India, XIX C. Sold for $3375
Chinese Stone Top Cube Table and 4 Stools Sold for $25,000

Kovinatilliak ‘C’ Takpaungai (Cape Dorset, b. 1942) Sold for $3250

Small Hellenistic Bronze Bust Sold for $5000

Intact Roman Transport Amphora, C. 1st Century CE. Sold for $3375

Karoo Ashevak (Inuit, Kitikmeot Region, 1940-1974) Sold for $34,560

Chinese Carved Malachite Lion Chop Sold for $4060

Greco Roman Stele Sold for $9375

Imperial Roman Legionary Stele with Eagle And Greek Inscription, C. 300 CE. Sold for $6250

Ancient Greek/Etruscan Kantharos Sold for $9375

The Masnavi by Rumi, Dated 1604 CE. Sold for $14,080

2 Chinese Hanging Jade Pendants Sold for $4060

Chinese Circular Bronze Mirror on Stand, Ming Dynasty Style, Diam:16” Sold for $4685

Gold Tairona Human Effigy Pendant, 800-1600 CE Sold for $3000

Pre-Columbian Huari Mummy Face Mask/Head Sold for $11,520

Pre-Columbian Style Carved Stone

“Yoke” Ceremonial Belt, Vera Cruz Sold for $10,880

Scepter With Moon Monster/ Luna Dog, Recuay or Moche Culture, C. 100-500 CE. Sold for $4688

Taino Pre-Columbian Statue Sold for $7040
Pre-Columbian Maya Chama Style Vase Sold for $7040
Aymara Feather Mosaic Dance Ornament, 19th C. Sold for $4875
Tahitian Stone Pounder Sold for $10,600
Diminutive Taino Duho Sold for $5625
Antique Tangkul Naga Headdress, India/Burma. Sold for $7680
Dayak War Helmet/ Headdress, Borneo Sold for $8320
Austral Islands Chip Carved Dance Paddle Sold for $4480
Tolai War Club, East New Britain, Late 19th C. Sold for $2940
Massive Tongan Coconut Leaf-Stalk War Club, 19th C. Sold for $5120
Monumental Maori Relief Carved House Panel Sold for $16,250
Antique Dayak Women’s Work Board, Borneo Sold for $9525
A Maori Long Club/Fighting Staff, Taiaha, New Zealand, 19th C. Sold for $4225
Antique Dayak Painted Warrior Dance Shield, Borneo, Sold for $7620
Kahili Handle, Royal Staff, Hawaii, 19th C. Sold for $4160
Kwoma Minja Figure, Papua New Guinea Sold for $12,500
Aboriginal Kadaicha Shaman’s Ghostly Ritual Figure, Central Desert, Australia Sold for $4800
Malagan Ancestor Figure, New Ireland Island, PNG Sold for $4445
Balinese Figure of Men Brayut (Bryut), 19th C., H: 18.5” Sold for $4375
New Guinea Mask Sold for $2500
Pacific Northwest Native American Mask Sold for $13,750
Palestinian Headdress Sold for $4050
Yi Nuosu Armor Cuirass, 18th/19th C., China Sold for $4875
Antique Ceylon Perahera Festival Mask, Sri Lanka. Sold for $4800
Pacific Northwest Coast Kerfed and Bentwood Box, Late 19th-Early 20th C. Sold for $25,600
Antique Yi Silver Wedding Necklace, China Sold for $5125

Monumental African Igbo Shrine Figure, Nigeria Sold for $13,750

Kota Reliquary Figure Sold for $8750
Bakota Reliquary Guardian Figure, Gabon, 19th C. Sold for $6250
African Songye Community Power Figure Sold for $50,000
Nuna Bird Mask, Burkina Faso Sold for $5715
African Baule Gole Zoomorphic Mask. Sold for $4480
Kongo “N’kisi” Magic Fetish, Congo, 19th/early 20th C. Sold for $18,750
African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast. Sold for $12,800
African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast Sold for $12,800
African Temne Peoples Brass Mask Headdress, Sierra Leone Sold for $5120
Fang Byeri Female Reliquary Guardian Sold for $16,640
West African Bamana Power Figure/Boli Sold for $7040
African Congo Carved Wood Zoomorphic Slit Drum Sold for $2625
Oceanic Tribal Carved Wood Headrest Sold for $2125
Luba Spear Sold for $2125
An Idiosyncratic Bobo Mask, Burkina Faso Sold for $2990
Massive Winiama Serpent Mask, Wankr, Altarpiece, Burkina Faso Sold for $4760
Pair of Centuries
Old Yoruba Ogboni Bracelets, Nigeria Sold for $2375
South African Zulu Clay Ukhamba Pot Sold for $1625
Tall Painted Mask, Burkina Faso Sold for $3050
Miniature Dogon Shrine Triple Ladder, Mali Sold for $4375
2 Mossi Posts, Burkina Faso Sold for $5720
Extraordinary Nuna Snake Mask, Burkina Faso Sold for $6985
Chinese Silk Summer Dragon Robe Sold for $22,500
Silk Dragon Robe, China, mid 19th C. Sold for $23,700
Chinese Imperial Dragon Robe Sold for $28,750
Tibetan Lama’s Ceremonial Robe Sold for $11,875
Tibetan Dragon Robe, 17th C. Sold for $30,720
Chinese/Tibetan Silk Dragon Robe, 18th C. Sold for $17,500
Chinese Silk Embroidered Robe, Qing D. Sold for $16,250
Chinese Embroidered Surcoat, Late 19th C. Sold for $7800
Filipino Pina Fiber Blouse, 19th C. Sold for $7150
Yi Longpo Ceremonial Tunic, Yunnan Province, Southwest China, Early 20th C. Sold for $4875
Dong Apron/Skirt, China, 19th C. Sold for $4687
Yi Woman’s Patchwork Shirt and Wrap Skirt, Yunnan Province, China, Sold for $5200
Two Miao Woman’s Festival Short Jackets, China Sold for $4870
Chinese Batik Robe, Miao People Sold for $2750
Dao Shaman Embroidered Dragon Robe Sold for $3250
Yi Man’s Appliqued Tunic, China, Early 20th C. Sold for $2625
Chinese Rank Badge Sold for $2625
Double Dragon Embroidery, Qing D. Sold for $7680
Chinese Silk Pictorial Embroidery Sold for $6250
19th C. Japanese Patchwork/Boro Cloth Sold for $6080
Maonan Cotton and Silk Blanket Textile, China, Sold for $4650
Chinese Silk Dragon Tapestry Sold for $8750
Li Dragon Cover, 18th/19th C. Sold for $6400
19th C. Central Asian Silk Ikat Sold for $5940
Large Medallion Suzani, Uzbekistan, Early 19th C. Sold for $22,500
Tekke Embroidered Asmalyk, Turkmenistan, Early 19th C. $16,250
Shahrisyabz Suzani, Uzbekistan, Early 19th C. Sold for $42,625
Velvet Ikat Chapan, Uzbekistan, 19th C. Sold for $6875
Chodor Hat, Late 19th C. Sold for $4060

16/17th C. Flemish Tapestry Fragment Sold for $6000

Armenian Embroidered Textile with Inscriptions, C. 1820 Sold for $7500

Ottoman Embroidery Sold for $21,750

Rare 16th C.

Silk Lampas Panel, Nasrid Tile Pattern, Morocco Sold for $4480

17th C.

Ottoman Bocha (turban cover); 17th-18th C. Sold for $6250
Antique Syrian Judges Robe Sold for $3125
Ottoman Voided Silk And Velvet Catma, Possibly 17th C. Sold for $10,880
Hispano-Moresque
Silk Brocade Sold for $4050
Phulkari Wedding Shawl:Head Cloth, Swat Valley, 19th C. Sold for $2560
Massive Festival Banner, Gujarat, 19th C. Sold for $1250
Painted Story Cloth (Phad), Rajasthan, Early 20th C. Sold for $3330
Indian Folk Embroidery, Sold for $3000
Phulkari Wedding Shawl/Head Cover, Sind, Early 20th C. Sold for $2625
Indian Phulkari Silk Embroidered Textile, Late 19th/Early 20th C. Sold for $4445
19th C. Temple Door Hanging, South India Sold for $1250
Silk on Silk Rumal, Himachal Pradesh, Late 19th C. Sold for $1875
Gold Tissue and Silk Tapestry Panel, India Sold for $7500
Phulkari, India, Sold for $2375
18th C. Persian or Indian Silk and Metal Thread Roundel, Sold for $3250
Kashmir Moon Shawl, Ca. 1825, Sold for $2375
Antique Kashmir Embroidery, Sold for $3500
Kashmir Shawl, India, Mid 19th C. Sold for $4050
Kashmir Shawl, India, Late 19th C. Sold for $6250
Kashmir Moon Shawl, India, Late 18th/Early 19th C. Sold for $4375
Kashmir Shawl, India, Early 19th C. Sold for $13,750
Kashmir Moon Shawl, India, Late 18th/Early 19th C. Sold for $6875

Signed Tulis Batik Sarong, Workshop of Lien Metzelaar de Stoop, Pekalongan, Indonesia, Late 19th-Early 20th C.

Signed Eliza van Zuylen Batik Sarong, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Sold for $6875
Fine Batik, Oey Soe Tjoen, Kedungwuni, Sold for $4700
Large Dodot, Ceremonial Dance Batik Java, Indonesia Sold for $3250
Tulis Batik Sarong, Indonesia, Early-Mid 20th C. Sold for $7500
Sold for $6080
Flores Cotton Ikat Sarong, Indonesia, Mid 20th C. Sold for $3375
Ritual Ikat Textile, Malaysia, Late 19th:Early 20th C. Sold for $5940
Tulis Batik Prada Skirt Cloth, Indonesia, C. 1900-1925 Sold for $4375
Woman’s Ceremonial “Tapis Kaca”, Indonesia, Late 19th:Early 20th C. Sold for $3625
Rare Headcloth With Ikat And Embroidery, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th C. Sold for $6250
Toraja Ceremonial Cloth, Sulawesi Island, Early 20th C. Sold for $5900
Rare Antique Silk Thai Phanung/Man’s Pants Sold for $2750
Tibetan/Ladakhi Chang Tang Woman’s Sul-ma Robe Sold for $3330
16th/17th C. European Ecclesiastic Textile Panel Sold for $3500
19th C. Khmer Pidan:Buddhist Ceremonial Hanging Sold for $15,600
Rare Vintage Black Panthers Applique Textile Banner, Oakland, California, 1968 Sold for $3750
African Bamileke Ndop Cloak, Cameroon Sold for $4800
New Zealand Korowai Maori Cloak, 19th C. Sold for $4250
Antique American Crazy Quilt Sold for $3000
Aymara Man’s Ceremonial Llacota Sold for $16,250
Ponchito, Aymara Culture, Dept. of Oruro, 18th-19th C. Sold for $8750
Man’s Ritual Mantle, Llacota, Dept. Potosi, Early 19th C. Sold for $12,500
Aymara Man’s Llacota, Dept. of Potosi, 17-19th C. Sold for $9375
Inca Culture Tunic, Coastal Peru Sold for $8750
Aymara Man’s Ceremonial Llacota Mantle, Late 18th C. Sold for $11,430
Navajo Late Classic Chief’s Blanket Variant, ca. 1875 Sold for $12,500
Native American Indian Navajo Blanket, C. 1870’s Sold for $6175
Post- Maximilian Sarape, ca. 1875-85 Sold for $10,625
Pueblo Banded Blanket, ca. 1880 Sold for $5000

Sican/Lambayeque Culture Tunic, North Coast, Peru, c. 700-1300 CE Sold for $16,900

Chancay Mantle, Chancay Valley, Central Coast, C. 1300-1550 CE Sold for $11,250
Wari Culture Tunic, South Coast, Peru, c. 700-1000 CE Sold for $112,500
Pre-Columbian Siguas Mantle, Peru, 200-400 CE. Sold for $6080
Coastal Wari Painted Textile, Decadent Period Sold for $9375
Chimu Culture Mantle, North Central Coast, Peru, c. 1200-1550 CE. Sold for $5625
Pre-Columbian Wari Tie-Dye Textile Panel, Peru Sold for $7040
Pre-Columbian Nazca Tunic (200 BC - 600 AD) Sold for $12,500
Wari False Head for a Mummy Bundle, Central Coast, Peru, C. 800-1100 CE Sold for $3000
Nazca Wari Delantera or Pechera, South Coast, Peru, C. 700-1200 CE. Sold for $3750

Why Consign Asian, Ethnographic, Ancient & Textile Arts to Material Culture

Expertise. Scale. Performance. Results.

Material Culture is a nationally recognized auction house specializing in Asian art, ethnographic works, ancient material, historic textiles, and significant arts from cultures around the world. We combine curatorial depth with entrepreneurial drive to maximize both visibility and results.

Specialized Expertise: Our in-house team—alongside a network of respected outside specialists—understands the cultural, historical, and market contexts that define value in Asian, tribal, ancient, and textile arts. Objects are catalogued with accuracy, nuance, and respect.

One of the Largest Exhibition Galleries in the United States: Our museum-scale galleries are housed in the historic landmark Atwater Kent building in Philadelphia. The space allows important works to be exhibited properly—with scale, lighting, and breathing room rarely available in conventional auction settings.

Strategic Location & Access: Easily accessible from a major highway, we are just 15 minutes from Center City Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Art Museum district, and 30th Street Station. The property offers unlimited parking and unencumbered loading docks, making delivery, preview attendance, and institutional visits efficient and stress-free.

Cultural Events, Not Just Auctions: When appropriate, we enhance major sales with lectures, symposia, and expert panels—bringing scholarship into the room. Preview exhibitions may include catered receptions, celebrations, and live music that reflect the cultural spirit of the works themselves.

A Serious Global Audience: Over decades, we have cultivated an international network of collectors, dealers, and institutions who actively follow our sales. Your property reaches buyers who understand rarity and authenticity.

Curated, Thematic Auctions: Rather than dispersing works in generic estate sales, we build focused auctions—International Textile Arts, Asian Works of Art, Ethnographic & Tribal Arts, Ancient Art—creating synergy and concentrated demand.

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