ASSORTED AFRICAN WOOD HAIR COMBS, 15Assortment of fifteen African wood hair combs / picks, some carved wood with incised decoration, some woven together with fiber. Largest: 14.25" H x 3.25" W. Scattered losses....
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SONIE JOI RUFFIN "SONS SHALL RIZE" (2002QUILT)Sonie Joi Thompson-Ruffin
(Missouri, b. 1951)
Sons Shall Rize , 2002
Silk, African fancy print, Bogolan cloth, metallic threads
60" x 52"
Sons Shall Rize is a significant...
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COLLECTION OF AFRICAN BASKETRY ARTIFACTSCollectionof African Basketry Artifacts. Including: Hehe twined basket to carry grain on the head, Tanzania; twined sisal bag, Kikuyu, Kenya; man's shoulder bag, raffia palm fiber,...
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FOUR WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOOD AND FIBERMASKSLiberian/Ivorian, most Dan style, possibly early 20th century, most with concave forms with protruding foreheads, large stylized features, fiber and/or hair beards, two...
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FIVE WEST AFRICAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMEDMASKScomprising: three Cameroonian examples, Fang style, possibly late 19th/20th century, near pair with deeply concave forms with protruding foreheads, braided fiber hairstyles,...
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TWO WEST AFRICAN CARVED CEREMONIAL MASKSCameroonian,Western Grassfields area, Oku style, possibly late 19th/early 20th century, one example with wide face, open mouth flanked by two tusks, downward curving central forehead...
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18TH C. AFRICAN VENETIAN GLASS / STONEBEAD STRANDS (2)...Europe, Italy, Venice, found in western Africa, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A lovely pair of Venetian glass and stone trade bead strands, each strung...
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(2) AFRICAN MASKS, IBGO AND EKET STYLENigeria, the Eket of carved wood with sun symbol on forehead, 13.25"h x 6.5"w; the Igbo of carved and painted wood with beads, leather and textile, with attached woven fiber...
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GROUP (5) AFRICAN STYLE MASKS IncludingDan, Teke, Pende, Kub and Lega, Ivory Coast and DR Congo, carved and pigmented wood, beads, cowry shells, and vegetable fibers, 31,5"h x 9"w (largest), 15"h x 6.5"w (smallest)...
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(3) AFRICAN CARVED WOOD AND METAL ARTIFACTSIncluding (2) Marka style masks, Mail, with dimple decorated metal sheathing and fiber tassels, 10"l and 15"l; with a Kota style reliquary figure, Gabon, with metal sheathing...
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GROUP OF (9) CARVED AND PAINTED AFRICANMASKS 20th c., carved wood, pigment, plant fiber, one with cowry shells and beads, some marked incl. "Dan mask", "Punu Gabon", and "Fang mask Cameroon"; 16.75"l x 6"w (longest)...
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(2) AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MASKS KUBA &CHOKWE PEOPLE(lot of 2) Carved African wood masks, including: (1) Chokwe People, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia, fiber netting for hair and holding the mask...
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(2) CHOKWE PEOPLE CARVED WOOD AFRICANMASKS(lot of 2) Carved African wood masks, Chokwe People, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia, both with fiber netting for hair and holding the mask in place; finely...
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AFRICAN KUBA BWOOM HELMET MASK ON STANDLargeAfrican Kuba Bwoom helmet mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, late 19th/early 20thc., fashioned with pierced copper, carved wood, cowrie shells, seeds, colored trade beads,...
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AFRICAN DRC, TWO LONG GEOMETRIC MOTIFKUBA CLOTHS African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 20th century. Group of two DRC Kuba cloths / runners in raffia fiber comprising of one black and white checker board...
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AFRICAN KUBA BWOOM MASK ON STANDAFRICANKUBA BWOOM MASK ON STAND, late 19th/early 20th century, a helmet design of wood, copper alloy, skin, plant fiber, textile, cowrie shell, and beads, 14"H....
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TURKANA WATER VESSEL KENYALidded WaterVessel made of plant fiber, hide straps, decorated with cowrie shells and colored beads.
13" H
Provenance: From the Labelle Prussin Estate, Author of African Nomadic...
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UNFINISHED ZULU HEADDRESS SOUTH AFRICAUnfinishedZulu helmet headdress, to be covered in rafia fiber to obscure the face of the wearer.
18 3/4"H x 23 1/2"-diameter
Provenance: From the Labelle Prussin Estate, Author of...
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TWO AFRICAN WOVEN PLANT FIBER, LEATHERAND COWRY SHELL LIDDED BASKETS LARGER BASKET: 6 X 12 IN. (30.48 X 15.24 CM.), SMALLER BASKET: 8 X 6 IN. (20.32 X 15.24 CM.) AND COWRY SHELL LIDDED BASKETS, probably Nigeria...
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AFRICAN ANIMAL HELMET MASK Karumba AdoneAntelope Helmet Mask, Mali , carved wood with brass applique, beads and fiber, 39" x 14" x 7"....
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BAULE PEOPLES, SMALL AFRICAN DRUM, EXWRIGHT Ivory Coast, carved wood decorated with geometric border, animal hide drumhead, fiber bindings, 10.25"h x 7"dia...
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GROUP (4) AFRICAN CARVED WOOD FIGURESIncludes a n Ivory Coast Baule mask on stand, 8"h (mask); female figure on lucite stand, possibly a heddle pulley, 7.25"h (figure); a Tanzanian female figure with woven fiber...
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GROUP (5) AFRICAN TRIBAL OBJECTS Includesa figural staff, carved wood, fiber hair, metal tacks, 24.5"l; two headrests, one with metal brace, 6"h; and two gourd vessels, one with female figural carved neck, the other...
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(3) WEST AFRICAN BEADED FIGURES, EXWRIGHT Includes Kirdi fertility figure, Cameroon, beads, cowry shells, leather thongs, on wood, with metal stand, 8"h (fig., not incl. fringe or stand), 11.25"h x 3"squ (incl....
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COLLECTION (13) WEST AFRICAN FIGURALCARVINGS DR Congo Region, carved wood, beads, plant fibers, variety of figural types, two face carvings, one small double-opening container, 20"h (largest), 4"h (smallest)...
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AFRICAN BAMANA WOODEN CHI WARA HEADDRESSAfrican, Bamana / Bambara people of Mali, Chiwara headdress in the form of an antelope in wood, plant fiber, hide, and cowrie shells, likely early 20th century or later. 70"...
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SIX AFRICAN MASKS. First half 20th century.Carved wood with original pigments and attached fiber or cloth. Bush cow (repaired horn), 14"h. and antelope, 12"h. Together with four face masks, one with red pigment and...
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AFRICAN WOODEN MASK. First half 20thcentury. Covered with fiber and mud with flaking black paint. 14.5"h. 6.5"w. 7.25"d....
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AFRICAN SHIELDAfrican Shield, probablyMambila, Cameroon, woven fiber and split wood construction, with handle, h. 30 in., w. 31 in....
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AFRICAN SONGYE POWER FIGURE, DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 59¼" x 14" x 15 1/5" Community Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), 20th century. Wood, metals, cowrie shells, fiber, raffia, gourds, beads, and feathers. Standing...
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African Polychrome Wood Fiber and ClothMask An African painted cloth headdress with stylized wood mask with handle edged in plant fiber; ht. 34 in....
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An African Yoruba Ceremonial King ObaBeaded Crown Nigeria Early 20th Century Hollowed cylindrical shape headpiece decorated with multi-color glass beads attached to fiber backing elaborately embellished with...
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African Liberia Dan Masks lot of 2 eachheavily decorated using metal fiber and shells both lengths (with beard) 17 in. x widths 6.75 and 6.25 in. 20th century...
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African Democratic Republic of the CongoLwlawa Mask carved with elongated features and decorated with blue and red pigments and plant fibers length 13 in. x width 6 in. 20th century From the Daniel Jacobs and Edward...
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African Democratic Republic of the CongoBakuba Mashamboy Helmet mask large mask covered with cowry shells beads and plant fiber; long extension hooks over face of mask height 29 in. x approximate diameter 17 in....
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*An African Hide Drum of circular formwith a wood barrel having fabric and fiber tassels. Diameter 7 3/8 inches....
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