AFRICAN BAMBARA CHIWARA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS,MALI Bambara people, carved wood Chiwara headdress / sculpture, 20th century, likely Segu, Mali, representing an antelope carved in the vertical style. 29.75" H x 8.5" L x...
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MAKONDE (EAST AFRICAN) CARVED BLACKWOODTREE OF LIFEA vintage carved blackwood ujamaa (or "Tree of Life") sculpture of the Makonde people of East Africa, circa 20th century. A motif representative of the style,...
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ANCIENT AFRICAN NOK TERRACOTTA FIGUREDESCRIPTION:Ancient African Nok Terracotta Figure. This is a long cylindrical shaped terracotta figural sculpture representing a male with carved face on top, with protruding eyes, lips...
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LARGE AFRICAN IGBO MAMI-WATA FIGURELargeAfrican Igbo Mami-Wata Figure. Carved wood, pigment. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Mami Wata is a water spirit usually represented as a snake charmer or...
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3 PETI CLEMENTS ACRYLIC FOLK ART PAINTINGSThree(3) small Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on board paintings depicting various scenes of everyday life in the rural south. 1st item: Painting,...
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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN WOOD MASK - CLASSICBASSAWest Africa, Liberia, Bassa people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example of a dark wooden mask in the classic Bassa style, with the face so deeply set from the brow...
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20TH C. CENTRAL AFRICAN KUBA WOOD PORTRAITCUPCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fascinating carved-wood cup in the form of a human head. Sitting upon...
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20TH C. MALI POLYCHROME WOOD PUPPETMAMI WATA**Originally Listed At $500**
West Africa, Mali, Bozo peoples, ca. 20th century CE. An impressive Bozo puppet depicting Mami Wata, the water deity and ultimate Mother...
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AFRICAN BWA POLYCHROME WOOD KOBIAY SPIRITMASK**Originally Listed At $800**
West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bwa people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fantastical plank Kobiay mask which is a representation of a...
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19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO SPIRIT MASKS OKOROSHIOJO STYLE**Originally Listed At $750**
Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of dark wooden masks in the Okoroshi Ojo style carved...
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19TH C. WEST AFRICAN MALI WOOD CHAIRPANEL W/ CROCODILE...West Africa, Mali, Bamana Dogon, Senufo People, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A massive wood panel with a slightly curved shape and a relief carved...
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SMALL CARVED AFRICAN FERTILITY STATUE:Carved African Fertility Goddess is unclothed and she has several neck rings. Her hands are on her protruding belly. This artifact was vetted and informally appraised by a...
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2 AFRICAN HUT DOORS SENUFO TRIBE, IVORYCOAST: Similar hut doors feature the traditional design of the Senufo cosmogony. The cross in the middle of the door represents the belly button, the center of life. Carved...
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AFRICAN GRANARY DOGON DOOR - MALI: Nicelycarved Dogon granary door that protects the food crops of all the people that live in a village. The figures represent the lineage and together with the breasts, symbolize...
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ANTIQUE IVORY PAIR OF KNIGHT CHESS PIECESTwoChinese finely carved and very large stained ivory chess pieces, representing the dark knights. Details accented in black wash. Circa late 19th/early 20th century. Each measures...
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ANTIQUE IVORY PAIR OF KNIGHT CHESS PIECESTwoChinese finely carved and very large ivory chess pieces, representing the light knights. Details accented in black wash. Circa late 19th/early 20th century. Each measures...
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ANTIQUE IVORY PAIR OF BISHOP CHESS PIECESTwoChinese finely carved and very large stained ivory chess pieces, representing the dark bishops. Details accented in black wash. Circa late 19th/early 20th century. Each measures...
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ANTIQUE IVORY PAIR OF BISHOP CHESS PIECESTwoChinese finely carved and very large ivory chess pieces, representing the light bishops. Details accented in black wash. Circa late 19th/early 20th century. Each measures...
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ANTIQUE IVORY KING & QUEEN CHESS PIECESTwoChinese finely carved and very large stained ivory chess pieces, Emperor and Empress representing the dark King and Queen. Details accented in black wash. Circa late 19th/early...
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ANTIQUE IVORY KING & QUEEN CHESS PIECESTwoChinese finely carved and very large ivory chess pieces, Emperor and Empress representing the light King and Queen. Details accented in black wash. Circa late 19th/early 20th...
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12 IVORY STATUES, ANTIQUE SIGNED SETMONTHSLarge set of 12 hand carved Chinese ivory statues, each evidently representing a month of the calendar. Unusually signed and inscribed to each figurine's back. Complete...
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EIGHT CHINESE CARVED IVORY FIGURESEightChinese figures carved out of ivory on small wooden bases, representing the eight immortals, each measure approximately 7 1/4 inches high with base, 6 1/4 inches without base....
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AFRICAN PAINTED CARVED KWELE MASK, EX-MUSEUM20th c., Gabon, heart shaped wood face mask with white clay pigment, representing a "peaceful spirit", 13.5"h x 11"w...
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GROUP AFRICAN CARVED WOOD SPOONS (13)pieces, representing various tribes and regions, some examples polychrome decorated and some adorned with small strands of beads, 20.25"l x 4.75"w (largest), 8.25"l x 2.25w...
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THREE AFRICAN CARVED BUSTSEach representinga youthful maiden. Heights 4.25 in. to 8 in. (Cond: good)...
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AFRICAN CARVING Very Rare Zande AnthropomorphicWood Figure Representing Yanda (the protecting spirit of the Mani Initiatory Sect, sympathetic to social change), early 20th c., Northeast Zaire, 10" x 5" x 4 1/2". Patina...
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LARGE AFRICAN SCULPTURE Large and RareBaga Wood Shoulder Mask depicting Nimba, Goddess of Fertility, with carved facial scarification, metal tacks and sight window between the breasts, represents a beautiful mother,...
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AFRICAN CARVED KONGO IVORY FIGURINEBembe Loango Three Men Figurine, brown toned patina, 3 1/2" tall. Representing colonial laborers.
Collected in the 1960's....
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A FINE, LARGE AND RARE CATLINITE CROSSON PLINTHThe beautifully patinated carving in two parts is comprised of a rising Christian cross atop two integral stepped outsets, and a separate trapezoidal pedestal with...
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AFRICAN KAPOK SENTINEL CARVING: Setiencalao bird from the Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast. This tall painted Setien bird represents fertility & prosperity. It was placed at the entrance of the village to welcome travelers,...
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A Lot of African Good Luck Statues Carveddarkened wood. The largest statue is a good luck fertility figure of a pregnant female probably from the Congo. It is 14-1/4" high by 4" wide. The two disk headed Akuaba fertility...
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A Pair of African Figures with ElongatedNecks Carved wood; mottled applied finish. The figures are representative of the Ndeble tribe of South Africa and represent the rites of passage for the girls where they adorn...
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West African Wooden Janus Carving Double-headed"Janus" figure carved from wood with applied pigment. These types of figures usually represent deities who are able to see many things at the same time which makes them both...
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Herbert Singleton (American/New Orleans,1945-2007) "Big Hat Willie - Chained in Evil Love", painted and bas-relief carved on found chifferobe door, titled at top and bottom of panel, 44-1/4" x 15-3/4"; together...
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SENUFO AFRICAN CARVED MASK REPRESENTINGTHE FIRE SPITTER: Iron display stand. 30'' x 16'' x 13'' with stand 51 1/2'' x 20 1/2'' x 16''CONDITION: Note all items from this estate have been recently fumigated...
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A Carved and Painted African TribalGoli Mask The circular shape mask with protruding eyes bared teeth horns on top painted in the traditional black ivory and rust colors apprx. 20-1/2"H x 13"W. The circular...
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