Tribal art. Central Africa - a carvedwood mask, possibly Leja DRC, mid 20th c, 34cm More Information Numerous chips and scuffs, signs of old worm damage...
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Tribal art. Central Africa - a carvedwood club, decorated with a band of cowry shells, 62cm l and a hardwood side blown trumpet wrapped with copper wire, possibly Mangbetu DRC, mid 20th c More Information Trumpet...
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Tribal art. Central Africa - a Lubacarved wood skeleton figure, 40cm h, a Kumu carved wood figure and a Zande carved wood figure and another More Information Skeleton with split to base and smaller splits to...
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Tribal art. Central Africa - a carvedwood Nkisi Nkondi figure, DRC, mid 20th c, 50cm h and a contemporary carved wood African figure, 86cm h More Information Nkisi Nkondi with split to base. Other figure with...
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POPE PIUS IX, HANDWRITTEN GIFT BOOKAND ART, 1847 This book was presented to Pius IX in July of 1847, one month after his election. It contains elegies, sonnets, odes, etc. to, or in honor of, Pius IX celebrating...
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AFRICAN BENIN BRONZE ARTIFACTDESCRIPTION:African Benin Bronze Artifact with two male heads. Produced over the course of roughly 500 years, the Benin bronzes provide an aesthetically rich record of life in the thriving...
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5 LARGE ISLAMIC EGYPTIAN FUSTAT GLASSBEADSNorth Africa, Egypt, Fustat, Islamic culture, ca. 7th to 11th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 5 sizeable glass beads, each presenting a barrel form and formed using...
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19TH C. MOROCCAN BERBER GILT SILVERARM CUFFNorth Africa, Morocco, Berber culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a beautiful and sizable cast silver (60% to 90.05%) arm cuff with applied openwork...
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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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19TH C. AFRICAN KUBA WOOD & BONE PALMWINE VESSEL**Originally Listed At $400**
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples (also Bakuba), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful...
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20TH C. AFRICAN DOGON LEADED KING FIGURE,EX-MUSEUM**First Time At Auction**
West Africa, Central Mali, Dogon peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large cast brass sculpture of a king or chief upon a chair...
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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN SONGYE WOODENMALE KIFWEBE MASK**Originally Listed At $400**
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask...
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20TH C. DRC HEMBA KUSU WOOD POWER FIGURE,EX-DARTEVELLE...Central Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba / Kusu peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fantastic and fascinating wooden power figure known as a kakudji,...
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19TH C. AFRICAN CONGO WOOD SLIT DRUM- GOAT FORMCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, or Central African Republic, Lobala, Zande, or Banda people, ca. 19th century CE. This is a superb and...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY SEATED CAMEL WEARINGSADDLE, TL'DEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A handsome terracotta statue of a camel, shown seated with legs bent beneath him and head tilted skyward as...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY CAMEL (TOMB FIGURE)**OriginallyListed At $3500**
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A charming, hollow, mold-made ceramic camel, standing proud with a long curved neck and a pair of pointed...
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FINE MESOPOTAMIAN CARNELIAN STAMP ROLLERBEADS**Originally Listed At $500**
Central Asia - Mesopotamia, eastern Mediterranean to northern Africa, ca. 21st to 8th century BCE. Two very fine and rare cylinder stamp...
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19TH C. MOROCCAN POTTERY MOKHFIA BOWL,EX MUSEUMNorth Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) region, ca. 19th century CE. This is a lovely traditional style of Moroccan pottery known as a mokhfia with the popular tronja motif...
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(11) VOLS, ART & ARTISTS, INCL. GAUGUIN,KANDINSKY Includes: 1) Elisofon. The Sculpture of Africa. Praeger, 1958; 2) The Asmat of New Guinea: The Journal of Michael C. Rockefeller. The Museum of Primitive Art, 1967;...
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CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED TRIPOD DISH, TANGDYNASTY A Chinese Sancai glazed tripod plate, dating from the Tang dynasty (618-906). The plate with rounded sloping sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, impressed...
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CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED TRIPOD DISH, TANGDYNASTY A Chinese Sancai glazed tripod plate, dating from the Tang dynasty (618-906). The plate with rounded sloping sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, impressed...
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WILLIS "BING" DAVIS, AFRICAN AMERICAN(B. 1937), THE STRUGGLE AS VIEWED FROM THE BASE OF A WALL #55, 1973, ACRYLIC AND SAND ON BOARD, 4 3/4"H X 4 3/4"W (SIGHT), 6 1/4"H X 6 1/4"W (FRAME)Willis "Bing" Davis, African...
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DUTCH SUSPENDED SUNDIAL CIRCA 1900 HEIGHT11.25”. WIDTH 6.25". BOX HEIGHT 5". WIDTH 7.25". DEPTH 4.5".DUTCH SUSPENDED SUNDIAL, Circa 1900, Signed in the case "Nederlandsche Instrumentenfabriek Utrecht". Lacquered...
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18TH CENTURY ARABIC QUADRANT FROM THEMAGHREB REGION OF NORTHWEST AFRICA CIRCA 1776 HEIGHT 7.5". WIDTH OF ARC 10.25". MAGHREB REGION OF NORTHWEST AFRICA, Circa 1776, Signed in Arabic along one of the sight vanes...
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A GROUP OF AFRICAN WIREWORK BEADED SCULPTURESAgroup of African wirework beaded sculptures, Mid/late 20th century; Central and South Africa Each appears unmarked Seven beaded figural sculptures comprising one Bamileke...
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A Luba Wood Divination Device (Kashekesheke)
CentralAfrica, Democratic Republic of Congo
Height 4 7/8 inches.
Property from the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio...
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A Large West or Central Africa Carvedand Painted Wood Drum possibly Baga Guinea or Bembe Democratic Republic of the Congo of tapering cylinder form raised on an openwork base of seven curved supports on a flared...
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Gaston V. Leroux (French 1854-1942)"A Desert Tribesman (Guerrier Arabe)" 1880s-1890s bronze cast signature on base height 38 in. Note: Gaston Leroux was a member of the "second generation" of Orientalist...
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