A Malian standing male figure
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Pre 1930 item# 1205860 (stock#M90543)
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Possibly of Malinke origin, the features of this wooden figure recall sculptures from both the Dogon and Bamana peoples. Made from a tight-grained wood and exhibiting a varied, medium brown, shiny patina, the figure stands 16" tall. The right arm is missing, and has been gone for quite awhile since the break shows an old surface. Metal eyes have been inserted. Early 20th century. Old private Florida collection since the 1980's.
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A fine Yoruba Oyo type male Ibeji
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Pre 1930 item# 1204170 (stock#Y554107)
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Standing in classic pose with voluminous arms held down and hands placed on hip. Tripartite coiffure and large detailed eyes accentuated with metal irises. The figure has a herniated navel surrounded by belly scarification. Measuring 9.50"H, the 'ere ibeji' is in very fine condition with numerous, original glass beads and metal bangles attached. A golden, honey-brown aged patina overall. Collected in Nigeria in the early 1960's by the Rex family, Venice Fl.
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A fine Ogoni face mask
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Pre 1950 item# 1204064 (stock#O762204)
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The graceful example with backward curving horns in imitation of a hare's ears, and with smaller ear appendages on the sides curling forward. The face is wholly human in typical Ogoni style with prominent, pointed, upturned nose and large almond-shaped eyes, but with the addition of the large horns, a supernatural power was imbued on the mask. From southeastern Nigeria, early-mid 20th century. The mask was whitened with organic pigment and measures 13.50"H. It is in very fine condition ...click for details
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A Bullom standing female 'Minsereh' figure
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Pre 1940 item# 1204003 (stock#B511962)
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A standing figure once owned by a female leader or diviner of the Yassi society, showing ample evidence of once being placed in a medicine bowl. The surface exhibits a crusty coating of a reddish substance, particularly on the right side of the head and down the torso. This material has begun to whiten in areas. Underneath this layer, the figure shows the typical shiny, black patina associated with objects from this region of Sierra Leone, West Africa. An elaborate coiffure, scarification on the ...click for details
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A superb wooden Kuba ritual mortar
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Pre 1920 item# 1203928 (stock#K26257)
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The pedestal foot vessel carved with guilloche patterns and images of pangolin (manis tricuspis). A deep, blackish brown patina covers the entire vessel, especially the interior, and the surface on the exterior is smooth and shiny from much handling. The contents of such a small container must have been quite potent and special. Early 20th century from D.R.Congo, Central Africa. 5" in height, and in mint condition. Provenance: collection of Peter Pollack, NY and Fl, since the early 1960' ...click for details
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A fine Ivory Coast region initiation chair
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Pre 1930 item# 1197431 (stock#W77321)
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These miniature chairs represent the role of women as mothers and providers of the family, and figure prominently into the initiation rites of young girls with several peoples of Ivory Coast. They typically belonged to the grandfathers or uncles (members of the Poro Society) of the initiation participants. This example is exceptional with phallic form back rail ends. It is finely incised on the legs, side rails and seat, and back rail. Measuring 17" H x approx. the same width. Showing a fin ...click for details
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A fine Zulu wooden meat tray
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Pre 1940 item# 1196076 (stock#Z551972)
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Showing much use on the natural, undecorated interior of the bowl, this four-footed prestige tray shows a blackened underside with ridges and bumps in typical fashion. This was actually the more visible side seen while the bowl hung awaiting its use during rituals and important feasts. The thin-walled vessel measures 12.75" in length (handle to handle) and is 8.50" wide. Height is 2". The condition is fine but with an old split in one handle (stable), and a small loss to rim from ...click for details
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An Iatmul over-modeled ritual 'payback' dagger
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Pre 1950 item# 1195605 (stock#P33871)
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The finely rendered, naturalistic human face made of gray clay and embedded with cowrie and Nassa shells. Cream pigment, fiber tassels, and feathers further decorate the image. The dagger itself is made of wood, not the usual Cassowary bird leg bone, although it is carved on the backside of the blade to mimic the hollow seen on a bone. Such daggers were pushed into the earth in front of a man wishing to speak in a debate, and his credence was bolstered by the presence of the dagger before him. T ...click for details
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A fine Zigua or Pare medicinal horn
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Pre 1960 item# 1193971 (stock#T33071)
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Some scholars of African art have suggested the use of such animal horns to hold magical, medicinal substances shows East African contact with Indonesia, possibly as early as the first millennium CE. This prime example shows an anthropomorphic wooden stopper with beaded eyes. The wood used to make these stoppers comes from the medicinal tree whose leaves, bark or roots are typically part of the contents of the horn. From northeastern Tanzania, Zigua or Pare peoples, mid 20th century. 21" in ...click for details
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A Turkana or Karamajong wooden headrest
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Pre 1960 item# 1193842 (stock#K56211)
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This type of East African headrest is one of the most common, but in the example here, the larger proportions and horizontal orientation distinguish it from others. A warm, honey-brown tone patina is complimented by a string of various glass and natural beads attached to the braided, leather cord, no doubt linked to its owner's status. From the Kenya/Uganda border region, early-mid 20th century. Very fine condition. Provenance: Fedel collection, 1970's.
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