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Congolese Loango Carved Ivory Tusk c.1900 Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1910 item# 753031 (stock#Ch0964)
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A small Congolese Loango ivory tusk, carved with a band of processional figures. Length: 7 ½ in. Late 19th/early 20th cent. Attractive patina. Unfortunately the pregnant seated woman who surmounts the tusk has lost her head. No other damage.

Old African Beadwork Panel Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1960 item# 608553 (stock#Ch0792)
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An African beadwork panel worked with a checkerboard design in red, orange, yellow, white, green and black beads edged with a fringe of cowrie shells. Dimensions: approx. 18 ½ x 5 ½ in. c. mid-20th cent. Undamaged condition. No losses.

Ashanti Bronze Gold Weight: Antelope Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1920 item# 600989 (stock#Ch0777)
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An Ashanti bronze goldweight cast in the form of an antelope. Length: 2 1/8 in. 19th/early 20th cent. Perfect condition. Original colour.

Ashanti Bronze Gold Weight: Snake/Mudfish Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1920 item# 600988 (stock#Ch0776)
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An Ashanti bronze goldweight cast in the form of a snake eating a mudfish. Length: 4 in. 19th/early 20th cent. Perfect condition. Original colour.

Ashanti Bronze Gold Weight: Mudfish Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1920 item# 600987 (stock#Ch0775)
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A finely-cast Ashanti bronze gold weight in the form of a mudfish. Length: 1 5/8 in., 19/early 20th cent. Very well cast. Nice colour. No damage.

Old Ethiopian Stool Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1970 item# 594730 (stock#Ch0766)
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An Ethiopian three-legged stool, the seat with an attractive glossy patina. Height: 10 in. x 10 ½ in. wide. 20th cent. There is one short ( 2 ¾ in.) filled crack as shown in the close-up.

Zulu Wirework Flywhisk Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1970 item# 594727 (stock#Ch0765)
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A Zulu flywhisk, the handle carefully worked with parti-coloured metal wire. Length: 29 in. 20th cent. No damage.

Old African Beadwork Waistband Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1900 item# 455458 (stock#Ch0545)
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An old African beadwork waistband, stitched onto (elephant?) hide and worked with a zig-zag design of blue and black beads on a white background. Width of beaded section: 14 ½ in. A few beads missing only. The hide band has evidently parted at one point due to wear.

19thC Ethiopian Coptic Handcross Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1900 item# 414768 (stock#Ch0451)
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A cast white metal Ethiopian Coptic handcross incised with various figures (Evangelists?) on an interlaced background of knots. Inscribed on the shaft. Length: 10 in. 19th century. The alloy is heavy and quite hard but shows considerable wear from use. There is an old repair at the base of the shaft. It was purchased from an old collection amassed in the Sixties. I have no idea what the inscription says.

Old African Tribal Stool, Tonga, Zimbabwe Archives: Regional Art: African: Pre 1920 item# 353777 (stock#Ch0369)
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An old African tribal stool from Zimbabwe (Tonga tribe). Height: 8 in; diameter: 8 5/8 in. Good condition and nicely-worn as the photos show. Two small stapled cracks to the base (native repair).

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