Ogboni, Brass, Yoruba, Nigeria.
H. 18 cm. 19th/early 20th century.
The iron pins are missing.
Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932 - 2021).
Bakongo dance staff/rattle
H. 32 cm, early 20th century
Inlaid eyes. Some missing parts, see pictures.
Rare and early object.
A very unusual large and very early version of the currency bracelet, used also by slave traders in the in West Africa - these served as exchange currency.
A very ornate bracelet with miniature decoration around the three hemispheric profiles.
Size: 109 mm. wide and 59 mm. high. Weigh: 367 grams.
Condition: Good Very fine, small bumps, but intact with a lovely warm green, brownish red patina.
Ex. Old Danish Private Colection
This is an authentic 19th-century Ethiopian Abyssinian Coptic Orthodox brass blessing cross comprised of three intricately cast and attached elements.
The cross is decorated with intricate geometric patterns arranged in a lattice design, resulting in a stunning visual effect...
An exceptional example of the antique Ethiopian Coptic Christian processional cross of unusual form 17th -18th century Ethiopia, Solomonic Dynasty.
The cross is made of cast copper alloy (white bronze) and has been pierced and engraved in openwork with an intricate pattern of interwoven lines, topped with small crosses. Two circular decorations flank the bottom of the cross; this motif refers to the divine halo of Christ...
Lovely intact ceramic bust, likely a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan nobleman from the part of Africa which is today southern Ghana and southeastern Côte d'Ivoire. This is a very early type and quite attractive with it's diminutive arms.
Size: c. 10,5 cm. tall.
Condition: Intact with minor corrosion and patina.
Ex. Danish private Collection
An antique pair of Tuareg tent (stakes) made of a hand carved wood. Unique nomadic tribal carvings decorate the upper portion of each piece. Mounted on a removable custom fabricated iron base.
Age: Late 19th Century
Dimensions: (of largest) 52 1/2" High by 7" Wide by 7" Deep
This is a traditional Antique Coptic Christian scroll from the Oromo people of Ethiopia.
Painted on Vellum (processed animal skin) and using a special black and red ink, the text is in the now extinct language of Ge'ez, which was originally used for religious purposes.
Kitabe scrolls were often placed in a leather case and were carried as amulet...
SLAVE TRADE BRACELET C.1700s-1800s Bronze, 3 1/4" width. Used for the purchase of slaves in West Africa. Value one slave Shipwreck recovery with expected green encrustation. Malter Gallery
Antique 19th century African, Lega Congo War Trumpet with shiny honey brown patina, cracks through age, and slight traces of abrasion.
MEASUREMENTS: The overall length: 43 cm (17 in).
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Antique, late 19th century, African Mangbetu or Zande, bow harp, Kundi.
The sound box (Resonator) of the harp is made of wood and covered with snake skin, with one round opening on the anterior surface, and small holes for the strings.
There are no holes in the neck for the tuning pegs since the strings were fastened to the neck by the loops...
African Ceremonial ritual wooden drum (Pinge), Senufo people, African Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), Korhogo region. Circa 1920-1950.
Entirely carved from one piece of wood, the sculpted figure depicting a bare breasted regal woman, seated on a stool, with upraised arms, an arched back, and a strong neck, gracefully supporting and balancing a drum on her head.
The drum is carved in low relief with symbols representing various animals, including crocodiles...
Original 19th–20th century African Kurumba headdress adoné design in the graceful form of an antelope head with long neck and slender horns, decorated with horizontal stripes, rising from the top of the head, and echoed by the long forward-curved ears...
Authentic antique late 19th – early 20th century African ancestral bronze mask with pierced eyes and mouth, decorated with incised pattern and pierced with a hole on each side and another hole on the forehead for suspension.
The interior hand painted near the edge with the museum or collection accession number.
CONDITION: Showing the age and usage with old dark natural patina inside and out.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 20.5 x 11.8 cm (8 1/8 x 4 5/8 inches)...
Ethiopian 'magic' scroll, inks/paints on parchment. Undated, estimated to be 19th century or earlier. 180 x 10.5cm.
Complete, good condition for age.
Old Ethiopian scroll painted and written on animal skin. Approx 200 x 9.5cm, in 2 part leather container. Evidence of damage on right side throughout. Undeciphered. Date estimated to be early 20th century or earlier.
Strand of Tuareg seed pod prayer beads from the region of Timbuktu, Mali. A talisman is added on with handmade cord and decorated with elephant hairs (from tail) and cowrie shells.
The original cord was broken long ago and a few seed pods are missing. The original cord has been left in place and I have added a second strand to keep the strand together.
Extremely fine Antique 19th century African wooden mask Chokwe peoples, Lunda Sul province, Angola, Angola...