A spectacular authentic, circa 1900 A.D. to mid-20th century, or older, African maiden spirit helmet mask "agbogho mmwo" from the Igbo people of Nigeria, used by the male Mmwo secret society. Agbogho mmwo helmet masks (also called agbogho monnwu, or ikorodo, meaning ‘maiden spirit mask’)...

A rare antique, late 19th-early 20th century, African Tribal Ceremonial Axe-Hatchet used by shaman as the accessory for the Bwami secret society divination practices. The brown dyed bone shaft is finely carved with three tribal figures. The top figure depicts an African woman with large breast wearing the conical hat wrapped in twisted copper wire. The bottom figure depicting an African man with the Erect Phallus formed from the rear spike of the iron axe blade and wrapped in twisted copper wire...

A very unusual antique 19th-20th century African ceremonial dagger with a carved and dyed bone grip in the form of a human figure, has a hand forged flat, double-edged shaped rusted iron blade with a elaborate leaf shape scabbard made of two pieces of stiffened hide sown together with twisted twine and adorned on the center with carved and dyed bone tribal ancestor mask within an intricate pattern made of dyed Cowrie Shells stitched to the rawhide...

Antique, 19th century North African, Morocco-Algeria, Islamic Maghrib, Kabyle, Kabylie, enamel silver, jeweled turban pin brooch, Sarpech -Aigrette (feather support for turban).

Details: This impressive Sarpech is of classical form, composed of several well-made separate elements of solid silver, soldered together, including a long stem with a flower head end...

Very rare and fine bronze figure of a woman holding her breasts. H. 14,5 cm. Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands.

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

A fine set of the earliest types of bronze Manillas socalled Slavetrader bracelets, Africa, Nigeria, 16th.-18th. cent. AD.

These were made and used as currency well up in the 19th. century, but our selection are very old! These come with exceptionally fine jade like patinas and were wrongly sold as European bronzeage bracelets.

Size: Up to 8,2 cm. in diameter. Weight: 720 grams.

Ex. Old private collection, 1974-2015

African ibeji carved wooden figure, Yoruba people, Nigeria. With striated upswept coiffure and tatoo on the belly. Male figure with superb rich patina.


The Yoruba figures on the market are oftentimes not old. This is a very old figure, likely from the early 20th. century.

Size: c. 26 cm.- 10,2 inches.

Ex. Lau Sunde.

A fine and very varied selection of 11 currency cobber, bronze and brass currency (money) bracelets of larger sizes, West to North Africa, ca. 17th-19th. century.

The collection consists of a huge Nigerian or Niger brownish patinated bronze or cobber bracelet, weighing ca. 840 grams! More West African pieces and some Northern African bracelets among which a particular nice brass armring with the decorated large finials of the Tuaregs, weighing ca. 475 grams...

A pair lovely unmounted figural staves, unusually large and detailed for the type, comes with a deep natural patina from old age.

These two figures known as edan have been cast in brass over iron rods. Each is a seated figure of the opposite sex. They are linked by a chain attached to loops to the tops of their heads. The figures resemble Onile, the owner of the earth, in both male and female forms.

Size: 27,5 cm...

African Makonde tribe ceremonial carved wood mask of a human head with real human hair. 19th century. An early and rare ceremonial mask that was actually for tribal use, utilizing genuine human hair.

A vintage carved wood ceremonial 'Crocodile' mask used by the Mano tribe in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Africa. 19th/20th Century. Size" 30 inches ht x 10 inches x 13 inches. Carved wood, adorned with hide, red fabric and cowrie shells.

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...

This Antique leather Tuareg belt is from the African region of Timbuktu, Mali. The total length of the belt including the fringe is roughly 46 inches. The 2 leather talisman or amulets are flat and they loosely loop around the belt so their position can be re arranged. They were sewn shut, protecting the contents. Because of their inaccessibility...it is not possible to know if the contents are amulets or talisman. They measure roughly 3 inches x 2.5.....

An Akan gilt metal gold weight cast as a bird on round tapering base. The Akan gold weights are quite unique in the world for their forms. Their weights are so distinguished by their shape that they are now considered decorative art forms only few inches in size. Historically, they were used for measuring gold dust, which was circulating as currency in Ghana and Ivory Coast among the Akans from the 15th until the end of the 19th century. Measures 2.75 inches high and dates late 1800s.

It is made of genuine golden yellow Baltic amber that is opaque yet glowing and slightly translucent in bright light. It shows signs of old wear and has been repaired with silver/white metal staples and a band of braided wire around the circumference. These beads were always valued very highly, and sometimes the repaired examples are even more highly prized. Diameter, 36 mm; weight, 18.9 g...

This antique traditional tribal dagger was made and used by the Manding people who are indigenous to the Western Sudan region of Africa. The dagger is 10 inches long and has a leather covered pommel. The blade is dulled and rusted with a small bend at the tip. The original matching scabbard has traditionally woven worked leather decoration with belt loop and tassel.