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RARE ANTIQUE AFRICAN ART RARE KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE
Antiques: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1920: item #773166
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$1100 

Among African art, there are a handful of superstars which always create interest. They include Benin bronzes, Fang figures and Veli fetishes. Expand the field to ten and it would surely include the reliquary figures of the Kota. The Kota of Bagon employ a long mourning and "burial" practice for the deceased. They body is wrapped and left to decay and on the anniversary of the death, the stripped bones are placed in a basket in the house. Atop the bones is placed a figure "Mbulu-ngulu" of anthr... Click for details
 
RARE ANTIQUE AFRICAN PYGMY ARROW
Antiques: Regional Art: African: Weapons Pre 1900: item #771827
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Sunnytampa




$70 

Here is a rare variation for the archery collector. It is an arrow of the African pygmies. It is 19 5/8"” long with a sharply tapered barbed head. The socket is pitch over plant fiber and the opposite end is wrapped in reptile skin. It is made without a nock or fletching and gripped with the fingers on the skin encasing the bow string. We had several and all were made that way so you may be assured that this arrow is complete as you see it. Condition is as shown. npyg1
 
AFRICAN ART ANTIQUE ELEPHANT BOW ARROW ARCHERY
Antiques: Regional Art: African: Weapons Pre 1900: item #770939
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$190 

Much of the tribal art on the market is not traditional, but made for the trade, whether tourist or export. Of these, a great deal has been artificially "aged" to emulate traditional items. We began collecting tribal art over 30 years ago and bought only from tribal art sales at the top international auction houses. In those days, much genuine material came out of English family holdings and old collections such as the Muller and Levinge collections. Even items from the legendary Pitt-Rivers Col... Click for details
 
ANTIQUE OCEANIC ART ARROW
Antiques: Regional Art: African: Weapons Pre 1900: item #770921
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$75 

This is a spear from the Salomon Islands measuring close to 8 feet in length. It has a stepped natural cane haft, basketweave split cane socket and long palmwood head. The head is removeable for transport and removes today for easy shipment anywhere in the world. This is a good opportunity to acquire a large early Oceanic spear without the usual excessive shipping expenses. . Condition is as shown. H75
 
RARE 130 YEAR OLD ASHANTI FINGER RING AFRICAN ART
Antiques: Regional Art: African: Artifacts Pre 1900: item #770762
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$80 

This is a rare example of an Ashanti finger ring dating to about 1870. It collected by Armitage around the turn of the century. It had great age at that time and may easily date before 1870. The heavy bracelets were worn by women and had a secondary function because the women fought physically among themselves and these were used to punctuate a blow. This ring has mass and it too, was used to fight. It is formed from trade bar stock and decorated with stamped and engraved motifs. Inside is 3/4” ... Click for details
 
RARE ASHANTI GOLD WEIGHT C.1900 AFRICAN ART ANTIQUE
Antiques: Regional Art: African: Artifacts Pre 1900: item #770760
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$24 

This is a single geometic gold weight made and used by the Ashanti about the turn of the last century. The gold trade was concentrated in West Africa and directly related to the slave trade. It is made of brass and is shaped as a square with a raised pattern on one side. It is 15.4mm(.60") long, 15.5mm(.61") wide, and 8.0mm(.31") thick. It predate the more elaborate figural examples. They were used with tiny balances to measure gold dust-an activity best done well away from the wind. They w... Click for details
 
RARE ASHANTI BRACELET C.1880 AFRICAN ART ANTIQUE
Antiques: Regional Art: African: Artifacts Pre 1900: item #770759
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$110 

This is a rare Ashanti cast brass bracelet collected by Armitage around the turn of the century. It had some age at that time and may easily date before 1880. It is just under 2" across (inside) and of round section, hand punch and line decorated with faceted terminals made like the gold weights. These bracelets were worn by women and had a secondary function because the women fought physically among themselves and these were used to punctuate a blow. Sir Cecil Armitage collected many of these i... Click for details
 
ANTIQUE SHIP WRECK RELIC FROM THE SLAVE TRADE
Antiques: Regional Art: African: Artifacts Pre 1800: item #770718
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This is a bronze slave bracelet used in the slave trade in the 1700’s. It used as money to purchase slaves. A healthy male could be purchased for from two to 15 of these depending on the supply and where he was sold. The slave trade involved a network of dealers and traders as well as the raiders who captured slaves. The use of these bracelets allowed for the exchange of a group of slaves through direct payment. This one was made in England C.1700-1800 and salvaged from a sunken slave ship and s... Click for details
 
Rare Table made from a Tree Stam West Africa 1880
Antiques: Regional Art: African Pre 1900: item #764988
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Old Europe Antiques Manor LLC
301 512 3564



2500 

Is a Beautiful round Table who bring the direct Spirit of Africa is made and carved in one piece in a Tree Stam, very nicely made with nice African design around the table The Table is not very straight because is natural made in one piece of Tree. In many places the straight trunks of the kapok tree are used to make dugout canoes Look the top of the table you can see the middle and can count how old was the tree when they did the Table, many hundert years Size: 22" X 28 " Nicely decorated... Click for details
 
Old Stone Sculpture of a Couple West Africa
Antiques: Regional Art: African: Artifacts Pre 1700: item #764987
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Is a Beautiful Ancient Hand carved Sculpture of a couple holding each other in arm. Made by the Dan tribe for 300-400 years ago 5" X 3"

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