From our African Collection: A Nkondi nail figure from Congo, circa 1950. 12" x 24" h.
Nkondi (plural varies minkondi, zinkondi, or ninkondi)are mystical statuettes made by the Kongo people of the Congo region. Nkondi are a subclass of minkisi that are considered aggressive. The name nkondi derives from the verb -konda, meaning "to hunt" and thus nkondi means "hunter" because they can hunt down and attack wrong-doers, witches, or enemies...
Danish maker MIK Pair of Carved figure all lamps 16 inches tall
Buddha Sculpture Info & Price Pending, Chinese
A beautiful Central American Folk Art Mahogany Wood Polychrome Sculpture from possibly Honduras measuring H;29” x W;33” x D;8” Mid-Century age
African wood mask measuring approximately 16”x8” , the mask in exotic balsa wood Berlin Estate
From our African Collection: a Guro Mask from Guinea, circa 1970. This work measures 6 x 18" h, and is available for purchase. Between the Baule and the Yaure to the west, the Malinke to the north and the Bete and We to the south, the Guro people live surrounded by savannah and forest. They migrated from the north during the 16th century and number about 200,00. Guro villages have rounded houses in the northern area and rectangular houses in the southern region...
A nineteenth century magnificent polychrome wooden Sculpture and Altarpiece unsigned from Italy circa 1830-60 of Saint Peter (removable) measuring 46 x 38 inches the sculpture is polychrome and gold leaf. Beautiful patina. Right hand of the sculpture is missing (many years prior)
From our African Collection: An African Mitsogo Doll from Gabon, circa 1950.
The Mitsogo or Tsogo are an ethno-cultural group from the highlands of Gabon. They reside mainly in Ngounié Province to the north and east of Mouila. Numbering around 13,000, they speak the Tsogo language. In the late 19th and early 20th century they were known for their fierce resistance to the French.There are about 13,000 Mitsogo people who speak the Tsogo language...
From our African Collection: This "Ikenga" Southeast Nigerian Shrine Figure is from the Early to mid 20th century. A characteristic of all Ikenga Shrine Figures are their exaggerated bull horns. The basic form of an ikenga is a human figure with horns symbolizing power, sometimes reduced to only a head with horns on a base.
From our African Collection: Democratic Republic of Congo Bowlegged figure, 4" x 10"h.
Hardwood stand made of white nara. Dramatic white rind with natural finished top.
Contemporary
Dimensions: 19 3/4" high x 24" wide
From our African Collection: An Ibibio Movable Jaw Mask from southeastern Nigeria.
Ibibio, people of southeastern Nigeria, mainly in the Cross River state. They speak dialects of Efik-Ibibio, a language now grouped within the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family. The Ibibio comprise the following major divisions: Efik, Northern (Enyong), Southern (Eket), Delta (Andoni-Ibeno), Western (Anang), and Eastern (the Ibibio proper)...
3 hand carved wooden masks. Himalayan. Bhutan. Largest 30 cm top to bottom. Good condition and patina. Undated, estimated to be 20th century or earlier. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.
NINETEENTH CENTURY, CHINESE NANKING “OPERA” CARVED AND FRAMED WALL SCULPTURE, Measuring 21” x 32”. The carving done circa 1840 and mounted and framed in the 1940’s. The work was typically done for export to the Irish market…..please also see # 3582
Katherine King, WI,Paris and NY. Kitchen Disaster: The Eggs Wait is a mixed media piece from her series of Illuminated Constructions and is in the book Contemporary America Women Sculptors. She has been in many exhibitions in the US, Japan and France and represented by galleries in Chicago and Milwaukee. She has completed many large scale commissioned pieces including a mixed media illuminated doorway surround at Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee...
From our African Collection: a Red Guro Mask from Guinea, circa 1970. This work measures 7 x 17' h, and is available for purchase. Between the Baule and the Yaure to the west, the Malinke to the north and the Bete and We to the south, the Guro people live surrounded by savannah and forest. They migrated from the north during the 16th century and number about 200,00. Guro villages have rounded houses in the northern area and rectangular houses in the southern region...
A finely carved wooded sculpture of a warrior with remnants of polychromed pigments from the Chinese period of the Qing Dynasty. More information coming soon
STRONG MAN
Massive sculpture carved from a single wood, H 54 x W 27 x D 17 cm (21.25 x 10.62 x 6.69in), late 20th - early 21st century, Japan.
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