From our African Collection: African Dan Figure with Beads & Child, circa 1950 The Dan world view holds that everything can be divided into two separate and clear categories. The primary dichotomy is between village and bush, in other words, things that have been controlled by man and things that have not. Crossing over the dividing line is dangerous business, and whenever it is done, whether to clear new fields or simply crossing the forest, the bush spirits must be appeased...

From our African Collection: Bante Middle Ivory Coast Female Figure, circa 1950s.

From our African Collection: Cameroon Grasslands Bronze Mask, circa 1900. The Cameroon Grasslands is a large cultural area, which is inhabited by a large number of related peoples. These peoples can be divided into three smaller subgroups: Bamilike, Bamum, and Bamenda Tikar. Within these complexes there are numerous smaller ethnic groups, which are loosely affiliated with one another and share many historical and political similarities while retaining separate identities...

From our African Collection: African Akan Seated Figure from Ghana The Akans consider themselves one nation. Akan means first, foremost, indicating the enlightened and civilized. While traditionally matrilineal, they are also united philosophically through 12 patrilineal spirit groups called the Ntoro or egya-bosom. The Akan are a meta-ethnicity living in the countries of present-day Ghana and Ivory Coast...

From our African Collection: A Kenyan Woman Figure from East Africa, circa 1980

From our African Collection: an African Ewe Figure from Eastern Ghana from the mid 20th century. The Ewe are one of Ghana's five main ethnic groups (United States Jan. 2002) and reside mainly in the southeast region of the country (Ethnologue July 2002) but also inhabit the southern half of Togo (Ewe Culture 2002). According to an article by professor D.E.K...

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 the Congo Figure, circa 1960s

From our African Collection: Democratic Republic of Congo Bowlegged figure, 4" x 10"h.

Bashilele Headrest from the Democratic Republic of Congo with a detailed face. The Lele (or Leele), also known as Bashilele or Usilele, are a Bantu ethnic group closely related to the Kuba people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.They traditionally live in the Kasai River region, but since the 1950s many have migrated to Kinshasa.There are currently about 30,000 Lele, of which 26,000 speak the Lele language

From our African Collection: African Bronze Horse with Figures Riding from the Niger Delta, 9" x 5.5"h.

KIND OF GRAVE GOODS

Modern miniature versions of ancient korean burial pottery wares in unused condition. Small: approx. H 2cm (0.78in), Large: approx. H 4.5cm (1.77in)


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Beautiful Thailand Gilded wood sculpture carved wood figure, measuring 9” high by 3.5”

Bronze Sculpture is Signed number 14 of 100, two pieces each measuring 5 x 9“, the second piece 4 x 7“. Aharon Bezalel was born in 1926 in the city of Harath, Afghanistan. Those of his generation born in Israel are often described as having been “born of the sea”, their backs to the Diaspora, facing a ‘new world' whose culture, still hesitant, had just begun to take shape. Aharon Bezalel was not “born of the sea”...

This precious Object D’ Art is a 14Kt yellow gold trio of dogs in front of a palm tree. The three dogs with ruby eyes seem to be a Terrier, a Schnauzer and a Pomeranian are on a 2 1/2” X 1 1/2” X 1/2” Sodalite base. The palm tree is decorated by a 3.5 millimeter cultured pearl and a round faceted tourmaline at the base.

Julien L CRUMP outside artist “Eyes of the Lord mix media 18x32” The Lucien Crump Art Gallery and Education Center closed its doors for the final time Friday after 40 years of serving Philadelphia as the first to feature works by African-American artists. The gallery’s namesake, who had a long career as an artist and educator, passed away at age 71 in 2006...

Antique Carved Wooden Angel, holding a crown and a septer.

Probably English, 18th Century

15.75"tall, Oak

NICE STONE

Age unknown, Japan, approx. 22 x 16 x 2cm (8.66 x 6.29 x 0.78in)


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