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 | Elegant Bamboo Ikebana Basket, Hanakago by Suzuki Gengesai |
 | Antique NYOI scepter (ruyi); natural rekishi shape. Late Edo |
 | Fine openwork Bamboo Flower Basket, Hanakago by Buseki Suigetsu |
 | Pr. Korean Dragon inlaid Scholar's Book Chests |
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 | Takahashi Shotei Japanese Woodblock Print - Crows on a Cold Night |
 | Zohiko lacquer covered bowl, 5 inch, with leaf motif |
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| ‘Idimu’ Mask - Lega - Congo | Female Figure - Jompre - Nigeria | Huge Yombe Memorial Ngudi Statue D.R.Congo 1950 | Large door lock from Bambara tribes, Mali, Africa |
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All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950
item #1328652
(stock #0301)
Momoyama Gallery
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Wonderful kneeling female Agere Ifa Figure from the Yoruba People made of wood and pigment, carrying a bowl. The figure has good age and shows much handling.
Such figures could well have been used in the divination process among the Yoruba called Ifa. Cowry shells, cola nuts, may have been kept in the bowl being carried by the woman...
Helmet mask with three faces, Ekoi, Cross River, Nigeria.
Height 62 cm. Mid 20th century.
Partly covered with antelope skin. The headdress and the three figures are attached on (partly new) wooden pins and can easily be removed for transport. There is old rodent damage to the figures.
Ex Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands.
A (heavy) stand can be included.
More pictures available on request.
Wood covered with sheat metal. H. 30 cm. Mid 20th century. One horn repaired.
special price: from € 750 for € 300
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960
item #1354757
(stock #1134)
Intandane ltd
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A heavy well cast 'bronze' figure, in traditional Benin ceremonial coral beaded costume and headress, probably made in Nigeria during the early to mid 20th Century.
Condition: excellent. The circular copper base is probably a later addition.
30cm (12 inches) high.
For additional enlargements, please view 1tem #1523 in our partially constructed Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk
Alusi shrine figure. H. 59 cm. First half of the 20th century. Ex Jacques Kerchache (1942 - 2001), ex Christie’s Paris, 29-10-2008, ex galerie Walu Basel, ex Hammer Auktionen.
Guy van Rijn archive ao-0093787-001.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1970
item #1482054
(stock #08401)
t a t a m i
$700.00
$700.00
TORSO WITH PHALLUS
Primitive wood carving torso with phallus (like a body mask, though no displaying hole), originally flown out from a collector of African tribal art in Japan, though its details unknown and just told as it's from somewhere in West Africa, early-mid 20th century. approx. W 28 x H 57.5 x D 15 cm (11.02 x 22.63 x 5.90in). Not stand on its own...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950
item #1355122
(stock #BNJmask)
June Hastings
$450.00
$450.00
An African Mali ceremonial mask. Hand carved with applied brass strips and cowlry shells. Beautiful patina, it measures 15" high x 9" across x 5".
what pdx
$165.00
$165.00
Antique African Ebony sculpture of a village woman.
Nice carving with good details. Probably early 20th c
Size 10.5"
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,350.00
€1,350.00
Anthropomorphic dance figure. Wood and pigments. It has moving arms that are tied to the head. Ca. Mid 20th century or earlier. H. 73 cm. The Eket are a sub group of the Ibibio. Their material is quite rare.
Provenance:
Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam,
Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€650.00
€650.00
With a great offering patina. H. 16,5 cm. Mid 20th century or older.
Ex Galerie Maine Durieu, Paris
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1970
item #1321437
(stock #1-0933)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€950.00
€950.00
Feminine figure of the "ekwotame" type, of typical face, with a squarish neck, sitting on a circular stool, her hands on her knees. Scarifications alongside the abdomen. Wood, with black and white pigments. Africa, Nigeria, Benue river region, Idoma ethnic group. Height: 63 cm. Some erosion, small losses, otherwise very good condition. Shipping charges: 50 euros worldwide.
what pdx
$195.00
$195.00
Palm Wine Drinking Cup, 20th Century
Lele people; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wood; well carved portrait with some interior staining from use. Size h 8.5" w 6"
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€2,750.00
€2,750.00
A late 19th to early 20th century Montol figure with a great provenance. This hardwood female figure stands 35,5 cm tall. A very strong figure with possible influence from the Goemai, Chamba or Mumuye.
Provenance:
Collected in 1967-68 by Daniel Mato, former curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, department of art history.
Amyas Naegele, New York, ca...
A serene mask from the first half of the 20th century. H. 23 cm, L. 26 cm. Light traces of pigment.
Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands.
Guy van Rijn archive: ao-0110538-001.
Anthropomorphic mask depicting a female. Hardwood with metal earrings. H. 24 cm. First half of the 20th century. A very fine mask with nice scarifications on the cheeks and forehead. Beautiful signs of age and a lovely patina.
Ex Roger Bergmans, Belgium.
Ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Comes with a beautiful metal stand by Roger Bergmans.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€750.00
€750.00
Male and female figure, wood, textile and glass. H. 32,5 and 36 cm. Mid 20th century. Provenance: Madeleine and Jean-Jacques Keller (until 1980 Abidjan, afterrwards Rheinfelden, Switzerland).
Antelope mask from the Eastern Pende Peoples. Early to mid 20th century. Excellent age wear and patina. H. 45 cm.
Yale archive: ao-0038719-001
Provenance:
Coll. Christaens
Coll. Joseph Hans, Brussels
Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam
Danny de Waele, Ghent, Belgium, 1995
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960
item #1313305
(stock #0260)
Momoyama Gallery
$495.00
$495.00
Light-weighted wood, made around 1950, brown patina, slightly shining, wide face with elaborate headgear, the eyes inset with glass. This figure presumably was created not as a magical figure ("nkisi"), but as a memorial figure of a female ancestor, who was donated for being the female founder of the lineage. Such sculptures, called "ngudi" (mother of the lineage), used to be kept in a basket, together with further relics belonging to the kinship...
