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| Standing Figure - Montol - Nigeria | Important & Rare Lulua Mask | Large door lock from Bambara tribes, Mali, Africa | Zamble Mask - Guro - Côte d’Ivoire | Important Feminine Figure, Idoma Peoples | Huge Yombe Memorial Ngudi Statue D.R.Congo 1950 |
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L'Enfant Gallery
$6,250.00
$6,250.00
From our African Collection: A Senufo Winged Figure,circa 1960. 72" h.
The Senufo people, also known as Siena, Senefo, Sene, Senoufo, and Syénambélé, are a West African ethnolinguistic group. They consist of diverse subgroups living in a region spanning the northern Ivory Coast, the southeastern Mali and the western Burkina Faso. One sub-group, the Nafana, is found in north-western Ghana...
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,875.00
$1,875.00
From our African Collection: 2 Baga Snakes, both are 72" h.
The serpent Baga (Baga Snake), Kalimbe, or Bansonyi, refers to a protective spirit manifested in the form of a snake that presides over male initiation ceremonies among the Baga culture in Guinea, West Africa. Typically, during the days preceding the initiation ceremonies, two carved Bansonyies appear in the village and are decorated with streamers and colorful banners...
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
From our African Collection: A Makonde Legionnaire from Tanzania, circa 1940. 12" wide at center, 52" tall.
The Makonde are an ethnic group in southeast Tanzania, northern Mozambique, and Kenya. The Makonde developed their culture on the Mueda Plateau in Mozambique...
L'Enfant Gallery
$8,750.00
$8,750.00
From our African Collection: A Burkino Faso Flying Wing Shield, circa 1940. 24 x 72"
Many of the ancient artistic traditions for which Africa is so well known have been preserved in Burkina Faso because so many people continue to honor the ancestral spirits, and the spirits of nature. In great part they honor the spirits through the use of masks and carved figures.
The history of Burkina Faso is dominated by its largest ethnic group, the Mossi peoples...
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,250.00
$1,250.00
From our African Collection: a Hand Carved container from the Easter Democratic Republic of the Congo, hand wrought. 8" x 15", 9" h.
Congo’s many ethnic groups and regions have developed a mosaic of traditional arts, including painting, sculpture, music, and dance. There has been a tendency to classify sculpture and carving according to the styles of the areas from which they originate
L'Enfant Gallery
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
From our African Collection: a Yoruba Granary Door, circa 1930. 32 x 52" h.
Doors of these granaries are often adorned with impressive carvings of animals or people which serve as invocations of deities or spirits, or as symbols of status. The stored grain is considered "safe" when it is guarded by the ancestors whose images are depicted on granary doors. These doors protected the window-like opening into each family's grain storage building, and used a simple sliding door lock...
L'Enfant Gallery
$22,500.00
$22,500.00
From our African Collection: A Mali Bamana Figure on Horse. circa 1900. 12" wide at base, 60" tall.
The Bamana Empire (also Bambara Empire or Ségou Empire) was a large West African state based at Ségou, now in Mali. This state was established after the fall of the Mali Empire and the Keita dynasty, as a smaller Bambara Empire founded by other Bambara families related to the Keita clan. It was ruled by the Kulubali or Coulibaly dynasty established c...
L'Enfant Gallery
$8,400.00
$8,400.00
From our African Collection: A Nomoli Figure from Sierra Leone made from Stone. 9" across at base, 24" h.
Nomoli figurines are among the earliest works of art from Sierra Leone. The Nomoli figurines and similar stone sculptures are the only known remains of an empire that existed hundreds of years ago in what is Sierra Leone and Liberia today.
Nomoli figurines are often associated with the Mende people as they are often buried on Mende land...
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,125.00
$1,125.00
From our African Collection: A Senufo Door from the 1960's. 20 x 48"
Among the northern Senufo peoples, doors carved in low relief were signs of wealth and social status. In earlier times they were taken as booty in wars between villages. The designs most often refer to divination, bush spirits and sources of power. The central design is adapted from the scarification around a woman's navel, which symbolizes the order of the universe as set out by the Creator...
L'Enfant Gallery
$875.00
$875.00
From our African Collection: A Dogon Granary Door from the 1960s. 18 x 24" h.
The Dogon are among African cultures that have remained closest to their ancestral traditions.One such tradition is building granaries and houses for grain storage. Doors of these granaries are often adorned with impressive carvings of animals or people which serve as invocations of deities or spirits, or as symbols of status...
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,875.00
$1,875.00
From our African Collection: A Luba Shield from the mid 20th century. 15 w x 40" h...
L'Enfant Gallery
$875.00
$875.00
From our African Collection: An African Benin Bust made in Bronze from the 1960's. 4" at base, 12" h.
The kingship of Benin is closely related to Ife. The first king, or Oba, of Benin is traditionally supposed to be a descendant of Oduduwa, the founder of Ife. The most distinctive examples of Benin craftsmanship are the bronze plaques, which adorned the palace walls. As in the artwork of Ife, the craftsmen of Benin produced bronze and copper heads celebrating the power of the Oba.
The cap...
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
From our Collection: Nigerian Bust from the Kingdo of Ife from the 20th century. 4" w, 19" h.
Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria. The city is located in present-day Osun State. Ife is about 218 kilometers northeast of Lagos with a population of 509,813. According to the traditions of the Yoruba religion, Ife was founded by the order of the Supreme God Olodumare by Obatala.
Ife ( pronounced ee-feh) is today regarded as the spiritual heartland of the Yoruba people living in...
L'Enfant Gallery
$3,200.00
$3,200.00
From our African Collection: An Yoruba Maternity Cult Figure from Nigeria, circa 1940. Base 12 x 12", 24" high.
he Yoruba people (Yoruba: Ìran Yorùbá) are an ethnic group that inhabits western Africa, mainly the countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The Yoruba constitute around 30 million people in Africa. The vast majority of the Yoruba population is from Nigeria, where the Yoruba make up 13.9% of the country's population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Most Yor...
L'Enfant Gallery
$7,500.00
$7,500.00
From our African Collection: Igbo Figure from Nigeria 12" across, 20" h.
Funerary Prince's Mask, purchased from Eastern Nigerian Ebo Family Ancestral Collection.
The Igbo people are a meta-ethnicity native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria and also Equatorial Guinea.There has been much speculation about the origins of the Igbo people, as it is unknown how exactly the group came to form.Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger...
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,400.00
$2,400.00
From our African Art Collection: An Akan figuring holding an Ashanti Stool, the figure has distinguishable tribal markings on its cheeks.
"The Akan (/ˈækæn/) are a meta-ethnicity living in the countries of present-day Ghana and Ivory Coast. The Akan language (also known as Twi/Fante) are a group of dialects within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo family.[2] Subgroups of the Akan people include: the Agona, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Ashanti, Bono, Fan...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1940
item #1445344
(stock #1742)
L'Enfant Gallery
$12,500.00
$12,500.00
From our African Collection: A Igbo Pipe Smoker Figure from Southeastern Nigeria. Circa 1940. 9" x 30" h. Extremely rare and in great condition.
Anthropomorphic heddle pulley. Mid 20th century. H. 25 cm. The ears and nose with cotton ornaments.
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
€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).
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960
item #1429352
(stock #BNJboboFish)
June Hastings
$285.00
$285.00
Superb old Benin bronze sculpture of a fish standing on 4 legs. This piece was made using the lost wax process. A must for anyone's collection, this fish has a wonderful patina and would also make a very interesting accent piece to any home decor. Measures 7" long, 4" high.
E & M Perez
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Exceptional pair of African wood carvings from the Nyamwezi tribes of Central Tanzania, the larger measuring 40 1/2" high, including stand, which is 6" x 6" square and about 1 1/2" high..
Both are carved of heavy dense wood, and the forms slightly vary due to the natural shape of the tree trunk or branch from which they were carved.
They have inset white bead eyes, which is typical, especially in early figures.
The elongated forms are striking, and they both have slightly bent knees, also typ...
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€475.00
€475.00
Made of brass and iron. H. 26 cm. Provenance: W. Häusler, Thurgau, Switzerland, collected in Nigeria in the 1960’s, Hammer Auktionrn, Basel, Switzerland.
Jon Berg Fine Art and More
$495.00
$495.00
A large cow hide blanket, similar to a hide displayed at IES Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At first appearance, one might think this in the style of western Native America rock art or primitive Australian aboriginal art, due to the abstracted human figure and geometric forms. However, the origin is Ethiopia or northeastern Africa. Extreme dimensions are 72" by 64". The age is difficult to determine. This reminds so much of rock art sprinkled about arid parts of the American west, and Native ...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950
item #1420997
(stock #39B47-4255)
Antiques Collaborative, Inc.
$950.00
$950.00
An African helmet mask decorated with glass beadwork from Bamum/Yoruba tribe, Cameroon. With a bird effigy. Circa 1940.
Rare Colon figure with blue pigments and great patina. H. 57,5 cm. Ca. Mid 20th century.
Provenance: private collection The Netherlands. More pictures a available on request.
Visit us at the Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam. www.tribalartfair.nl .
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960
item #1403716
(stock #JHsenufo)
June Hastings
$12,500.00
$12,500.00
A very impressive African tribal Senufo bird statue measuring 61.75 inches high with a 25" wingspan. The bird's wings are carved in relief with images of lizards, crocodiles, turtles and birds. The body beneath the beak has a carving of a large lizard. The rest of the bird features repeated geometric carvings on front and back. In very good condition with expected splits to wood and various minor conditions associated with age. Please feel free to email with any questions or for more photo...
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"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1940
item #1398224
(stock #HP/AF793)
Large door lock, representing a standing female. The face expressing a great severity, is framed by a beautiful crenellated hair.
Hardwood. Old patina of use.
From Bambara tribes Mali
June Hastings
$110.00
$110.00
A small cast brass figurative weight of a man with a walking stick carrying a powder keg on his head. These weights were used by goldsmiths for weighing gold dust. This weight is of the Akan peoples of Ghana known as Ashani. Measures about 2.75 inches high. Dates early 20th century
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"
A weaving pulley ending in an expressive head with some scarifying. Carved from hardwood with dark patina, the reel is fixed with an iron wire. Collected by the Swiss ethnologist Charlotte von Graffenried, author of the book "Akan Goldweights". Condition: traces of usage, some wear, the face with fine cracks. Dimension: c. 19.1 cm high x 6.8 cm wide.
A weaving pulley in the shape of a woman with pinned-up coiffure ending in two horns. Carved from hardwood with dark patina, the reel is worked from a nut or another material. Collected by the Swiss ethnologist Charlotte von Graffenried, author of the book "Akan Goldweights". Condition: traces of usage, the body and one horn with a split. Dimension: c. 15.5 cm high x 7.4 cm wide.
Himalaya Primitive
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Important shoulder mask from Wajda people a tribe close to Mumuye group , age is at least from mid 20th. Very hard wood , somme local repair , otherwise very good condition considering its age. H 146 cm wide 46 cm , depth 40 cm, the head is 2! cm wide
what pdx
$685.00
$685.00
Ife Benin Bronze Hip Plaque with Warriors and a leopard head. Size H 9" W 7" H 2"
what pdx
$225.00
$225.00
Antique African Dogon Bronze Horse and Rider, well modeled and nicely mounted though one mounting pin came through the lower leg otherwise perfect condition. Nice almost contemporary feel. Size H 4.75" w 4" over all Height 5.75"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960
item #1355637
(stock #1-1010)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€300.00
€300.00
Female figurine, with typical flaring coiffe, hands posture, scarifications all over the body and truncated legs. Wood,eroded with age, with remnants of polychrome pigments. Africa, R.D. Congo, Kuba Peoples, Dengese sub-group. Height: 37 cm. Old restoratins, otherwise good condition.
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".
Bhadrakalpa
Price on Request
Price on Request
Silver Hamsa (five), Moroccan protective amulet in the shape of the hand of Fatima, ornated with a bird; 9 x 5cms. Morocco, Essaouira. CE 24 (see Bibliography)
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960
item #1324555
(stock #0293)
Momoyama Gallery
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
High quality pair of proud standing male and female figures from the Igbo people in Nigeria, made of strong and heavy wood and mounted on custom stands. The figures were made around 1950. Former collection of Dr. Heinz Werner Schmitt, Hamburg, Germany. Good condition with blackened patina and some cracks, no repairs.
Size: 47 cm height x 10 cm width.
Shipping included
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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960
item #1315011
(stock #1-0915)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€250.00
€250.00
Nicely carved feminine fetish with a fine coiffe, serene face with lowered lids, elongated neck, holding her breasts with both hands, and showing scarifications around her belly. Wood, with fine dark glossy patina. A piece of old textile of red color is meant to represent a skirt. Africa, D.R. Congo, Luba ethnic group. Height: 9 3/8" (23,7 cm). The figurine is mounted on a custom metal stand. Remnants of old insect infestation, (no danger), otherwise very good condition.
Momoyama Gallery
$395.00
$395.00
Well carved helmet mask of the Bamileke People, Grassland of Cameroon around 1950, former collection of Dr. Heinz Werner Schmitt, Munich/Germany.
Size: 42 cm height. Good condition with great patina and some scrapes and scratches. Great.
The Bamileke are among the artistic elite of the Cameroon Grasslands area. They are ruled by kings, and many of their masks are for royal festivities. Masks like this one belonged to the regulatory society, (Kwifoyn). They are identified...
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. Presumably such sculptures were displayed in ...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1930
item #1286453
(stock #Af136)
Asian Ethnic Artifacts
$650.00
$650.00
Such figures (twins beaded) were reserved for high status "royal" tribal leaders for protection. Heavily decorated with beads, bone and cowrie shells, this pair is 80 years old and have some kind of marking on the bottom. sourced out of Fumbane (foumban), approximately 12 inches high
Himalaya Primitive
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Important masks representing a hyena head, H 36
From a well known french collection
More information on Request
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950
item #1263986
(stock #4297)
Hawkes, Asian Art
£120.00
£120.00
A glass bead decorated gourd from the Maasai people in Kenya. This type of gourd is used traditionally for the mixture of milk and blood that is a staple of the Maasai diet. Early 20th century.
Approximately 24 cm long. In fine condition. Noted are half a dozen insect holes in the lid, these are old and mostly filled in. Please note that the stand is not included with this item.
Please study the photographs.
Within the UK payment by bank to bank transfer is preferred...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1980
item #1244745
(stock #Af135)
Asian Ethnic Artifacts
$145.00
$145.00
Made using hid with shell decoration this girls pubic protector would have been worn by a young girl of the African pygmy Kalahari Bushman tribe...an interesting ethnographic artifact and can easily be framed for display
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1960
item #1223195
(stock #1-0808)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€900.00
€900.00
Black mask with an unusual slightly conical coiffe. Africa, Gabon, Punu Peoples. Height: 12 " ( 30 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Old accidents and infestations (no danger), otherwise good condition. NOTE 1: A similar mask is in the Dapper Museum collection in Paris, published in "Masques" Editions Dapper 1995, 2000, 2006 Paris, page 89. NOTE 2: Punu masks are worn during funerals by members of the "Mukuji" Society and are meant to represent ancestors.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960
item #1205831
(stock #1-0764)
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€500.00
€500.00
Finely carved dance crest representing a female bust with an elaborate coiffe. Wood, with glossy dark-brown patina. Africa, Nigeria, Idoma Peoples. Height: 11 1/8" (28,2 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom bronze stand. Old insect infestation (no danger), otherwise very good condition. Ex. old French collection.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1930
item #1200937
(stock #HP/AF492)
Himalaya Primitive
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Interesting Yoruba figure from Eshu cult
Bottom is damaged otherwise the figure is safe
H 62 cm
more information on request
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€500.00
€500.00
Janus-shaped helmet mask, the two back-to-back faces of a similar expression, surmounted by a semi circular flat coiffe. Wood, with glossy age patina. Africa, Nigeria, Idoma Peoples. Height: 14" (35 cm). Old insect infestations (no danger), small accidents and chips, otherwise very good condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Textiles : Pre 1960
item #1090865
(stock #Af132)
Asian Ethnic Artifacts
$95.00
$95.00
From Ibaden, Nigeria this traditional Yoruba cloth was woven by the men of the village. It was worn tied around the waist of the woman, and used as a baby carrier. This piece was brought back from Africa in 1961. Hand loomed of cotton fibers, it has a wonderful soft color and texture. It measures 10" wide and 68" long including fringe.
Coins and Antiques Gallery
$129.00
$129.00
Description: Attractive African woven basket with wooden figure. beautiful craftsmanship and great carving.
Size: 7"H x 4.5" in diameter, in great condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1960
item #749468
(stock #Af111)
Asian Ethnic Artifacts
$130.00
$130.00
This collection of 3 hand carved wooden hair combs is from the Nigerian Yoruba tribe. They were brought to the US by a (then young) anthropologist who traveled extensively in Africa during the early 1960's and have been retained in his personal collection until recently.
The taller center comb is 8 inches and the shorter combs on the sides are 4.25 inches. I prefer to sell them as a collection.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1930
item #305897
(stock #C-M0001)
CARLA SUE GATSKE
$2,250.00
$2,250.00
This 11" fetish is carved from a dark ebony colored work and has no paint work. The poultice sacks on the body are in excellent condition. Very beautiful, very desirable.
AntiquesDC
$50.00
$50.00
Handsome handcarved wooden ceremonial mask from Kenya. The mask is carved from a single piece of wood. Excellent condition, the back has a screw attached for hanging on the wall. Circa 1970. 12/1-2" x 5-1/4".
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.
Hardwood group depicting a horse rider surrounded by a kneeling figure and two drum players.
H. 19 cm. First half of the 20th century. Some missing parts on the kneeling figure.
Ex coll. Ursula Heijs Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands.
Ex Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany.
H. 85 cm. Mid 20th century. Artist: Tage from Kpwazang (?)
Provenance:
Norfolk State Museum
Marc Assayag, Montreal, Canada
Srdjan Sremac, The Hague
Auction: Dorotheum Vienna, ‘Tribal Art’, March 2022.
