¤ BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE AFRICAN MASKETTE / LEGA TRIBE

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1950: item #733782
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BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE AFRICAN MASKETTE / LEGA TRIBE. Provenance: french private collection. Dimensions: 6.2in (15.7cm) high (without beard), 3.4in (8.7cm) large.

Pair of Bronze Ogobani (Yoruba) Bronze Figures

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1920: item #729963

This is a pair of standing anthropomorphic bronze figures, sitting on a single combined bronze platform. They are each dressed in crowns and regalia, with each one holding children or subordinates.

These bronze figures are about 11.5" and 12.5" in height. They are also 12 inches in combined width and about 3 inches in depth. ... Click for details

¤ EXCEPTIONAL WOODEN FETISH FIGURE / HEMBA TRIBE

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1950: item #729215
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EXCEPTIONAL WOODEN FETISH FIGURE / HEMBA TRIBE. Provenance: french private collection. Dimensions: 11.4in (29cm) high.

¤ RARE ANTIQUE AFRICAN MASK / CHOKWE TRIBE

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1950: item #729148
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RARE ANTIQUE AFRICAN MASK / CHOKWE TRIBE. Provenance: french private collection. Dimensions: 7.3in (18.5cm) high, 5.1in (13cm) large.

¤ RARE AFRICAN WOODEN MASK / DAN TRIBE

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1950: item #729141
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RARE AFRICAN WOODEN MASK / DAN TRIBE. Provenance: french private collection. Dimensions: 9.1in (23cm) high, 4.9in (12.5cm) large.

¤ EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE AFRICAN MASK / LEGA TRIBE

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1930: item #728935
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EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE AFRICAN MASK / LEGA TRIBE. Provenance: french private collection. Dimensions: 12in (30.5cm) high (without beard), 6in (15.3cm) large.

¤ BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE AFRICAN MASKETTE / LEGA TRIBE

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1950: item #728922
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BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE AFRICAN MASKETTE / LEGA TRIBE. Provenance: french private collection. Dimensions: 6.2in(15.8cm) high (without beard), 3.9in (9.8cm) large.

Old African Africa Ivory Tusk Vase Bird Tree Gazelle

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African Pre 1950: item #728138
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Old (1950's) African Ivory Carved Vase with Bird, Tree, and Gazelle

It is 8 inches (20.25 cm) tall by 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide.

It is in good condition with no repairs, except cracks at the base, the gazelle is missing part of a leg, and small chips at the lip an... Click for details

A superb Lwalwa wood mask

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1940: item #725437
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This male mask, called 'shifola', shows the shortened nose and curved forehead of its type. It is also analogous to a type of owl whose beak resembles its nose shape. There is a whole between the nose and lips where a cord was once inserted and knotted. This was the means of keeping the mask on the dancer, his teeth tightly clenching the cord to hold the mask against his face. These masks may have been danced during hunting rites. Showing an ancient, deep, dark patina and traces of white pigment... Click for details

African Tribal Bamana, Jo Figure

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture Pre 1940: item #724897
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Origin: Mali Figures were carried in dance ceremonies by new members of the Jo association. Large seated figures of the Jo association were kept in shrines, and aided women who sought their help. Periodically they were brought out for fertility ceremonies. Figures represented the Bamana idea of beauty Dimensions: 42.5 in.