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| Standing Figure - Montol - Nigeria | Yaure Mask, Ivory Coast | Large door lock from Bambara tribes, Mali, Africa | Well carved helmet mask of the Bamileke People Cameroon 1950 | Female Figure - Djompre - Nigeria | Black Feminine Mask, Punu Peoples |
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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
