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Sculptures & Masks
Old Wooden Ritual Phallus – LEGBA – Fon Tribe – Benin
1960′. Cm. 46,0 high (18.11″); grams 798,4 (28.16 oz.).
These ritual phallus were placed in the ground to stimulate the growth of crops. Visible signs of use and aging.
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Bags and Chests
Large Tuareg Camel Leather Bag – Niger
Extra fine camel leather quality. The bag is cm. 101,0 x 38,5 (39.76” x 15.16”).
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended…
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Weapons
Old Turkana Fighting Wrist Knife – Ararait – Kenya
1970′. Hand wrought iron covered with a thin strip of leather; copper wire. Diameter cm. 11,0 width (4.33″); grams 57,9 (2.04 oz.). Excellent conditions.
Inserted on the wrist and covered with…
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Other Objects, Other Textile
Old Fine Woven Straw Leather Carpet – Tuareg – Niger
Approx. cm. 135,0 x 65,0 (53.15” x 25.59”).
Authentic piece decorated with leather strips that form traditional Tuareg geometric designs. Very good general conditions; just some little damage due to use and age.
The Tuareg…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Senufo Family Figure – Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Carved wood, pigment. Cm. 19,0 high x cm. 11,7 width (7.48″ x 4.61″); grams 393,8 (13.89 oz.).
These figures are preserved and revered inside the private home.
The Senufo people are an… -
Other Objects
Old Fine Ashanti (Asante) Comb – Carved Wood – Cote d’Ivorie
Carved wood, glass beads. Cm. 28,0 high x cm. 7,7 width (11.02″ x 3.03″); grams 99,1 (.35 oz).
Ashanti, also known as Asante, are part of the Akan ethnic group and…
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Other Objects
Old Fine Baule Slingshot Catapult – Carved Wood – Cote d’Ivoire
Carved wood. Cm. 18,5 high x cm. 8,8 width (7.28″ x 3.46″). Grams 77,7 (2.74 oz).
The Baule are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in Côte d’Ivoire…
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Other Objects
Authentic Exceptional Berber Pipe – Apricot Wood – Ouazzane, North Morocco
Apricot wood, brass, terracotta mouthpiece, leather bags. The pipe is cm. 55,5 in length (21.65″); perfect conditions, never used.
The Imazighen (singular Amazigh) also known as the Berbers are among the…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Senufo Bronze Helmet Mask – NOO – Cote d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Bronze. Cm. 28,0 high x cm. 20,5 width x cm 20,5 depth (11.02″ x 8.07″ x 8.07″); grams 1256,0 (44.30 oz.).
The ‘noo’ masks are worn by healers.
The Senufo peoples consist… -
Sculptures & Masks
Authentic Tribal Used Dan Dean Gle Mask – Touba, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1960-70. Wood, raffia fibres, red fabric. Without the raffia hat, the mask is cm. 22,0 high x cm. 13,0 width (8.66″ x 5.12″). Outstanding piece.
Masks are the most important art form…
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Other Objects, Weapons
Old Ceremonial Staff – Lia / Nkundu / Konda – DR Congo
Early to mid 20th century. Iron, wood. cm. 57,8 high (22.76″).
Prestige staff like this, dating from the colonial period, have sometimes been used in major barter transactions.
See tribal Arms monographs Volume…
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African Currency
Antique African Currency – MONGO, JONGA, NKUTSHU – DR Congo
Early 20th century. Copper bar, lost wax fusion, curved disc-shaped ends. The piece is 18,7 width x 9,0 high (7.36″ x 3.54″). Gr. 846,0 (29.84 oz.).
The original name, Ouganda, derives…
