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Sculptures & Masks
Important Large Senufo Maternity Figure – Côte d’Ivoire – Former German Collection
Wood. Weight: 6,848 g (15.10 lb). Height: 70.0 cm (27.56 in).
A large and impressive Senufo maternity sculpture from Côte d’Ivoire depicting a seated mother with two infants resting on her…
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Sculptures & MasksAn Old Ritual Attie Figure – Akoupé, Côte d’Ivoire – Former German Collection
500,00€A female Attie sculpture, from Akoupe region, Cote d’Ivoire, carrying a tray on her head. Glossy touch patina, signs of ritual use and age. Wood. Weight: 1,488 g (52.49 oz)….
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Sculptures & MasksOld Ljaw (Ljo) Polychrome Fish Headdress – Niger Delta, Nigeria
1.350,00€Polychrome wooden headdress. Length: 68.0 cm (26.77 in). Height: 25.0 cm (9.84 in). Weight: 1842 g (4.06 lb / 64.98 oz).
This headdress, attributed to the Ijaw (Ijo) peoples of the…
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Sculptures & MasksAn Old Pair Venavi (Twin) Figures – Ewe – Ghana/Togo.
315,00€Wood.
One figure: cm. 21,0 high (8.27″); cm. 24,3 (9.57″) on custom base.
Second figure: cm. 22,2 high (8.74″); cm. 25,4 (10.00″) on custom base.A pair of Ewe Venavi twin…
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Animist, Sculptures & MasksOld Dan Bassa Passport Mask – Maa Go – Liberia / Ivory Coast
240,00€Wood. Height: 12.9 cm (5.08 in). Weight: 86.6 g (3.05 oz).
Finely carved with a high domed forehead incised with rhythmic scarification motifs, narrow slit eyes beneath arched lids, and a…
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Sculptures & MasksOld Fine Pair of Ibibio Dolls – Mbopo – Nigeria
210,00€A fine pair of carved wooden Ibibio dolls. Taller figure: 22.5 cm (8.86 in). Smaller figure: 19.6 cm (7.72 in). The surfaces show a warm, naturally aged patina with visible…
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Animist, Sculptures & MasksAntique Lobi Ritual Altar Snake – Burkina Faso
115,00€Weight: 200.1 g (7.06 oz). Base diameter: 8.9 cm (3.50 in). Height: 4.7 cm (1.85 in).
This compact Lobi ritual object takes the form of a coiled serpent rising from a…
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Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Kulango Talisman – Hanyedio – Korabohula – Pinio – Ivory Coast
Bronze. Height: 9.2 cm (3.62 in). Weight: 67.3 g (2.37 oz).
These small bronze statuettes have ritual and commemorative functions. They were used in religious ceremonies, worn or kept as protective…
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Sculptures & MasksA Fine Ewe Figure – MAMI WATA – Togo
285,00€Carved wood with pigment. Height 56.0 cm (22.05 in); weight 1,512 g (53.33 oz).
Mami Wata is a water spirit venerated throughout West, Central, and Southern Africa, as well as within…
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Sculptures & Masks
A Fine Ewe Figure – MAMI WATA – Togo
Carved wood with pigment. Height 30.5 cm (12.01 in); weight 415.0 g (14.64 oz).
Mami Wata is a water spirit venerated throughout West, Central, and Southern Africa, as well as within…
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Sculptures & Masks
Beautiful Akan / Ashanti Lion – Ghana
20th century. Brass. Length: 13.0 cm (5.12in). Weight: 195.8 g (6.91 oz).
Old brass casting depicting a stylized lion, cast using the traditional lost-wax technique. The compact body, incised linear detailing,…
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Sculptures & MasksPair of Bronze Ritual Figures – Senufo – Côte d’Ivoire
129,95€Bronze. Height: 10.5 cm (4.13 in). Width: 7.0 cm (2.76 in). Weight: 187.4 g (6.61 oz).
A cast bronze double figure depicting a woman and a man, most likely ancestors. The…
