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Sculptures & Masks
Beautiful Old Mossi Fertility Doll – BIGA – Burkina Faso
Wood completely covered with leather. cm. 34,0 high (13.39″). gr. 310,7 (10.96 oz.).
These typical, abstract fertility dolls, called “Biga”, are worn by the women of the Mossi in their garments when they… -
Sculptures & Masks
Authentic Tribal Used Dan Dean Gle Mask – Touba, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1970. Wood, raffia fibres. The mask is cm. 22,8 high x cm. 13,5 width (8.98″ x 5.31″).
Masks are the most important art form of the Dan people of Ivory Coast…
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Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Fine Kotoko Horseman – Putchu Guinadji – Chad
Bronze. Cm. 9,6 high x 8,5 width (3.78″ x 3.34″); Gr. 203,6 (7.18 oz.).
These talisman rings are believed to cure the madness.
The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon…
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Sculptures & Masks
Bobo Figure – Kalao – Burkina Faso
20th century. Cm. 7,2 high x cm. 15,3 width (2.83″ x 6.02″); Gr. 183,3 (6.47 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
The Bobo…
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Sculptures & Masks
Dogon Sacred Ladder – “Soul Ladder” – Mali
Wood, cm. 27,0 high (cm 31,0 on the staff).
Dogon shrine ladders or spirit ladders are for the deceased to climb to reach their ancestors. Binu shrines or sanctuaries are separate…
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Sculptures & Masks
Authentic Tribal Used Dan Dean Gle Mask – Touba, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1960-70. Wood, raffia fibres, alluminium. Without the raffia hat, the mask is cm. 22,5 high x cm. 13,0 width (8.86″ x 5.12″).
Masks are the most important art form of the Dan…
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Sculptures & Masks
Ashanti Doll – Akua Ba – Ghana
Wood and glass beads; cm. 31,4 high (12.36″). Grams 192,9 (6.80 oz.).
Akua Ba are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Ivory Coast, Ghana and nearby areas. Traditionally, these dolls are carried…
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Sculptures & Masks
Fine Eket Female Figure – South Nigeria – RARE
275,00€1960-70′. Wood. Cm. 59,0 high x cm. 14,5 width (23.23″ x 5.71″); Grams 1.802,0 (3.97 lb).
Standing female figure, probably an ancestor figure used in ceremonies of the Ekpo society. Statues,…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Senufo Bronze Mask – Boundiali, Cote d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Bronze cm. 25,0 high x cm. 16,0 width (9.84″ x 6.30″). gr. 782,0 (27.58 oz.).
The Senufo people are an ethnolinguistic group of West Africa. They consist of several subgroups that…
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Other Objects, Sculptures & Masks
Old Ceremonial Sceptre – Zaramo – Tanzania
299,95€Early to mid 20th century. Hardwood. Cm. 55,0 high (21.65″). The wooden stand it’s included. Outstanding piece.
The Zaramo people are an East African ethnic group found along the coast of… -
Sculptures & Masks
Old Attie Power Figure – Cote d’Ivoire
Hard wood, brass studs, cm. 33,0 high (12.99″). Grams 608,4 (21.46 oz.). Beautiful patina.
An Attie sculpture of the Lagune people, a healing sculpture from the Lagoon-people, Ivory Coast; the brass pins aren´t… -
Sculptures & Masks
Antique Anthropomorphic Figure – KOMALAND – North Ghana
Terracotta, traces of paint. Cm. 7,5 high (2.95”). Grams 293,2 (10.34 oz).
These statuettes are known as of Komaland and dated from the XII th to XVII th century.
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