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Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Old Senufo Ancestor Figure – Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Carved wood. Cm. 12,8 high x cm. 4,0 width (5.04″ x 1.57″); grams 16,7 (0.59 oz.).
These ancestor figures are preserved and revered inside the private home.
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Tribally Used Kneeling Female Figure – Bariba Tribe – Benin
Wood, glass beads, trace of kaolin; cm. 32,5 high (12.80″). Grams 1034,0 (36.47 oz.).
Fine wooden Female Figure with scarifications on the face and traces of kaolin. These figures are used in…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Fine Baule Mask – Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1970′. Carved hard wood. Cm. 47,0 high x cm. 16,0 width x cm 12,0 depth (18.50″ x 6.30″ x 4.72″); grams 670,0 (23.63 oz.).
The Baule are an Akan people and… -
Sculptures & Masks
Old Fine Fante Doll – Akua Ba – Ghana
20th century. Wood and glass beads; cm. 30,5 high (12.01″). Grams 275,5 (9.72 oz.).
Akua Ba are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Ivory Coast, Ghana and nearby areas. Traditionally, these dolls… -
Sculptures & Masks
Old Tribally Used Antelope Headdress – Chiwara – Bamana (Bambara) Tribe – Mali
1960′. Carved wood, leather and metal rings. Cm. 28,5 high x cm. 56,0 width x cm 8,0 depth (11.22″ x 22.05″ x 3.15″); grams 847,8 (29.91 lb.).
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Sculptures & Masks
Mbuti-Pygmy Mask – Ituri Rainforest, DR Congo
1970′. Wood, traces of paint. Cm. 27,8 high x cm. 18,3 width (6.69″ x 10.04″). Old tribal repairs.
Mbuti people, one of the oldest indigenous people of the Congo region of… -
Animist, Sculptures & Masks
Kotoko Warrior – Putchu Guinadji – Chad
Bronze; gr. 37,1 (1.31 oz.); cm. 3,2 high x cm. 4,4 width (1.26″ x 1.73″).
These talismans are believed to cure the madness.
The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon…
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Crucifix – Bakongo – Republic of Congo
Mid 20th century. Bronze; lost wax. Cm. 25,1 high x 13,1 width (9.88″ x 5.16″); grams 572,9 (20.21 oz.).
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Blolo Bla Baule Figure – Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1970′. Carved wood, pigment. Cm. 40,0 high (15.75″); grams 523,0 (18.45 oz.).
The Baule believe that, in the otherworld called Blolo, all human beings were married before birth. These spirit spouses… -
Sculptures & Masks
Old Pende Mask – KIPOKO (Kiphoko – Giphogo) – DR Congo
Early to mid 20th century. Polychrome wood. Cm. 32,0 high x cm. 30 width x cm 30,0 depth (12.60″ x 11.81″ x 11.81″). Very good conditions.
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Sculptures & Masks
Old Fine Baule Maternity Figure – Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Mid 20th century. Carved hard wood. Cm. 43,5 high x cm. 11,3 width x cm 14,0 depth (17.13″ x 4.53″ x 5.51″); grams 2030,0 (4.48 lb.).
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Sculptures & Masks
Fine Senufo Kpelie Mask – Ivory Coast
20th century. Wood cm. 32,0 high x cm. 14,5 width (12.60″ x 5.71″). gr. 394,0 (13.90 oz.).
Kpelie masks are usually oval in shape with arched crescent shaped eyebrows over narrow slit…
