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Category: African Art

An Important Fang Betsi Reliquary Guardian Head

Fang, Gabon; wood, brass.  Size: 11″ h, 6″ w, 5.25″ d. In Gabon and other African subculture, reliquary figures are…

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An Unusual Carved Luba Stool

Democratic Republic of Congo Possibly late 19th/early 20th century Wood; 19” high In historic times, stools were used as thrones…

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Rare Baule Granary Door with Creature Motifs

  Late 19th/early 20th C; Baule society, Ivory Coast.  44″x 23″ The Baule granary doors are important aspects of architecture…

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An Important Songye Power Figure (nkishi)

Songye, Democratic Republic of Congo 19th/early 20th century Wood Ht. 45” Nkishi statues are considered by the Songye not merely…

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Rare Seated Babanki-Tungo Figure on a Stool

Western Grassland, Cameroon 31” h, 18” w, 23” d Other views This northern kingdom is known to be a “society…

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A Dogon Tellem Sculpture

Dogan-Mali; wood, matter-encrusted patina, could be close to 100 years old. Most of the African wood carvings in the West,…

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Rare Tribal Pygmy Bed

  Attribute to 20th Century; Western Grasslands, Cameroon, Babanki style.  Size: 63″ L x 18″ W x 12″ H. The…

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Outstanding Pair of Marka Bronze-Plated Helmet Masks

Northwest Mali Wood with dark patina, brass sheeting The Marka, subgroup of the Mande people who live along the Niger…

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An Important Benin Bronze Leopard Head

Possibly over 100 years old; present day Nigeria H. 8”, W. 7” The most renowned example of Benin art is…

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Bronze Mahongwe-Kota Reliquary Figures

Eastern Gabon/Western reaches of the Congo The Kota tribe practices an ancestral cult known as ‘Bwete’ that was at the…

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