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West African Spear
Lot: 1122UnsoldWest African Spear, Kras tribe, west coast of Africa, 19th century, leather-wrapped wood shaft with metal point, lg. 59 1/2 in. more ...
Guere Mask,
Lot: 1125UnsoldGuere Mask, Liberia, hollowed-out form with many holes pierced around the rim for fiber decorations, with cutout mouth, protruding slit eyes, and animal hair moustache, ht. 10, wd. 5 1/2 in. more ...
Six Bwa Bronze Rings from Burkina Faso
Lot: 1126Sold for: $135$110Six Bwa Bronze Rings from Burkina Faso, 19th century, depicting animals, insects, and fish, ht. 1 to 2 in. more ...
Three Brass Rings from Burkina Faso
Lot: 1127Sold for: $197$160Three Brass Rings from Burkina Faso, 19th/early 20th century, one in the form of a grasshopper, two lg. 2, one lg. 3 in. more ...
Four Bronze Rings from Burkina Faso
Lot: 1128Sold for: $160$130Four Bronze Rings from Burkina Faso, 19th century, both abstract and figurative, each lg. 2 in. more ...
Bobo Ram Helmet Mask
Lot: 1129Sold for: $2,214$1,800Bobo Ram Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso, hollowed-out form of a ram's head, pierced at edges for fiber suspension, fully painted with multicolored patterns, ht. 12, lg. 11 3/4 in. Provenance: more ...
Mossi Wood Whistle
Lot: 1130UnsoldMossi Wood Whistle, Burkina Faso, with three holes and an additional hole on the end for suspension, smooth, dark patina, with metal base, ht. 5 in. Provenance: Marc Franklin collection. more ...
Two Metal Currency Rings
Lot: 1131Sold for: $1,046$850Two Metal Currency Rings, Liberia, called nitien, 8 x 8 and 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. more ...
Four Lobi Bronze Pendants
Lot: 1132Sold for: $74$60Four Lobi Bronze Pendants, late 19th/early 20th century, a horse and rider, a female figure, and two animals, lg. 4 1/2, 2 1/4, 2 1/8, and 2 in. more ...
Lobi Bronze Snake and Three Bronze Amulets from Burkina Faso
Lot: 1133Sold for: $86$70Lobi Bronze Snake and Three Bronze Amulets from Burkina Faso, early 20th century, snake lg. 5; feeding animal lg. 3 3/4; figure ht. 5; and crocodile lg. 3 3/4 in. more ...
Fine Lobi Bronze Bracelet
Lot: 1134UnsoldFine Lobi Bronze Bracelet, 19th century, double rope edging with a train of animals on the top of the bracelet, worn, smooth patina, dia. 4 in. (10.0 cm). more ...
Lobi Wood Post Figure
Lot: 1135Sold for: $369$300Lobi Wood Post Figure, male figure with diminutive arms held at side, elongated neck, and rounded head, with a heavily encrusted pigmented surface, ht. 52 1/2 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky more ...
Two Bronze Senufo Bracelets
Lot: 1136Sold for: $74$60Two Bronze Senufo Bracelets, 19th century, with animal motifs, the larger well worn, dia. 4 (10.0 cm) and 3 in. (7.5 cm). more ...
Pair of Male and Female Senufo Figures
Lot: 1137UnsoldPair of Male and Female Senufo Figures, standing figures with elongated legs, cutout arms, and angular protruding faces with ornate coiffures, each mounted on a metal plate, ht. 26 and 24 1/4 in. more ...
Two Akan Bronze Goldweights and a Bobo Pendant
Lot: 1138UnsoldTwo Akan Bronze Goldweights and a Bobo Pendant, early 20th century, chair and bird goldweights and a water buffalo pendant, bird ht. 1 1/4, chair ht. 2, and pendant lg. 2 in. more ...
Akan Wood Architectural Element
Lot: 1139UnsoldAkan Wood Architectural Element, with a raised stylized head with long pointed beard, dry, dark patina, with metal base, ht. 10 1/2 in. more ...
Ashanti Carved Wood Stool
Lot: 1140UnsoldAshanti Carved Wood Stool, with incised geometric decoration, (chip to one corner),ht. 9 1/4, wd. 16 1/4 in. more ...
Large Brass Yoruba Anklet
Lot: 1141Sold for: $123$100Large Brass Yoruba Anklet, likely Oyo, early 20th century, part of a dance costume, 4 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. more ...
Fon Power Figure
Lot: 1142Sold for: $738$600Fon Power Figure, wood figure of a man, numerous metal projections embedded in the wood, with a dry, heavily eroded surface, ht. 22 in. more ...
Yoruba House of the Head, Ile Ori
Lot: 1143Sold for: $615$500Yoruba House of the Head, Ile Ori, resembling a crown with cylindrical base and openwork domed superstructure, the whole covered in cloth, hide, cowries, and rectangular glass mirrors in two places, more ...
Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure
Lot: 1144Sold for: $338$275Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure, standing on a circular base, with raised feet, legs set apart with the arms detached from the body and hands on thighs, sloping shoulders beneath the oval face, bulging more ...
Powder Horn
Lot: 1145Sold for: $123$100Powder Horn, Cameroon, fully carved powder horn, with animals and abstract designs carved in high relief including a frog and scorpion, with a smooth, dark patina, lg. 9 1/2 in. Provenance: more ...
Ibibio Face Mask
Lot: 1146Sold for: $308$250Ibibio Face Mask, oval form, red-painted face, black raised coiffure, grooved and painted scarification on the cheeks and forehead, pierced around the edge for attachments, ht. 7 3/4 in. (19.6 more ...
Ibo Male Standing Figure
Lot: 1147UnsoldIbo Male Standing Figure, the attenuated figure stands straight with hands cupped in a gesture to the front, left hand holds a small head, with sloping shoulders beneath an elongated neck and small more ...
Ibo Standing Female Figure
Lot: 1148UnsoldIbo Standing Female Figure, the attenuated figure stands straight with hands cupped in a gesture to the front, sloping shoulders beneath an elongated neck and small head with an open mouth below a more ...
Ibo Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask, Agbogho Mmuo
Lot: 1149UnsoldIbo Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask, Agbogho Mmuo, the hollowed-out helmet form pierced around the rim for attachment of a cloth head covering, the narrow angular face with pointed chin and open mouth, more ...
Nigerian Wood Female Figure
Lot: 1150UnsoldNigerian Wood Female Figure, pregnant woman holding her abdomen, with a metal ring around her neck, mounted on a wood base, (age crack on the left),ht. 8 3/4 in. more ...
Chokwe Female Figure
Lot: 1151UnsoldChokwe Female Figure, standing on a rounded base, hands on abdomen, naturalistic face and deep-cut stylized coiffure, with a vessel on top of the head, mounted on a wood base, ht. 12 in. more ...