African Carved Boards and Mini Figures.
All in good condition. Wood and varnish and other mixed media. Lot includes Dan Wari game boards with bead containers, carved crocodile and Antelope Panel from East Africa. Several Tji-Waras - mythical being, half-man, half-antelope, who taught the Bambara people of Mali to cultivate the earth.The Bambara people consider land to be the primary life-giving resource, and farming the oldest, noblest profession. Primitive wood fork inherited from Pamela McDowall Wragg, Missionary From African of New Guinea. Average size is 10". Provenance: The Acacia Collection and The Old Slave Mart Museum. Est. $300-500. Ship: $200