Sold2019A Gorgeous Old Lwena African Staff Ex Zabel CollectionThis is a very fine and quite lovely old carved wooden staff from the Lwena peoples of Angola, Africa. featuring two finely carved spirit faces as well as raised and incised design work, the staff hasSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Fine Old Kuba Ceremonial Staff Ex Becker collectionA early and finely carved wooden staff featuring a classic image of a Kuba mask like face with carved brow and raised scar designs. The staff has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting years ofSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Very Old Yaka Chieftain's Sword Ex Zabel CollectionA very old Yaka Sword,with simple etched designs on blade and well worn wooden handle with ornate metal work. DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Sword measures 25.5 inches long. Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel CollectiSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Lwena African mask Ex M. Wyman CollectionA hardwood carved wooden dance mask with reddish orange mineral pigments and incised tribal design, traditional coiffure and embellished with glass bead earrings. Lwena / Chokwe peoples, Angola, AfricSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Yoruba Shango Cult Staff Ex Zabel CollectionA fine old carved wooden ceremonial staff with a deep well handled surface patina and featuring a kneeling devotee with hands raised supporting the axe symbol at the top of the staff. Shango is the YoSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Pende Prestige Staff Ex Fox, Ex Levitt Coll.A finely carved openwork walking staff or prestige staff with ancestor face and wonderful well used patina. Pende peoples, Congo, Africa. - Provenance: Ex Old Belgian collection to Charles Fox, CA, puSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Senufo Champion Cultivator Staff Ex Hersey CollectionA very fine old carved wooden staff with female effigy on top, twisted form with serpent like design winding up the staff. The Figure on top is well carved and has a deep well handled surface patina.See Sold Price
Sold2019Old Lwena African Mask Field Collected Ex Friedrich colA handsome older Lwena African mask with incised designs and reddish hue. Lwenea peoples, Angola, Africa. Provenance - Ex. Friedrich collection, Field collected c. 1980. The mask measures 7.5 x 9.5 inSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Songye Figural Staff Fragment Ex Mebel CollectionA very old and rare fragment of a figural staff with two ancestors and embellished with metal studs. The staff is completely weathered and worn. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. Ex Mebel Collection NewSee Sold Price
Sold2022Baule Nature Spirit Sculpture Ex Carl Zabel CollectionA wonderful old carved wooden shrine object depicting a nature or forest spirit with deep well handled surface patina and area of "tan-lines" where a textile once covered the waist line. Baule peoplesSee Sold Price
Sold2019Mpama / Mongo Swort Sword, African Arms, Ex Zabel Coll.An old and weathered Mpama (Western Mongo) Short Sword with stylized blade and well worn wooden handle, From the DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel Collection, NY since the 1980��See Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare Old Nzakara Short Sword, Ex Zabel CollectionA Rare and well weathered Old Nzakara Short sword, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The sword has a highly stylized angle and measures 18.5 x 8 inches. Provenance: Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel, NY c. since the 1980’See Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare Salampasu Sword & Sheath, Ex Zabel CollectionA very well worn old Salampasu Sword and sheath, DRC/ Congo, Africa. A wonderful stylized blade, well worn carved wooden handle and weathered sheath, with one side decayed but overall intact. ProvenanSee Sold Price
Sold2024Classic Zaramo Doll Ex Zabel CollectionThis is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. Mwana hiti, meaning  child of wood is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and GogoSee Sold Price
Sold2019Ngbandi or Doko Sword from Congo, Ex Zabel CollectionA very old Ngbandi or possibly Doko Sword,with flared blade with open-work design and well worn wooden handle. DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Sword measures 24 inches long and animal hide wrapped around handSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Very Old Nyamwezi Maternity Sculpture Ex Karl Zabel CollectionA wonderfully carved Mother and Child sculpture with strong dramatic facial features and a deep well handled surface patina. Nyamwezi peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The Sculpture measures 18.25 inches talSee Sold Price
Sold2024Old Zaramo Doll Ex Karl Zabel CollectionThis is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. (mwana hiti, meaning a “child of wood") is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, andSee Sold Price
Sold2019Very Old Ngbandi Sword with Etched Blade, African ArmsA very old Ngbandi Sword,with etched blade and well worn wooden handle. DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Sword measures 26.5 inches long. Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel Collection, NY since the 1980’sSee Sold Price
Sold2023Early Antique African Wood Carved StaffCarved with a figure standing atop another. On gallery stand, 44". Provenance: Henry D. Profenius Collection published in catalog, as ex collection: Paul Rognlie, Santa FeSee Sold Price
Sold2019Old Luba Staff Top Ex Ehrlich Collection, New YorkThis is an old and finely carved Luba Staff top, adorned with hand hammered metal ( aluminum) wrapping. DRC/ Congo, Africa. The staff top measures 18.75 inches tall on simple metal base. Provenance: ESee Sold Price
Sold2019Old Lwena African Mask Ex Marc FriedrichA boldly carved heavy wooden mask with highly stylized facial features and a well handled surface patina. The top of the mask has some old animal hide and grass regalia attached, as does the chin areaSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Yoruba Oshe Shango Staff Ex Karl Zabel CollectionA carved wooden ceremonial staff with a deep well handled surface patina and featuring a kneeling devotee with hands raised supporting the axe symbol at the top of the staff. Shango is the Yoruba godSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Konda Short Sword, African Arms, Ex Zabel CollectionA Stylized and flared blade with some incised designs and simple, well worn wooden handle. Konda peoples, Congo, Central Africa. The Sword measures 18.25 inches long x 6.5 inches wide. provenance: ExSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Old Baule Couple Ex Scanzi CollectionA exceedingly beautiful carved wooden couple with a well handled surface suggesting many years of traditional field use. The sculptures Measure 22 inches tall on their bases. Baule peoples, Ivory CoasSee Sold Price
Jun 09Heartland Artifact Auctions IncPre-Columbian Sinu Tumbaga Bird Effigy Staff Finial, depicting 2 birds with elongated bills,$45(3 bids)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts6" Adena Blade. High Grade Hornstone. From the old collection of R.W. Robinson. Ex Sam Cox and Dale$50