Fly whisk - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum

brass hilt with open work decor, pointed blade, punched on both sides, min. dam., traces of corrosion, L. 37 cm; sword sheath made from light wood and leather, stretched with sackcloth and provided wi

wood, iron, L: 119 cm (blade); 146 cm (total lenght), L: 46,9 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

Collection of 8 African Bamileke Fly Whisks, Cameroon. Carved wood, beads, horse hair. Size: 20'' x 4'' x 2'' (51 x 10 x 5 cm).

A Bamum "Tu-Ngunga" carved wood helmet maskEarly/mid-20th century; Bamum Peoples, Grassfields, Cameroon, East AfricaAppears unmarkedThe large carved wood helmet mask with a toothy grimace, p

Ca. 2nd half 20thC. Good with age-appropriate wear to the metal surface patina. Ex-Nooter coll.

African Bamileke Fly Whisk with Animal-Form Handle, Cameroon, animal hide and hair, glass beads, cloth, wood, and rawhide string, h. 31 in.; mounted on metal stand, h. 22 in. Provenance: Hampton Galle

Fly whisk with beaded bush cow carving and horse hair handle. Bamileke people. Cameroon. H: 24.5". Shipping costs noted below are estimates for USA locations via FEDEX groun

Rare style of Bamun royal Flywhisk, human hair, old beads, brass covered face, Bamun or Bamileke peoples, Cameroon, West Africa. Provenance: Ex Celesten collection, New York.

wood, pigments, baseMasks "mabuh" were the property of the "kwifon" society, who performed at funerals and memorial services of important society members, where they announced the arrival of the terri

wood, brown patina, polychrome miniature glass beads, staff with round cross-section, beaded netting in upper area, min. dam., small missing parts L: 196 cm, L: 77,2 inch Provenance: Johann F. Gustav

Jade and horsehair fly whisk with cylinder-form jade handle, in silk-covered fitted presentation case. [Handle: 3" L x 1/2" Dia.; Overall: 14"].

wood, base H: 13 cm, H: 5,1 inch Provenance: Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany

wood, kaolin, rest. L: 47,5 cm, L: 18,7 inch Provenance:American Private Collection Continent: Africa

wood, base H: 11 cm, H: 4,3 inch Provenance: Maurice W. Shapiro, New York, USA Christie's New York, 11 November 1993, Lot 104 Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31

The handle with deep blackened patina, with areas of wear from use exposing red to yellowish wood. The handle decorated with a stylized human face, with raised eyes small nose and jutting lips. Old ex

wood, pigments, rest. H: 44 cm, H: 17,3 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-made wood and feather whisk with an intricately carved handle and a generous array of cassowa

wood, partly shiny brown patina, ring-shaped base, carved with a cylindrical corpus in openwork design, consisting of snake-like interwoven horizontal elements, seat with bulging rim, rep. (breakage s

Yoruba Peoples, beaded fly whisk and bag, Niger Region, beaded cloth with horsehair whisk, together with a beaded bag, 19"l (larger) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Not

South India;19th century A large and showy example, with multiple ox tails and repousse silver work. Custom stand. Dimensions with base: ~20" (51 cm)

Ceremonial fly whisk handle; carved wood with encrusted red-brown patina in the form of a finely carved senior male Goli society ancestral head with prominent beard; neck descends to rectangular incis

Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 19th century CE. Yoruban beadwork is among the most colorful African works of art. Here we have a meticulously beaded fly whisk, beaded with a repeated chevron patte

CAMEROON. BAMUM TRIBES 1800/1900 ca. AXE SHAPE MONEY. BRONZE 442 gr. (15,47 oz) - 44x27x3 cm (171,6x10,5x1,2 inch). The Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are an ethnic group of Ca

**Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with