Secret Africa

Book, Asmara Architecture: "Asmara: Africa's Secret Modernist City" by Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren, & Naigyz Gebremedhin (2003) CONDITION: Excellent, book sleeve is slightly dirty and has very minor

A carved wooden mask with two faces and a kaolin clay pigment painted surface, attached raffia grass beard , signs of use. Lega peoples, Bwami secret society, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 10

A very finely carved wooden Female dance mask of the Kifwebe secret Society, DRC. Congo, Africa. The mask features very precise incised linear designs. Among the small Songye chiefdoms along the Lomam

A carved wooden dance mask with comb like structure on top and primitive facial features. Bamana peoples, Kore secret society mask, Mali, Africa. The mask measures 16 x 7.5 inches ( 19 inches tall on

A carved wooden semi-helmet style dance mask with classic linear designs, abstract form and with raffia grass netting attached. Kifwebe secret society, Basongye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask i

Bronze, cast in the extremely time-consuming ' lost form ' method. These objects are used by a secret society which has the same name: Tji Wara or Ci-wara. Ci Wara is the phonetic translation of Ci (t

Carved mask from Bukishi or Bwadi bra secret associations of the Songye people in Zaire or Democratic Republic of Congo. Striated decorations. 19" x 9" x 8" approx.

Mask from Bukishi or Bwadi bra secret associations of the Songye people in Zaire or Democratic Republic of Congo. Smooth head denotes a female figure.Striated decorations. 14" x 8" x8" On custom stand

Bronze, cast in the extremely time-consuming ' lost form ' method. These objects are used by a secret society which has the same name: Tji Wara or Ci-wara. Ci Wara is the phonetic translation of Ci (t

A Carved wooden mask accented with kaolin clay and incised designs, and embellished with a raffia grass beard. Lega peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Most Lega 'masks' are actually ornaments rarely worn ov

Bambara Carved Wooden Antelope Mask Crest. Tag Reads: The Bambara Of Mali Used These Wooden Antelopes As Headdress In The Tyi-Wara Dance (A Mythical Being Who Taught Mankind The Secret Of Agriculture)

This is a wonderful older wooden mask from the Dan peoples of Cote d'ivoire West Africa.Carved wood with fantastic metal adornment, with a well handled patina. A classic example, note the near perfect

A carved wooden mask with stylized facial features and a well handled surface. The mask has been accented with kaolin clay pigments. Lega peoples, Bwami society, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 8 x 7

Dan Bird Mask with Beak, hair, Mali, Africa The Dan people, who live in Liberia and the Ivory Coast, are governed largely by secret societies. The Leopard Society acts as a major regulator of Dan life

"The Secret Museum of Mankind", Publisher: Manhattan House, New York, Publish Date: 1935, Illustrated. An early photographic collection of aboriginal and native populations of America, Africa, Asia, E

A carved wooden and painted helmet mask with a long raffia grass collar attached to hide the dancer. This wooden mask is associated with a secret women's society which exists in parts of West Africa,

A rare and fascinating Cult object used as part of initiation ceremonies by the Bwami Secret Society, among the Lega peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Such objects are little documented and rare,

A Very Fine Old Senufo Kpeliye Mask, worn by members of the Poro, a secret society which oversees initiation ceremonies in the Ivory Coast of West Africa. The mask features delicate oval form with geo

Couple Tjiwara in Bronze Dogon Mali, Africa 2nd half 20th century Bronze 29 cm & 27,5 cm, 268 & 255 gram These objects are used by a secret society which has the same name: Tji Wara or Ci-wara. Ci War

A carved wooden effigy related to the Komtim secret society and considered a magic fetish for use in healing ceremonies. Montol peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Custom mounted. measures 16 inches.

Keith Haring (1958-1990) Free South Africa (Untitled 1-3: The complete Suite) (Littmann pp.42-43) The complete set of three lithographs in colours, 1985, on wove paper, signed and dated in pencil, two

David (Richard David) ShepherdEngland / Africa, (1931-2017)Etosha Tusker, 1973oil on canvassigned and dated lower right, again verso with date and copyright, framed.26 x 52 inches

ROUPELL, Arabella Elizabeth (illust.); William Henry Harvey (text) Specimens of the Flora of South Africa by a Lady. London: Printed by W. Nicol, 1849. Comparables: Sotheby's, 1999 - $17,250; Christie

Struttura in legno in diverse essenze e sedile in compensato curvato rivestito in pelle. Proveniente da una collezione privata - Milano Prod. Maxalto, Italia, 1970 ca. Bibliografia R. Masiero, Afra e