![West African Carved Wood Object Assortment: West African Carved Wood Object Assortment (9) items including a Dogon female figure, a Senufo female figure having black and red paint, a Senufo palm wine cup having fire spitter cover, a Luba female](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/941/332473/179332223_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717622230)
African Antique
![West African Carved Wood Object Assortment: West African Carved Wood Object Assortment (9) items including a Dogon female figure, a Senufo female figure having black and red paint, a Senufo palm wine cup having fire spitter cover, a Luba female](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/941/332473/179332223_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717622230)
![African Pende Articulated Female Fertility Doll: African Democratic Republic of Congo Pende Carved Articulated Female Fertility Doll Figure with hair and carved bone eyes. 15 inches H.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3185/332370/179255889_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717511887)
![African Carved Wood Masks: African Carved Wood Masks (3) total items including a Salampasu mask having a headdress of woven rattan balls attached to netting with a horn pendant on cord from the Democratic Republic of Congo and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/941/332473/179332225_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717622230)
![Large African Lega Zaire Bone Shell Fetish Object: Large African Lega Zaire Bone and Shell Fetish Object. Decorated with cowrie shells and imbedded faces. 16 inches H x 9 x 9.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3185/332370/179255893_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717511887)
![Moroccan Bone Inlay Chest: Moroccan-style chest inlaid in bone with embossed metal detail. The chest is lined with a purple velvet textile. Dimensions: Width: 19.5 inches (49.53 cm) Depth: 11.5 inches (29.21 cm) Height: 16.5 in](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7769/332408/179276760_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718304883)
![Moroccan Bone Inlay Chest: Moroccan-style chest inlaid in bone with embossed metal detail. The chest is lined with a purple velvet textile. DIMENSIONS: 16.5"H x 11.5"D x 19.5"W](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7769/330481/178645838_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716898282)
![Early African Wood Carving Lion Devouring a Bird: West Africa, Nigeria or Ghana, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting carving of a lion devouring a bird, made from a single piece of wood, the eyes inlaid with white bone and ebony. Size:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/331947/179233944_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717451666)
![20th C. African Chokwe Wood Mask - Mwana Pwo: Central Africa, Angola, Zambia, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chokwe peoples, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. An evocative wood mask known of a Mwana Pwo or young woman displaying idealized f](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/331947/179080732_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717191351)
![NAGA HEADHUNTER'S WICKER HELMET/HAT: Good early example dating to the period of active head hunting which lasted into the early 20th century. Finely woven split cane of oval section with a reinforced baseband, 7 1/2" height plus the hair](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982314_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![African Senufo Fire Spitter Helmet Wanyugo 21" In. Long: Fabulous Senufo Wanyugo Fire Spitter helmet from the people in the Cote d'Ivoire. This mask is used in initiation ceremonies and rituals that help to maintain social order in the community.. Some of t](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177172848_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716239176)
![CONGOLESE FETISH HORN: Probably Lega. 7 1/2" length, natural horn carved with geometric patterns and mounted with a carved bone human face. The edge is bound with a split cane. Black animal hair tufts to the tip and face. T](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982459_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
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![Hughie Lee-Smith and Jacob Lawrence star at Swann’s African American Art sale April 4](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/174398390_1_x.jpeg)
Hughie Lee-Smith and Jacob Lawrence star at Swann’s African American Art sale April 4
NEW YORK — Swann Galleries‘ African American Art sale scheduled for Thursday, April 4 includes a standout selection of house favorites, including Hughie Lee-Smith and Jacob Lawrence, and features a special evening session to benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. The catalog is now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers. The sale is led […]
![Jasper52 brings From Sahara to Serengeti: African Maps Sale April 2](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/174232641_1_x.jpeg)
Jasper52 brings From Sahara to Serengeti: African Maps Sale April 2
NEW YORK — Every collection benefits from the ownership and display of antique maps, whether in the home or an office environment. Jasper52 will present From Sahara to Serengeti: African Maps Sale on Tuesday, April 2 at 8 pm Eastern time exclusively at LiveAuctioneers. Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1792-1868) was an American publisher specializing in maps. […]
![African American historical ephemera was the focus at Freeman’s Hindman](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/171467891_1_x.jpeg)
African American historical ephemera was the focus at Freeman’s Hindman
CINCINNATI — Nearly 330 lots of historical ephemera crossed the block at Freeman’s Hindman February 27, with the focus on African American items. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. The sale’s top lot was a first edition of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), the prominent black author and civil rights […]
![Stoneware jug attributed to African American potter David Jarbour is a top pick at Jeffrey S. Evans Feb. 9](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/169990118_1_x.webp)
Stoneware jug attributed to African American potter David Jarbour is a top pick at Jeffrey S. Evans Feb. 9
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. — A stoneware 10-gallon jug attributed to David Jarbour (circa 1780s-1841) comes to market at Jeffrey S. Evans Friday, February 9 as part of the Al and Billy Steidel collection. Estimated at $80,000-$120,000, the jug and the complete catalogs for both Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10 are available for bidding […]