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African Collectibles
![A Rare Tuareg Leather Hide Shield Ex Simmons Collection: Masters of geometric abstract design, the Tuareg fashioned objects ranging from saddlebags to shields for their ceremonial regalia.This leather shield was formed then strengthened and embellished with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181888613_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720881152)
![A Sukuma Leather Hide Shield: A very old and well used animal hide shield, in classic form with signs of Field use and wear. The Shield measures 29 inches tall. Sukuma peoples, Tanzania, East Africa. Provenance: A Private NYC coll](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181888610_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721865017)
![A Tuareg Takoba Sword: The Takoba (also takuba or takouba) is the sword that is used across the western Sahel and among ethnic groups such as the Tuareg, the Hausa, and the Fulani. This example measures 37 inches in its ela](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181888655_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721856645)
![Stellar Zebra African Big Game Mount-Taxidermy: Stellar Zebra African Big Game Mount-Taxidermy in very good condition. Buyer responsible for shipping.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1294/336231/181912036_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720792676)
![Historical American War of 1812 Incised Powder Horn: Excellent antique American War of 1812 finely incised powder horn. Dated 1814 with carvings of vines with flowers, doubled headed eagle with crown, a triple mast war ship, official building with flag,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4859/337132/182388514_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721426300)
![Fine Kudu African Game Mount-Taxidermy: Fine Kudu African Game Mount. In Very Good Condition. Buyer responsible for shipping.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1294/336231/181916088_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720796288)
![African Horned Helmet Crest, Idoma Peoples: West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma peoples horned helmet crest. Carved in wood with a bowl base (wormed but not pierced). Long slender neck with a black painted upper section under the head with is carved wi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4859/337132/182388548_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721426300)
![A PLATE OF FOSSILIZED CRINOIDS: Rare natural association of specimens, among them there are: #28 Scytalocrinua Disparilis #34 - Actinocrinites Gibson #43 Macrocrinus Hundulus #47 Platycrinites Niotenisis In very good condition. Plea](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7644/336251/182276319_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721323837)
![1978 Gold Krugerrand Coin: 1978 Gold Krugerrand coin. Weight 33.9 g. Domestic shipping $24.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/332335/181178903_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720711701)
![Fine Reindeer/Caribou Mount: Fine Reindeer/Caribou Mount in very good condition. Buyer responsible for shipping.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1294/336231/181916230_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720796967)
![Fine Oryx African Big Game Mount-Taxidermy: Fine Oryx African Big Game Mount, in great condition. Left turn mount.Buyer responsible for shipping.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1294/336231/181916223_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720796776)
![SUDANESE KASKARA C.1880’S: Anglo-Sudanese War/Mahdist period. 34” broadsword blade with four fullers at the forte. Forged iron guard with reverse langets. Thick leather wrapped grip with leather covered disk pommel. Blade](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520701_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![A BEAUTIFUL POLISHED FOSSILIZED DEVONIAN PERIOD GONIATITES CEPHALOPOD AMMONITE FROM MOROCCO: In very good condition. Please refer to the photos for more details. Stand is not included. Size: 13 cm x 18.5 cm x 5 cm or 5-1/8" x 7-1/4" x 2"; Weight: 6.4 lb.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7644/336251/182276320_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721323837)
![A PLATE OF POLISHED FOSSILIZED DEVONIAN PERIOD GONIATITES CEPHALOPOD AMMONITE FROM MOROCCO: In very good condition. Please refer to the photos for more details. Stand is not included. Size: 21.5 cm x 5.5 cm x 30 cm or 8-1/2" x 2-1/8" x 11-3/4".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7644/336251/182276322_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721323837)
![Ceremonial Warrior's Short Sword, Congo: African Congo warrior's short sword with a beautifully decorated handle in brass and embossed copper. The blade a double edge with openwork ricasso area and a wide steel blade with raised medial ridge](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4859/337132/182388467_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721426300)
![Congo Iron Executioners Sword w/ Pigment: Congo, Executioners sword known as a Ngulu with a multipronged blade and sickle like forward section. Red pigment applied to the edged side of the blade and textured surface to the reverse half. Light](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4859/337132/182388466_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721426300)
![A BEAUTIFUL LARGE POLISHED FOSSILIZED DEVONIAN PERIOD GONIATITES CEPHALOPOD AMMONITE FROM MOROCCO: In very good condition. Please refer to the photos for more details. Stand is not included. Size: 34.5 cm x 26.5 cm x 6 cm or 13-5/8" x 10-1/2" x 2-3/8"; Weight: 15.45 lb.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7644/336251/182276321_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721323837)
![A SUDANESE HIDE SHIELD: A rare and interesting example probably dating to the Anglo-Sudanese war of 1885. Evidently collected in 1901 and with numerous notes to the back including two attempts to spell INDIA and AFGHAN. Owne](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/337260/182520728_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721662940)
![Early / Ornate African Cameroon Tobacco Pipe: West Africa, Cameroon, Grasslands, Bamum or Bamileke, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine example of an ornate tobacco pipe made from pottery, wood, and a metal mouth stem. We usually only se](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542802_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
![Fine Oryx African Big Game Mount-Taxidermy: Fine Oryx African Big Game Mount, right turn mount. In Very Good condition. Buyer responsible for shipping.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1294/336231/181916225_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720796846)
![Ngombe Executioner's Duck-Bill Sword: African Congo region, Ngombe peoples executioners duck-bill sword. Double edge blade with a center fuller and wrapped steel wire handle. Size 25 3/4" L, blade 20 1/4" LEx-California Collection](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4859/337132/182388469_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721426300)
![Congo Long Handle Ceremonial Sword: African Congo long handle ceremonial sword with a carved wood handle. Handle in several sections with a finely wrapped brass flat wire to the base of the blade, pierced carved openwork section below a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4859/337132/182388468_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721426300)
![1982 Gold Krugerrand Coin: 1982 gold Krugerrand coin. Weighs 33.9g. Domestic shipping $24.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/332335/181178904_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720711701)
![African Salampasu 5-Point Sword w/ Scabbard: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. African short sword with scabbard including a double edge blade with five sharp points and a straight handle carved in wood. Scabbard wrapp](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4859/337132/182388470_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721426300)
News about African Collectibles
![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 […]