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African Tribal & Native American Artifacts
![A Rare Porcupine Ceremonial Tunic Ex Simmons Collection: This incredible Tunic was made from vegetable fiber and covered in many hundreds of porcupine quills. Such elaborate regalia was only worn by chiefs or members of nobility among the tribes of Cameroon](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181641570_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721432549)
![Archaic Songye Nkisi Sculpture Head Ex Dr Endicott Collection: A very old and impressive sculpture fragment from a Nkisi Power Fetish adorned with hammered metal accents, Old beads, horns and organic material, likely offerings to the sculpture, which at one time](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181735578_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721083391)
![Rare Komaland Artifact 14-16th Century Ex Endicott Collection: This is a rare and fascinating ancient terracotta clay relic from the kOMALAND culture, present day Ghana, Africa. The Komaland culture is mysterious and not much is known other than the clay idols th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181508083_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721062244)
![A Fon Gin Bottle Magic fetish Ex Simmons Collection: A Encrusted old Gin Bottle with spirit idol bound to the side of the bottle, covered in red textiles, ropes and organic matter, likely blood sacrifice. The Vodoun Bottle fetish measures 11 inches tall](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181580482_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721162230)
![Fon Voodoo Shrine Fetish Ex Simmons Collection: A large encrusted and bound wooden Vodoun shrine idol covered in organic matter, likely blood sacrifice and bound with ropes and chains and embellished with various magical substances and a red textil](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181580350_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721161154)
![A Lobi Diviners Staff Ex Dr Endicott Collection: A carved wooden crooked staff carried by the village Diviner / Priest as a ritual implement for divination ceremonies. The Staff features an ancestor spirit figure on top and has a wonderful well worn](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181582430_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721164731)
![Abstract Bamana Chiwara Headdress Ex Thompson collection: A wonderfully abstract and weathered old Chiwara headdress finial in the form of an antelope with anthropomorphic head extended from the front, likely to represent the spirit world. The headdress meas](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181508623_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721075247)
![A Small Sukuma Female Effigy Ex Dr Thompson Collection: A lovely little carved wooden female effigy with hands in the air, small incised scar designs, a rope and textile skirt and a deep well handled surface. Sukuma or related ethnic group, Tanzania, East](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181887637_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721864955)
![Rare Bura Asinda Sikka Sculpture Fragment 900-1700 Years Old: This is a large ancient terracotta clay relic from the 3rd to 11th century Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other than the cla](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181508094_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721062765)
![A Dogon Neckrest Ex Dannenberg Collection: A very old Dogon or possibly Tellem neckrest with zoomorphic heads on either wise and a wonderful concave form supported by three diamond shaped pillars, encrusted surface suggests it may have served](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181508617_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721065061)
![Ancient Bura Head Sculpture Relic 3rd to 11th century: This is a large ancient terracotta clay relic from the 3rd to 11th century Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other than the cla](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181508092_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721062563)
![Ancient Djenne Sculpture Head Fragment Ex Samuelly Collection: A rare Djenne culture head fragment with rounded head with small raised eyes above a long bridge nose and slightly open mouth, lightly pitted and weathered surface. Djenne culture, Inland Niger Delta](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/335715/181508611_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721062854)
![A TRADITIONAL AFRICAN NORTHERN IVORY COAST SENOUFO WOODEN PULLEY: A mid-19th to early 20th century piece. Finely carved in details, in very good vintage condition with aged patina, signs of use and wear. Please refer to the photos for more details. Size: 32 cm x 11.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7644/336251/182276309_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721323837)
![Pair Dogon Bronze Statue: African Art Pair Dogon Bronze Statue from Mali. The dimension is 4 inches high x 3 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $35.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US including handling](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6106/334857/181850204_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721185559)
![African Yoruba Bronze Edan (deity Onile, Male / Female): West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes connected with a brass chain](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542818_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
![African Namji Wood Fertility Doll w/ Leather Clothing: West Africa, Nigeria-Cameroon border, Namji / Dowayo culture, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure with a stylized form, wrapped in a stiff hide garment, a strand of glass bead](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542804_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
![A TRADITIONAL AFRICAN TRIBAL ART WOODEN PIECE WRAPPED WITH SKIN: A mid-19th to early 20th century piece. In very good vintage condition with aged patina, signs of use and wear. Please refer to the photos for more details. Size: 33.5 cm x 8.8 cm x 4.8 cm or 13-1/8"](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7644/336251/182276307_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721323837)
![Tall African Mali / Djenne Terracotta Bed Post: Western Africa / Sub-Saharan Africa, Mali, Djenne, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large, bell-shaped bed post, made from thick, heavy ceramic, with a narrow waist and capped by a large, ovoid ope](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542808_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
![Mama Mask: African Art Mama Mask from Nigeria. The dimension is 15 inches high x 6.5 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $40.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US including handling, packing](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6106/334857/181887614_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721185559)
![19th C. Nigerian Brass Tiv Sword w/ Iron Blade: West Africa, Nigeria, Tiv people, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A striking Nigerian Tiv sword; the hilt and scabbard covered in brass linear and geometric designs formed via the lost wax technique](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542811_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
![African Namji Wood Fertility Doll w/ Glass Beads: West Africa, Nigeria-Cameroon border, Namji / Dowayo culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure with a stylized form, wrapped in a cloth garment, a strand of glass beads, l](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/337307/182542812_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721691916)
![Bulu Monkey Statue: African Art Bulu Monkey Statue from Cameroon. The dimension is 12.25 inches high x 6 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US including handli](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6106/334857/181850203_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1721185559)
![African Dogon Mali Anthropomorphic Door Lock. Carved wood, metal.: African Dogon Mali Anthropomorphic Door Lock. Carved wood, metal. For measures please refer to the pictures taken with a measuring tape. This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION: there are no hidden or confidenti](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8700/334261/180931673_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719849722)
![African Yoruba Painted Wood Shango Staff: West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A ceremonial staff known as an Ose Shango featuring a Janiform head - that of the thunder god Shango - as the central element covered in](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/335904/181793019_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1720648705)
News about African Tribal & Native American Artifacts
![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 […]