African & Ethnographic Arts

A Fine Kuba Cup Ex Sotheby's, Ex Lemaire, Ex Hersey

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Quakertown, PA, United States

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African & Ethnographic Arts

TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A selection of African masks, sculptures and utilitarian objects as well as Ethnographic arts from around the world, many with important provenance.

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Todd Zieseniss

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A Dogon Door, Museum Exhibited Ex Greene Collection: A large carved wooden granary door with female effigy on front and the carved breasts symbolizing fertility. Dogon Peoples, Mali, West Africa. The door made from two panels secured by iron staples nd

0001: A Dogon Door, Museum Exhibited Ex Greene Collection

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$2,000

$3,000

Lot Passed

SOLD

Monumental Bwa Hombo Plank African Mask Ex Gordon: A truly massive African Plank mask with carved and incised designs, accented with red and white pigments and abrus seeds. The Mask is adorned with a crocodile motif in the center as well as a

0002: Monumental Bwa Hombo Plank African Mask Ex Gordon

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$1,000

$3,000

A Nunuma Rabbit Mask: A Carved wooden dance mask with traditional black and white geometric designs and wonderful stylized tall ears, likely representing a rabbit. Nunuma peoples, a sub group of the Gurunsi peoples,

0003: A Nunuma Rabbit Mask

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$500

$800

Lot Passed

SOLD

Ancient Dogon Sculpture Ex William Wright: Exceedingly rare and unusual archaic Dogon sculpture, possibly a Dyongou Serou sculpture, what appears to be a bow quiver on the back. The sculpture is elongated and has an incredible deeply

0004: Ancient Dogon Sculpture Ex William Wright

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$5,000

$10,000

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A Mende Sande Society Mask: A carved wooden helmet style mask with a deep well handled surface and signs of field use over many years. The Mask measures 14 inches tall x 9 inches wide. Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa.

0005: A Mende Sande Society Mask

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$1,500

$2,500

SOLD

A Rare Dan Slit Gong: A carved wooden slit drum or gong with a female anthropomorphic head with elaborate coiffure on top as well as a spoon motif, perhaps suggesting the drum was played during annual festivals to honor

0006: A Rare Dan Slit Gong

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$800

$1,500

A Mossi Chieftains Door Post: A Large Heavy carved wooden post in female form that once was part of a mated set that decorated the outside of a chieftain's home , the posts served a practical function as well as decorative. They

0007: A Mossi Chieftains Door Post

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$1,000

$2,000

Lot Passed

SOLD

Weathered Old Mossi Door Post: A Large eroded wooden post in female form that once was part of a mated set that decorated the outside of a chieftain's home , the posts served a practical function as well as decorative. They would

0008: Weathered Old Mossi Door Post

Est.

$800

$1,500

SOLD

A Winiama Ceremonial mask: A carved wooden ceremonial mask with traditional black, red and white painted and incised designs, large concentric circle eyes and a domed forehead. Winiama or Numuma peoples, Burkina Faso, West

0009: A Winiama Ceremonial mask

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$600

$900

A Baule Female Sculpture: A charming old carved wooden female effigy with her coiffure set in rows with incised linear designs, ribbed neck showing prosperity and traditional loin cloth. The sculpture shows plenty of

0010: A Baule Female Sculpture

Est.

$500

$800

Lot Passed

SOLD

A Fine Dan African Mask: A very finely carved wooden ceremonial mask with relaistic facial features, some incised linear scar designs, inset metal teeth as well as hammered aluminum around the eyes. The mask measures 9.5 x

0011: A Fine Dan African Mask

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$600

$900

A Monumental Yoruba Epa mask Ex Pace Gallery: A monumental carved wooden janus Epa helmet mask with a tall male and female idol on top along with four smaller figures, each carrying a tool or implement of daily life. The male carries a rifle and

0012: A Monumental Yoruba Epa mask Ex Pace Gallery

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$3,000

$4,000

Lot Passed

Archaic Dan Gagon Avian Mask: A very old and well weathered ceremonial mask with elongated and stylized bird beak and encrusted surface. Note the old collection numbers on the back and square attachment holes. Dan peoples, Ivory

0013: Archaic Dan Gagon Avian Mask

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$500

$800

Lot Passed

Well Worn Old Dan Mask Ex Kahan Gallery: A carved wooden ceremonial mask with wide open eyes, accented with white kaolin clay pigments, raised and incised designs and several areas of rattan stitches holding the mask together after years of

0014: Well Worn Old Dan Mask Ex Kahan Gallery

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$500

$800

Lot Passed

A Dan Deangle Mask: A Carved wooden mask, likely a deangle mask with attached woven grass fiber coiffure, inset metal teeth , slit eyes and incised linear designs. The mask measures 8.5 x 5 inches. Dan Peoples, Ivory

0015: A Dan Deangle Mask

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$500

$800

Lot Passed

SOLD

A Toussian Initiation Helmet: A carved wooden helmet style mask for use as part of an Initiation ceremony into the powerful Dó association of the Tussian culture in Burkina Faso, West Africa. In preparation for its most

0016: A Toussian Initiation Helmet

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$800

$1,500

SOLD

A Finely Carved Baule Female Sculpture: A very finely carved female effigy with ornate coiffure, raised scar designs on face, neck and abdomen as well as her back, hands shown in open pose at the navel.This sculpture displays the Baule

0017: A Finely Carved Baule Female Sculpture

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$500

$800

A Senufo Equestrian Sculpture: A finely carved wooden horse and rider with classic male hunter wearing a red cap and shown with spear in one hand, holding the reins with the other. A wonderfully stylized horse and overall classic

0018: A Senufo Equestrian Sculpture

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$1,000

$2,000

Lot Passed

Monumental Nuna Crocodile mask Ex Levitt Collection: A tall carved wooden mask in the form of a Crocodile with incised designs painted in contrasting black and white pigments. The mask shows wear and field use as a ceremonial mask and is a monumental

0019: Monumental Nuna Crocodile mask Ex Levitt Collection

Est.

$600

$900

Lot Passed

A Senufo Female Sculpture: A carved wooden female effigy with a well handled surface with a deep golden honey colored patina and wonderful stylized face and features. The figure measures 19 inches tall itself and has been

0020: A Senufo Female Sculpture

Est.

$600

$900

Lot Passed

SOLD

A Yoruba Shango Ritual Altar: Carved from a single piece of very heavy and dense wood, this altar is in relief with symbols typical of "shango", such as the figures, Such altars serve as pedestals / bases for utensils used in the

0021: A Yoruba Shango Ritual Altar

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$1,000

$3,000

SOLD

A Fine Agere Ifa Offering Bowl with Maternity sculpture: A very rare and desirable field used divination bowl, with good age and a wonderful highly stylized form of a Mother and child, a maternity symbol among the Yoruba used to offer sacred palm nuts

0022: A Fine Agere Ifa Offering Bowl with Maternity sculpture

Est.

$600

$1,200

SOLD

A Igbo Izzi Elephant Spirit Mask: A carved wooden helmet style mask with ornate incised, raised and painted designs, as well as two mask like faces on the top, mineral pigments. known as Ogbodo Enyi or spirit of the elephant, this is

0023: A Igbo Izzi Elephant Spirit Mask

Est.

$800

$1,500

A Mumuye Figure: A well worn carved wooden abstract sculpture from the Mumuye of Nigeria, Africa. Mumuye artists are famous for their wooden statues known as iagalagana which were the property of diviners and

0024: A Mumuye Figure

Est.

$1,000

$2,000

Lot Passed

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