![African Horizontal Butterfly Mask - Burkina Faso - 77.5" In. Wide: Large, horizontally carved Butterfly Mask. It also can represents a hawk/ bat or an owl. Decorated with natural white, red and black earth pigments. Made in Burkina Faso by the Bobo ethnic group.. Thi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177168747_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
African Antique
![African Horizontal Butterfly Mask - Burkina Faso - 77.5" In. Wide: Large, horizontally carved Butterfly Mask. It also can represents a hawk/ bat or an owl. Decorated with natural white, red and black earth pigments. Made in Burkina Faso by the Bobo ethnic group.. Thi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177168747_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![Large African Yoruba Beaded King Crown. 28"in. High - Nigeria: This magnificent African Yoruba King Crown is expertly crafted with a variety of glass beads that vividly portray the king and his entourage. Measuring approximately... 28.5"in.High.... 11"in.Dameter.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/176931734_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![ZULU THRUSTING SPEAR ASSEGAI: C.1860s to Zulu War of 1879 period. 54 1/8" length. Wood haft slightly tapered through its length. Woven copper wire wrapped socket. Medially ridged leaf shaped head on long cylindrical bolster with c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982394_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Rare Old Ethiopian Coptic Church Madona (Madonna) and Child Statue: Ethiopian Coptic church Madona and Child statue. Alloy metal on a wood base. Figure measures 4". Base measures 2.5". Domestic shipping $12.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/177128328_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![KUBA (CONGOLESE) SWORD ILWOON: 23 ½” length, 25” mounted. Iron blade intricately forged with stepped line bordered spatulate tip pierced with a hole. Deeply offset ridged forte. One piece wood hilt with broad pom](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982412_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![African Dogon Door With Turtle and Nommos - Mali - 46.5" In. High: African Dogon Door with Figures from Mali.This stunning door has a number of hand carved anthropomorphic figures, a turtle and a female breast sculpted in relief. Most Dogon sculpted figures represent](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177187230_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![African Dogon Granary Door with Chiwaras & Crocodiles 76" In. High: Unique Dogon wooden door from Mali features beautiful carvings of Chiwaras (antelopes), crocodiles and other motifs. The intricately designed door showcases multiple standing Chiwaras and Crocodiles.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/176981084_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716583857)
![African Baga Low Stool Guinea-Bissau 15.75"In. High: African Tribal Hand carved from one piece of wood low stool made by the Baga Tribe of Guinea -Bissau. Open wood work on the base. Vintage 40 to 60 years old. Good condition, minor wear, solid and stur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/176936261_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![FINE MANGBETU CANNIBAL’S SPEAR: 19th century. 24 1/2” length, finely forged with elongated section leaf shaped point. Finely forged conical socket with open seam and banded base. As with most Congolese tribes, the Mangbetu wer](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982169_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![African Dan Ceremonial Dance Mask Côte d'Ivoire - 11" In. High: African Dan Ceremonial Gaynone Dance Mask Côte d'Ivoire. This mask is decorated with cowrie shells ,fabric and straw.The Dan Tribe and sub Tribes Guere and Yacouba live in Western Ivory Coast. Even i](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177187226_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![African Dinka Headrest with Metal inserts - Sudan 17.25" In. Wide: Traditional Dinka headrest in a very stylized form. The base is formed with hollow shape, the piece was carved like a zoomorphic figure, the body shows metal inserts. This headrest has a beautiful dar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177070417_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![GOOD EARLY MAASAI BROADSWORD SEME.: Probably dating between the wars and decorated in the 1950s with the Mau Mau Uprising. 8 ½” spatulate blade with pronounced medial, precisely like the tip of a Maasai lion spear. Hide wra](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982486_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Vintage Dogon Granary Door with Crocodiles 24.25" In. High: Impressive Tribal Dogon Door featuring intricate hand-carvings of crocodiles, a symbol of protection in Mali African culture. This work of tribal art measures:.... 22" In.Height (24.25"In. with the hi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/176968647_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![African Benin Bronze Leopards Nigeria Set of two (2 pieces): Set of two (2) Benin bronze Leopards. Vintage castings around 30 to 50 years old., made using the lost wax technique, making each piece a one-of-a-kind. Measures:.... 5"In. Long 5.25"In. High....2" In](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177035159_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![African Kuba Kasai Velvet Raffia Textile Zaire set of 3: Set of three Kuba Kasai Velvet Raffia Textiles from Zaire, Africa. Showcases a stunning geometric design in high relief. Handmade by skilled artisans, the textile is crafted from locally sourced raffi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/176544467_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![African Yoruba Beaded King's Crown 18" In. High - Nigeria: This exquisite African Yoruba King's beaded crown from Nigeria is adorned with blue and white beads and intricately decorated with beaded birds. The birds symbolize áshe (ah-SHE), a divine force beli](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177168751_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![Large Vintage African Tribal Wooden Bozo Fish Mali 41"in.Long: Vintage wooden fish puppet skillfully hand-crafted of one piece of wood by the Bozo tribe of Mali. Measuring approximately: 41" in. Long.... 7" in. Wide.... 11.5"in. High. It features a movable top fi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/176569778_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![HEAVY FORGED IRON SLAVE LEG SHACKLE: First half of the 19th century. Purchased in Abbeville South Carolina about 1955. 11" total length extended. Seven pieces comprising the broad rolled shackle constructed to minimize injury to the capt](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982182_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![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/1103/331947/179233943_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717451666)
![African Nobility Beaded Wood Yoruba Table - Nigeria - 15" In. High: Original and unique Vintage hand made wood covered with colorful trade glass beads Nobility table made by the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Features flowers, lions and snakes on the top with openwork base](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177187212_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![African Mask Crocodile & bird Bobo Mask Burkina Faso 40.5" W: Superb Bobo Nuna Crocodile and bird Mask from the Tribal People of Burkina Faso.measures approx 40.5" w by 10" d by 7" HThis unique mask is sculpted out of a single piece of wood. Animal shaped masks](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/176970719_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716675328)
![African Senufo Table / Stool Côte d'Ivoire - 39" In. Wide: African dark brown Solid hand crafted of one piece of wood stool/table by the Senufo ethnkic group from Côte d'Ivoire. Senufo stools are never figural but have abstract and geometric patterns integra](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177187217_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![Huge Bakota Wood and Metal Sculpture with Stand 44.5"in.High.: Huge African Kota / Bakota wood and metal sculpture from Gabon with black custom wooden stand .This large reliquary mask was crafted hammering a metal leaf (brass or copper) over the sculpture wooden](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/176846450_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![A SUPERB KONDA EXECUTIONER'S SWORD: Made for the royal court with finely worked 11 1/8" brass blade with swelled medial and flared convex tip. Both sides divided with five shallow broad fullers, the edges of which develop to incised cab](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982384_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
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 […]