![Ethiopian](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/177128328_1_x.jpg?height=528&quality=70&width=528)
East African Antique
![Ethiopian](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/177128328_1_x.jpg?height=528&quality=70&width=528)
![A Sukuma Figure, "amaleba": Artikulierte Figur, "amaleba" Sukuma, Tansania Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Metall. H 211 cm. Provenienz: - Peter H. Loebarth (1941-2015), Hameln. - Walter and Molly Bareiss, München / New York.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801047_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Makonde Body Mask, "njorowe": Körpermaske, "njorowe" Makonde, Tansania Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 66 cm. Provenienz: - Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 30.06.1994, Lot 74. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. Von Bernard Dulon](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801049_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![Ethiopian Coptic Religious Icon and Illuminated Bible Assortment: Ethiopian Coptic Religious Icon and Illuminated Bible Assortment (6) items including a painted leather 'The Acts of Saints' (Gedle Kidusan), a rope hinged triptych, a diptych having painted panels, an](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/941/332473/179332179_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717622230)
![19th C. Ethiopian Coptic Vellum Magic Healing Scroll: **Originally Listed At $600** Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Amharic or Tigrinya peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A lengthy vellum parchment scroll made from goat or sheepskin kn](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180159746_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405476)
![Makonde Belly Mask, East Africa: Makonde Belly Mask, East Africa. One of a two-piece body mask ensemble, probably depicting pregnancy. Kenya/northern Tanzania. Twentieth Century. Measures approx. 12" X 10". Please copy and p](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6247/331432/179785188_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718133242)
![31.60 ct. Aquamarine Rondelle Beads Strand for Necklace: 31.60 ct. Natural Aquamarine Rondelle Beads Single Strand for Necklace Color - Aqua Blue Shape - Micro Faceted Rondelle beads Size - 3.5 mm Approx. Gem Weight - 31.60 ct. No. of strands](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304158_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![0.49 ct. Natural Padparadscha Sapphire - TANZANIA: 0.49 ct. Natural Padparadscha Sapphire - TANZANIA Shape - Oval Color - Orange Pink Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 0.49 ct. Dimensions - 5.00 x 4.00 x 2.80 mm Origin -](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304095_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![GIA Certified 2.02 ct. Tsavorite Garnet KENYA, EAST-AFRICA: GIA Certified 2.02 ct. Tsavorite (Grossular-Garnet) - KENYA, EAST-AFRICA Cut - Cushion Brilliant Step Cut Color - Green Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 2.02 ct. Dimensions - 6.98 X 6.83 X 4.70](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179303827_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![IGI 0.76 ct. Set of 3 Padparadscha Sapphires MADAGASCAR: IGI Certified 0.76 ct. Set of 3 Padparadscha Sapphires - MADAGASCAR Color - Pink Orange Cut - Round Mixed cut Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 0.23 + 0.28 + 0.25 + = 0.76 ct. Dimensions - 3.52 -](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304127_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![2.17 ct. Natural Unheated Rhodolite Garnet - MOZAMBIQUE: 2.17 ct. Natural Unheated Rhodolite Garnet - MOZAMBIQUE Cut - Heart Color - Purple Ct. Weight - 2.17 ct. Clarity - SI1 Dimensions - 7.70 x 7.00 x 4.80 mm Origin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304087_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![1.03 ct. Natural Unheated Red Ruby - MADAGASCAR: 1.03 ct. Natural Unheated Red Ruby - MADAGASCAR, AFRICA Shape - Pear Color - Red Clarity - SI1 Ct. Weight - 1.03 ct. Dimensions - 7.40 x 5.30 x 3.40 mm Origin -](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304036_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![GIA Certified 0.17 ct. Rare Grandidierite: GIA Certified 0.17 ct. Rare Grandidierite - MADAGASCAR Rare exceptional stone Cut - Oval Modified Brilliant Cut Color - Green Blue Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 0.17 ct.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179303818_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![GRS 0.61ct Untreated Padparadscha Sapphire MADAGASCAR: GRS Certified 0.61 ct. Untreated Padparadscha Sapphire - MADAGASCAR Cut - Rectangular Step cut Color - Pinkish - Orange Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 0.61 ct. Dimensions - 5.25 X 4.23 X 2.61](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304148_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![0.21 ct. Natural Red Ruby - TANZANIA: 0.21 ct. Natural Red Ruby - TANZANIA Shape - Pear Color - Red Clarity - SI2 Ct. Weight - 0.21 ct. Dimensions - 4.03 x 3.07 x 2.11 mm Origin - TANZANIA, AFRICA</](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179303834_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![GIA Cert. 2.67 ct. Untreated Tsavorite Garnet - KENYA: GIA Certified 2.67 ct. Tsavorite (Grossularite - Garnet) -Untreated - KENYA, EAST AFRICA Cut - Oval Modified Brilliant Cut Color - Green Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 2.67 ct.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304124_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![10.40 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA: 10.40 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA Shape - Oval Cabochon Color -Play of color Clarity - Opaque Ct. Weight - 10.40 ct. Origin - ETHIOPIA &n](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304173_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![0.94 ct. Tsavorite Garnet Pair - KENYA, EAST-AFRICA: 0.94 ct. Tsavorite Garnet Pair - KENYA, EAST-AFRICA Color - Vivid Green Clarity - VVS Cut - Pear Ct. Weight - 0.94 ct. No. of Tsavorite Garnets - 2 Origin -](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304170_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![7.29 ct. Rutile Quartz - MADAGASCAR: 7.29 ct. Rutile Quartz - MADAGASCAR Color - White Clarity - Translucent Cut - Cabochon Ct. Weight - 7.29 ct. Origin - MADAGASCAR Treatment](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304123_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![1.13 ct. Natural Padparadscha Sapphire - TANZANIA: 1.13 ct. Natural Padparadscha Sapphire - TANZANIA Shape - Oval Color - Orange Pink Clarity - VVS Ct. Weight - 1.13 ct. Dimensions - 7.80 x 5.30 x 3.00 mm Origin -](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304117_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![3.60 ct. Tsavorite Garnet - KENYA, EAST-AFRICA: 3.60 ct. Tsavorite (Grossular-Garnet) - KENYA, EAST-AFRICA Cut - Oval Color - Vivid Green Clarity - SI Ct. Weight - 3.60 ct. Origin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304053_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![1.48 ct. Natural Unheated Pinkish Orange Tourmaline: 1.48 ct. Natural Unheated Pinkish Orange Tourmaline - MOZAMBIQUE, AFRICA Shape - Oval Color - Pinkish Orange Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 1.48 ct. Dimensions - 8.00 x 5.80 x 4.80 mm &n](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304040_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![GIA Certified 2.98 ct. Untreated Tsavorite Garnet KENYA: GIA Certified 2.98 ct. Tsavorite (Grossularite - Garnet) - Untreated - KENYA, EAST AFRICA Cut - Oval Modified Brilliant Cut Color - Green Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 2.98 ct. Dimensions - 9](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304028_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![IGI Certified 0.28 ct. Ruby - MOZAMBIQUE: IGI Certified 0.28 ct. Ruby - MOZAMBIQUE Cut - Oval mixed cut Color - Purplish Red Clarity - SI Ct. Weight - 0.28 ct. Dimensions - 5.12 X 3.43 X 1.48 mm <](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179303934_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![Pair of 1.66 ct. Natural Violet Blue Tanzanite TANZANIA: Pair of 1.66 ct. Natural Violet Blue Tanzanite - TANZANIA Cut - Oval Color - Violet-Blue Ct. Weight - 1.66 ct. Clarity - VS-VVS Dimensions - 7.00 x 4.80 & 7.00 x 5.000mm <](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179303933_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
News about East African Antique
![Booming sales in first auction of East African art](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013_1106_21752242_lead.jpg)
Booming sales in first auction of East African art
NAIROBI, Kenya — Buyers snapped up works for more than $200,000 at east Africa’s first commercial art auction, organizers said Wednesday, hailing the success of an event that highlighted the rise of the region’s art scene. With around 90 percent of the 47 works sold, the result of the auction in Kenya’s capital Nairobi was […]
![Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Memorial_bust_of_a_kings_mother_iyoba_Nigeria_Benin_Kingdom_early_16th_century_AD_gunmetal_bronze_-_Ethnological_Museum_Berlin_-_DSC02225-1.jpg)
Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Apollo John Rwamparo speaks forlornly of the eight-legged stool, a symbol of authority for his ancient kingdom in Uganda, now glimpsed through a glass barrier at a museum thousands of miles away in Britain. The wooden stool is permanently exhibited at the University of Oxford, one of at least 279 objects there […]
![Karl Marx first edition leads Jeschke van Vliet auction Dec. 6](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lot1285_Karl_Marx-FEAT.jpg)
Karl Marx first edition leads Jeschke van Vliet auction Dec. 6
BERLIN – Jeschke van Vliet Auctions will offer a huge collection of modern illustrated books, Pop Art, travel, historical photography, natural science and vintage prints on Friday, Dec. 6. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
![Tanzania to auction hippo teeth, despite criticism](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Hippo-FEAT.jpg)
Tanzania to auction hippo teeth, despite criticism
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Authorities in Tanzania plan an auction of 3.5 tons of hippo teeth next week, drawing criticism from conservation groups who say the sale could encourage increased killing of the vulnerable species for its body parts.