1933 ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN PYGMIES antique ILLUSTRATED

HOW I FOUND LIVINGSTONE : Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa New York; 1872 Illustrated Size: 6 by 9 1/4" 3/4 leather, marbled boards. wear of binding, some crude tape repairs. Tex

CENTRAL ASIA TRAVELS in CASHMERE, LITTLE TIBET & CENTRAL ASIA New York; 1881 Size 5 1/2 by 7 1/2" 365 pp. Illustrated Original cloth w/ embossed design Very good condition, minor wear of binding Text

LIFE in ABYSSINIA Being Notes Collected during Three Years' Residence and Travels in that Country by MANSFIELD PARKYNS London, John Murray; 1853 First edition Size 6 by 9" Facsinating account of ninet

Central African Republic. Aka Pygmy tribe. Early 1900 circa. Bronze artefact used as purse. Finely decorated with figures, circles, lines and a string with colored hard stones and shells. 1250 gr. - 2

An antique Central African Baule Tuntum hand craved mask. The mask is modeled with narrow eyes, a small mouth, a wide collar that completely covers the neck, and a headdress. Tuntum in the Akan langua

Antique African Central Congo Religious Bronze Crucifix Cross. Depicting Lord Jesus on the Cross. 6.25" x 9".

1872 Country of Dwarfs du Chaillu Illustrated Pygmy AFRICA Superstition Gorillas Paul du Chaillu was a 19th-century French-American anthropologist who became famous for being the first to confirm the

INCIDENTS of TRAVEL in CENTRAL AMERICA, CHIAPAS and YUKATAN by John L. Stephens New York; 1841 VOLUME II (of 2) 474 pages, with illustrations Original cloth, worn, with some damages, spine missing , f

Another antique from Central Africa here, that is 1930's Circa. We believe it came out of Cameroon and of course it is all handmade. This will make a fantastic wall hanger.

A carved wooden image of an ancestor figure on the back of a tortoise. Such figures were likely carved as curio's for early travelers. Kongo peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa.This is an antique exa

1874 1st ed ISMAILIA Central Africa Slave Trade SUDAN Egypt Illustrated Baker 2v ‘Ismailia’ is a classic work aimed to bring awareness to and suppress the slave-trade in Central Africa. Written by

1869 Gorilla Country Chauillu Zoology Africa Illustrated Apes Pygmy Witchcraft Paul Belloni Du Chaillu was a French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist. His rise to fame took place in the

Three antique African daggers, possibly Kuba, Central Africa, with carved wooden handles over metal leaf form blades. [Longest: 15 1/4" H x 4" W]. Cracks to handles, oxidation and scuffs to blades.

A Central African Fang Ngil bust mask from Gabon. Fang Ngil masks are renowned for their distinctive elongated and stylized facial features, often characterized by a heart shaped face, narrow eyes, an

A carved wooden figurine from Mali, Central Africa, art of the Bambara people. The piece is a Chiwara, an abstract antelope figure which is used in rituals associated with agriculture. The item is mou

A vintage hand carved wooden head of the Fang people from Gabon, Central Africa. The mask is dark brown in color and has a heart shaped concave face with a large convex forehead, characteristic of the

A vintage hand carved wooden head from the Fang people from Gabon, Central Africa. The mask is dark brown in color and has a heart shaped concave face with a large convex forehead, characteristic of t

A Central African mixed media Nail Fetish double face mask from the Bakongo people of the Congo region. This object holds deep cultural and spiritual significance within the context of Bakongo religio

A Central African Congo hand carved wood sculpted headrest, from the Luba people or Baluba, the region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The headrest is made in the shape of an animal, and deco

A Central African hand-carved wooden fetish sculpture. Vili culture, Congo. The piece represents a cat with collar made of locks and keys. The Vili people, an ethnic sub-group residing in Congo, have

A South Central African Zambian Chokwe hand carved fetish mask. The female mask with a red brown scar face in the shape of an arc with headdress made of sea shells, nails, and beads. The mask is adorn

A Central African Congo mixed media nail figure. This figure is known as a Niski figure. Niski is the name given by Kongo peoples and other ethnic groups living in the Democratic Republic of Congo to

Antique long, curved sword or throwing knife from the Kuba or Bandia people of Central Africa - Congo. Hand hammered blade, sharpened on one end. Etched ornamentation and geometric patterns on one of

Sir Henry Morton Stanley Letter & Signature 1896. Famous 19th century explorer of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. "Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley report