1840 SDUK Map of Today's Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Chad and Niger -- West Africa II

Title/Content of Map: 1840 SDUK Map of West Africa -- West Africa I Date: 1840 London Cartographer: SDUK Size: 12.2 x 15.1 in. This is a fantastic Map of todays Mauritania (in part), Senegal, Gambia,

West Africa, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, first half of 20th century CE. A large and heavy cast bronze bell that is a masterpiece of detail and symbolic iconography. The bell has a flattened, conical shape

West Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic Chamba figure (also Camba, Tshamba, Waschamba) with an elongated torso, a crested head, and styli

A Benin Style Bronze Bust of an Ife Ruler West Africa, Nigeria Height 29 11/16 inches (75.5 cm). Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance: Gifted in 2001 (Inv. no. T20

A LARGE COLLECTION OF EIGHTEEN WEST AFRICAN TEXTILES LARGELY NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA a large collection of eighteen West African textiles (18) (largest 284 x 183cm) Footnote: Provenance: The Keir McGuinn

A rare and well weathered old carved wooden mask from the Ibibio peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Note the 6 open eyes and well handled and aged surface suggesting generations of field use. The mask mea

A Yoruba Egungun costume. Nigeria, West Africa. 20th century. Fabric, cowries, and other materials. 71" x 20". The Yoruba would wear this costume during a ceremony to honor their ancestors. Includes s

A carved wooden double or twin Fanti doll decorated with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigment and embellished with old glass beads, Ghana, West Africa. The sculpture measures 14 x

Female twin Ere Ibeji Yoruba peoples Nigeria, West Africa Early 20th century Wood with indigo pigment 12" H In very fine condition; showing long ritual use and with facial features worn smooth. Raw in

A very nice old Bamileke Sword in sheath, forged steel blade, well worn wooden handle, wooden sheath embellished with animal hid and textile attachment belt. Bamileke peoples, Cameroon, West Africa. T

A fine 19th century or early 20th century carved wooden pair of Ibeji twin Idols with classic facial features and signs of traditional use over many years. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The pa

A large old carved wooden shrine idol of a male ancestor with offering. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The sculpture measures 36 inches tall on professional mount. Provenance: From the collectio

Fine Pair of Benin Bronze Male Royal Leopards. Republic of Benin, West Africa, 20th C. 1) Size: 8"H x 11.2"W x 3.4"D (20.5 x 28.5 x 8.5 cm). 2) Size: 9.3"H x 11.25"W x 3.5"D (23.5 x 28.5 x 9 cm).PLEAS

West Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standin

Royal Figure w/ Serpent - Aboriginal Indigenous Art - This 17"high lost wax cast bronze was once ritualware from the people of Benin, Nigeria, Africa. It depicts a standing figure with undulating snak

West Africa, Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire, Akan peoples, Asante. Court linguist's staff finial circa mid to early 20th century. Sheets of gold leaf over wood of a seated chief or orator. The figure appears

West Africa, Nigeria, Cross River region, Ibibio culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A matched pair of hand-carved wooden ancestral puppets with mannequin-like torsos, with hand-painted details

West Africa, Nigeria, Nok culture. Exact dates unknown, fired clay / terracotta pottery. A stylized standing male figure in pillar form, with carved moustache, impressed D form eyes, stacked neck piec

West Africa, Cameroon, Bamileke/Bamun, ca. early 20th century. A hand-carved wooden pipe in the form of a highly stylized human head with a rounded headdress that also serves as the bowl of the pipe a

West Africa, Benin, ca. 19th century CE. A cast bronze "palace" plaque depicting a mudfish legged king (oba) holding a wild cat in each hand, flanked by a pair of attendants holding similar felines an

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved, dramatic wood colonial figure of a man wearing a pith helmet and bandoliers riding a horse. Extensive details abound, from w

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Culture, ca. early to mid-20th century. A spectacular tunic and hat made from cotton cloth and covered with thousands of glass seed beads and shells to form colorful patte

A carved wooden shrine idol embellished with seeds and shells, bells and iron spikes in the ears,mouth and top of the head. Fon or related ethnic group, Togo or Dahomey, West Africa. The Idol measures

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A tall wooden statue in the style of the palace of Ikere, where all sculptures were made by Olowe of Ise in the first few decade