WEST AFRICA II. NIGERIA. Bight of Benin-Lake Chad. Yariba Houssa. SDUK 1851 map

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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

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 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

An Ogoni mask. Nigeria, West Africa. 20th century. Wood, nails, remnants of fabric and feathers, and pigment. 10 1/4" x 9 1/4" x 5". Condition: includes stand. Wear, cracks, and chipping throughout. I

An Eshu figure with cowries. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 27" x 9 1/2". Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A group of two West African items ++ A carved panel with two swords, Nigeria, Benin. 20th century. 12 1/2" x 16 1/4". ++ A shrine fragment, Nigeria, Yoruba, Owo. 20th century. 10 1/2" x 26 1/4" x 4".

A group of four African figural objects. 20th century. ++ Animal skull with leather and twine. West Africa. 10" x 10" x 16". ++ Monkey mask. 12" x 9" x 7". ++ Ejagham headcrest. Nigeria. 10" x 8" x 9"

A group of four West African objects. 20th century. ++ Benin terracotta head fragment. Benin style. Nigeria. 9." ++ Bamana chiwara headdress fragment. Bamana. Mali. ++ Lobi female figure with bowl. Lo

Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) The Lake Regions of Central Africa, 2 vol., first edition, second issue, half-titles, 12 chromoxylograph plates, wood-engraved illustrations, folding map at end o

This engraving is from a composite atlas presented by the Homann Heirs. Many of the maps in the collection were completed by J. B. Homann, Homann Erben, M. Seutter, and T. C. Lotter. The maps were ori

Africa.- Ortelius (Abraham) Africae Tabula Nova, map of the African continent, with Madagascar and part of the Arabian Gulf, Zanzibar is shown on the west coast, decorated with a large strapwork title

18TH CENTURY IMPERIAL KESI ALBUM OF POEMS ON THE 'WEST LAKE', the album of silk kesi mounted on paper, the first leaf with a kesi panel of a West Lake landscape, and the following leaves of panels in