Sold2016Yoruba ivory tapper, 19th / 20th c.An ivory tapper with a kneeling female figure at center and incised linear motifs. Nigeria, Yoruba. Late 19th to early 20th century. object: 13 1/2"h x 1 1/2"diam, with stand: 15 1/4"h x 3"w x 3 1/4"dSee Sold Price
Sold2018Yoruba divination objects. 20th century.A group of Yoruba divination objects including a tray and figural tapper-bell. 20th century. Yoruba style. Nigeria. Tray: 15" d. Figural tapper-bell: 11."Provenance: Exhibited, published: 1975, #12, BSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Yoruba Wooden Divination Tray**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fantastic, hand-carved, round tray, with a flat center and a ring of raised iconography around the uSee Sold Price
Sold20172 Yoruba divination objects. c.20th century.A group of 2 Yoruba divination objects. c.20th century. ++ Yoruba divination board plus one small staff Nigeria / Benin Yoruba. A) 1 1/4"h x 11 3/4"diam B) 10"l ++ Kneeling Yoruba divination bowl ikerSee Sold Price
Sold2016Yoruba divination cup, first half 20th c.A divination cup with kneeling mother and child. Nigeria, Yoruba. 1st half 20th century. 9"h x 7 1/2"dia. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: TheSee Sold Price
Sold2016Yoruba divination bowl, first half 20th c.A divination bowl with carved mudfish. Nigeria, Yoruba. 1st half 20th century. 4 3/4"h x 5 1/2"dia. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Simpson inventory #4445.See Sold Price
Sold20173 West African objects. 20th century.A group of 3 West African objects. 20th century.++ Nigeria desiccated head fragment. Possible Bembe. Late 19th-20th century. ++ Yoruba Eshu staff with kneeling figure. Nigeria. ++ Oron wood post. NigeSee Sold Price
Sold2015Three Indonesian alim bark “Datu’s†magic,Three Indonesian alim bark “Datu’s†magic, medicine and divination books, possibly late 19th/20th century the largest 13cm high, 15cm wideSee Sold Price
Sold20203 Nigerian Objects. 20th century.A group of three Nigerian objects. Wood. 20th century. ++ Yoruba divination board. ++ Igbo lidded container. 6 1/2" x 14" x 4". ++ Yoruba Shango staff. 21" x 5" x 1 1/2".See Sold Price
Sold2020ROUND YORUBA COVERED BOWLYoruba Divination Bowl, Nigeria, mid 20th c., in carved wood, featuring high relief figures of a couple, a rabbit, a turtle, a sleeping cat and a fortune hex, having a partitioned interior, roughly 10See Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Yoruba Divination Bowl w/ Rooster**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful divination vessel (agere ifa), hand-carved from a hard wood, used to store the sixtSee Sold Price
Sold2016Tall 19th C. Yoruba Wood Figure of a WomanWest 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 decadeSee Sold Price
Sold2019Large 19th C. Yoruba Iron Bell - Fascinating Motifs**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful example of a four-sided iron bell, richly decorated with auspicious motifs - an anthroSee Sold Price
202319th C. Yoruba Textile & Cowrie "Shrine of the Head"**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting textile shell shrine container shaped like crown known as "ile ori," which translates toSee Sold Price
Sold2021Framed 19th C. African Yoruba Beaded Leather Priest BagWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful and large leather and burlap bag decorated with hundreds of glass seed beads. The bag was intended for a priest orSee Sold Price
Sold2023Late 19th C. Nigerian Yoruba Iron Diviner's Bird StaffWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. An iron ceremonial diviner's staff with a bird finial. Birds have a special significance to the Yoruba, representing the triumph ofSee Sold Price
Sold201920th C. African Igbo Wood Granary Protector - Rooster**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, possibly Igbo or Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure of a rooster, depicted here with an elongatSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. African Yoruba Brass Trade Beads / Rings StrandWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine collection of brass beads and rings strung on a cotton cord to store currency pieces and wear as a belt or necklaceSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Yoruba Painted Wood Helmet Mask**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is aSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. African Yoruba Brass Ring / Shell Currency Belt**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine collection of a brass currency rings threaded on a leather cord with cowrie shells attached toSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Society Staffs (PR)West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes connected with a brass chainSee Sold Price
Sold2017Pair 19th C. Yoruba Ogboni Society Bronze & Iron Edan**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes conSee Sold Price
Sold201612 Strands of African glass trade beads.A group of 12 strands of African glass trade beads. 19th / 20th century. Including Yoruba, powder glass, old world glass, and more. Various colors, sizes, shapes, and patterns. Condition: Please note:See Sold Price
Sold2022Yoruba Wood Divination/Magic TapperNigeria, early 20thYoruba Wood Divination/Magic TapperNigeria, early 20th Century Well carved in relief with a kneeling female figure, with her hands to herbreasts. 12-1/2 inches Height + custom mount. Splits and nicksSee Sold Price
6 hrs LeftAugusta AuctionsTHREE EMBROIDERED OR APPLIQUED REGIONAL GARMENTS, LATE 19TH-20TH CUS$150(1 bid)
Oct 16Rob Michiels AuctionsA varied collection of Chinese famille rose and qianjiang cai teawares, 19th/20th C.€650
Oct 10Ray's Premier AuctionVintage 19th-20th C. Lace Linen Tablemats/Cloths & Misc Coasters Crochets (36)US$10
Oct 11Ethnika Home Decor & AntiquesSet of Two Chinese Silk Embroidery Panels 19th Century FramedUS$190
Oct 13Austin Auction GalleryBEURDELEY & ZWIENER JANSEN 'TABLE DES MUSES' AFTER RIESENERUS$2,250(2 bids)
Oct 13Austin Auction GalleryGERVAIS DURAND (ATTRIB) LOUIS XV STYLE FINELY INLAID ORMOLU CABINETUS$800
Oct 13Austin Auction GalleryFRANCOIS LINKE LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED PARQUETRY BUREAU PLATUS$2,000