African Ritual Musical Instrument, Eastern Nigeria

African Ritual Musical Instrument, Eastern Nigeria Size: 6.75'' (17 cm) (ring circumference); 6.25'' (16 x cm) (pendant rattles length).

A carved wooden musical instrument / drum with female effigy as the central support, polychromed paints and signs of field use and wear. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The drum measures 24 inches ta

Opon Ifa Yoruba or Owo Divination Board Tray with Ishu Face used as a Divine Instrument to call out to Spirits and Restore Harmony Dimensions aprox 16 inches African Mask Tribal Tribe Ritual Hand Carv

This is a very fine and rare old example of the Mangbetu court arts. The finial of the five-stringed harp is carved to represent a human head. The delicately rendered features of the face include styl

An old African musical instrument, made of wood covered with snake skin, the neck is made of ivory carved with figures. Length: 107 grams. The cords are missing, minor flaws. *This lot cannot be sold

A Tall carved wooden slit drum with elaborate ancestor head on top and well worn surface suggesting field use over many years. The Drum features the head on an ancestor with a highly ornate coiffure a

African Eastern Nigeria Style Facemask. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 12'' x 7'' x 4'' (30 x 18 x 10 cm).

Carved wooden shaker type instrument from the Bassa ethnic group within the Dan complex of Tribes, Liberia, Africa. A very well worn and well handled example, featuring a carved ancestor head atop a w

20th c. Kamel Ngoni, part of the family of hunters lute-harps of the Mande people in Mali, similar to the Kora with a calabash gourd body, hand posts, and neck. 47 1/2" long with a 12" x 8" gourd. Goo

Raft Zither. African Musical Instrument. Carved and stained wood with seven vegetable fiber strings. Great condition. 29.5"x 7.5". Provenance: The Acacia Collection and The Old Slave Mart Museum. Feat

An African musical wooden instrument of the early 20th century thumb piano. The object is carved from wood by hand, and the metal plates on the top of the instrument are of different lengths to create

[AFRICAN] Eastern Nigeria Headdress or Cap. Terracotta, wood, leather. Height 12”, length 20”.

Lot 219 African Musical Instruments, Group of 3 one string instrument with custom metal stand, one cylindrical instrument, and one percussion instrument with custom metal stand largest: 32 1/2 x 14 1

116 Sounding Forms. African Musical Instruments Brincard, Marie-Therese New York : The American Federation of Arts (1989) ISBN: 0- 917418-89-1 English text 205 pages 180 illustrations Softcover 30,5 x

Ethnic African Musical Instruments Lot of 2 Vintage Carved Wood Approximately 8 1/4" x 4 1/8"; 12 1/8" x 5 3/4".

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Eastern Nigeria, ca. early 20th century CE. A rather unusual carved wood helmet mask of an abstract, hybrid zoomorphic (perhaps simian) or anthropomorphic fo

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Eastern Nigeria, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large and rather unusual hand-carved wooden helmet mask of an abstract, hybrid zoomorphic (perhaps si

carved wood and metal, 4" x 6"......The mbira or thumb piano is an African musical instrument consisting of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played b

The Original Hugh Tracey (English ethnomusicologist, 1903–1977) Kalimba, made in South Africa by African Musical Instruments. Made of native African kiaat wood and spring steel. The erased labe

West African Kora Musical Instrument, made of a leather covered gourd, with 8 strings and cowrie shell decoration, H.- 30 1/2 in., W.- 12 in., D.- 5 1/2 in. Provenance: Palmira, the Estate of Sarkis K

A very old and well used donso n'goni or 6 string hunters harp from the Senufo peoples of Mali / Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Ngoni consists of a large gourd vessel body and animal hide membranes wit

African Drums, Musical Instruments, Chieftain's Stool. Lot includes Round Yoruba Gudugudu drum with drumstick top center from Zaire - 20th c. See Afro-Am Art and Craft by Chase pg. 53 - Note this drum

A group of Six African Style Musical Instruments. ++ Congo Style Whistle. Wood. 6 3/4" x 2". ++ West African Style Thumb Piano. Wood, metal. 6" x 3 3/4" x 1 1/2". ++ A West African Style Slit Drum. Wo

1700-1750 YORUBA TWO-HEADED DRUM AFRICAN TRIBAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT from Slave Trade Period Purchased from collector in 1950 as being a drum from the Slave Trade. The Yoruba diaspora consi