71356: An Exceptional Yoruba Torque Nigeria, 18th-19th

18/19th C. New England Period Cherry Chest Exceptional 18th / 19th Century New England Period Cherry Chest on finley turned delicate feet. 4 drawer with original hardware. Never drilled. 39.75" High x

A brass armlet. Nigeria, Yoruba. 19th century. 8 1/2"h x 8"dia. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A kneeling ivory female figure. Nigeria, Yoruba. 19th century. 6 1/2"h x 1 1/2"w x 2"d. DOMESTIC BUYERS ONLY/NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D.

Exceptional large curved 18th/19th c. powder horn w/ brass nailed construction, wooden insert in base and original wooden screw. Very good. Size: 17"L

Exceptionally detailed Li dragon cover (long bei), of silk embroidery on cotton, Hainan, China, late Ming/ early Qing period (18th/19th century). Size: 78'' x 51'' (198 x 130 cm). It features dancing

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"d

* A Yoruba Wood Figure nigeria, late 19th/early 20th century with traces of blue pigment throughout. Height 14 1/2 inches. Estimate $ 200-300 The Property of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Sold to Ben

Africa, Nigeria, Bura, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. Two very fine examples of iron arrow points, both with short, sharp points, and one with a spiral-shaped upper tang. Size of largest: 6.45" L (16.4

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Tribe, 19th century CE or earlier. Rare Opa Osanyin herbalist's staff. Made of hand-forged iron with staff in a long spear shaped support to which a ring of applied birds

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

A monumental and ancient carved wooden Offering shrine or bowl featuring a female Figure, Yoruba peoples, Igbomina region, Nigeria, Late 19th to mid-20th century, Wood, paint.This is a bowl carrier or

**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 anthro

**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 to

West 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 or

A Yoruba Wood Gelede Mask Nigeria, Circa 19th-20th Century A.D. Height 21 inches (53 cm). Property from the Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, Sold to Support the Care of Collections a

Herbalists staff, wrought iron, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century.Approximate size, 26"H x 12"W, Exhibited, "Iron Clad, Fancy Free: Exhibition of African

Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 19th century CE. Yoruban beadwork is among the most colorful African works of art. Here we have a meticulously beaded fly whisk, beaded with a repeated chevron patte

West 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 of

Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden offering bowl, perhaps a kola nut container, in the form of a bunny, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, adorned wi

West 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 necklace

**Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with

**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 u

**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 to

Bronze bell, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century. Approximate size, 5"H x 3.5"W x 3.75"D. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New York