Sold2022West African silvered staff finialWest African silvered staff finial, likely 19th/20th c., silvered bronze, depicting a figure in Colonialist garb standing before an altar table embossed with a slaughtered pig, on stand, 12.5"h x 4"wSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pair of Losso (?) Knife-Form Staffs, Ghana / TogoWonderful pair of West African staffs with finials resembling spear points or knives. Precise ethnography is uncertain though the treatment bears resemblance to shrine objects across Togo and Ghana (LSee Sold Price
Sold2023Asante Gold Linguist Staff Finial (Okyeamepoma)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 appearsSee Sold Price
Sold2018AKAN/ASANTE, GOLD LEAF PRESTIGE GROUP, WEST AFRICAThree: 20th c. Asante Figure/Possible Staff Finial, Ghana Carved wood, gold leaf Without stand: 9 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" 20th c. Asante Crown, Ghana Carved wood, gold leaf 8" x 10 1/4" x 7 1/4" 20th cSee Sold Price
Sold2015Staff with triangular finial, 20th c.A metal staff with triangular finial. West Africa, 20th century. 63"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TXSee Sold Price
Sold2015Carved staff w/ head finial. 20th c.A carved staff with head finial. West Africa, 20th century. 48"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TXSee Sold Price
Sold2015Staff with head finial, 20th c.A wooden staff with head finial. West Africa, 20th century. 53 1/2" w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TXSee Sold Price
Sold2023Old Lobi / Gurunsi Diviners StaffA very old and well handled carved wooden avian staff with anthropomorphic finial and obvious signs of use over many years. Lobi or possibly Gurunsi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The staff measuSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Senufo StaffA tall slender carved wooden staff with a double sided finial featuring two classic mask faces. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Staff measures 28 x 2.75 inches. A display stand can be adSee Sold Price
Sold20194 West African Objects. 20th c.A group of four West African Objects. 20th century. ++ Nupe staff. Nigeria. 38" x 4" x 4". ++ Nupe staff with geometric finial. Nigeria. 43" x 2 3/4' x 2 3/4". ++ Asante stool. 20" x 15" x 10 1/2". ++See 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
Sold2017Early 20th C African Yoruba Iron Staff w/ Bird & BellsWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with two groups of long bells spaced out along it. The staff is capped by a bird finial below an upside-down group of fourSee Sold Price
Sold2021Mid 20th C. Yoruba Wood Shango Staff w/ FiguresWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A remarkable ceremonial staff carved from wood with a double-headed axe finial supported by two seated figures boasting a rich shade of cSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Pair of Yoruba Iron Bird StaffsWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of iron bird staffs. The first is a tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin rouSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Tall African Yoruba Iron Ceremonial Staff**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin round disk. BelowSee Sold Price
Sold2024Forged Iron StaffForged iron staff, with central rings and tubular forms, chameleon finial, West Africa. Approximate size, 33.5" long. PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Baule Staff Finial with a Figure and an AnimalFigürliches Staboberteil, Prestigeobjekt Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Goldfolie, Textil. H 44,5 cm. Provenienz: amerikanische Privatsammlung, Washington D.C. ̶See Sold Price
Sold2020A Senufo Staff Finial, "sejen"Stab-Oberteil, "sejen" Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. B 35 cm. L 17 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). CHF 200 /See Sold Price
Sold2020A Senufo Staff Finial, "sejen"Stabaufsatz, "sejen" Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. B 52 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Der sejen (= Vogel) greift auf den ursprünglichen EntstehungsmSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Senufo Staff Finial, "sejen"Stabaufsatz, "sejen" Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 28 cm. B 51 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). Der sejeSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Senufo Staff Finial, "sejen"Stabaufsatz, "sejen" Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 28 cm. B 51 cm. Provenienz: - Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). - HammSee Sold Price
Sold2021DOGON CARVED LIDDED VESSEL WITH EQUESTRIAN FIGURETribal carved hardwood lidded vessel, Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa, finial model as a man with spear on horseback, over vessel with incised geometric patterns, female figures in relief, all supporSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Luba Staff Finial, DRCAfrican Luba Staff Finial, DRC. Carved wood. On base. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. France. Size: 10.5'' x 4.5'' x 2'' (27 x 11 x 5 cm).See Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Large West African Wood Staff w/ Two Faces**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, probably Dan peoples, ca. mid-20th century. A tall - taller than me! - wooden staff capped with two faces, one oriented upward, tSee Sold Price
May 19Leonard Auction, a division of The Leonard CompanyWest African Colonial Style Spear and Walking Stick AssortmentUS$100
2 days LeftRay's Premier AuctionTuareg peoples carved wood tent pole, Mali or Niger, West Africa, nice detailed carving, likelyUS$25