Sold2021Two Maasai Leather Capes with Beads, Early-Mid 20th CTwo Maasai Leather Capes with Beads, Early-Mid 20th C. Tanzania/Kenya. Sizes: 1) 43'' x 56'' (109 x 142 cm) ; 2) 41'' x 51'' (104 x 130 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.See Sold Price
Sold202120th C. African Maasai Wood & Beaded Rungu ClubEastern Africa, Kenya and northern Tanzania, Maasai, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful weapon known as a rungu made of wood with an ornate beaded covering. This staff is comprised of a cylSee Sold Price
Sold2020African Maasai Etched Calabash GourdAfrican Maasai People calabash gourd, Kenya or Tanzania, 19th/20th century, the baseball bat-shaped vegetable etched with birds, shields, and geometric designs, further mounted with beaded leather andSee Sold Price
Sold2023Maasai Beaded Leather Cape African Tanzania Tribal Clothing #1Maasai, Tanzania beaded leather cape, leather, beads, fiber. Former Smithsonian Museum of African Art loan piece, loaned 1/13/81-1/13/84 while Robert Nooter was living and working in Tanzania for WorlSee Sold Price
Sold2021Leather cape, Maasai peoples, Kenya, 47"lLeather cape, Maasai peoples, Kenya, mid 20th century, executed in hide and glass beads, the roughly square pieced leather cape centering lines of glass beads in three upside-down V's flanked on eachSee Sold Price
Sold202320th C. African Maasai Steel & Wood SpearEastern Africa, Kenya or Tanzania, Maasai peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful spear of a lengthy form with a bottom spike and a massive blade both attached to the ends of a short, central woSee Sold Price
Sold202320th C. African Maasai Steel Spear, Wood HandleEastern Africa, Kenya or Tanzania, Maasai peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A throwing spear of a formidable length with a wooden central pole secured with dangerous weapons on either end. The bottomSee Sold Price
Sold2023Maasai Beaded Leather Womens Skirt Cape African Tanzania Tribal Clothing #2Maasai, Tanzania beaded leather womens skirt/cape, leather, beads. Former Smithsonian Museum of African Art loan piece, loaned 1/13/81-1/13/84 while Robert Nooter was living and working in Tanzania foSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba "Apa Ifa" diviner's beaded leather and cloth bagA Yoruba "Apa Ifa" diviner's beaded leather and cloth bagEarly/mid-20th Century, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaThe shadowbox-framed bag with three beaded mask motifs, two red and one yellowSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Iraqw People's Young Woman's Initiation Skirt, Tanzania, Early 20th C.African Iraqw People's Young Woman's Initiation Skirt, Tanzania, Early 20th C. Beaded leather adorned with red, white, and yellow beads. Size: 40'' x 35'' (102 x 89 cm). The borders of the skirt are mSee Sold Price
Sold2023Maasai African Seme/Simi Dagger Short Sword TanzaniaCa. mid 20thC. Maasai Seme/Simi dagger/short sword, Tanzania. Likely one of the Maasai swords mentioned in Mr. Nooters notes from the period he was living and working in Tanzania (1980s) for the WorldSee Sold Price
Sold2021Maasai beaded triple neck bandBeaded neck band, Maasai peoples, Kenya, mid 20th century, executed in red, blue, white and yellow glass beads, wire, and leather, of flat circular form, the tri-level collar composed of beads strungSee Sold Price
Sold2020Mid 20th C. African Maasai Hide Shield100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Africa, Kenya or Tanzania, MasaiSee Sold Price
Sold2024Ndebele Beaded Apron, South Africa, Early/Mid 20th C.Ndebele Beaded Apron, South Africa, Early/Mid 20th C. Size: 1'7'' x 1'11'' (48 x 58 cm). Beaded leather. Provenance: Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, IL.See Sold Price
Sold2023Nyamwezi Carved Wood Beaded Ancestor Pair African Tribal Statues from TanzaniaCa. early to mid 20thC. Very good with some surface patina and wood loss as shown. This pair was also suggested to be of Baule origin. Ex-Nooter coll.See Sold Price
Sold2017Mid 20th C. African Makonde Wooden MaskEastern Africa, Tanzania, Makonde peoples, mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask with skillfully carved dramatic features such as a jutting chin, large eyes, open mouth, petite nose, round eaSee Sold Price
Sold2023A group of African wirework beaded sculpturesA group of African wirework beaded sculpturesMid/late 20th century; Central and South AfricaEach appears unmarkedSeven beaded figural sculptures comprising one Bamileke "Fon" beaded figure wSee Sold Price
Sold2020An African Wood and Leather DrumAn African Wood and Leather Drum Mid 20th Century Height 21 x width 10 1/2 x depth 10 1/2 inches. Property from the Johnson Publishing Company, Chicago, IllinoisSee Sold Price
Sold2021African Yoruba Beaded Headdress, Early-Mid 20th C.African Yoruba Beaded Headdress, Early-Mid 20th C. Coiled cotton cloth, beads. On stand. Size: 6'' x 10.5'' x 11'' (15 x 27 x 28 cm); Height on stand: 16" (41 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate CollectioSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mid 20th C. African Beaded Hair Decoration**Originally Listed At $100** South Africa, Zulu, ca. mid 20th century CE. A glass beaded hairband comprised of hundreds of royal blue, white, yellow, red, periwinkle, black, green, blue on white, andSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fine African Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown, Nigeria, Mid 20th C.Fine African Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown, Nigeria, Mid 20th C. Such pieces were reserved for use by Yoruba royalty. Size: 27.75'' x 10'' x 15'' (70 x 25 x 38 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2021Hairpin - Kwere - private Belgium-mid 20th centuryHairpin - Kwere - private Belgium-mid 20th century -Tanzania - AfricaRegion: AfricaPeriod: mid 20th centurySizes: H=260mm l=40mmWeight (K): 0.155kgCondition: At first glance - patina of use - no restoSee Sold Price
Sold2017A GROUP OF FOUR EAST AFRICAN TRIBAL SPEARS, POSSIBLYA GROUP OF FOUR EAST AFRICAN TRIBAL SPEARS, POSSIBLY MAASAI PEOPLES, MID 20TH CENTURY, two Maasai spears with traditional willow leaf form blade spear heads centering a median ridge, on an elongated cSee Sold Price
Sold2024Kuba Peoples Woven Raffia MatKuba peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, woven raffia mat, leather edging, mid-20th century, 35" x 17" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
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