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Dinka East African Red Malual Beaded Collar Torso Corset: Ca. 20thC. Very good, with apparently complete beads, and some age-appropriate thread wear (see photo 12). Glass beads, cotton, iron alloy, cowrie shells. Ex-Bonhams (African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbia

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East African Kenyan Turkana Gourd and Leather Milk Jug: East African Kenyan Turkana gourd milk jug vessel (20th Century), raffia, leather, gourd simple gourd vessel wrapped in raffia fiber with leather strapping fitted lid and stopper in bottom.

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Ethiopian Paint Decorated Bench: Ethiopian Bench with plaited leather seat. Ethiopia, East Africa, Late 19th / Early 20th C. Painted Wood & Leather. Size: 30"H x 74"W x 31"D (188 x 79 x 76 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are locat

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East African Turkana Headrest Carved Wood w Strap: East African Turkana headrest carved wood with braided leather strap / handle. 6" H x 7" W x 4" D. Minor split at top of strap, wear throughout.

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Huge AAA East African Zebra Stallion Taxidermy Rug Mount: This big Stallion weighed in excess of 850 Lbs.ÿ This Rug is beautiful and it measures 11 feet and 4" long from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail.ÿ At the widest point, the Rug is 7 feet" a

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East African chair with lion head supports.: A chair with lions head arms and paw feet. East Africa. 20th century. 43"h x 20"w x 20"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: This chair form is s

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East African figural bench, probably Tanzanian, the: East African figural bench, probably Tanzanian, the shaped seat accented with pierced triangles resting on a sculpted body with raised hands and bent knees, 19"h x 26"w x 14"d. Provenance: Retired Sou

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4 East African Style Figures.: A group of Four East African Objects. East Africa. ++ East African Style Puppets. Wood, twine. 16 1/4" x 6 1/2" x 2 1/2". ++ East African Style Figure. Wood. 21 1/2" x 6" x 1 1/2". ++ East African Sty

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East African maternity staff. 20th century.: An East Africa maternity staff with two figures. 20th century. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

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3 East African Figures. 20th c.: A group of three East African figures. 20th century. ++ Sukuma style wood male ancestor figure. 69" x 12" x 8". ++ Sukuma style wood female ancestor figure. 70" x 10" x 10". ++ Makonde style standing

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East African Style Fetish Wrap, 20th c.: An East African style fetish wrap. 20th century. Wood, fiber, metal, and horn. 23 1/2" x 4" x 4 1/4". Condition: accretions and abrasions throughout. Provenance: Collected in the field mid-late 20th c

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(5) East African knobkerrie war clubs: (5) East African knobkerrie war clubs, Tanzania, carved wood bulb-shaped bludgeon on long shaft, two with carved faces, each approx. 29"l Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NY

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East African Style Chair, 20th c.: An East African style chair. Post 1950. Wood and camwood powder. 17" x 10 1/2" x 10". Condition: some insect damage. Provenance: James Stephenson, New York. Private New York Collection.

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East African Makonde Wooden Tribal Mask,c. 1900: East African Makonde Wooden Tribal Mask,c. 1900, fertility figure (RORS8100) (MM) Dimensions: 20"H x 9"W x 8"H

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3 East African stools. 20th century.: A group of three East African stools. 20th century. 11 1/2" x 13", 14" x 22", 14" x 22."

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East African stool and (2) neckrests: East African stool and (2) neckrests, Possibly Kenya, Somali or Ethiopia, the stool with notched round seat decorated with metal nail heads or beads, the stem incised with geometric lines, 5.25"h x 7.

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East African Beaded Leather Apron / Skirt

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Description

East Africa, probably Kenya, Turkana, ca. mid-20th century CE. A heavy leather apron or skirt made from several pieces of thick hide with beadwork and tin tubular beads attached along the lower edge. Size: 30.5" L x 8" W (77.5 cm x 20.3 cm)

Provenance: Private Arlington, Virginia, USA collection

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Condition

Missing beadwork vertically across the surface, pinholes in leather indicate where they were sewn. Fraying to remaining sinew threads. Discoloration to hide from use. Leather is stiff and not very supple.