Five Bronzes

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Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. Group of figural bronzes, a male and female couple, a man carrying bowl on his head and holding a pipe and rifle, a mother carrying three children, a nude male figure, and a female carrying a baby at waist. Some are free-standing. Varied patinas, all generally exc. cond. Size: 4.375" to 6.5" H (11 to 16.5cm)

Provenance: Long Island, N.Y. collection. Ex. collection of Nancy and John Hyde Devoe, NYC. and N.J., active 1950’s - 1970’s.

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Five Bronzes

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Estimate $300-$450May 21, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT

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This auction is curated by:

Bob DodgeArtemis - Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Ancient Art

Charles MooreArte Primitivo - African, Tribal & Ethnographic Art

DAY 2: African, Tribal, Fossils, Antiquities

May 21, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

Louisville, CO, United States

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Dan “Ma go” Maskette: Ivory Coast. Fine old carved wood miniature mask with ridge along forehead, inset eyes, relief wide mouth perforated for insertion of teeth, now lost. Old surface wear on forehead, at left eye, lips,

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Bamana Soloni Pulley: Mali. Richly detailed weaving pulley in form of a female with pointed breasts, and abstracted head with long plaits along sides, long nose with threaded tassel, and delicately engraved details. Still

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West African Drum: Ivory Coast. Tall cylindrical drum on four pyramid cut out legs, faceted band above, and an engraved mask. Animal pelt tympanum secured with thick wood pegs and rattan ties. Field repair along crack

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Senufo Tall Helmet: Ivory Coast. Carved with a seated female figure at the forefront, embodying ideals of beauty and ancestral lineage. The domed helmet is flanked by relief-carved serpent and lizard, while the

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Pair of Baule Dolls: Ivory Coast. Matching male and female couple carved with tapered crest hairdo, bodies of pillar form with arms in relief along sides, slight indication of genitalia, and freestanding on integral disc

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Malinke Sword and Scabbard: Guinea. Long slender curved iron blade with short leather grip, metal squared pommel. The scabbard with finely detailed leather work over trade cloth, with long leather tassel having multiple braided

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Large Fanti Shrine Figure: Ghana. Life-size figure of a youth holding an offering box of squared form in separately carved left hand, and pointing to sky with right hand. Large spherical head with ribbed neck. Left leg

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Senufo Staff Figure: Ivory Coast. Probably a “tefalipitya” staff, well-handled and worn, much of the detail lost, carved with the finial of a youthful female figure with long slender limbs, relief armlets,

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Zamble Antelope Mask: Ivory Coast. Carved from dense hardwood in the classic sweeping, curved form associated with this masquerade type. The mask is surmounted by tapered horns painted in a striped pattern. The forehead

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Ashanti Female Fertility Doll: Ghana.Large carved wood figure with large disc shaped head with small metal nails around back of head that may have held attachments, with tapered arms akimbo, softly rounded hips, and standing on

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Fanti or Sefwi Fertility Figure: Ghana. Fine carved wood figure having four relief plaits around head, wide face with small relief coffee bean shape eyes, short ribbed neck, scarification along cheeks, torso, arms, and back. One

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Dogon Staff: Mali. Abstract zoomorphic carving of hardwood with long zigzag lines running along the sides, hook finial with crest top indigenous repair with a zigzag metal wire embedded along mid-staff to bind

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Gold Dust Spoons & Scale Pans (14): Ghana. Eight Akan brass alloy spoons and one partial handle, with incised, engraved and punched detail along handle, together with with five gold dust pans of disc shape all used to measure and weigh

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Baule Bronze Figural Spoon: Ivory Coast. Lost wax cast copper alloy spoon with figural bust of male with long braided beard extending along front of torso. Edge of circular bowl lost. See related similar example of larger size

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Goldweight Leopards with Prey (3): Ghana. These rare Ashanti goldweights of similar form communicated proverbs of stealthiness and achievements associated with leopards. One leopard holds a leg while lounging with tail tucked under.

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Ashanti Bronze: Ghana. Copper alloy of a seated male figure smoking a pipe, and cradling a small child in his lap. An attendant is standing behind with both hands at sides of the head possibly grooming his hairdo. Gr

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