Sold2018Oversized 20th C. African Drum - Hide, Wood, Leather**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A sizeable drum comprised of a wide slanting wooden ring with an animal hide drumhead stretched over it tied with leather tSee Sold Price
Sold2015African Cow Hide Circular Drum, 20th c., of conicalAfrican Cow Hide Circular Drum, 20th c., of conical form, on hide covered rectangular tripod legs, H.- 19 3/4 in., Dia.- 28 in.See Sold Price
Sold2015African tribal drum with seated figure, 42"hEarly 20th century African tribal drum, made of carved wood in the form of a seated tribesman raising the animal hide decorated drum above his head, 41.5"h x 13.5" diameter.See Sold Price
Sold2019Bobo Bush Cow Mask from Burkina Faso, AfricaBobo Bush Cow Mask, Burkina Faso, West Africa, early 20th C., with carved geometric designs highlighted with polychrome. Dimensions: 17 H x 10 W x 6 DSee Sold Price
Sold202220TH C. IVORY COAST CARVED WOOD CEREMONIAL DRUMWest African, 20th century. Cote D'ivorie, Akan, Atye (Atie)Tall carved wood, hide, drum on stand with face motif. Unmarked. Provenance: Acquired from Totem Meneghelli Gallery trading as Totem SandtonSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Bamun Ceremonial Knife and ScabbardWest Africa, Cameroon, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a prestige knife, complete with a thick hide scabbard. It has a wide, tapering steel blade that is surmounted by a carved wooden pommel handleSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Gabon Fang Wood, Hair, & Hide Ngombi HarpWest Africa, Gabon, Fang people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinating musical instrument known as a ngombi harp, made from wood, goat hide, fiber, and horsehair! The soundbox is formed from a hollSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C African Senufo Firestarter Masquerade DrumWest Africa, Ivory Coast, between southeast Mali and southern Burkino Faso, Senufo, ca. early 20th century CE. A sizeable Senufo Firestarter masquerade drum comprised of wood and covered with animal hSee Sold Price
Sold2016DOGON WEST AFRICAN BASKETExceptional Large late 19th, early 20th c. African Basket with Leather Rim & Bottom from the Dogon tribe in Mali, Africa. It has a leather hide rim and a leather hide bottom and the center has woven hSee Sold Price
Sold2022A bass drum from Pawnee Bill's Wild West BandLate 19th/Early 20th century A painted hide drum with a wood and metal frame 29" Dia. x 10" DSee Sold Price
Sold2016Huge Dan Wood Initiation Mask - Horn, Hide & MetalWest Africa, Liberia / Ivory Coast, ca. early 20th century CE. A grand Dan initiation ceremony mask comprised of a finely carved wood face with metalwork and red fabric highlighting the eyes, cowry shSee Sold Price
Sold2021Miniature 20th C. African Guinea Loma Wood NyangbaiWest Africa, Guinea / Liberia, Loma (also Looma, Lorma, Loghoma, or Toma) peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderfully abstract wooden, textile, and hide figural element from the top of a staff,See Sold Price
Sold2017Cameroon Wood Carved Healing FigureWest Africa, Cameroon / Nigeria, Cross River Area, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An abstract wooden fetish figure carved in a somewhat "arte brute" style and decorated with fur and hide appliquesSee Sold Price
Sold2024African Senufo Brass Diviner's Ring w/ Bush Cow HeadWest Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A symbolic healer's "ring of silence," cast from brass in the form of a buffalo with large horns and a chameleon forSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. African Mossi Leather & Wood Janiform DollWest Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi Tribe, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A carved wooden doll known as a biiga (literally "child") covered in tanned antelope hide and used for play by Mossi girls, asSee Sold Price
Sold2022TWO AFRICAN TALL DRUMS, COLORFUL PAINTED MOTIFTwo tall West African drums, 20th century, executed in carved wood and animal hide, each having a single skin covered head (one with hair on hide), held on by pegs, above tapering bodies having carvedSee Sold Price
Sold2022West African Side Blown Trumpet, Early 20th C.A West African Side Blown Trumpet. Wood. Early 20th century. West Africa. 25 1/8" x 2 3/4". With mount: 23 3/4" x 5". Condition: Abrasions, cracks, chipped, and surface residue. Custom mount included.See Sold Price
Sold2018Three African Bakongo Nkondi Nail Fetishesearly 20th century, West African, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bakongo peoples hand-carved wooden power figures with hammered nails, applied metal triangles, twisted rope, raffia, horn and glass plusSee Sold Price
Sold2024ANTIQUE WEST AFRICAN NIGERIAN YORUBA ANCESTOR MASKA rare early 20th century West African Nigerian Yoruba painted and crafted wood ancestors mask. The mask has wide open eyes, big lips, and a nose, and decorated with a big helmet on the top. The creatSee Sold Price
Sold2022A PAIR OF NIGERIAN YORUBA 'ERE IBEJI' TWIN MALE CARVED WOODEN FIGURES, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the WestA PAIR OF NIGERIAN YORUBA 'ERE IBEJI' TWIN MALE CARVED WOODEN FIGURES, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the West African figures each carved on a circular base, the faces with linear scarification marks, the coiffSee Sold Price
Sold2017Large Early 20th C. African Bassa/Loma Wooden DrumAfrica, Guinea/Sierra Leone, Bassa Loma peoples, ca. 1900 CE. A hand-carved wood drum with five high relief abstract visages featured around the body, stylized raised arms or sceptors between these faSee Sold Price
Sold2016Senufo Double Headed FirespitterEarly to mid 20th C. West African Ivory Coast Senufo tribe carved & painted wood 10 1/2" (height) x 26 1/2" (length) x 7 1/4" (width) double headed firespitter Janus mask with cavrie shell & metal appSee Sold Price
Sold2023East African Circular Drum Table w Zebra Skin TopEarly 20th Century East African Circular Drum Table with Brown and White Zebra Skin Top. Supported on three shaped legs in traditional safari style. Measures 20 inches x 33 inches in diameter.See Sold Price
Sold2024An Mende "ndoli jowei" carved wood helmet maskAn Mende "ndoli jowei" carved wood helmet maskEarly 20th century; Sierra Leone, West AfricaThe carved and burnished wooden mask with elaborately carved replication of the hairstyle worn by tSee Sold Price