Sierra Leone - Abolition of Slavery - 1807 - Token

1797 1ed VOYAGES in AFRICA Slavery Sierra Leone Mandingo MONKEYS Portlock Dixon William Mavors Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages is one of the best and most thorough collections of rep

1899 Sweden Carl Bernhard Wadstrom silver medal. Head l. of great Swedish fighter against the slave trade and slavery, a founder of Sierra Leone and advisor to Napoleon, work of the great Swedish fema

1899 Sweden Carl Bernhard Wadstrom Silver Medal. Head l. of great Swedish activist against the slave trade and slavery, a founder of Sierra Leone and advisor to Napoleon. By great female Swedish medal

[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Anti-slavery "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" token. N.p., n.d., ca late 18th century. approx. 32 mm metal token (light wear). Obverse inscribed "Am I Not a Man and a Brother

JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States.

wood, matt shiny blackish brown patina, carrying a child on the back, beautiful modelled body with round forms, raised trefoil neck pendant, the bowl carved as a standing fowl (cover missing), slightl

Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone soweii Wood with burnished black shiny patina Height 19in (48.2cm) Provenance Mauricio and Emilia Lasansky Collection, Iowa City Jerry Solomon Collection, Los Angeles

AFRICAN SIERRA LEONE SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASK African Sande Society initiation helmet mask, Sierra Leone, 20th century. Decorated with long fiber skirt along base. Size: 15" (excluding fiber skirt)

Sierra Leone Photograph album, c.1875 containing 23 albumen prints (mounted, various dimensions, 11 x 15.5cm to 16 x 20cm) 4 of which captioned on mount as depicting Elmina Castle and Cape Coast Castl

AFRICAN SIERRA LEONE SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASK African Sande Society initiation helmet mask, Sierra Leone, 20th century. Decorated with a figural bird and metal appliques. Size: 16.5"

MENDE, SIERRA LEONE, AFRICAN, CARVED WOOD WITH DARK PATINA MASK H 15" W 8" D 10" Diminutive facial features with an enlarged skull with vertical slats featured on a headdress. On custom made metal sta

A very finely carved wooden Pipe Bowl with decorative figures carved in relief. The Pipe measures 6.5 x 2.5 inches ( 8.5 inches tall on custom display stand.) Provenance: Ex. Wally & Brenda Zollman, I

TRIBAL: Sande Society Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, 20th C., wood and fiber, tall carved helmet mask representing a guardian spirit and the ideals of female beauty and power, carved with elaborate multi-

KISSI, SIERRA LEONE, AFRICAN, STONE MALE FIGURE H 6" W 3" D 2.5" Presented on a black wood and metal base, measuring a total height of 8". Deaccessioned from the Detroit Institute of Art.Provenance: E

Published African Temne Head Crest, Sierra Leone, C. Mid 20th C. A very large carved wood festival headpiece composed of a large crowned Hindu female face with tranquil expression, bold features and a

20th century, African, carved circular helmet mask with raffia skirt on stand. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 16 in. not including raffia or stand Additional high-re

AFRICAN SIERRA LEONE SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASK African Sande Society initiation helmet mask, Sierra Leone, 20th century. Decorated with long dyed raffia fringe. Size: 16" mask only, 33" including frin

MENDE CLOTH SIERRA LEONE hand spun cotton and machine coloured thread, strip woven with a central checkerboard design containing cross and triangle float patterns (356 x 191cm) Footnote: Provenance: T

ivory, yellowish brown patina, nails, plant fibre cord, partly coated with silver metal sheet, incised geometrical decor, slightly raised crocodile and two fishes at the broad ending, accentuated by b

AFRICAN SIERRA LEONE MENDE MEDICINE HEAD OBJECTS Two African Sierra Leone Mende people medicine head objects, 20th century. One is decorated with metal appliques. Size: Tallest; 16"

Nomoli Stone Figure Sierra Leone, Africa. Size 7 7/8 inches high. A carved brownish stone figure of stylized form depicting a man seated upon the back of a horse shown in diminished size so as to boos

2 African Sapi Kingdom Carved Stone Fetish Figures, Sierra Leone. Size: 1) 9.5'' x 4.5'' x 4.5'' (24 x 11 x 11 cm); 2) 12'' x 5'' x 5.5'' (30 x 13 x 14 cm). Provenance: Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shr

20th century, African, two carved circular helmet masks, one with a graduated headdress, the other with a two pronged headdress. Both on stands. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lo

DESCRIPTION: Carved steatite (soapstone) nomoli figure of the Mende tribe from Sierra Leone. Depicts a woman giving birth. Hole carved into top of head surrounded by snake, fabric motifs carved into t