Sold20194 West African Objects. 20th c.A group of four West African objects. 20th century. ++ Nigerian style brass figure. 6" x 2 1/4" x 2" (figure); 1" x 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" (base). ++ Yoruba Ogboni Society brass staves (pair). 9" x 1" x 1" (See Sold Price
Sold2021TWO AFRICAN YORUBA PEOPLE BRASS MALE/FEMALE EDAN OGBONITWO AFRICAN YORUBA PEOPLE BRASS MALE/FEMALE EDAN OGBONI SOCIETY STAFF FINIALS, NIGERIAN, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the seated pair chained to each other and cast on tapering wrought iron spikes, tSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Pair of Yoruba Iron Bird StaffsWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of iron bird staffs. The first is a tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin rouSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Very Fine Old Yoruba Ogo Elegba Ex Peter WengrafA very fine old Yorùbá Ogo Elegba of Eshu, possibly a Wrist Pendant, late 19th or early 20th century. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria. The sculpture measures 4 inches on custom base. Provenance: Ex Arcade gSee Sold Price
Sold20194 Nigerian Figures. 20th c.A group of four Nigerian figures. 20th century. ++ Yoruba style brass Shango staff. 12 1/4" x 4" x 2". ++ Brass bell with adorned cast Benin style heads. 7 1/2" x 3 1/8" x 3 1/4". ++ Benin style brassSee Sold Price
Sold2023Late 19th C. Nigerian Yoruba Iron Diviner's Bird StaffWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. An iron ceremonial diviner's staff with a bird finial. Birds have a special significance to the Yoruba, representing the triumph ofSee Sold Price
Sold20203 Nigerian Objects. 20th century.A group of three Nigerian objects. Wood. 20th century. ++ Yoruba divination board. ++ Igbo lidded container. 6 1/2" x 14" x 4". ++ Yoruba Shango staff. 21" x 5" x 1 1/2".See Sold Price
Sold2016Yoruba Shango staff, first half 20th c.A shango staff with two heads on either side. Nigerian syle, Yoruba. 1st half 20th century. 5 1/2"l Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "In the YoSee Sold Price
Sold2021A PAIR OF AFRICAN YORUBA IBEJI TWIN FIGURES, NIGERIAN,A PAIR OF AFRICAN YORUBA IBEJI TWIN FIGURES, NIGERIAN, 19TH/20TH CENTURY, carved wood figures of a male and female twin, each with matching faces, their waist adorned with beads and uplifted on stylizSee 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
Sold201719th C. Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Society Staffs (PR)West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes connected with a brass chainSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mid-20th C. African Yoruba Wood Ceremonial StaffWestern Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved wooden ceremonial staff depicting a pair of heads with almond eyes, prominent noses, full lips, scarification markSee Sold Price
Sold2017Matched Pair 20th C. Nigerian Wood Carved FiguresAfrica, Nigeria, early to mid-20th century CE. This is a pair of nice folk art wood figures, a male and a female, both with original, bright pigment remaining. The male figure is largely painted greenSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Wood Bust w/ EgungunWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A lovely hand carved wooden figural bust of a face topped by a large, hooked coiffure or headdress shaped like an axe blade. A tSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Wood MaskWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A very nice example of a hand-carved mask with a conical, incised coiffure, almond-shaped eyes underneath large, projecting eyelSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Brass Bell**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A handsome four-sided brass bell that makes a piercing sound when rung. An anthropomorphic face isSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Yoruba Staff, "ogo elegba"Tanzstab, "ogo elegba" Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 55 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. Janusköpfiger Kultstab aus dem Eshu Kult. Eshu ist eine der vielen GestalteSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Yoruba Staff, "ogo elegba"Tanzstab, "ogo elegba" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 55,5 cm. Provenienz: deutsche Sammlung Kultstab aus dem Eshu Kult. Eshu ist eine der vielen Gestalten der Yoruba Kosmologie, dSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Yoruba Staff, "ogo elegba"Tanzstab, "ogo elegba" Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Glasperlen. H 39 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Kultstab aus dem Eshu Kult. EsSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Yoruba Staff, "ogo elegba"Stab, "ogo elegba" Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base (Plastik-Scheibe / plastic-disc) Holz. H 28 cm. Provenienz: Walter Häusler, Thurgau. 1960er Jahre in Nigeria erworben. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 /See Sold Price
Sold2020A Yoruba Staff, "ogo elegba"Stab, "ogo elegba" Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base (Plastik-Scheibe / plastic-disc) Holz. H 28 cm. Provenienz: Walter Häusler, Thurgau. 1960er Jahre in Nigeria erworben. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 /See Sold Price
Sold20173 West African objects. 20th century.A group of 3 West African objects. 20th century.++ Nigeria desiccated head fragment. Possible Bembe. Late 19th-20th century. ++ Yoruba Eshu staff with kneeling figure. Nigeria. ++ Oron wood post. NigeSee Sold Price
Sold2021Mid 20th C. Yoruba Wood Shango Staff w/ FiguresWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A remarkable ceremonial staff carved from wood with a double-headed axe finial supported by two seated figures boasting a rich shade of cSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C African Yoruba Iron Staff w/ Bird & BellsWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with two groups of long bells spaced out along it. The staff is capped by a bird finial below an upside-down group of fourSee Sold Price
4 days LeftCrescent City Auction GalleryImpressive Pair of Bronze Sphinx Fountains/Jardinieres, 20th c., H.- 65 in., W.- 28 in., D.- 20 in.$5,000