Early 20th C. African Kongo / Kuba Bone Leopard Carving

Antique wood sculpture of a leopard with its young cub, painted and carved designs. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. A very old carving, likely early 20th century. Provenance: Ex Dr Brian Heal

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba (Bushoong) peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful statue of an "ndop" (literally meaning "statue"), hand-carved from a single piece of h

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), probably Kuba or related peoples (Dengese, Shoowa, Tetela), early 20th century CE. A beautiful pedestal bowl, hand-carved from wood w

A group of two African drums. 20th century. ++ Asante Ntan drum with breasts. Early 20th century. Asante. Ghana. ++ Kuba Congo drum. Kuba style. Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Early 20th century Congolese Kuba Panel Textile. Originally from the Kuba Tribe of Central Africa. Hand woven textile from the raffia tree or palm with complex designs woven throughout. Framed under a

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Woyo People, Kongo Kingdom, ca. 1st half of the 20th century CE. A carved wooden mask representing "Earth Spirits" - among the most important masks of the Woyo re

Southern Africa, Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kongo (Bakongo) peoples, 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved stone hand that was made to be resting on a lap; it is holding an

Originally offered at $300... Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A woven of Kuba cloth panel made from raffia and cotton using cut-pile and embr

**Originally Listed At $250** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A forged-iron, double-edged prestige blade known as an ikula used

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, Nkutshu subgroup, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine dagger attached to a tapering wooden handle with a fla

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. A ceremonial iron knife with a fortified wooden handle. Panels of zin

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Sierra Leone, Temne people, ca. early 20th century CE. A figural carving of a human with a prominent phallus and a seemingly-pregnant stomach - perhaps representi

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai region, Kuba culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A striking hand-carved wooden Bwoom mask, helmet-like in form to f

Two African Kuba women's dance skirt panels, early 20th century, raffia dyed red applique on undyed background. Mounted. Size: 1) 33.75'' x 30.5'', 86 x 77 cm (stretcher); 2) 30'' x 34'', 76 x 86 cm (

African Kuba Cloth Ceremonial Skirt. 7 panels sewn together, raffia, applique. Zaire, early 20th c. Size: 174'' x 34'' (442 x 86 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

African Kuba Cloth Man's Ceremonial Skirt. Raffia, intricate applique with arrow patterns, Zaire, early 20th c. Size: 210'' x 34'' (533 x 86 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

African Kuba Cloth Ceremonial Skirt. With checkered pattern. Zaire, early 20th c. Size: 182'' x 27'' (462 x 69 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Three African Kuba Cloths. Including: a ceremonial skirt and two skirt/prestige panels, Zaire, early 20th c. Sizes: 1) 146'' x 31'' (371 x 79 cm); 2) 25'' x 29'' (64 x 74 cm); 3) 24.5'' x 30'' (62 x 7

African Kuba Ekonda Montolo Hat, DRC, Early 20th C. Plaited plant fiber and metal disk ornaments. Stand not included. Provenance: Jacques Hautelet, La Jolla, CA. Size: 18'' x 8'' x 8'' (46 x 20 x 20 c

Two Highly Detailed African Kuba Cloths. Woman's ceremonial skirts, one with border, Zaire, early 20th c. Sizes: 1) 52.5'' x 13'' (133 x 33 cm); 2) 58'' x 21'' (147 x 53 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estat

Very Rare Zande Anthropomorphic Wood Figure Representing Yanda (the protecting spirit of the Mani Initiatory Sect, sympathetic to social change), early 20th c., Northeast Zaire, 10" x 5" x 4 1/2". Pat

3 African Kuba Prestige Cloths, DRC. Including: 1) a Kuba Dengese prestige cloth, late 19th-early 20th C. raffia, cut pile embroidery. Size: 22'' x 27'' (56 x 69 cm); 2) Shoowa cloth, raffia, cut pile

Early 20th C. Kuba Ppl Colonial Figure in Prayer. D.R. Congo. Wood with metal. Height: 8 in. (custom steel mount). In very good condition, overall; slight abrasions to high points. Medium brown aged p

Antique African Yombe / Kongo Cane. Early 20th C carved wood cane used in ritual ceremonies from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Measuring 38 cm L. From a Montreal private collection and exhibited i