Mpama / Mongo Swort Sword, African Arms, Ex Zabel Coll.

An old and weathered Mpama (Western Mongo) Short Sword with stylized blade and well worn wooden handle, From the DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel Collection, NY since the 1980��

A Fine and well used older Poto Short sword, DR Congo,Africa. The Sword measures 24 inches long. Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel, NY since the 1980’s.

A Stylized and flared blade with some incised designs and simple, well worn wooden handle. Konda peoples, Congo, Central Africa. The Sword measures 18.25 inches long x 6.5 inches wide. provenance: Ex

A rare Toma Sword and leather sheath or scabbard from the Macenta Region, Liberia/Guinea, West Africa. The Sword is rusted and both the sword and sheath show extensive weathering and handling over yea

A very old Ngbandi Sword,with etched blade and well worn wooden handle. DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Sword measures 26.5 inches long. Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel Collection, NY since the 1980’s

A very old Yaka Sword,with simple etched designs on blade and well worn wooden handle with ornate metal work. DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Sword measures 25.5 inches long. Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel Collecti

A Rare and well weathered Old Nzakara Short sword, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The sword has a highly stylized angle and measures 18.5 x 8 inches. Provenance: Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel, NY c. since the 1980’

A very old Ngbandi or possibly Doko Sword,with flared blade with open-work design and well worn wooden handle. DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Sword measures 24 inches long and animal hide wrapped around hand

Ca. late 19th to first half 20thC. Good with original patina rubs and wood surface wear/loss as shown. Punu or Limbu style figure with short arms and legs. Ex-Nooter coll.

This is a rare find, a Lobala Short sword in stylized human form, from the DRC / Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel, NY c. since the 1980’s. The sword measures 18 inches long.

A very well worn old Salampasu Sword and sheath, DRC/ Congo, Africa. A wonderful stylized blade, well worn carved wooden handle and weathered sheath, with one side decayed but overall intact. Provenan

A Finely carved wooden shield with classic kaolin clay pigment painted areas dividing the shield and a carved wooden handle on back. Eastern Mongo peoples, DRC/Congo, central Africa. Provenance: Ex Ka

Ca. early to 2nd quarter 20thC. Very good with only age appropriate wear and surface patina/wood loss. Marka standing female with braids; arms, hands not held to torso. Ex-Nooter coll.

This is a wonderfully abstract and stylized western Mongo prestige blade, a rare shape, from the DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Blade measures 19 x 5 inches. Provenance: Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel, NYC. since

A very finely carved spirit idol with most unusual treatment to the arms which wrap around the torso like this ropes, and a well handled surface patina. Yaka peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The f

Ca. last half 20thC. Good with age-appropriate wear including surface patina rubs and age cracks. Kusu truncated figure; arms raised from torso with hands held together at waist. DRC. Ex-Nooter coll.

A carved wooden effigy of a Rooster, with elaborate design and carving style. A very elegant old example. In the Benin / Edo culture roosters are placed on ancestral altars commemorating the queen mot

Xatlitla, Mexico, 1500 BC. Early Man Venus. With pedestal. Figure only: 2 3/8" high, 1 1/2" x 1 1/2". Arm and hand repairs. Provenance: Ex Michael Haskell Coll.

Ca. 19th-20thC. Ovoid ladle atop torso, no arms, well-developed legs. Very good, with fine original patina, wood losses to feet. Ex-Nooter coll.

Benin carved figure, ex-collection Jay C. Leff, 19th/20th c., the male warrior figure standing on a square base, holding a club in his left hand, a sword in his right, wearing a skirt carved with geom

Doppelsichelförmiges Schwert, "bango" Mpama, Sengele, Ntomba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen, Holz, Bronze, Polsternägel. L 51 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 100

A very finely carved old wooden shrine idol, perhaps a Male spirit effigy with ornate facial decorations and classic form, arms extended and raised scar designs throughout. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast,

Charles Perry (American, 1929); Untitled "Op-Art" Bronze executed in 1966. Good condition. Size 8 inches cubic (20.5 cm. cu.). Provenance: Waddell Gallery Inc., New York, Ex Coll Georges Kaplan Furs C

Edward Barnard Lintott (American, 1875–1951), "Pierrot & Poodle" 1941, oil on board signed recto upper right, dated verso, signed and titled "White Clown" on frame, framed. Good condition. Height of