Sold2021Two African Ibo Artifacts, Nigeria, early 20th centuryTwo African Ibo Artifacts, Nigeria, early 20th century. Including an Ibo terracotta maternity figure and an Ibo terracotta mask. Stand Included. Sizes:1) 8'' x 7.5'' x 7'' (20 x 19 x 18 cm) Height onSee 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
Sold2016African Ibibio Dance Mask with Articulated MouthAfrica, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved wooden mask from the Ibibio peoples of the region between the Niger River Delta and the Cross River. This is one of the two major masks thaSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare Yoruba Wooden Janus-Headed Scepter w/ Blue PigmentAfrica, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. An unusual double, janus-headed wooden sceptor, finely carved with two sets of janus heads, the upper pair with and intricately carved double-pointeSee Sold Price
Sold2018Two African Carved Yoruba Wood Doors, early 20th c.,Two African Carved Yoruba Wood Doors, early 20th c., Nigeria or Benin, H.- 53 1/4 in., W.- 27 in.See Sold Price
Sold2016Early 20th C. Yoruba Gelede Mask, Birdcage HeadressAfrica, Nigeria or Benin, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A skillfully carved and meticulously painted Gelede helmet mask composed of two parts - the expressive mask, here an abstract male face witSee Sold Price
Sold2023Copper Currency, In Coiled Manilla Form, Ibo peoples, Nigeria, West AfricaCopper currency, in coiled manilla form, Ibo peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century. Approximate size, 2.5"H x 4.25" diameter. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. PhilSee Sold Price
Sold2023Two Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentTwo Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentLate 19th/early 20th century; Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaAppears unmarkedTwin female statuettes held within a leather carrying bSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba "Apa Ifa" diviner's beaded leather and cloth bagA Yoruba "Apa Ifa" diviner's beaded leather and cloth bagEarly/mid-20th Century, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaThe shadowbox-framed bag with three beaded mask motifs, two red and one yellowSee Sold Price
Sold2024(3pc) AFRICAN ART FIGURES & MASKIncluding an Ibo carved & polychrome ritual figure, West Africa, Nigeria, c. 19th or early 20th century (37-1/2 x 9 x 6 in.); an African helmet mask, possibly Mossi, with serrated bird crest (15-1/2 xSee Sold Price
Sold2021Two Strands of African Benin Brass and Glass BeadedTwo Strands of African Benin Brass and Glass Beaded Necklaces, Early 20th Century. Longest dimensions: 25 1/4 in. Collection of Melvin J. Fox, The Ford Foundation 1951-1977. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, MSee Sold Price
Sold2020West African/Africa Dahomey Bronze, NigeriaWest African/Africa Dahomey Bronze Two Seated Figures and Tree, early 20th Century Bronze, 6 1/2" (high) x 6 3/4" (deep) 21 1/2" (circumference) Acrylic custom stand included.See Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Wooden Yoruba Shango Staff**First Time At Auction** Africa, Nigeria, early 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), a royal ancestor of the Yoruba who was tSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Colonial Horse RiderWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved, dramatic wood colonial figure of a man wearing a pith helmet and bandoliers riding a horse. Extensive details abound, from wSee 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
Sold201620th C. African Yoruba Iron Medicine Osanyin StaffWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. A forged iron staff topped with a ring of small peacock-like birds standing around a central bird on an iron ring. The birds are stylized bSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Yoruba Beaded Leather & Burlap BagWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful leather and burlap bag of rectangular form with a semi-circular front flap, all elaborately adorned by hundreds of barrel beads inSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Tall African Yoruba Iron Ceremonial Staff**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin round disk. BelowSee Sold Price
Sold202320th C. African Hausa Wooden Islamic Prayer Board**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Hausa Peoples, early-20th century. A wooden panel cut into a board with a handle tab, used for practicing calligraphic script, inscribed on front anSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. African E. Nigerian Wood Helmet Mask**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Eastern Nigeria, ca. early 20th century CE. A rather unusual carved wood helmet mask of an abstract, hybrid zoomorphic (perhaps simian) or anthropomorphic foSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Yoruban Ose Sango Wooden Staff**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful, hand-carved wooden Yoruba Ose Sango (also known as a Shango Staff or dance wand) of a traditional foSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Yoruba Bronze Onile Figure**Originally Listed At $350** West African, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. This is a bronze figure with a clay core, created by the Yoruba people. Created for the Ogboni, a men's sociSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Ibibio Ekpo Wooden Mask**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely-carved entertainment mask depicting an amusing black-painted visage with puffy cheeks and lips, a bulbouSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Nigeria Igbo Ikenga Wood Figure**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, early 20th century CE. An anthropomorphic wooden figure with curved ram's horns. In Igbo society, the Ikenga is a ritual object that sSee Sold Price
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