Mid 20th C. African Maasai Hide Shield

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Africa, Kenya or Tanzania, Masai

African Tribal Art: Maasai People, Sudan: A Dance Shield. Carved wood decorated with a bold black and white kaolin clay pigmented tribal motif. Mid 20th century. Dimensions: 43.5H x 13W x 5D (inches)

**Originally Listed At $800** Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Amarro peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large decorative shield made from the hide of either a hippopotamus or buffalo. The circular

East African Maasai Shield, Early 20th C. The elliptical painted leather shield with red and black decoration, wood handle to the back. Provenance: Farrow Fine Art, San Rafael, CA. Size: 39'' x 26'' x

Eastern Africa, Kenya or Tanzania, Maasai peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful spear of a lengthy form with a bottom spike and a massive blade both attached to the ends of a short, central wo

Eastern Africa, Kenya and northern Tanzania, Maasai, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful weapon known as a rungu made of wood with an ornate beaded covering. This staff is comprised of a cyl

Eastern Africa, Kenya or Tanzania, Maasai peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A throwing spear of a formidable length with a wooden central pole secured with dangerous weapons on either end. The bottom

A Maasai Painted Hide Shield and Milk Gourd Kenya or Tanzania, Circa 20th Century A.D. Height 39 inches (99 cm). Property from the Collection of Fred W. Everett, The Villages, Florida Provenance: Roya

**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A sizeable drum comprised of a wide slanting wooden ring with an animal hide drumhead stretched over it tied with leather t

Ca. mid 20thC. Maasai Seme/Simi dagger/short sword, Tanzania. Likely one of the Maasai swords mentioned in Mr. Nooters notes from the period he was living and working in Tanzania (1980s) for the World

PEDESTAL MOUNT TAXIDERMY OF BURCHELL'S ZEBRA WITH EXQUISITE HIDE PANELED PEDESTAL, MID 20TH CENTURY, SOUTH AFRICA; 75"H X 18"W X 36"D; CONSIGNOR WARRANTS THAT ALL SPECIMENS WERE ACQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE

Mid 20th c. Carved African Drum. Tri footed with carved dancers and masks. Hide drum head. Good condition. Measures 17"x17"x24 1/2". Weight 8 pds. PROVENANCE: A Pawleys Island SC Estate. ***Pickup onl

A large Ngandu, Congo, wooden shield with old pigment, and interesting diamond designs around edge. Good wear and signs of use. 56.25 in. x 12 in. / 143 cm. x 30.5 cm .Mid 20th century.

Kenya, early 20thc.,hand made and painted with geometric designs in red and black pigment. With wood and iron spear. 36 x 26 in.  , spear 46 in.  

African, Mid 20th Century. Nose to tail approx. Overall good condition commensurate with age and use. Approx. 120 in. L. Weight: 7 lbs. 2 oz.

Ethiopia, Late 19th-Early 20th Century Rare black and red polychrome decoration on inner (handle) side. Hippopotamus hide, pigments Measures approximately 13 1/2" diameter, not perfectly round.

A GROUP OF FOUR EAST AFRICAN TRIBAL SPEARS, POSSIBLY MAASAI PEOPLES, MID 20TH CENTURY, two Maasai spears with traditional willow leaf form blade spear heads centering a median ridge, on an elongated c

Leather cape, Maasai peoples, Kenya, mid 20th century, executed in hide and glass beads, the roughly square pieced leather cape centering lines of glass beads in three upside-down V's flanked on each

TRIBAL: Maasai Shield, Kenya, 20th C., animal hide, pigment, painted hide shield of ovate form, wear consistent with age and use, approximately 36" h. [PROVENANCE: Davis Collection.]

Ca. late 19th to early 20thC. Age-appropriate condition as shown in photos, with some polychrome paint still visible, cracked and chipped center bottom. Ovoid shield, wood, polychrome; Maasai people,

African Kuba Dance Costume, Early/Mid 20th C. Three pieces, a shirt and two leggings, painted animal hide with raffia lining. Provenance: Channing Dale Throckmorton, Santa Fe, NM. Sizes: 1) 32'' x 51'

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon, Ekoi/Ejagham (Nigeria) or Widekum (Cameroon), ca. mid 20th century CE. A striking headpiece or dance crest made of animal hide (probably antelop

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi Tribe, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A carved wooden doll known as a biiga (literally "child") covered in tanned antelope hide and used for play by Mossi girls, as

TRIBAL: Maasai Warrior's Shield and Spears, Kenya, 20th C., animal hide, pigment, metal, painted hide shield of ovate form with two spears, wear consistent with age and use including some paint loss,