19TH CENTURY AFRICAN SCIMITAR & SHEATH

Carved wood handle with metal accents. In Lambskin and goat skin sheath. 24" long.

Old Kuba sword iron sword with wooden handle embellished with cowrie shells and raised zoomorphic designs, along with an old woven textile sheath. Also called Ilondo - this type of sword was the Origi

Salampasu sword with sheath. Wood handle with steel blade and elaborate leather over wood sheath. African Congo, late 19th century-early 20th century. 17" blade, 22" overall. We ship most items in hou

Embark on a journey through time with this exquisite antique dagger from the 19th century, originating from the Beja Hadendoa or Beni-Amir peoples of Eritrea and the Sudan. This 'X-hilted' dagger, cha

5 daggers, 19th/20th century, mainly North Africa. Various versions, all with leather sheaths, handles of wood or horn, rubbed and bumped, l. up to 50 cm

1 & 2) African iron spearheads, each are 12" in length, circa late 19th century, good condition. 3) African fixed blade dagger with a 7" blade, overall length of 11", correct sheath, circa late 19th c

A superb Tunisian or North African yatagan with Damascus steel blade, characteristic Ottoman repousse silver sheath, small grip scales. Ca. the first half of the 19th century. Dimensions: L: 31 1/2 in

North Africa, Morocco to Algeria, Amazigh / Tuareg Berber culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-made steel khanjar (koummya) dagger and sheath, made from brass and 84% silver. The st

West Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standin

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, Bwami society, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare and remarkable hand-carved wood figure known as an iginga - a generic Lega

West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A fabulous example of a wooden mask from the Dan peoples known as a "kagle" (spirit mask) enveloped in fine dark-b

Fine 19th C. African Yoruba Shango Wand, Nigeria. Carved wood. On stand. Among the objects used to honor the Yoruba god of thunder, Shango, is the oshe Shango, or dance wand. It is carried by Shango p

Lega, Bwami Culture, Congo, having cast bronze plaque appliques of spider at top and two-headed snake at bottom, bronze nose bridge and cowrie shell trim, set by tar, roughly 30" x 24" x 6". Good cond

19th century Songye N'kisi Magic sculpture. A very fine and very rare old wooden magic fetish sculpture from the Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa.A well weathered/ well handled surface patina with

A very rare mid 19th century carved wooden royal staff with image of the Oba, the traditional ruler of the Benin with ornate scalloped and linear designs, encrusted surface. Benin peoples, Benin, Afri

19th Century African Kuba Maschera Elmo Mulwalwa Kete Bwoom Helmut Royal Mask._x000B_ Carved from a single piece of wood; decorated in cowry shells and fiber; highlighted facial features in white pigm

19th Century African Ashanti Spoon - Aboriginal Indigenous Art - This 12.75" x 3.5" wooden spoon is ritualware for the Akan people of Ghana. It has a sectioned handle with two rectangular forms and di

The handle with deep blackened patina, with areas of wear from use exposing red to yellowish wood. The handle decorated with a stylized human face, with raised eyes small nose and jutting lips. Old ex

The blue field with an all over design displaying off set rows of complex stepped and hooked star-filled medallions within a blue border enclosing continuous star medallions, ochre guard borders, reci

Runner. All over garden design over a red field. Fine early example, low pile and worn. 3-11 x 7-7

19th Century African Bronze Figure. Height 13". Old Patina.

Dogon Tribal vest from the African region of Mali. This hand sewn cloth shirt was worn by an hunter and is covered in trophy horns, tassels, bones and cowrie shells. This garment was used to protect h

Rare 19th Century Baule Mouse Oracle Vessel w/ Primitive Accents from the Ivory Coast in West Africa. This is a very old piece. The patination on its surface shows that clearly. 1800's or older. Hand

A LATE 19TH CENTURY AFRICAN CARVED FIGURE with monkey skull head on stained wooden body - 39cm high