A Well Used Old Shona Ceremonial African Axe

Beautiful old carved wood with well handled wooden shaft, hammered steel axe blade, deep well handled surface patina. Shona or related ethnic group, Zimbabwe or Mozambique, South Africa. The axe is 27

Beautiful old carved and well handled wooden shaft with hammered steel axe blade, wire wrapped collars at three sections, deep well handled surface patina. Shona or related ethnic group, Zimbabwe or M

A old and well used carved wooden mask decorated with incised linear designs, carved ears and almond shaped eyes accented with kaolin clay pigments. Such masks are believed to be associated with Circu

This is a very old and well used crooked staff from the Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa. Such staffs were carried in processions for various village events, typically high ceremonies and society ritu

A very old and well used ceremonial mask with kaolin clay pigments and black painted accents, raised scar designs as well as raised central crest and stylized coiffure. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, West Af

Old and well used ceremonial iron bell with well worn wooden handle featuring an ancestor face. Bamun peoples, Cameroon, West Africa. The bell measures 16.5 inches tall. Provenance: Ex Marshall Mount

A wonderfully abstract oval shaped mask with 6 carved eyes, long snout and well worn surface. Such masks were used by the Kwele peoples during Bwete rituals which involved ingesting psychoactive plant

A very old and well used carved ceremonial drum featuring the images of a Horse and Rider, a mask, A Firespitter mask and lizard, decorated with geometric motifs. The Drum head is animal hide and very

Old and well-used Dan complex ceremonial dance mask, Liberia and Cote d"Ivoire, West Africa, the stylized abstract face having deep patina to back and right side, 9.5"h

This is a very old and well used Igala peoples festival mask or headdress, Nigeria, Africa. This heavily weathered and field used mask features traditional ceremonial scars and a diminutive face, with

This is a rare 19th Century Ovimbundu Axe, from Angola, Africa. the Axe features a durable solid balde with incised designs and stylized form, along with a well worn wooden handle. The Axe measures 18

A primitive and well handled old ceremonial mask accented with red mineral pigments, incised linear designs and showing signs of field use. This type of mask was used during initiation ceremonies amon

carved from a heavy dense wood with a wonderful Zoomorphic form and well handled, golden honey colored surface patina suggesting years of field use. The Stool measures 20.5 x 8 x 7 inches. Bwa peoples

A very well used old field worn ceremonial mask with bold carving style, painted features and signs of use over many years, well weathered and eroded, what remains is stable. Ibibio peoples, Cross Riv

A well weathered and used old Bwa stool in zoomorphic form. Bwa peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. the stool measures 20 x 9 x 8 inches.

Very large old Gourd vessel with fitted lid from the Tuareg nomads of the Sahara Desert, West Africa. Very Old and well used container with tribal repairs and signs of age and use. pre 1950. Excellent

A fascinating old and well used ceremonial or festival mask with 3 faces carved into each other, with multiple layers of paint and glass eyes. The mask measures 13 x 9 inches, a metal display stand ca

A very fine older carved wooden mask with a wonderful stylized and exaggerated face with well handled edges suggesting some age.Ibibio or related peoples , Nigeria, Africa.The mask measures 14 x 7.5 i

A well used old wooden door lock in anthropomorphic form, stylized traditional face and overall well used example. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The Lock measures 16 inches tall x 12 inches wide. Prove

A finely carved openwork walking staff or prestige staff with ancestor face and wonderful well used patina. Pende peoples, Congo, Africa. - Provenance: Ex Old Belgian collection to Charles Fox, CA, pu

A carved wooden Musical instrument with incised linear designs, a carved wooden Hand on the handle and goat skin drum head pegged onto the drum to act as the membrane. A well used instrument, the head

A very stylized African hand made steel sword with unusual and elaborate appendages, and a well used old leather hide sheath. Origins unknown, Likely Congo region, central Africa. The sword measures 2

a very rare Old and well used Bakongo Woyo Ndunga mask. carved wood with painted and encrusted surface, mineral pigments. Bakongo or Woyo peoples, Congo, central Africa. Provenance: - Ex. Sol and Jose

A Very finely carved female effigy with classic treatment to the face and coiffure, well patinated dark surface. This figure was once atop a wooden staff , known locally as a tefalipitya staff. Local