A Yoruba "ada" Sword

Szepter, "ada" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H 56 cm. Provenienz: Carlo Monzino (1931-1996), Castagnola. Das Wohlergehen der Yoruba-Gemeinschaft wird und wurde durch die Pflege

African Yoruba short sword or so called " ada " with a wide curved blade and round handle in wood with brass wrapping. Size overall 19" L, blade 11 3/4" LPublished Author of African Iron Age art and A

Kurzschwert, "ada" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Gelbguss, Kupfer. L 61 cm. Provenienz: Fam. Bischoff, Basel (1960er-Jahre im Handel erworben). CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

Zeremonialschwert Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Bronze. L 57,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

Antique African Yoruba Beaded Sword and Hilt Covers, Nigeria. European trade beads, cotton, early 20th C. Provenance: James Willis Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Size: 35'' x 9.5'', 89 x 24 cm (object);

bronze, wood, metal, L: 137,5 cm, L: 54,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

African Yoruba Ogboni Society ceremonial sword with fine brass figural handle from 19th century or earlier, Nigeria. The brass handle with a seated woman or impaled holding her breasts and with a coni

African Yoruba Ogboni Society ceremonial sword with fine brass figural handle from 19th century or earlier, Nigeria. Blade in very bulbous extremely wide form with several pierced holes and a wide wav

Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, ritual sword, African bronze/brass, custom mount, likely mid-20th century. Approximate size, 19.5"H (20" on stand). PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Goul

African Yoruba Ogboni Society ceremonial sword with heavy decorated brass handle from 19th century or earlier, Nigeria. Heavy iron blade with a square section that transitions to a single edged sword

A group of 4 West African objects. 20th century. ++ Songe adze. Congo, DRC, Songe. ++ Cameroon style sword with two heads. ++ Ogboni sword. Nigeria, Ogboni, Yoruba. ++ Cameroon Kirdi axe. Provenance:

Ca. 900-1100 AD.A finelly modelled Viking sword chape or pommel, rounded in form with a centrally drilled hole, eight carved lines of decorated conjoining the socket to the rim. This bronze chape woul

Possibly Yoruba, Nigeria, forged iron ceremonial sword with brass handle, 26.5"h PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Possibly Yoruba, Nigeria, forged iron ceremonial sword with wooden handle, 20.5"h PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Circa 200-300 ADA beautifully formed iron-short sword with a ring pommel, with a broad handle, a double-edged blade featuring a shallow midrip along both faces as well as a pointed tapering top. A sle

Circa 200-300 ADA beautifully formed iron-short sword with a ring pommel, with a broad handle, a double-edged blade featuring a shallow midrip along both faces as well as a pointed tapering top. A sle

Ca. 200-300 ADA beautifully formed iron-short sword with a ring pommel, a tapering handle, a double-edged blade, and a pointed tapering top. A slender guard creates a buffer between the blade's should

Edo/Benin, Nigeria, forged iron ceremonial "Ada/Eben" Honor/ Dancing Scepter (short sword) with perforated and carved patterns, 21"h x 3.5"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New Y

A dramatic cast Bronze sculpture of a Benin Warrior, with Shield and sword drawn and in full regalia. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The bronze measures 15 inches tall.

African Ada Ogun, Bronze Machete (Cleaver) 19Th.C. W 4 L 20 Ceremonial Knife Possibly Yoruba, Nigeria .Private Collection, Bloomfield Township, Michigan.

Vintage Ida Style sword, origins of this type of blade can be found in Yoruba, blade created in the same manor of the Ida Blade with less height and the blade has no ridge, blade heavily rusted from a

A elaborate carved wooden mask with a openwork crown featuring a feline, multiple avian images and swords all carved from a single piece of wood! Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The mask measure

20th Century; Yoruba people, Nigeria Each with figural metal handles, 2 pieces Each: 19.5" H approximately

A Very finely carved wooden helmet mask with stylized ancestor face and a very intricate open-work headdress with Swords and vessels and featuring zoomorphic designs including birds,fish, serpents and