African Ndebele Zimbabwe Dance Stick Beadwork

Dance sticks with raffia, animal hair, all have carved faces and show honest wear the longest measures approx. 16" then 11" and 6" Provenance: Important Montecito, California African Estate Collection

Four Yoruba or Benin figural dance/parade sticks two with stands, Nigeria, first half 20th century, greatest 40"h (overall). Provenance: Collection of Vanna and N. Lee Lacy (Palm Springs, California)

A South African handmade beadwork Ndebele doll. These dolls are generally handcrafted by rural Ndebele women who live mostly in remote areas of Southern Africa. The beadwork worn during the different

length 55cm, together with a Ndebele eating gourd bowl (2) Catalogue Note: Izitshingwane are used by girls during coming of age initiations.

3 Tanzstäbe, "idondolo" Ndebele, Südafrika Ohne Sockel / without base Glasperlen auf Naturfaser-Gewebe. H 36 - 49 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020

(3) pieces including carved wood dance stick from Zaire, cast metal figures, and metal spear head. Dimensions: (Dance stick) L 37.25" x W 2.75" x D 3" Condition: Dance stick with old repairs and losse

Ndebele Peoples (?), Zimbabwe- Spear- wood, iron, brass wire. Spears with short iron blades are closely associated with the Zulu Kingdom of South Africa, whose great king Shaka is credited with alteri

with white, yellow and blue beadwork, with tassels, 9.5cm x 11cm

20th century, the first is a carved head, possibly representing Ndebele people of South Africa, above a haft with a snake (37.75 in.); the second is carved and painted with a three animal totem (38 in

made for Operation Hunger, the wool in thick bands of purple, yellow, blue, red and green, with geometric bead work panels, 95cm x 142cm

c.1950's, the wool in thick bands of purple, yellow, blue, red and green, with four geometric bead work panels, a/f, 95cm x 135cm

A group of Ndebele beaded fertility dolls20th century; Zimbabwe, South AfricaEach appears unmarkedComprising ten different "fertility" dolls, each with cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in

A carved wooden dance mask with remnants of kaolin clay pigments and embellished with small protruding sticks perhaps representing scars or keloids, and a overall well handled surface patina suggestin

African Pende Dance Costume, Zaire, Early/Mid 20the c. Woven raffia. Provenance: James Willis Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Sizes: 1) 36'' x 16'' (91 x 41 cm); 2) 26'' x 29'' (66 x 74 cm); 3) 19'' x 19'

Plains Decorated Horse Dance Stick ca 1900 brightly painted wood stick, top carved of a horse's head, with open mouth, leather ears, and brass tack eyes; the bottom carved into a single hoof length 32

Cote d'Ivorie Guro or Senufo dance mask, with signs of some age and use, mid-20th Century, having traces of old Kaolin white in the carved incised eye concavities and the zigzag coiffure line, fine an

Tanzstab Yaka / Nkanu / Zombo, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Raphia, Palmblatt-Streifen. H 62,5 cm. Provenienz: - lt. H. und M. Zimmer: Galerie Jenny, Basel. - Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne

Two Small Examples of West African Beadworkto include a likely coconut sheathed in leather that is fitted with a suspension cord, various bead forms, and cowrie shells (7 in.) (overall wear); to also

Sydney Kumalo bronze, titled African DanceSigned by the artist on the bottom.7"W x 8"D x 15"HSydney KumaloSydney Kumalo (1935-1988) was a South African contemporary artist and sculptor. Hes most know

A very rare old carved wooden mask decorated with incised and raised linear designs, metal studs and spike like appendages all set onto an elongated form, raised stylized brow, carved coiffure and the

Bamana tribe, now Mali, Chiwara Male Antelope Head, mounted on stepped mahogany base, 33 1/2" x 13" x 8", good condition. Provenance: From the Estate of Syril Frank, New York

A finely carved wooden helmet style mask with classic facial features, incised linear designs and a well handled surface patina. The mask measures 13 x 8.5 inches. A metal display stand can also be in

Title: Okuyi Punu dance mask - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Description: Refining African masks of Okuyi dances. The white masks of Gabon, itengi, (pl. bitengi) were associated with the various secr

Fine Bamana African Dance Mask with professional display stand. A carved wooden dance mask with elongated and exaggerated form with traditional linear designs traditionally worn by the Bamana peoples