Sold2023Bronze bell, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, West AfricaBronze bell, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century. Approximate size, 5"H x 3.5"W x 3.75"D. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2023Bronze Bell, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa,Bronze bell, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century. Approximate size, 6"H x 3.5"W x 3.5"D. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2024Yoruba Bronze BellCast bronze bell, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Approximate size, 5.75" x 4" x 3.25". PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
2024Antique Bronze Bell from the YorubaA finely cast bronze bell with well weathered surface and a portrait like face of an ancestor. The bell measures 7 x 3.5 inches. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2018YORUBA BRONZE BUST WITH SERPENT & FROG DESIGNSThis is a rare and interesting old Bronze bust from the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Cast bronze head of an Oba with very ornate designs featuring 4 large birds as a crown, each bird stands oSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Yoruba Bronze Memorial Head, African ArtA wonderful highly stylized bronze memorial head, cast using the lost wax method and with traditional features of the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The head measures 11.5 inches tall.See Sold Price
Sold2022A Yoruba Bronze Bell with AncestorA Cast bronze bell with ancestor figure as the handle, a rectangular form and heavy surface patina suggesting ritual use. The bell measures 8.5 x 3.5 inches. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. ProvenancSee Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba Peoples Ritual Sword, Nigeria, West AfricaYoruba 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 GoulSee Sold Price
Sold2019Large 19th C. Yoruba Iron Bell - Fascinating Motifs**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful example of a four-sided iron bell, richly decorated with auspicious motifs - an anthroSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Brass Bell**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A handsome four-sided brass bell that makes a piercing sound when rung. An anthropomorphic face isSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Pair of Yoruba Iron Bird StaffsWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of iron bird staffs. The first is a tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin rouSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C African Yoruba Iron Staff w/ Bird & BellsWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with two groups of long bells spaced out along it. The staff is capped by a bird finial below an upside-down group of fourSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Tall African Yoruba Iron Ceremonial Staff**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin round disk. BelowSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. African Yoruba Iron Staff with Bells**Originally Listed at $100** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A ceremonial iron staff with a tripartite top portion consisting of three cylinders of iron twisted into a spiSee Sold Price
Sold2023TRADITIONAL AFRICAN BRONZE YORUBA KNIFE FROM NIGERIAA traditional bronze Yoruba knife from Nigeria, West Africa. The Yoruba people are known for their rich artistic heritage, and this knife is a testament to their mastery of metalwork. Made from bronzeSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Society Staffs (PR)West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes connected with a brass chainSee Sold Price
Sold2017Pair 19th C. Yoruba Ogboni Society Bronze & Iron Edan**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes conSee Sold Price
Sold2023Herbalists Staff, Wrought Iron, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, West AfricaHerbalists staff, wrought iron, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century.Approximate size, 26"H x 12"W, Exhibited, "Iron Clad, Fancy Free: Exhibition of AfricanSee Sold Price
Sold2022Yoruba Ppls Female Twin Ere Ibeji - West AfricaFemale twin Ere Ibeji Yoruba peoples Nigeria, West Africa Early 20th century Wood with indigo pigment 12" H In very fine condition; showing long ritual use and with facial features worn smooth. Raw inSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Ex Sotheby's Park BernetA fine 19th century or early 20th century carved wooden pair of Ibeji twin Idols with classic facial features and signs of traditional use over many years. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The paSee Sold Price
Sold2021Elaborate Yoruba Gelede African MaskA 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 measureSee Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba peoples, Indigo-dye, Starch-Resist, Adire Cotton ClothYoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, indigo-dyed, starch-resist, Adire cotton cloth, mid-20th century, 74" x 54" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2019Yoruba Canine Kola Nut offering Container, African ArtA very finely carved lidded container with ornate and precise incised designs and a wonderful zoomorphic (canine) image on top as the lid. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The container measuresSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba Gelede Mask with Copulating CoupleA carved wooden festival mask with classic face and a most stunning top finial of a man and woman lovemaking. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The Mask has an encrusted brown surface and measuresSee Sold Price