Fine 20th C. African Wood Fly Whisk

Africa, Tanzania, 2nd half of 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with hands across her chest, her torso and mid-secti

Africa, Tanzania, 2nd half of 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with hands across her chest, her torso and mid-secti

**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. 1961 CE. This is an ornately detailed example of a wooden Baule flywhisk, carved with an avian form and resem

**Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with

West Africa, Ivory Coast / Cote D'Ivoire, Baule peoples 20th century, royal chieftains flywhisk of the Baule peoples a subgroup of the Akan people from Ghana in West Africa. Carved wood with horse hai

West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An ornate fly whisk made from wood and horsehair, the handle covered with red cloth and gold leaf to convey t

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Woyo People, Kongo Kingdom, ca. 1st half of the 20th century CE. A carved wooden mask representing "Earth Spirits" - among the most important masks of the Woyo re

**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male figure known as an "ibeji" standing with attenuated legs atop an integra

Luba Hemba Fly Whisk, 20th Century, Carved wood, beads, fiber, nails, and horsehair, 26 inches tall, Provenance Boca Raton Museum of Art prior to 2007

**Originally Listed At $475** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Senufo peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine gathering of 5 hand-carved wooden heddle pulleys with wide bifurcated bodies, st

East Africa, possibly Kenya, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a pair of authentic fly whisks with woven handles and long horsehair tips. Fly whisks are often part of the official royal rega

Ca. 2nd half 20thC. Good with age-appropriate wear to the metal surface patina. Ex-Nooter coll.

Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure sta

Central Africa, Cameroon, Mambila peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved wooden statue of an ancestor guardian figure known as a tadep shown standing atop slightly bent legs with arms f

West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina - one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a helmet Gelede mask, made to be worn by

Western Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. Three fine standing male Bateba figures, hand-carved from hard wood, created to guard against sorcery, evil, and illness -

West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A small personal maskette, hand-carved from a lightweight brown wood, created to serve as an amulet by the Dan peoples and n

**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples; Togo, Ewe peoples; Ghana, Mina (or Elmina) peoples; ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine gathering of three hand-carved wooden figures

**Originally Listed At $125** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine seated figural statue, hand-carved from hard wood, depicting a fetish

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, Nkutshu subgroup, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine dagger attached to a tapering wooden handle with a fla

Originally listed at $400 Southern Africa, Zulu people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine and lightweight spear comprised of a wooden shaft joined to an iron tip. A strip of wood reinforces the tang

Southern Africa, Zulu people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine and lightweight spear comprised of a wooden shaft joined to a iron tip. A strip of wood reinforces the tang of the spearhead where it fi

A group of five ethnographic objects. 20th century. ++ Animal skull. 4" x 3" x 4". ++ Iron bar. West Africa. 22" x 1 1/2" x 2". ++ Flywhisk. West Africa. 25" x 3" x 2 1/2". ++ Iron object. West Africa

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-made wood and feather whisk with an intricately carved handle and a generous array of cassowa