Knife - Nigeria, Yoruba

steel / iron, brass, L: 51 cm, L: 20,1 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

metal, L: 58 cm, L: 22,8 inchProvenance:Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany

BRONZE CURRENCY YORUBA NIGERIA KNIFE Heavy patina. 12 3/4" x 2 3/4" Shipping: Shipping and handli

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

A 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 bronze

African Nigeria Ogboni Yoruba Style brass knife dagger with sheath (20th Century) having female figural handle with large high crest headdress and crude blade with leather and wood sheath.

Zeremonial-Waffe Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H 67,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Waffe, Prestigeobjekt und Würdezeichen. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

Messer-Paar Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. H 24,5 - 26 cm. Provenienz: - Walter Häusler, Thurgau. 1960er Jahre in Nigeria erworben. - Hammer Auktion 51, 08.04.2020, Lot 55 (u

Messer-Paar Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. H 24,5 cm und 26 cm. Provenienz: Walter Häusler, Thurgau. 1960er Jahre in Nigeria erworben. CHF 50 / 100 EUR 43 / 86

Hausa Agbada or Man's Robe With 2 Knives Motif, Cotton With Natural Silk Embroidery, Hausa & Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, 20th C. Cotton with natural silk embroidery. Size: 48"H x 90"W (122 x 229 cm).PLEA

"Esu" Wooden Figure - Aboriginal Indigenous Art - Painted wood ritualware from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa. Seated figure holding gourd-shaped object in left hand and knife in right hand, Moh

Helmet Mask from the Gelede Spectacle Ceremony, Yoruba Peoples, Ketu Group, Benin or Nigeria, in softwood with pigments, with knife in sheath forms, 19th c., roughly 14" tall. Minor wear, shrinkage cr

wood, heavily sweating sacrificial patina in places, handwritten inventory no. "H.1797", old label with heavily faded writing: "This idol represents "Shango", God of Thunder. Ogun, God of War. Lent by

wood, fabric, cord, polychrome miniature glass beads (predominantly in pink), thread on strings and sewn on fabric, forming ornaments, separately worked bird attached, mounted on wooden board with its

wood, greyish brown patina, camwood powder "osun", indigo blue/black paint at the coiffure, male/female, both likewise abundantly adorned with metal ring, numerous necklaces with coconut discs and min

wood, pigments, metal, glass beads, coconut discs, cowrie shells, H: 31,3 cm, H: 12,3 inch Provenance: Christa's Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 21 March 2015, Lot 318 Karl-L

wood, pigments, metal, H: 31 cm, H: 12,2 inch Provenance: Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany Lit.: Stoll, Gert & Mareidi, Ibeji, Zwillingsfiguren der Y

wood, thick layer of shiny black patina, glass beads, "Eshu", the Yoruba "trickster god", is a contradictory character, able to be good and bad, trustful and mischievous. He can bestow prosperity but

terracotta, lovely facial features with a smiling mouth, plaited hairdo, prominent back of the head, slightly dam., minor missing parts, metal base H: 14 cm, H: 5,5 inch Provenance: Josef Herman, Suff

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

wood, pigments, cowries, glass beads, coconut discs, Both figures are hung with cowrie strings as an expression of special esteem and to demonstrate the family's wealth. H: 25 cm & 26 cm, H: 9,8 inch

wood, matt brown patina, small remains of indigo blue pigment, fine work of carving, incised scarification marks on the face, drilled pupils (metal tags missing), abrasion of paint, slightly stained p

brass, cast around iron staff, crowned by a bearded face, "ogboni" sign in shape of two opposed crescents on the forehead, incised scarification marks, small bird sculpture, patina, base; the "oshugbo

wood, colour pigments, rest. These bowls were used to store the sixteen sacred palm nuts "ikin", which were used by the priests "babalawo" in the "ifa" divination ritual to consult Orunmila, the god o