African Tribal Art & Magic 2022-06-18 Auction - 102 Price Results - TRIBAL GATHERINGS in PA
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A Rare Igbo Mgbedike MaskRare Zulu Married Woman's HatBaule Male ancestor figure "blolo bian"
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Quakertown, PA, United States
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African Tribal Art & Magic

African Tribal Art, masks & sculptures from various collections. All lots offered at only $50.00 with no Reserve!
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A Rare Igbo Mgbedike Mask: A carved wooden janus style helmet mask known as a Mgbedike mask. This mask relates to male spirits, with tall Horns and long teeth. The aggressive style of this helmet mask is a metaphor for the
0001: A Rare Igbo Mgbedike MaskEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Idoma Dance Crest: Carved from a heavy dense wood with highly stylized facial features, raised tribal scars and motifs, inset wooden teeth and well handled surface. Loss to bottom edges, what remains is stable and hard
0002: Idoma Dance CrestEst. $800-$1,500
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A Chiwara Antelope Headdress: A large and highly stylized example, carved wood, custom mounted to professional base. Bamana / Bambara peoples, Mali, Africa. The Chiwara measures 32 x 17 inches.
0003: A Chiwara Antelope HeaddressEst. $800-$1,500
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A Pende Panya Ngombe Mask: EASTERN PENDE MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. Carved wood with incised designs accented with kaolin clay pigments.This mask is known locally as "panya ngombe" The mask edges are all well
0005: A Pende Panya Ngombe MaskEst. $800-$1,500
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Eastern Pende Kiwoyo Muyombo Mask: Carved wood with incised geometric designs accented with kaolin clay pigments. The mask measures 11 x 5 inches ( 15.5 inches tall on professional custom display stand) According to the website Imo
0006: Eastern Pende Kiwoyo Muyombo MaskEst. $600-$900
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A Pende Antelope Mask: Eastern Pende peoples "Ngolo" Antelope mask. Ngolo masks featured in the seclusion rites of male circumcision (mukanda), the act of which was widely thought to guarantee male fertility. This mask
0007: A Pende Antelope MaskEst. $500-$800
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A Pende Dance mask: Carved from a dense hard wood with dramatic facial features and a deep well handled surface, with areas of erosion and wear suggesting field use. Pende peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask
0008: A Pende Dance maskEst. $500-$800
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A Bakongo Sculpture: Carved wood relic of a female effigy, very well handled and worn wood, eroded and decayed, what remains is stable and has been custom mounted to a display stand. Bakongo peoples, DRC/ Congo,
0009: A Bakongo SculptureEst. $1,000-$2,000Lot Passed
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A Fine Pende Cup: Carved wooden beaker with ancestor face and carved handle. The cup features incised hair, raised scars and linear designs. Pende peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Cup measures 6.25 x 3.5
0010: A Fine Pende CupEst. $800-$1,500
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A Bembe Maternity sculpture: A finely carved wooden female effigy Nkiteki (Ancestor Figure) or translated as "Good Wife" with her child on her back. Featuring raised scar designs, inset glass eyes and a well handled honey
0011: A Bembe Maternity sculptureEst. $1,000-$2,000
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A Bakongo Devotee Offering a Child: Carved wood with well handled golden honey colored surface patina. The figure of a kneeling male with a small child in his hands, perhaps suggesting a child who passed in childbirth.Bakongo peoples,
0012: A Bakongo Devotee Offering a ChildEst. $500-$1,000
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A Fine Dinka Headrest: Carved wood with well handled golden patina. A most pleasant form. Dinka peoples, Sudan , Africa. The headrest is quite a nice hefty example at 15 x 5.5 inches. Provenance: A Private New Jersey
0013: A Fine Dinka HeadrestEst. $500-$800
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A Fine Pokot Neckrest: Carved wood with elegant form and well handled surface patina. Pokot peoples, Kenya, Africa. The headrest measures 6 x 5 inches ( 7 inches tall on professional custom base) Provenance: The Dr Noble
0014: A Fine Pokot NeckrestEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed
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A Rare Tsonga Neckrest: Carved wood with incised geometric designs as well as a well handled and worn surface. Tsonga peoples, Mozambique / South Africa. The Neck rest measures 9.5 x 5 inches. Provenance: The Evan Maurer
0015: A Rare Tsonga NeckrestEst. $500-$800
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A Bold Dinka Headrest: Carved from a heavy dense wood with bold form and style, monumental in scale compered to most examples. The Neck rest measures 18 x 7 inches. Dinka peoples, Sudan, Africa.
0016: A Bold Dinka HeadrestEst. $500-$800
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A Mende Bundu Helmet Mask: A carved wooden helmet style dance mask with classic diminutive face, elaborate coiffure and a charming tortoise on top, all carved from a single piece of wood. The mask has a deep well handled
0017: A Mende Bundu Helmet MaskEst. $800-$1,500
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A Senufo Horse & Rider sculpture: Carved wooden effigy of an Equestrian Rider, with classic treatment to the face, style and overall form. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Provenance: Ex Collection Ambassador Ken Brown,
0019: A Senufo Horse & Rider sculptureEst. $500-$1,000
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Baule Male ancestor figure "blolo bian": A Finely carved wooden effigy of a male with raised scar designs, refined coiffure and overall classic facial features and pose. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Known as a "Blolo Bian" such
0020: Baule Male ancestor figure "blolo bian"Est. $1,500-$2,500
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A Fine Old Yaure Mask: Classic carved wooden dance mask with a finely rendered human face with raised scar's and and geometric designs, elaborate coiffure and woven grass "cushion" on the back for the dancer. The mask
0021: A Fine Old Yaure MaskEst. $500-$800
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A Fine Old Ligbe Elephant Mask: A Carved wooden mask with well handled and worn surface and a wonderful stylized face and form. Ligbe peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 13 x 8 inches. A display stand is not
0023: A Fine Old Ligbe Elephant MaskEst. $800-$1,500
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A Yaure Mask: Carved wood with well weathered and sun baked surface. Yaure peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 12 x 6.5 inches. The mask has repairs to both horns, loss to edges and is generally
0024: A Yaure MaskEst. $400-$800Lot Passed
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