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Dan Maskette Liberia Liberia/Ivory Coast Beard 12 1/2” H (34.3cm) inc. Slender small mask amulet surrounded by fabric enclosed enhancing ingredients and red and white beads around the rim, fiber beard attached to chin, and kaolin painted across eye area. Black matte patina. Provenance The William W. Brill collection, NYC., by inheritance to family AHDRC […]

Ogboni Staff Yoruba 19th Century Provenance George Chemeche Collection Purchased in Paris 1960s AHDRC 0162198 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Dogon Tellem Mali 14″ H 17th – 19th Century Provenance Eli Koenig Collection Purchased from the Plaza Art Gallery 1960 NYC contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Luba Figure Luba/Lengola Personal Power Figure Democratic Republic of Congo 12″ x 5″ 19th Century Provenance Merton Simpson Allan Stone Collection Nkisi such as this one, adorned with headdresses of clay, were used for healing, protecting, and bringing good fortune to their owners. contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to […]

Mende Mask Sierra Leone Pineapple style Provenance Private Collection Chicago Collection Number inside mask contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Bassa Mask Liberia 9″ H 19th Century Provenance Julian and Margaret Rymar Collection Purchased objects in the 1960’s contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Xhosa South Africa 19th Century Provenance English Estate contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

South African Pipe Lesotho Region Possibly Nguni 18.5 cm 19th Century Provenance Private English Estate contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Ibeji Nigeria 25cm H 19th Century Provenance Belgium Collection contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Bongo Post Sudan 4’ H 19th – 20th Century Provenance Private Collection New York  contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Zulu, Nguni Pipe South Africa 19th Century Seven Bowl Pipe Provenance Private English estate contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Kongo Figure République Démocratique du Congo Bois, verre, résine Hauteur: 30.5 cm. (12 in.) Provenance Sotheby’s, Londres, 1 aout 1961 M.L.J. Lemaire, Amsterdam (#20667) Collection Herbert Baker Don de Herbert Baker a l’Art Institute of Chicago (1962) Propriete de l’Art Institute of Chicago, jusqu’en 1987 Sotheby’s, New York, 10 novembre 1987, lot 59. Lance Entwistle, […]

Zulu Knobkerrie South African Knobkerrie Xhosa, Nguni, Zulu 19th Century 70cm Spherical, conical brass studs, intricate woven wire decoration covering entire club, very unique, deeply patinated Provenance English Estate contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Fante Figure Ivory Coast/Ghana Wood, cloth, beads 40″ H 19th Century Provenance Herbert Baker Collection James Willis Sotheby’s May 1996 lot 83 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Mali Bamana (Marka) 48 cm H Metal, wood Anthropomorphic female truncated Provenance Anne Markley Spivak Collection GVR Archive #0077017 Literature “African Art in American Collections, Survey 1989”. Washington/London: Smithsonian Institute Press. #87 Warren N Robbins, Nancy Ingram Nooter contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Ibeji Figure Nigeria Yoruba Wood,pigment 12” H Provenance Tomkins Collection Aethiopia Galley New York City private collection Collection privée européenne GVR archive #0152576 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Ibeji Figure Egbe, Yagba 12 1/4″ (31.1 cm) H 19th Century Provenance George Chemeche, New York Literature IBEJI The Cult of Yoruba Twins Fig. 218 GVR Archive contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Ibeji Figure Nigeria 12” H 19th Century Provenance Ex George Chemeche Ex Pace Primitive GVR Archive contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Ashanti Stool Ghana 6 1/4” H 12 1/4” L 19th Century Provenance Purchased in small estate sale Derbyshire England GVR Archive contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Songye Sapo Figure Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood, metal 8 inches (20 cm) H Provenance Pace Primitive Ex private collection, New York GVR archive #0152577 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Aborigine Hitting Stick (waddy) Northeast Queensland Fine incised vertical grooves, conical Head set with horseshoe nails 19th Century GVR archive contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Arm Band Yoruba Ijebu-Ode bronze 7 3/4” H 7 3/4” W 19th Century Provenance Michael and Renate Lancaster collection England. Collected in 1958 GVR archive #0152579 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Club Southern/East Africa Possibly Tanzania: Gogo, Sandawe South Africa: Nguni, Sagila, Lingidia 19th Century Provenance Purchased from estate sale in England GVR Archive contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Guro Charm Guro Tribe Ivory Coast 3 1/2” H Janus Charm Provenance Private French collection Ive Baker collection GVR archive #0152581 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)