Ethnographica, Antiques, Art & Jewelry

Description: Guinea Bissa Landoma Tribe. Superb sculptural form, beautiful contours. Hornbill - Porpianong - the first living thing killed for food.

Description: Slightly bent legs, powerful shoulders, natural formed breasts, hands holding an important symbolic spiral object. Eyes slanted, segment

Description: Geometrically styled. Short, powerful legs supporting an elongated hour glass form. Body with separated arms following the curve of the n

Description: Ivory. Dark brown patina. Dimensions: 7.5 High Condition: GC

Description: Ivory. Dark brown patina. Dimensions: 8.5 High Condition: GC

Description: Exceptional Aesthetic Merit. Female figure, bent legs, body extending from the background. Carved antelope horns, scarification marks, be

Description: Ancient example. Eroded hardwood. Dimensions: 35 Long Condition: FC

Description: Powerful stylized form. Ancient patina. Dimensions: 26 Long Condition: GC

Description: (Small hill tribe from Southern part of Northern Nigeria) Rare example balanced on one leg. Used to cure sickness. Arbrus seeds decorate

Description: Chamba Dimensions: 18 Long Condition: GC

Description: Large head, the coiffure divided into two braided crests. Scarification on the neck, back and abdomen, copper nail in the upper forehead.

Description: Janus head, midway on the wand is an animal carved in the round with a human face. Old patina. Dimensions: 25.5 Long Condition: GC

Description: West Africa. Feathered attachment as hair. Dimensions: 11 Long 9 Wide Condition: GC

Description: Supported by pleasant looking animal. Old patina. Dimensions: 7.75 Condition: GC

Description: Figure with hands holding beard below a Janus head. Scarification to face and neck, next a double Janus, last figure female, scarificatio

Description: Fang Nzaman-Betsi du Woleu-Ntem. Hardwood. Dimensions: 15 Long Condition: GC

Description: Ancient example. Skin stretched and secured by tapered wood spikes. Dimensions: 15.5 Condition: GC

Description: Powerful neck and chest, carved teeth, anklet. Unusual free standing feet in high sandals. Igbomina tribal marking - possibly in style of

Description: Powerful neck and chest, carved teeth, anklet. Unusual free standing feet in high sandals. Igbomina tribal marking - possibly in style of

Description: Hood-like head covering hiding ears in style of Oshogbo carvers. Bead belt, necklace, bracelets. Tribal face marking. Beautiful old camwo

Description: Hood-like head covering hiding ears in style of Oshogbo carvers. Bead belt, necklace, bracelets. Tribal face marking. Beautiful old camwo

Description: Western Egbande Area. Nago Division. Superb old example in naturalistic style. Bracelets. Striking feature is the free hanging arms and h

Description: Western Egbande Area. Nago Division. Superb old example in naturalistic style. Bracelets. Striking feature is the free hanging arms and h

Description: Oshogbo Sector. With metal ring bracelets, beaded belts and old necklace. Powerful shoulders, very old camwood patina and blueing. Dim

Description: Powerful shoulders, very old camwood patina and blueing. Dimensions: 11 Long Condition: GC

Description: Conspicuous abundance of scarification marks on the long slender body. Large protuberant eyes, smiling mouth. With necklace. Old camwood

Description: Devotee of Eshu Yoruba. Arms in full relief clasping breasts, kneeling position. Elaborate leather thongs with old coin and shell attachm

Description: Carved by one of the Akinoyde family of master carvers. High crested coiffure. Elaborate tribal markings, loin cloth. Dimensions: 9 Lo

Description: High coiffure, slender breasts, blue necklace, prominent large eyes with carved eye lashes. Tribal cheek markings, metal bracelet. Old ca

Description: Facial Scarification. Necklaces, waist beads, anklets. Dimensions: 10.5 Long Condition: GC

Description: Powerful carving, prominent buttocks. Old camwood patina. Dimensions: 11.25 Long Condition: GC

Description: Beautiful carving - full breasts, waist beads, carved base, Ijesha tribal makings. Very old camwood patina. Dimensions: 11.5 Long C

Description: Old dark patina with camwood encrustation. Very large feet on round base. Dimensions: 9.5 Long Condition: GC

Description: Well carved face and blued hair. Fine necklace and matching waist band. Old camwood patina. Dimensions: 10.5 Long Condition: GC

Description: Well carved blued hair and face. Scarification on abdomen, red and blue necklace, 7 cowrie shell bracelet on each arm. Fine old patina....

Description: Scarification on abdomen and face. Two red and yellow necklaces. Carved round base. Dimensions: 11.5 Long Condition: GC

Description: Protruding eyes, old attached braided beard. Dimensions: 10.5 Long Condition: GC

Description: Long, narrow head, hessian and string attached to forehead. Dimensions: 17 Long Condition: GC

Description: Excellent old example. Dimensions: 11.25 Long Condition: GC

Description: Ornate head dress. Delicate features. Very old patina. Dimensions: 13.25 Long 8.5 Wide 9.75 High Condition: GC

Description: Very fine walled casting. Rare example. Dimensions: 8.5 Long Condition: GC

Description: Dance Mask. Modern western paint applied to brighten. Tends to cover superb sculptural countenance. Natural wrinkled surface appears ver

Description: Large triangular face, closed lips, carefully pierced, slanted, coffee bean eyes and nose. Very elaborate coiffure in open work supportin

Description: Ere Egungun. An important old example Abeokuta, attributed to Adugbologe. Fine old dark-brown to black patina. In the form of a humanized

Description: In Cowrie Shell Coat. Large, rare, superb example, very old. Kwara State. High ornate blued coiffure, C-shaped ears. Long torso, one leg

Description: With Cowrie Shell Coat. Oshogbo area. Blued, hood-like helmet. High forehead, scarification on abdomen. Camwood patina. Old cowrie shell

Description: Bearded man. Old, encrusted patina. Dimensions: 10.5 Long Condition: GC

Description: Kneeling woman. Old, encrusted patina. Dimensions: 13 Long Condition: GC

Description: Kneeling woman. Old, encrusted patina. Dimensions: 13.75 Long Condition: GC

Description: Zaire. Beautiful, fine carving with detailed necklace. Dimensions: 21.5 Long Condition: GC