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Yoruba Benin Bronze Horse and Rider

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1950   item# 918358 (stock# 1576)

Yoruba Benin Bronze Horse and Rider
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Griffin Gallery Ancient Art
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Yoruba, Benin Nigeria, Bronze Horse & Rider, Africa, Mid 20th Century. In the lat 19th Century the Vice Consul for the British protectorate of the Coast of Niger & his entourage were murdered while traveling on a train. This incident caused a punitive expedition by the British which ended with the subjugation of the Benin Kingdom's capital, and the subsequent confiscation of all the bronze & ivory artifacts found at the palace, which were then shipped off to London. This Mid 20th ...click for details


Senufo / Cote d'Ivoire Wooden Kpelie Mask

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Artifacts: Pre 1950   item# 918352 (stock# 1575)

Senufo / Cote d'Ivoire Wooden Kpelie Mask
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Griffin Gallery Ancient Art
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$1,000 

Senufo / Cote d'Ivoire Wooden Kpelie Mask, Africa, Mid 20th Century. Two figures flanking a horse and rider atop the mask. Some relate this mask to an ancestor specially related to PORO, others regard it as the representation of a dead person of the materialization of a supernatural spirit. Mask is 15" high, in excellent condition and with a collection stamp on reverse.


African Songye Kifwebe Mask

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1960   item# 796067 (stock# 1543)

African Songye Kifwebe Mask
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Griffin Gallery Ancient Art
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$950 

Large African Wooden Songye Kifwebe Mask, circa mid-20th Century, Democratic Republic of Congo. Striated mask, or Kifwebe, are generally used by figures of authority to exercise political or social control. The female mask is predominantly white while the male is generally striated in three colors. 19" high and in excellent condition.


African Kuba Owl Mask

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1960   item# 796060 (stock# 1542)

African Kuba Owl Mask
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Griffin Gallery Ancient Art
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$950 

Large African Kuba Wooden Owl Mask, circa mid-20th Century, Democratic Republic of Congo. Hand carved with pricked ears, sharp pointed beak, and large rounded eyes. Pigments of cream, brown, and black. 22" high and in excellent condition.

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