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Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African (7)

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Mende / Sierra Leone Sande Society Wooden Female

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1950   item# 996112 (stock# 1643)

Mende / Sierra Leone Sande Society Wooden Female
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Griffin Gallery Ancient Art
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$3,800 

Mende / Sierra Leone Sande Society Wooden figure of a Female, Africa Mid 20th Century. 36" high. The female association Sande is the counterpart of the male association of the Poro. Sande is directed by experienced older women and divided in subgroups. Right foot missing but in very good 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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$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.


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.


Baula / Cote d'Ivoire Kpwan Wooden Dance Mask

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1950   item# 996102 (stock# 1639)

Baula / Cote d'Ivoire Kpwan Wooden Dance Mask
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Griffin Gallery Ancient Art
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$1,800 

Baule / Cote d'Ivoire Kpwan Dance Mask, Africa, Mid 20th Century. 17" high, wood, kaoline. Stunning facial features with two figures playing a game atop mask. Used for performances and not considered dangerous or sacred. In excellent condition.


Kru / Cote d'Ivoire Entertainment, Dance Mask

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1950   item# 996096 (stock# 1638)

Kru / Cote d'Ivoire Entertainment, Dance Mask
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Griffin Gallery Ancient Art
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$1,400 

Kru / Cote d'Ivoire Entertainment, Dance Mask. Africa, Mid 20th Century. 17 1/2" high Wood, kaoline, cotton with raffia fringe: 35". In excellent condition.


Shoowa / DRC Hand Woven Raffia Textile

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Textiles: Pre 1950   item# 996108 (stock# 1641)

Shoowa / DRC Hand Woven Raffia Textile
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Griffin Gallery Ancient Art
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$900 

Shoowa / Democratic Republic of Congo Hand woven Raffia Textile Cloth, Africa Mid 20th Century. 47: x 23 1/2". Rib is pulled from palm frond and rubbed soft. Fiber is scraped with a shell and combed. It is then woven on loom and pounded with ivory tusk until soft. In excellent condition.


Benin / Nigeria Bronze Bird of Prophesy

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1950   item# 996071 (stock# 1635)

Benin / Nigeria Bronze Bird of Prophesy
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$1,000 

Benin / Nigeria Bronze Bird of Prophesy, Mid 20th Century. 12 1/2" high. During the Igala war, the bird of prophecy flew over the Benin warriors making loud shrieking noises, an indication of doom. Oba Esigie was advised by his mother, Iyoba Idia, to shoot the bird of prophecy out of the sky and cast it forever in bronze. Oba Esigie went on to win the war against the Igala. During the annual Ugie Oro ceremony, chiefs strike the bronze beak of the bird of prophecy in honor of Oba Esigie’s vi ...click for details

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