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Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s
Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s

Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s

By Yoruba People

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman sacrificing, holding an offering bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s The lid with the bird can be removed.

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s
Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s

Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s

By Yoruba People

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman sacrificing holding an offering bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s There is a small old chip on the top, please refer to the photos.

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century

Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century

By Yoruba People

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hand-carved Opon Igede Ifa or divination bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th Century.

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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century

African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

Tribal Early to Mid-20th C. Offering Bowl Lid in the Shape of a Bird, Yoruba
Tribal Early to Mid-20th C. Offering Bowl Lid in the Shape of a Bird, Yoruba

Tribal Early to Mid-20th C. Offering Bowl Lid in the Shape of a Bird, Yoruba

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Mid-20th century Tribal Offering bowl lid in the form of a bird, Yoruba people This wonderful carved wood offering bowl lid is shaped like a bird, traditionally considered messenger...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Monumental Yoruba Figural Ritual Vessel, Nigeria, Mid-20th Century
Monumental Yoruba Figural Ritual Vessel, Nigeria, Mid-20th Century

Monumental Yoruba Figural Ritual Vessel, Nigeria, Mid-20th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Around the neck is a stylized beaded collar, suggestive of status and spiritual authority within Yoruba cosmology. The bowl itself is substantial and deeply carved, originally intend...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Yoruba Maternity Offering Bowl Figure with Chicken, Africa, Nigeria
Yoruba Maternity Offering Bowl Figure with Chicken, Africa, Nigeria

Yoruba Maternity Offering Bowl Figure with Chicken, Africa, Nigeria

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Yoruba maternity offering bowl with a chicken as the lid, Nigeria, Africa, early 20th century.

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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa Timeless
Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa Timeless

Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa Timeless

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Blessed by time, an early beautiful Yoruba female figure with baby riding on back, presenting an offering bowl in the form of a chicken with a removable top.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa weathered
Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa weathered

Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa weathered

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Blessed by time, an early beautiful Yoruba female figure with baby riding on back, presenting an offering bowl in the form of a chicken with a removable top.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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Located in Austin, TX

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Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress

$1,680

H 9.5 in W 12.5 in D 10.75 in

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By Yoruba People

Located in Chicago, IL

This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...

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Materials

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Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

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Located in London, GB

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A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art
A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art

A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art

$3,700

H 10.16 in W 5.16 in D 2.68 in

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Located in Skien, NO

Ngaady aMwaash Mask. African Antique Folk Art Kuba Mask, originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Property from a Private Collection. Acquired by a Norwegian Collector...

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Antique 19th Century Congolese Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Softwood

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

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$60,547Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

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Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

Category

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Materials

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"Fields in Jersey"
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By Daniel Garber

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...

Category

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Materials

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From the Rush Limbaugh Collection Korhogo Cloth from Ivory Coast of Africa
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From the Rush Limbaugh Collection Korhogo Cloth from Ivory Coast of Africa

$4,080Sale Price|20% Off

H 64.75 in W 101.25 in D 2.5 in

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By Korhogo Tribe

Located in Asheville, NC

This is a hand spun, hand woven and hand painted cotton cloth for which an entire village takes part in its creation. Women of the Korhoga Tribe spin the cotton, while the men weave ...

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Antique 19th Century Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
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Located in San Francisco, CA

Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...

Category

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Materials

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Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples

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Located in Forney, TX

A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted b...

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Materials

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African Shield Wallaïta from Ethiopia Early 20th Century
African Shield Wallaïta from Ethiopia Early 20th Century

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Located in Paris, FR

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Category

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Materials

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Materials

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Magnificent early 20th Century Oil Painting of Race horses - At the Gallops
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By Julius von Blaas

Located in London, GB

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Located in Point Richmond, CA

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Materials

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Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair

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$2,794Sale Price|20% Off

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Located in Milano, IT

The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, be...

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Materials

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Solid Bronze 44 Figurines African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair
Solid Bronze 44 Figurines African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair

Solid Bronze 44 Figurines African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair

Located in Rockaway, NJ

This decorative bronze chair consists of 44 full-figure sculptures. It is made in a style that consciously references pieces from Benin Cameroon West African cultures.

Category

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Materials

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