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Bidjogo mask - Guinea - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Bidjogo mask - Guinea - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: mid 20th century Origin: Guinea Dimension: 19,69 Inch Materials: wood, metal, textile, animal horns Weight: 5,07 Pounds Item type: ma

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Kongo couple - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Kongo couple - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC ex-Zaïre Dimension: 11,42 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 1,54 Pounds Item type: Statue, fi

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Dogon monkey mask - Mali - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Dogon monkey mask - Mali - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: mid 20th century Origin: Mali Dimension: 12,99 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 1,32 Pounds Item type: masks Provenance: More than eig

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Published: Monumental Fon Vodoun Shrine Fetish Ex Simmons: A large and heavily embellished wooden female effigy with a large medicine bottle adhered to the front and two crocodile carvings attached to her form with red cloth, animal horns filled with magic in

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

Published: Monumental Fon Vodoun Shrine Fetish Ex Simmons

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African Kuba Textile: African Kuba Textile. Size: 27.75'' x 14'', 70 x 36 cm (stretcher). Provenance: The Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection.

Dec 18, 2023Material Culture

African Kuba Textile

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Senufo Diviners Magic Idol Ex Endicott Collection: A very old and very well worn magic idol, likely from a diviners kit, and exceedingly well handled and worn with a deep patina suggesting generations of field use as a medium to the spirit world. The

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

Senufo Diviners Magic Idol Ex Endicott Collection

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A Pair of Ibeji Twin Idols Ex Simmons Collection: A fine pair of carved wooden twin idols , male and female known as Ibeji, with well handled surface patina as well as indigo dyed coiffure and a stunning beaded coat which was made for the twin pair.

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Pair of Ibeji Twin Idols Ex Simmons Collection

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Exceedingly Rare Metoko Initiation Post Ex Kahan Gallery 1980: This is a very rare initiation post , though their exact traditional use is not clearly understood. It is believed that such object are used in initiatory and funerary contexts. The use of repeated or

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

Exceedingly Rare Metoko Initiation Post Ex Kahan Gallery 1980

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A Bakongo Ritual wooden Bell: A carved wooden bell or gong with two strikers inside, and male and female effigy figures faced in opposite directions on top. Elaborately carved bells such as this one, called madibu or sing dibu, ar

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Bakongo Ritual wooden Bell

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Bozo mask - Mali - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Bozo mask - Mali - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Mali Dimension: 16,54 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 0,88 Pounds Item type: Statue, figure, ancestor Proven

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Bozo mask - Mali - African Art Tribal Art

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Songye mask - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Songye mask - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC ex-Zaïre Dimension: 16,54 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 1,76 Pounds Item type: masks Prove

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Songye mask - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art

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Dogon box - Mali - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Dogon box - Mali - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Mali Dimension: 12,99 Inch Materials: bronze Weight: 3,97 Pounds Item type: usual items, bronzes, boxes P

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Dogon box - Mali - African Art Tribal Art

A Bamana Zig Zag Headdress: A tall carved wooden zoomorphic form in abstract style with an antelope head atop a highly stylized body. The zigzag motif has been interpreted by some scholars of Bamana culture as having great symbo

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Bamana Zig Zag Headdress

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ANTIQUE AFRICAN IVORY COAST CARVED WOOD DAN MASK: A large and very impressive hand-carved baobab wood Dan people helmet mask from the African Coast region, West Africa. The mask is decorated with chicken feathers and cowrie shells. Dan people is a Ma

Dec 16, 2023Antique Arena Inc.

ANTIQUE AFRICAN IVORY COAST CARVED WOOD DAN MASK

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Handsome Baule Male Sculpture Ex Banks Collection: A very finely carved wooden seated male sculpture with classic facial features and form, carved coiffure, raised scar designs and well handled and worn patina. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

Handsome Baule Male Sculpture Ex Banks Collection

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A Chokwe Pwo African mask: A carved wooden dance mask with incised facial scars and tribal motifs, accented with kaolin clay pigments, and adorned with an elaborate woven grass hair coiffure and netting for the dancer to wear.

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Chokwe Pwo African mask

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A Grebo African Mask: A carved wooden mask in a highly stylized anthropomorphic form, embellished with blue pigments and kaolin clay earthen paints, tubular eyes and woven plant fiber bead. Grebo peoples, Liberia, West Afr

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Grebo African Mask

(1 bid)

A Songye Power fetish Ex Crowley Collection: A tall antique sculpture of a Nkisi, or power fetish by the Songye peoples. This sculpture was carved from a heavy dense` wood in classic form, there is a tall animal horn embedded into the top that a

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Songye Power fetish Ex Crowley Collection

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Dan mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Dan mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: mid 20th century Origin: Ivory Coast Dimension: 11,81 Inch Materials: wood, raffia Weight: 2,21 Pounds Item type: masks Provenance:

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Dan mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art

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Punu mask - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Punu mask - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Dimension: 14,96 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 2,65 Pounds Item type: masks Provenance: The white A

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Punu mask - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art

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Nzebi mask - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Nzebi mask - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: mid 20th century Origin: Gabon Dimension: 7,87 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 0,44 Pounds Item type: masks Provenance: Originally from the

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Nzebi mask - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art

Serene Baule female sculpture Ex Dr Jackson Collection: A charming carved wooden female effigy with raised scar designs and classic facial features and form, lovely patina. The sculpture measures 11.5 inches tall. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. P

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

Serene Baule female sculpture Ex Dr Jackson Collection

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A Kusu Magic Gourd Rattle Fetish Ex Simmons Collection: A unusual carved wooden magic power idol embedded into a Gourd and embellished with beads, seeds, goat horns, bells and various woven fibers. Kusu peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The gourd fetish

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Kusu Magic Gourd Rattle Fetish Ex Simmons Collection

A Fine Baule Female Effigy Ex Banks Collection: A carved wooden female idol with an unusual treatment to the face and head, finely carved coiffure, raised scar designs. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 17.5 x 3.5 inch

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Fine Baule Female Effigy Ex Banks Collection

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A Rare Black Punu Mask Ex Marcellis Collection, France: A very rare and desirable Black Punu carved wooden mask. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. Provenance: Ex Jean and Marie Marcellis, France; Purchased prior to 1969. Blackened Punu masks are extremely rare

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Rare Black Punu Mask Ex Marcellis Collection, France

(4 bids)

A Mossi Dance Crest: A striking carved wooden anthropomorphic dance crest of a painted Red ancestral spirit head with raised central crest, facial scar tattoos and white eyes. The head crest measures 14.25 inches tall on

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Mossi Dance Crest

(3 bids)

A Baule Monkey Shrine Fetish Ex Dr Jackson Collection: A carved wooden Monkey effigy with thick encrusted surface and signs of weathering and wear. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Monkey sculpture measure 16.25 inches tall x 3 x 3 inches wide

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Baule Monkey Shrine Fetish Ex Dr Jackson Collection

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Dan mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Dan mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Ivory Coast Dimension: 9,84 Inch Materials: wood, raffia, metal Weight: 1,32 Pounds Item type: mask

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Dan mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art

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Dogon mask - Mali - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Dogon mask - Mali - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Mid Xxe Origin: Mali Dimension: 27,17 Inch Materials: wood, rope Weight: 4,85 Pounds Item type: Mask Provenance: An African Dogon mask of

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Dogon mask - Mali - African Art Tribal Art

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Baoule maternity - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Baoule maternity - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Ivory Coast Dimension: 15,35 Inch Materials: wood, pearls Weight: 1,76 Pounds Item type: St

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Baoule maternity - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art

A Fine Senufo Sculpture Ex Rene and Maud Garcia, France.: A charming carved wooden female effigy with classic face and form, incised linear scar designs and a well handled surface patina. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 6.5 i

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Fine Senufo Sculpture Ex Rene and Maud Garcia, France.

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A Lobi bateba Thil Shrine Idol: A tall slender carved wooden spirit idol with a well handled surface patina and classic facial features and form, long arms down the sides and large rounded ears. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Afri

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Lobi bateba Thil Shrine Idol

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A Baule Male Effigy Ex Littman Collection: A classic carved wooden male effigy with traditional facial features and form, raised scar designs and a well handled surface patina. baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 10

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Baule Male Effigy Ex Littman Collection

(1 bid)

A Huge Angas Iron Currency form on display stand: A very large iron currency unit comprised of a heavy sheet of iron forged into the shape of a curved hoe. This sculpture of Iron was traditionally a customary gift for a bride’s father as well as ha

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Huge Angas Iron Currency form on display stand

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A Fine Old Zulu Ukhamba Beer Pot Ex Simmons Collection: A large hand made terracotta vessel with finely incised geometric patterns. This type of pot is known as ukhamba and is used as a communal drinking vessel. The pots are constructed with terracotta coi

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Fine Old Zulu Ukhamba Beer Pot Ex Simmons Collection

(1 bid)

A Baule Male Effigy Ex Dr Jackson Collection: A carved wooden male effigy with stylized beard and coiffure, hands to his knees seated on a stool. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 14 x 4 x 5 inches. Provenance: Ex Dr

Dec 30, 2023TRIBAL GATHERINGS

A Baule Male Effigy Ex Dr Jackson Collection

(2 bids)

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Baoule mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Baoule mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Ivory Coast Dimension: 13,78 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 1,98 Pounds Item type: masks Provenanc

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Baoule mask - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art

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Luba comb - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Luba comb - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC ex-Zaïre Dimension: 11,42 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 0,22 Pounds Item type: usual items,

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Luba comb - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art

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Kongo figure - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Kongo figure - DRC ex-Zaïre - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC ex-Zaïre Dimension: 10,24 Inch Materials: wood Weight: 1,1 Pounds Item type: Statue, fig

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At International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved kin

At International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved kin

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – When the International African American Museum opened to the public June 27 in South Carolina, it became a new site of homecoming and pilgrimage for descendants of enslaved Africans whose arrival in the Western Hemisphere began on the docks of the lowcountry coast.

Smithsonian doubles African American photography holdings

Smithsonian doubles African American photography holdings

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) has acquired a wide-ranging collection of photographs that represent African Americans from the medium’s early years to the near present — roughly the 1840s to the 1970s — from Dr. Robert Drapkin. The collection includes 404 objects, including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes, as well as mixed paper prints. […]

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