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Ex Thomas McNemar, 3 African Figural Objects

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Ex-Thomas McNemar Fon / Ewe Shrine Type Figure: Hollow with open base. Of the type called kronkronbali, ('children of earlier times'.) Togo or Benin. Minor repairs. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected thro

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Ex-Thomas McNemar Mambila Terracotta Figure: Shrine type figure in black clay. Loss of one hand. Likely Mambila or Bamileke. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the

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Nuna Pot, Ghana or Burkina Faso, Ex-Thomas McNemar: Large round pot, likely a water vessel, the dark gray terracotta with subtle incised and textured decoration. With custom iron stand. Total height, with stand, approx. 29". Pot alone approx. 17" H. Pr

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4 African Figural Objects. 20th c.: A group of four African figural objects. 20th century. ++ Animal skull with leather and twine. West Africa. 10" x 10" x 16". ++ Monkey mask. 12" x 9" x 7". ++ Ejagham headcrest. Nigeria. 10" x 8" x 9"

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Ex Thomas McNemar Cameroon Grassfields Pot: Handsome pottery water vessel with wide, everted lip, the body of the pot with relief and impressed geometric and textural designs. Not only beautiful, the designs on the exterior make it easier to gr

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Ex Thomas McNemar Dakakari Funerary Figure: Janiform elephant funerary figure of the type used to mark the graves of chiefs, warriors, great hunters, and other important personages. Dakakari people, Nigeria. Losses, repairs. Approx 34" H, with

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Ex-Thomas McNemar Tikar Terracotta Figure: Male terracotta house god figure with textile garments, rope hair. A protective, beneficent figure, based on the forest Pygmies. Cameroon. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar li

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4 Chokwe Style Figural Objects. 20th c.: A group of four Chokwe style figural objects. Wood, fiber, metal. D. R. Congo/Angola. 20th century. ++ 2 Chokwe style Pwo masks. ++ Chokwe style comb. 7 1/4" x 3 1/2" x 1". ++ Chokwe style standing fi

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3 Yaka Style Figural Objects, Congo.: A group of Three Yaka Style Figural Objects. Wood. Congo. ++ Yaka Style Slit Drum. Beads, natural fibers. 3 1/2" x 16". ++ Yaka Style Figure. 2 1/4" x 13". ++ Yaka Style Staff. 2" x 40".Shipping: Ship

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Three African Heddle Pulleys: With anthropomorphic finials. All on custom gallery bases. Tallest, (including stand) approx. 7 1/4" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Centra

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Antique African Figural Mancala Gameboard: Antique Original African Hand-carved Figural Mancala Wooden Gameboard | A remarkable object of tribal art / hand carved with base sculpted into an alligator with scorpion atop board, holding a carved

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Carved Figural Object, Cameroon?: Carved wooden figure atop a circular base or arm band, the figure with the wide, flat head, large eyes and short body common to Bamileke / Bamun figures. Approx. 9 1/2" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas

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African Kwere Figural Calabash Fetish, Tanzania: African Kwere Figural Calabash Fetish, Tanzania. Ex Eric Edward, New York. Size: 10.5'' x 5'' x 5'' (27 x 13 x 13 cm).

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Antique African Carved Figural Axe: Pre-war era, carved figural head wearing kufi, with hand painted details, presented on stand. 5" x 11.5" object size, 4" x 6" blade.

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4 Figural and Utilitarian Objects. 20th c.: A group of four ethnographic figural and utilitarian objects. ++ Congo style power figure with clay torso. 20th century. 10" x 5" x 4". ++ Luba female figure. Central Africa. 20th century. 7 3/4" x 3

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Anthropomorphic whistle Chokwe Tshokwe Angola African Tribal Art 1717: ANGOLA Chokwe whistle PROVENANCE: Ex Collection B. B. (More details on request) Characteristics: TYPE OF OBJECT: whistle ETHNICAL GROUP: Chokwe ORIGINE: Angola MATERIAL: Wood DIMENSIONS: About 3 1/2 I

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Ex Thomas McNemar, 3 African Figural Objects

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Small figural (likely Baule) carved wood pipe with tin fittings, small fertility doll figure, probably Mossi, on gallery base, and small Baule statuette on gallery base. Two with collector's index numbers in white. Tallest, including base, approx. 7 1/2" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 70s. He established galleries of African Art in New York and San Francisco, selling to museums and public and private collections in the United States and Europe.

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Ex Thomas McNemar, 3 African Figural Objects

Name: Ex Thomas McNemar, 3 African Figural Objects
SKU: 156056794
Price: 80 USD
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