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4 West African Figures. 20th c.

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3 West African Figures. 20th c.: A group of three West African figures. 20th century. ++ Yoruba kneeling maternity figure holding bowl. Nigeria. 19" x 7" x 10 1/2". ++ Benin style brass standing figure holding a sword. Nigeria. 2" x

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3 African Figures. 20th c.: A group of three African figures. 20th century. ++ Standing wood figure. West Africa. 19" x 4" x 4 1/2". ++ Bankoni style terracotta figure. Mali. 16" x 8" x 6". ++ Sogo style wooden figure. Uganda. 1

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5 African Figures and Bowls. 20th c.: A group of five African figures and bowls. 20th century. ++ Igbo divination bowl. Nigeria. 8" x 15" x 16". ++ Bamana wooden bovine mask. Mali. 29" x 14" x 7". ++ Flywhisk. West Africa. 13" x 2" x 9".

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AKAN/ASANTE, GOLD LEAF PRESTIGE GROUP, WEST AFRICA: Three: 20th c. Asante Figure/Possible Staff Finial, Ghana Carved wood, gold leaf Without stand: 9 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" 20th c. Asante Crown, Ghana Carved wood, gold leaf 8" x 10 1/4" x 7 1/4" 20th c

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Early 20th C. Chamba Wood Anthropomorphic Figure: West Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic Chamba figure (also Camba, Tshamba, Waschamba) with an elongated torso, a crested head, and styli

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Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Funerary Figure: **First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary statue of a highly-stylized anthropomorphic form. The figure stands

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20th C. African Dogon Leaded King Figure, ex-Museum: **First Time At Auction** West Africa, Central Mali, Dogon peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large cast brass sculpture of a king or chief upon a chair or throne, flanked by 2 attendants ho

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Early 20th C. African Lobi Iron Standing Figure: West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An abstract iron creation, in the form of a standing, anthropomorphic figure. The figure has a long, rectangular torso, elongated li

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Early 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Ikenga Figure: West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely-aged example of a horned anthropomorphic wooden shrine figure known as an "ikenga." In Igbo society, the Ikenga is a ritual obje

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Early 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Ikenga Figure: **Originally Listed At $150** West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely-aged example of a horned anthropomorphic wooden personal shrine figure known as an "Ikenga." The I

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20th C. African Wooden Adan Shrine Figure: **First Time At Auction** West Africa, Ghana, Adan people, ca. 20th century CE. A hand-carved abstract wooden figure, depicting what looks like a human carrying a basket on her or his head. Painted ha

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Mid 20th C. Yoruba Wood Shango Staff w/ Figures: West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A remarkable ceremonial staff carved from wood with a double-headed axe finial supported by two seated figures boasting a rich shade of c

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19th C. African Benin Bronze / Brass Oba Altar Figure: West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A cast brass sculpture of a standing figure, likely an Oba (king), holding a ceremonial sword and trident

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4 Ethnographic Objects. 20th c.: A group of four ethnographic objects. 20th century. ++ Lobi style iron currency. West Africa. 14" x 4" x 3". ++ Monkey skull. 4" x 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". ++ Figure. San Blas Islands Panama. 11 1/2" x 2 1/2"

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Early 20th C. African Yoruba Ogboni Bronze Deity: **Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Nigeria, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A squat cast-bronze seated figure with an integral circular base. Its legs are wrapped around the bottom of

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Cameroon Wood Carved Healing Figure: West Africa, Cameroon / Nigeria, Cross River Area, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An abstract wooden fetish figure carved in a somewhat "arte brute" style and decorated with fur and hide appliques

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A group of four West African figures. 20th century. ++ Njamji style wood figure. 17 1/2" x 6" x 3 1/2". ++ Tanzanian style wood fertility doll. 6 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 3". ++ Njamji style wood fertility doll. 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 3". ++ Njamji style wood fertility doll. 10" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"._x000D_
Provenance: From a private collection, New York.

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4 West African Figures. 20th c.

Name: 4 West African Figures. 20th c.
SKU: 77427919
Price: 150 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $100 - $200

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