Sold2020African Yoruban Carved Wood & Leather Fly Whisk**Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female withSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. African Yoruba Wood Divination BoardAfrica, Nigeria, ca. 19th century CE. A finely carved wooden divination board of a rectangular shape and an elaborately carved border featuring various figures, from one end to the other, a horse andSee Sold Price
Sold2021Framed 19th C. African Yoruba Beaded Leather Priest BagWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful and large leather and burlap bag decorated with hundreds of glass seed beads. The bag was intended for a priest orSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. African Yoruba Iron Ceremonial StaffWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Tribe, 19th century CE or earlier. Rare Opa Osanyin herbalist's staff. Made of hand-forged iron with staff in a long spear shaped support to which a ring of applied birdsSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. African Yoruba Brass Trade Beads / Rings StrandWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine collection of brass beads and rings strung on a cotton cord to store currency pieces and wear as a belt or necklaceSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. African Yoruba Brass Ring / Shell Currency Belt**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine collection of a brass currency rings threaded on a leather cord with cowrie shells attached toSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C African Yoruba Ivory Coastal Brass NecklaceFor your consideration is this African Yoruba Ivory Coastal brass necklace, appearing to be dated form the late 19th century to early 1900's. The necklace shows a twisted straw design with coiled brasSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fine 19th C. African Yoruba Shango Dance Wand, NigeriaFine 19th C. African Yoruba Shango Wand, Nigeria. Carved wood. On stand. Among the objects used to honor the Yoruba god of thunder, Shango, is the oshe Shango, or dance wand. It is carried by Shango pSee Sold Price
Sold201619th C. West African Iron Sculpture of Standing ManAfrica, Mali, Bamana or Dogon peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An iron sculpture of a standing man with shorter, bent legs, a triangular, very long torso, and a long and narrow head wiSee Sold Price
Sold2024Yoruba Funeral Mascarade Costume, 19th c. African TextileYoruba Funeral Mascarade Costume, 19th c. African TextileSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Yoruba clay shrine bust, 19th Century, BongoAfrican Yoruba clay shrine bust, 19th Century, Bongo Sudan, executed in sun-dried clay with empowering metal, a stylized 'art brut' simplistic rustic form with a highly textured surface, made for useSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. African Tiv Wood Female Ihambe Figure - RareWest Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standinSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. African Benin Bronze / Brass Oba Altar FigureWest 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 tridentSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Yoruba Painted Wood Helmet Mask**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is aSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Society Staffs (PR)West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes connected with a brass chainSee Sold Price
Sold2017Pair 19th C. Yoruba Ogboni Society Bronze & Iron Edan**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes conSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Yoruba Iron Afo Currency - Shovel Head**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating piece of Afo currency in the form of an iron shovel blade with a broad cutting edge, a low eSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Yoruba Ogboni Society Sword with Figural Handle, NigeriaAfrican Yoruba Ogboni Society ceremonial sword with fine brass figural handle from 19th century or earlier, Nigeria. The brass handle with a seated woman or impaled holding her breasts and with a coniSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Yoruba Ogboni Society Sword with Figural Handle, NigeriaAfrican Yoruba Ogboni Society ceremonial sword with fine brass figural handle from 19th century or earlier, Nigeria. Blade in very bulbous extremely wide form with several pierced holes and a wide wavSee Sold Price
Sold2016Colorful 19th C. Yoruba Beaded Fly WhiskAfrica, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 19th century CE. Yoruban beadwork is among the most colorful African works of art. Here we have a meticulously beaded fly whisk, beaded with a repeated chevron patteSee Sold Price
Sold201619th Century Mali African Carved 52" Wood Man StatueAntique 19th century Dogon, Mali African carved wood figure of a man smoking a pipe. Ritually used aboriginal indigenous art. Standing figure with large bald head, flat beard extending around jaw lineSee Sold Price
Sold2023Herbalists Staff, Wrought Iron, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, West AfricaHerbalists staff, wrought iron, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century.Approximate size, 26"H x 12"W, Exhibited, "Iron Clad, Fancy Free: Exhibition of AfricanSee Sold Price
Sold2024Yoruba Ceremonial Iron & Brass Sword, NigeriaAfrican Yoruba Ogboni Society ceremonial sword with heavy decorated brass handle from 19th century or earlier, Nigeria. Heavy iron blade with a square section that transitions to a single edged swordSee Sold Price
Sold2023Bronze bell, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, West AfricaBronze bell, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century. Approximate size, 5"H x 3.5"W x 3.75"D. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
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