African Yoruba clay shrine bust, 19th Century, Bongo

African 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 use

Africa, Niger River Delta, Igbo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating terracotta shrine effigy created by the Igbo peoples of the Niger River Delta, its unusual form elaborately adorn

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine figure of a woman holding a bowl, 19th/20th Century. Carved wood, dark patina with incised decoration detailed with blue and reddish/brown pigment. P

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting textile shell shrine container shaped like crown known as "ile ori," which translates to

West 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 birds

Africa, 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 and

West 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 or

West 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 necklace

**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 to

For 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 bras

Fine 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 p

Africa, 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 patte

Yoruba tribe shrine post, late 19th century, Nigeria, 57"h. Provenance: Zafero Studios Inc, Philadelphia, PA

African Yoruba mace or scepter 19th century from Nigeria, West Africa. The mace features two stylized heads at either end the larger with a flat top and applied facial features, the smaller with a mor

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, Ogboni society, 19th century CE. A pair of iron staffs in abstract but recognizable human form. Each figure has a stylized face with long, braided hair, elongated

Dakakari culture, Nigeria, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. This incredible, large, hollow pottery figure shows a four-legged, horned animal (maybe a hartebeest?) with ears erect and a collar of some kind

Ikegobo of the Edo Peoples, Nigeria, lost sand cast bronze, cylindrical form with full length encirclement of warriors on base, guarding the King and his wives seated on top, two guardian leopards in

**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 a

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 chain

**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 con

**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 e

A PAIR OF AFRICAN YORUBA IBEJI TWIN FIGURES, NIGERIAN, 19TH/20TH CENTURY, carved wood figures of a male and female twin, each with matching faces, their waist adorned with beads and uplifted on styliz

Black History African Slave Head Design Clay Pipe Bowl 19th Century, Black History Related African Slave Head Portrait Pipe Bowl Design, Fired Clay, Fine. This is an original, authentic Black History

Shrines with clay figures. 19th century. Dimensions: (Larger) H 5.5" Condition: Wear and losses.