Sold2016Fine 20th C. African Wood Fly WhiskAfrica, Tanzania, 2nd half of 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with hands across her chest, her torso and mid-sectiSee Sold Price
Sold2016Fine Kwere People Wooden Fly WhiskAfrica, Tanzania, 2nd half of 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with hands across her chest, her torso and mid-sectiSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. Ivory Coast Baule Wood Flywhisk Handle w/ Bird**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. 1961 CE. This is an ornately detailed example of a wooden Baule flywhisk, carved with an avian form and resemSee Sold Price
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
Sold2023Baule Chieftains Gold Leaf Flywhisk, 20th c.West Africa, Ivory Coast / Cote D'Ivoire, Baule peoples 20th century, royal chieftains flywhisk of the Baule peoples a subgroup of the Akan people from Ghana in West Africa. Carved wood with horse haiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ivory Coast Baule Gold Foil Horsehair Whisk w/ BirdWest Africa, Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An ornate fly whisk made from wood and horsehair, the handle covered with red cloth and gold leaf to convey tSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Early 20th C. African Wood Woyo MaskAfrica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Woyo People, Kongo Kingdom, ca. 1st half of the 20th century CE. A carved wooden mask representing "Earth Spirits" - among the most important masks of the Woyo reSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine / Early 20th C. African Ibeji Wood Male Twin**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male figure known as an "ibeji" standing with attenuated legs atop an integraSee Sold Price
Sold2018Luba Hemba Fly Whisk 20th CenturyLuba Hemba Fly Whisk, 20th Century, Carved wood, beads, fiber, nails, and horsehair, 26 inches tall, Provenance Boca Raton Museum of Art prior to 2007See Sold Price
Sold2019Lot of Five 20th C. Senufo Wood Heddle Pulleys**Originally Listed At $475** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Senufo peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine gathering of 5 hand-carved wooden heddle pulleys with wide bifurcated bodies, stSee Sold Price
Sold2016Lot of 2 Authentic African Fly Whisks, ex-HistoriaEast Africa, possibly Kenya, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a pair of authentic fly whisks with woven handles and long horsehair tips. Fly whisks are often part of the official royal regaSee Sold Price
Sold2023Matakam African Fly Whisk Metal Handle Palm Fiber CameroonCa. 2nd half 20thC. Good with age-appropriate wear to the metal surface patina. Ex-Nooter coll.See Sold Price
2018Fine Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor FigureWestern Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure staSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. African Mambila Wood Figure - TadepCentral Africa, Cameroon, Mambila peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved wooden statue of an ancestor guardian figure known as a tadep shown standing atop slightly bent legs with arms fSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Gelede MaskWest Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina - one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a helmet Gelede mask, made to be worn bySee Sold Price
Sold2018Lot of 3 Early 20th C. African Lobi Wood Bateba FiguresWestern Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. Three fine standing male Bateba figures, hand-carved from hard wood, created to guard against sorcery, evil, and illness -See Sold Price
Sold2018Fine Early 20th C. African Dan Wooden Passport MasketteWest Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A small personal maskette, hand-carved from a lightweight brown wood, created to serve as an amulet by the Dan peoples and nSee Sold Price
Sold202420th C. African Carved Wood Figures**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples; Togo, Ewe peoples; Ghana, Mina (or Elmina) peoples; ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine gathering of three hand-carved wooden figuresSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Kuba Nkutshu Iron, Wood & Copper Dagger**Originally Listed At $200** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, Nkutshu subgroup, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine dagger attached to a tapering wooden handle with a flaSee Sold Price
Sold2023Early 20th C. African Zulu Steel Spear / Wood ShaftOriginally listed at $400 Southern Africa, Zulu people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine and lightweight spear comprised of a wooden shaft joined to an iron tip. A strip of wood reinforces the tangSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Zulu Steel Spear / Wood ShaftSouthern Africa, Zulu people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine and lightweight spear comprised of a wooden shaft joined to a iron tip. A strip of wood reinforces the tang of the spearhead where it fiSee Sold Price
Sold20195 Ethnographic Objects. 20th c.A group of five ethnographic objects. 20th century. ++ Animal skull. 4" x 3" x 4". ++ Iron bar. West Africa. 22" x 1 1/2" x 2". ++ Flywhisk. West Africa. 25" x 3" x 2 1/2". ++ Iron object. West AfricaSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Fly Whisk w/ Feathers**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A hand-made wood and feather whisk with an intricately carved handle and a generous array of cassowaSee Sold Price
Sold202320th C. African Mangbetu Iron Barbed Spear, Wood Handle**Originally Listed At $400** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine spear featuring a slender wooden handle with 7 petite metal ringlets aSee Sold Price
May 16BonhamsA BAMBOO HOSSU (PRIEST'S FLY WHISK) Taisho (11912-1926) or Showa era (1926-1989), early 20th ce...£1,200