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    Unusual Ashanti Carved Wooden Articulated Comb (Duafe)

    Akan-Ashanti People, Ghana
    late 19th century-early 20th century

    height: 34.7cm, width: 12cm, weight: 192g

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    private collection, London.

    4806

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      Unusual Yoruba Ibeji Figure (Ere Ibeji)

      Yagba Tribe, Egbe Region, Nigeria
      late 19th century

      height: 23.5cm; weight: 398g

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      Provenance

      Volta Place Gallery, Washington DC; Pendarell (Pen) Kent Collection.

      4326

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        Carved Wooden Dog Fetish Figure (Koso)

        Vili People, Republic of Congo
        early 20th century

        length: 24cm; width: 7cm and height: 8cm

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        Estate of the London collector, Seward Kennedy, London

        1873

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          Akan Cast Brass Peanut Ring or Pendant

          Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast
          18th-19th century

          height: 5cm, weight: 16g

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          Provenance

          Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81

          1874

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            Akan Cast Brass ‘Seed Pod Cluster’ Ring with Traces of Gilding

            Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast
            18th-19th century

            width: 4cm, weight: 13g

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            Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81

            1885

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              Akan Cast Brass ‘African Cobra’ Ring, Ghana

              Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast
              19th century

              length of bezel: 2.7cm, weight: 16g

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              Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81

              1869

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                Dogon Cast Brass Fertility Pendant

                Dogon People, Mali
                19th century

                height: 4.3cm, weight: 15g

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                Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81

                1882

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                  Akan Cast Brass ‘Sword Hilt’ Ring

                  Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast
                  18th-19th century

                  height: 4.5cm, weight: 22g

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                  Provenance

                  Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81

                  1879

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                    Ashanti Cast Brass “Double Crocodile” Ring, Ghana

                    Ashanti, Ghana
                    18th-19th century

                    diameter of bezel: 4.7cm, weight: 35g

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                    Provenance

                    Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81

                    1871

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                      Cast Brass Trophy Head Ring with Traces of Gold

                      Baule, Mali
                      18th-19th century

                      length of bezel: 3.5cm, weight: 17g, ring size (UK): L, (US): 5.75

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                      Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81

                      1880

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                        Cast Brass ‘Chief’s Stool’ Ring with Traces of Gilding

                        Akan People, Ghana/Ivory Coast
                        18th-19th century

                        height: 4cm, weight: 40g

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                        Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81

                        5560

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                          Rectangular Yoruba Divination Board (Opon Ifa)

                          Yoruba People, Nigeria
                          19th-early 20th century

                          width: 40cm; length: 27cm and thickness: 2cm

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                          UK art market

                          4462

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                            Nine Copper ‘X’ Currency Crosses

                            Luba & Yeke People, Katanga Province, Congo
                            19th century

                            typical diameter of a cross: 22.5cm Note: Each of these has a custom-made stand - each can be sold separately, or as part of a group.

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                            Provenance

                            private collection, UK

                            4274

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                              Woman’s Iron Pubic Cover (Cache Sexe)

                              Kirdi and Matakam People, North Cameroon
                              19th-early 20th century

                              length: 37.5cm

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                              private collection, UK

                              846

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                                Bamana Wooden Door Lock (Konbalabala)

                                Bamana people, Mali
                                circa 1920

                                height: 45.5cm, width: 37cm

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                                Provenance

                                From a private UK collection. Acquired from Christie’s, 'Tribal Art', June 24, 1996, London, lot 67.

                                4516

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                                  Carved Wooden Prestige Sceptre

                                  Ovimbundu People, Angola
                                  19th century

                                  length: 55cm

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                                  UK art market

                                  4279

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                                    Chief’s Bronze ‘Tiered’ Anklet with Bells

                                    Gio or Dan & Wee People, Liberia & Cote d’Ivoire
                                    19th century

                                    outside diameter: 11.5cm, inside diameter: 7.5cm x 8.5cm, height: 4.3cm, weight: 517g

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                                    UK art market

                                    4313

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                                      Eshu Dance Wrist Pendant

                                      Yoruba People, Southern Egbado, Nigeria
                                      19th century

                                      height: 10.2cm

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                                      Provenance

                                      private collection, London.

                                      4314

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                                        Eshu Dance Wrist Pendant

                                        Yoruba People, Southern Egbado, Nigeria
                                        19th century

                                        height: 8cm

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                                        private collection, London.

                                        4077

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                                          Shield with Gilded Metal Mounts (Tafa Gassa)

                                          Ethiopia
                                          19th century

                                          diameter: 47cm, height (approx.): 20cm

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                                          UK art market

                                          4121

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                                            Carved Wooden Axe Handle or Sceptre Shaped as an Antelope

                                            Tsonga or Zulu, South Africa or Zambia/Zaire
                                            19th century

                                            length: 52.5cm

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                                            UK art market

                                            4222

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                                              Cast Bronze Hairpin of a Horse & Rider

                                              Dogon People, Mali
                                              19th century

                                              length: 19.5cm

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                                              UK art market

                                              3994

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                                                Nigerian Carved Wooden Maternity Figure, Lidded Bowl, possibly by the carver Agbonbiofe

                                                Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                                early 20th century

                                                height: 48.5cm, depth: 22.5cm, width: 33.5cm

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                                                UK art market, private collection, Germany

                                                4046

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                                                  Rare Cast Brass Necklace

                                                  Vere People, North-Eastern Nigeria & Cameroon
                                                  19th century

                                                  length: 69cm, weight: 1,303g

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                                                  UK art market

                                                  4047

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                                                    Woman’s Brass & Beaded Headdress & Ear Ornament Set

                                                    Kikuyu People, Kenya
                                                    early 20th century

                                                    diameter of each spiral : 8.8cm; length of headdress: 38cm, total weight: 325g

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                                                    UK art market

                                                    3894

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                                                      Nigerian Carved & Painted Wooden Figurative Comb

                                                      Nigeria
                                                      late 19th-early 20th century

                                                      length: 23cm, width: 8cm

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                                                      UK art market

                                                      3895

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                                                        Ashanti Carved Wooden Fertility Doll (Akuaba)

                                                        Ashanti/Asante People, Ghana
                                                        19th century

                                                        height: 27.3cm, width: 11.5cm

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                                                        UK art market; the base with an old label for 'Ratton, Paris'.

                                                        3498

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                                                          Nigerian Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure (Ere Ibeji)

                                                          Yagba Tribe, Egbe Region, Nigeria
                                                          late 19th century

                                                          height: 25.5cm

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                                                          UK art market

                                                          3108

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                                                            Yoruba Shango Oshe Dance Wand

                                                            Yoruba People, Egbado Tribe, Igan Okoto, Nigeria
                                                            circa 1900

                                                            length: approximately 25cm, width: approximately 6cm

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                                                            acquired from the estate of Dr Peter Sharratt (d. 2014). Sharratt was a linguist and lecturer in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh who published on Renaissance French sculpture. In his private life, he was an avid collector of tribal art, building up his collection over fifty years. During that time, he bought from UK dealers, collectors and auction houses.

                                                            3115

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                                                              Fine, Carved Wooden Baule Catapult

                                                              Baule People, Ivory Coast
                                                              probably 19th century

                                                              height (not including stand): 16cm, width: 6.5cm

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                                                              acquired from the estate of Dr Peter Sharratt (d. 2014). Sharratt was a linguist and lecturer in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh who published on Renaissance French sculpture. In his private life, he was an avid collector of tribal art, building up his collection over fifty years. During that time, he bought from UK dealers, collectors and auction houses.

                                                              3119

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                                                                Pair of Yoruba Ceremonial Ogboni Staffs

                                                                Yoruba People, Ogboni Society, Nigeria
                                                                early to mid-20th century

                                                                height: approximately (female) 44cm, (male) 45cm

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                                                                UK art market

                                                                3000

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                                                                  Congo Chief’s Axe-Knife

                                                                  Nsapo & Wongo Peoples, Congo
                                                                  19th-early 20th century

                                                                  length: 39cm, width: 22.5cm

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                                                                  UK art market

                                                                  3091

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                                                                    Rare Pair of Ijebu-Yoruba Bronze Ceremonial Anklets

                                                                    Nigeria
                                                                    18th century

                                                                    diameter: 19cm

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                                                                    Provenance

                                                                    private collection, Isle of Wight, UK.

                                                                    3107

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                                                                      Yoruba Eshu Dance Wand

                                                                      Yoruba People, Egba Tribe, Abeokuta, Nigeria
                                                                      late 19th century

                                                                      height: approximately 25cm, width: approximately 6cm

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                                                                      acquired from the estate of Dr Peter Sharratt (d. 2014). Sharratt was a linguist and lecturer in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh who published on Renaissance French sculpture. In his private life, he was an avid collector of tribal art, building up his collection over fifty years. During that time, he bought from UK dealers, collectors and auction houses.

                                                                      2850

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                                                                        Cast Brass Pendant & Brass Bead Necklace

                                                                        Asante/Ashanti, Ghana, West Africa
                                                                        early 20th century

                                                                        length of pendant: 12.5cm, length of chain: 66cm, weight: 193g

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                                                                        UK art market

                                                                        2863

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                                                                          Fine Yoruba Male Ibeji Figure (Ere Ibeji)

                                                                          Oyo-Yoruba People, Oyo Region, Nigeria
                                                                          late 19th century

                                                                          height: 32cm, diameter of the base: approximately 8cm

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                                                                          UK art market

                                                                          2421

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                                                                            Yoruba Maternity Figural Offering Bowl

                                                                            Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                                                            before 1938-39

                                                                            height: 64cm

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                                                                            Provenance

                                                                            Collected by the artist Donald Friend in Nigeria, 1938

                                                                            2204

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                                                                              Yoruba Ibeji Figure (Ere Ibeji)

                                                                              Yoruba People, Oyo Sub-group, Erin Region, Nigeria
                                                                              circa 1920

                                                                              height: 29cm

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                                                                              UK art market.

                                                                              1897

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                                                                                Kuba Carved Wooden ‘Basket’ Camwood Powder Bowl & Cover

                                                                                Kuba People, Congo
                                                                                19th century

                                                                                height: 5.5cm, diameter: 17cm

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                                                                                UK art market

                                                                                1898

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                                                                                  Carved Wooden Camwood Powder Box

                                                                                  Kuba People, Congo
                                                                                  19th century

                                                                                  length: 23.8cm, height: 6.6cm, width: 9.4cm

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                                                                                  Obtained by the previous owner at Sotheby's London, 'Tribal Art', December 3, 1984.

                                                                                  2032

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                                                                                    Yoruba Carved Wooden Maternity Figure & Bowl, possibly by the carver Agbonbiofe

                                                                                    Yoruba People, Nigeria
                                                                                    circa 1920

                                                                                    height: 45cm, depth: 27cm

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                                                                                    UK art market

                                                                                    1481

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                                                                                      Brass Bird-shaped Pipe

                                                                                      Cameroon
                                                                                      early 20th century

                                                                                      length: 48cm

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                                                                                      1226

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                                                                                        Large Engraved Brass Bowl & Cover

                                                                                        (Islamic) Nupe People, Nigeria
                                                                                        19th century

                                                                                        height: 25cm, diameter: 26cm, weight: 1,116g

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                                                                                        UK art market

                                                                                        1044

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                                                                                          African Dream, signed ‘Donald ‘39’ and on the back of the frame in Friend’s hand: ‘Pen and wash drawing. West Africa 1938 by Donald Friend. Belonging to Richard Griffin.’ And then in Richard Griffin’s hand: ‘Given to me by Donald.’, Pen and Ink wash

                                                                                          Australia
                                                                                          1938

                                                                                          height: 21cm, width: 33cm; with frame – height: 48cm, width: 61cm

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                                                                                          Given by the artist to Richard Griffin. Then Holdsworth Galleries, Woollahra, Sydney, from where it was purchased in 1996.

                                                                                          1108

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                                                                                            Carved Tsonga Bowl attributed to Muhlati

                                                                                            Tsonga, Mozambique
                                                                                            late 19th century

                                                                                            height: 38cm, width: 18cm

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                                                                                            Provenance

                                                                                            UK art market.