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Rare Swahili Coast Silver & Gold Pendant & Necklace
Lamu, (Kenya), Swahili Coast, East Africa 19th century
width of pendant: 13cm, weight: 145g
Provenance
UK art market
Yoruba Large, Circular, Carved Wooden Divination Board (Opon Ifa)
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
diameter: (uneven) approximately 53cm, weight: 3,196g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Pair of Ibeji Siblings (Ere Ibeji)
Yoruba People, Oyo Region, Nigeria 19th century
height: 30.2cm and 28.9cm, combined weight: 579g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Pair of Ibeji Siblings (Ere Ibeji)
Yoruba People, Oyo Region, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 30cm and 26.8cm, combined weight: 562g
Provenance
UK art market
Mandingo Leather-Clad Man’s Hat
Mandingo or Mandinka people, West Africa, including Sierra Leone or Liberia 20th century
height: approximately 22cm, diameter: approximately 32cm, weight: 421g
Provenance
UK art market
African Dogon Cast Brass Pendant of a Seated, Bound Female Slave
Dogon People, Mali 19th century or earlier
height: 6.7cm, weight: 134g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine & Rare African Senufo Brass Ancestor Pendant
Senufo or Dan People, Ivory Coast or Liberia circa 1930
width: 13.5cm, height: 6.2cm, weight: 198g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Baule Cast Brass Necklace
Baule People, Ivory Coast early 20th century
circumference: approximately 81cm, weight: 184g
Provenance
private collection, US
Rare, Large Pair of Swahili Coast Silver Ear Plugs for Musk Perfume
Swahili Coast, probably Lamu & Pate Islands 19th-early 20th century
diameter: 6cm, thickness: 2.5cm, combined weight (of silver): 68g
Provenance
UK art market
Ibibio Carved Wooden Soldier Puppet Figure
Ibibio people, coastal Southern Nigeria circa 1920
height: 55cm
Provenance
UK art market; Christie's Paris, 2006.
Ibibio Carved Wooden Female Puppet Figure
Ibibio people, coastal Southern Nigeria circa 1920
height: 56cm
Provenance
UK art market
Yoruba Pair of Ibeji Twin Figures
Yoruba People, Awori sub-group, Ado Odo Region, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 24.3cm, width: 8.2cm, depth: 8.1cm, combined weight: 473g
Provenance
private collection, UK; Adam Prout, UK.
Pair of Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Initiate’s Eden Staves
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
height (with stand): 24.3cm, weight (with stand): 684g
Provenance
UK art market
Mongo Currency Anklet
Mongo People, central Congo 19th-early 20th century
width: approximately 14.2cm, height: 11.7cm, weight: 4,038g
Provenance
UK art market
Ashanti Chief’s Brass-Covered Asipim Chair
Ashanti (Asante) People, Ghana 19th century
width: 50.2cm, height: 93.4cm, depth (seat only, excluding the inclining back-rest): 47cm
Provenance
UK art market
Tunisian Woman’s Silver Anklet (Khelkhal Menfouk)
Kairouan and Sfax regions, Tunisia 19th-early 20th century
width of hoop: widest at 12.4cm, depth of closed box: 3.1cm, weight: 55g
Provenance
private collection, Germany
Bamileke Resist-Dyed Ndop Textile
Bamileke People, Cameroon early 20th century
length: 155cm, width: 97cm
Provenance
UK art market
Zanzibar-Omani Hide Shield with Brass Mounts
Southern Oman/Zanzibar 19th century
diameter: 24.8cm, height: 14cm, weight: 1,066g
Provenance
UK art market
Ethiopian Steel Hand Cross (Yaegg Masqal)
Ethiopia 19th century
length: 25.5cm, width: 8.3cm, weight: 183g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland.
Ethiopian Brass Hand Cross (Yaegg Masqal)
Ethiopia 19th century
length: 21.2cm, width: 10.2cm, weight: 129g
Provenance
private collection, Scotland.
Ashanti Carved Wooden Comb (Duafe)
Akan-Ashanti People, Ghana late 19th century-early 20th century
length: 34.1cm, width: 11.9cm, depth: 1.2cm, weight: 227g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Ovimbundu Colonial Portuguese Female Head Privilege Sceptre or Staff
Ovimbundu People, Benguela, Angola 19th century
length: 82.5cmm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 941g
Provenance
private collection, UK
Carved Steatite Female Nomoli Figure
Sierra Leone 15th century or earlier
height: 21cm, width: 8.5cm, weight: 1,645g
Provenance
Estate Collection of Seward Kennedy, London, UK.
Unusual Zulu Wirework Gourd Dance Rattle
Zulu People, Southern Africa early 20th century
width of gourd: 8cm, length (including handle): 29cm, weight: 60g
Provenance
UK art market
Mongo Woman’s Woven Buttock Shield (Bakonga)
Mongo People, Congo early 20th century
length: approximately 88cm, width: 8.3cm, weight: 157g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Ethiopian Silvered Brass Processional Cross (Yamasaor Masqal)
Ethiopia 20th century
height: 71.3cm, width: 51.5cm, weight: 2,864g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Pair of Nigerian Cast & Engraved Bronze Bangles
Lower Niger River, Nigeria early 20th century
external diameter (widest): 9.9 to 10.1cm, internal diameter: 5.4 to 5.9cm, combined weight: 1,330g
Provenance
UK art market
Unusual Ashanti Carved Wooden Articulated Comb (Duafe)
Akan-Ashanti People, Ghana late 19th century-early 20th century
height: 34.7cm, width: 12cm, weight: 192g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Sudan Bongo Carved Wooden Stool or Headrest
Bongo People, South Sudan 19th-early 20th century
width: 23.2cm, height: 11.6cm, depth:12.1cm, weight: 535g
Provenance
UK art market
Tuareg Silver & Copper Head Ornament (Tcherot or Techeout tan ‘eraf)
Tuareg People, Niger, Algeria & Morocco first half of 20th century
length: approximately 29cm, width: 24cm, weight: 117g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Superb Nigerian Ibibio Carved Wooden Mask
Ibibio People, Cross River & adjacent regions, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
height: 31cm, width: 29cm, depth: 19cm, weight: 1,104g
Provenance
UK art market
Mongo Woman’s Beaded & Woven Buttock Shield (Bakonga)
Mongo People, Congo early 20th century
length: approximately 98cm, width of pompom: 12cm, weight: 292g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Very Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Priest’s Costume with Leather & Mirrors
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1850
length: 96.5cm, width: 54.5cm (approximately)
Provenance
found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.
Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Shrine Leather Bag (Laba)
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1850
width: 49.5cm
Provenance
found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.
Zulu Wooden Ear Plugs with Bakelite Tile Decoration
Zulu People, South Africa circa 1940
diameter (each): 6.5cm, combined weight: 61g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Fang Gilded Bronze Torque
Fang People, Gabon/Cameroon circa 19th century
diameter: at widest point: 19cm, thickness: 3.8cm, weight: 2,217g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Fine, Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Dance Headdress
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1920
height: 46cm, length: 27cm, width: 31cm, weight: 1,765g
Provenance
formerly in the collection of the late Dr James Bynon, lecturer in Berber studies, School of Oriental & African Studies, University College London.
Unusual Yoruba Ibeji Figure (Ere Ibeji)
Yagba Tribe, Egbe Region, Nigeria late 19th century
height: 23.5cm; weight: 398g
Provenance
Volta Place Gallery, Washington DC; Pendarell (Pen) Kent Collection.
Yoruba Cast Brass Opele Oracle Chain
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
circumference: approx.: 96cm, weight: 178g
Provenance
UK art market
Luo Beadwork & Warthog Tusk Hat (Ogut Tigo)
Luo People, Kenya & Tanzania circa 1910
length: 29cm, width: 23cm, height: 9.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Nubian Silver Pendant
Nubian People, Sudan & Southern Egypt, probably the Siwa Oasis early 20th century
length: 30cm, width: 17cm, weight: 258g
Provenance
UK art market
Early, Ashanti Gold Weight Modelled on a Bifurcated Knife (Afenata)
Ashanti People, Ghana 17th century
length: 12.3cm, width: 8.2cm, weight: 107g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Carved Wooden Dog Fetish Figure (Koso)
Vili People, Republic of Congo early 20th century
length: 24cm; width: 7cm and height: 8cm
Provenance
Estate of the London collector, Seward Kennedy, London
Rare Pair of Ibibio Nigerian Carved Wooden Masks
Ibibio People, southern Nigeria early 20th century
heights: 28cm & 26cm
Provenance
UK art market
Ovimbundu Carved Wooden Sceptre
Ovimbundu People, Angola 19th century
height: 54cm
Provenance
UK art market
Cast Brass Senufo Ring
Senufo People, Ivory Coast 19th or early 20th century
weight: 19.6g, ring size: 10.75 (US), V/V (UK)
Provenance
UK art market
Zulu Wooden Ear Plugs with Bakelite Tile Decoration
Zulu People, South Africa circa 1940
diameters: 5.5cm, thickness: 0.8cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Akan Cast Brass Peanut Ring or Pendant
Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast 18th-19th century
height: 5cm, weight: 16g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Akan Cast Brass ‘Seed Pod Cluster’ Ring with Traces of Gilding
Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast 18th-19th century
width: 4cm, weight: 13g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Akan Cast Brass ‘African Cobra’ Ring
Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast 19th century
length of bezel: 2.7cm, weight: 16g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Dogon Cast Brass Fertility Pendant
Dogon People, Mali 19th century
height: 4.3cm, weight: 15g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Akan Cast Brass ‘Sword Hilt’ Ring
Akan, Ghana/Ivory Coast 18th-19th century
height: 4.5cm, weight: 22g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Ashanti Cast Brass “Double Crocodile” Ring, Ghana
Ashanti, Ghana 18th-19th century
diameter of bezel: 4.7cm, weight: 35g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
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
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Cast Brass ‘Chief’s Stool’ Ring with Traces of Gilding
Akan People, Ghana/Ivory Coast 18th-19th century
height: 4cm, weight: 40g
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany, acquired 1960-81
Exceptional Pair of Igbo Man’s Cast Brass Wrist Guards or Cuff Bracelets
Igbo People, South-central and South-eastern Nigeria probably 19th century
heights: 17cm, diameters: 10.7cm, combined weights: 1,150g
Provenance
UK art market
Collection of 145 Ethiopian Silver Crosses (Yangat Masqal)
Ethiopia 19th-early 20th century
approximate total combined weight: 2.2kg
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Three Solid Copper Mossi African Hairpins
Mossi People, Burkina Faso 19th century
7.5-9cm
Provenance
Private collection, London.
Rectangular Yoruba Divination Board (Opon Ifa)
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th-early 20th century
width: 40cm; length: 27cm and thickness: 2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Congo Woven Rattan Comb
Teke People, Congo 19th century
height: 16.2cm, width: 5.7cm
Provenance
old, private UK collection.
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.
Provenance
private collection, UK
Woman’s Iron Pubic Cover (Cache Sexe)
Kirdi and Matakam People, North Cameroon 19th-early 20th century
length: 37.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Nubian Pair of Engraved Silver Bracelets
Nubian People, North-East Africa 19th-early 20th century
external diameter: 8.6cm, internal diameter: 6.2cm, thickness: 1.2cm, combined weight: 119g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Pair of Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Staves
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
heights: 22cm, combined wight: 881g
Provenance
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.
Yoruba Gelede Dance Headdress
Yoruba People, Nigeria circa 1940
height: 34cm, length: 22cm, width: 27cm
Provenance
UK art market, formerly in an Oxford collection.
Bamana Wooden Door Lock (Konbalabala)
Bamana people, Mali circa 1920
height: 45.5cm, width: 37cm
Provenance
From a private UK collection. Acquired from Christie’s, 'Tribal Art', June 24, 1996, London, lot 67.
Carved Wooden Prestige Sceptre
Ovimbundu People, Angola 19th century
length: 55cm
Provenance
UK art market
Eshu Dance Wrist Pendant
Yoruba People, Southern Egbado, Nigeria 19th century
height: 10.2cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Eshu Dance Wrist Pendant
Yoruba People, Southern Egbado, Nigeria 19th century
height: 8cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
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
Provenance
UK art market
Shield with Gilded Metal Mounts (Tafa Gassa)
Ethiopia 19th century
diameter: 47cm, height (approx.): 20cm
Provenance
UK art market
Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Silver Mounts
Sri Lanka 18th-19th century
height: 5.3cm, diameter: 4.3cm
Provenance
private collection, London.
Carved Wooden Axe Handle or Sceptre Shaped as an Antelope
Tsonga or Zulu, South Africa or Zambia/Zaire 19th century
length: 52.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market, private collection, Germany
Rare Cast Brass Necklace
Vere People, North-Eastern Nigeria & Cameroon 19th century
length: 69cm, weight: 1,303g
Provenance
UK art market
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
Provenance
UK art market
Yoruba Janus-Headed Shango Dancing Wand
Yoruba People, Nigeria 19th century
length: 31.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Nigerian Carved & Painted Wooden Figurative Comb
Nigeria late 19th-early 20th century
length: 23cm, width: 8cm
Provenance
UK art market