Wood africa
List wood africa
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Punu mask hand-carved on wood, decorated with vegetable pigmentsplease look carefully at the pictures, that are an integral part of the description and show the condition of the itemaccurate and trackable shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe ângontangâ dance society used white masks with a rounded forehead and with the arches of the eyebrows drawing a heart-shaped facethe mask was sometimes a helmet with four facesproper packaging to avoid any damages during the transportmasks are reminiscent of deceased people and have two purposes: keeping the evil and destructive forces away from the village, and making all that is negative ineffectiveour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeface mask of the ângontangâ - fang society: gabon/cameroon/equatorial guineasize: 33 x 21 x 15 cmthe ângontangâ society takes its name from ânlo - ngon - ntĂ nâ, which means âhead of a white girlâ or âdead young womanâ (perrois, , page 149)without having a particular sacred meaning, this type of mask probably danced only during male initiationsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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A really nice pair of wooden candle sticks made from ebony wood by the tribes people of the masia marra in africa, one is a man and the other a woman, all beautifully carved in great detail also i have included an antique victorian piece of treen in the shape of a lovely finial, made in burr wood, this comes apart to reveal a little trinket box in the centre, price for all ÂŁ15, however am prepared to split if either one only wanted
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A really nice pair of wooden candle sticks made from ebony wood by the tribes people of the masia marra in africa, one is a man and the other a woman, all beautifully carved in great detail also i have included an antique victorian piece of treen in the shape of a lovely finial, made in burr wood, this comes apart to reveal a little trinket box in the centre, price for all ÂŁ9 however am prepared to split if either one only wanted
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Magnificent shona or tsonga headrest in dense wood with a dark patina, southern africacombining geometric and anthropomorphic motifs, this piece combines several features of headrests in this region of africaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableunique and original pieceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The baga live along the atlantic coast of the republic of guinea, in west africaalthough she was excelling in her job in west and central africa and collecting artworks in situ, most of her collection comes however from âcuriosity cabinetsâ which abounded in european capitals during the sa few cracks, wonderful eroded patina (source: baga, david berliner)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiprivileges of initiated men and incarnating a spiritual entity, baga sangaran masks only assisted at circumcisions, every 24 years according to the ethnologist denise paulmeto be picked up on site in pariscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethese masks were divided into two groups with the names mosolo kombo and sangaran, each one provided with specific functionsduring certain dances, the mask was placed on the head, maintained in balance thanks to a bamboo structure and by the arms of the wearer himself, who is covered with cloth and a raffia wraparound skirtpolychrome baga mask from the vast collection of tribal art from mrsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeserpentiform initiatory sculpture-mask, mainly used by the bulongic (village of kifinda), a baga subgroup from the guinean coast, its size can vary between 1 and 2furthermore, this piece comes from our prestigious galleries (paris, brussels, london, new-york)nevertheless, they have left a vast artistic legacy, which includes crests, figurative sculptures, masks and objects of daily use, like musical instrumentsfrench collection of african art (mrsduband who is currently retired, she used to be a consultant for a french company in the middle of the 20th centurythey form one of the smallest ethnic groups of guinea, and have lived relatively isolated from their neighbours because of the vast swamps surrounding themplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetheir design was shaped in an esoteric context, at night in the forest
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The kota owe their fame to their ancestor figurines, reliquary guardians, whih are often reproduced; a set of reliquaries in vegetable fibres of the ndumu was revealed to the readers of the weekly le tour du monde dĂšs , by savorgnan de brazza, during his travel in west africaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablea collaborator mentions quite precisely this diversity, listed in two categories, the âpersonal fetishesâ and the âidols and the mbouĂ©ti [which] generally belonged to the villageâ; masks were reserved for ceremonies, which organisation would be avoided by the villagers in the presence of the kotaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehowever, kota art is not limited to its ancestor figurines
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This piece illustrates one of the rarest headrests of south africaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe very lovely balance of forms is accentuated by the two circular feetcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethese personal and intimate possessions were commissioned by young wives on the occasion of their nuptials, and would accompany the owner throughout his lifeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Fashioned from african yellow wood with dark stinkwood legsafrican yellow wood is the national tree of south africa and much sought after in furniture making because of its unique colour and durabilitythis furniture will last forever! chairs are dark stained pine wood to match table legsthis lovely piece of furniture had been the centrepiece of our family dining and celebrations for 20 plus yearsit is being sold because, sadly, it is too big for our new housebeautiful large dining tablea beautifully impressive piece of furniture10 chairs, of which 2 carversbuyer to arrange transportdark stinkwood is similarly valued because of its robustness and fine grain
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2, covering west africa, central africa and southern africaset of 4 michel catalogues africa part 5also 2 older catalogues one from south africa and one older yvert tellier one, which is useful to compare the numbering of the french speaking countriesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablesee pictures, will be sent as a packageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The pictures on the stamps show a map of the gold coast in africa showing the position of the gold coast, a map of mozambique, a map of angola, a military decoration of south africa, the airmail flag of south africa, the city coat of arms of portuguesa in mozambique,, the coat of arms of mali, the sphinx, president siaka stevens, president fouche, vervoerd, king farouk, the inauguration of president kenyatta, martin luther, cthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe decades that the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, s, andthe pictures on the stamps celebrate the centenary of jacob daniel du totius, the african postal union, the us bicentenary, gambian independence, and the silver wedding of king george 6thleipoldt, king furad, amilcar cabral a guinea bissau freedom fighter, emily hobhouse, king george 6th, nersevestiging van die geioflte, a coal mine, a springbok, a sailing ship, and the handicrafts of ghanathe pictures on the stamps celebrate the centenary of the vatican and show pope paul, pope pie and pope jeansome of the stamps are a little delicatesome of the stamps have a postal printmark on themsome of the stamps are unusedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea couple of the stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the backthe countries the stamps were issued in are rwanda, egypt, south africa, nigeria, sierra leone, kenya, germany, gambia, the seychelles, mali, mozambique, ghana, the gold coast and angolaoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 42 stampsoverall the condition of the stamps in this collection are good
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"central and north africa"northwestern africa or the sultanate marocco " sheet noon offer here is a collection of 4 partially coloured maps, which all show western africa"northwestern africa in the scale of of the natural dimensionsâ published around by the publishing house of the geographical institute in weimar27 of an atlas work not known to me, aroundsize - 45,5 x 36dimensions: 45 x 37 cm 4are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikispecifically, these are the following cards: 1please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"carte de l'algerie par charle" published as sheet nodimensions: 34 x 23our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store5 cm at the bottom a little wrinkled and tornwestern part" sheet no5 cm all four maps are in very good condition except for the described defect of the second mapcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available46 published around in meyer's handatlas from the bibliographic institute of hildburghausen in amsterdam, paris and philadelphiapublished in by justus perthes in gothadimensions: 71 x 59 cm folded in the middle 245a from stieler's hand-atlas
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For fans of nations that failed to qualify for south africa this is the chance to replay and re-write historyoxfam shop rosemount viaduct ea sports fifa world cup south africa will feature all the emotion and passion of the fiercest national rivalries battling on the world's biggest stage, with all 199 national teams that took part in qualification, all 10 official stadiums to be used in south africa and stadiums from each qualifying regioncarry the hopes and dreams of a nation into battle against fans from rival countries, from the group stage through the knockout rounds to the chance to be crowned fifa world cup south africa championplus, gameplay innovations capture the journey from qualification to the final tournament with home and away strategies for every nation, situational tactics in-game, and altitude effects that fatigue players faster and even impact the flight of the ballfor the first time ever in a videogame compete in a full and authentic online world cup tournamentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeverything fans love about the world cup will come to life in spectacular detail, including confetti rain, streamers, & fireworks-just like the official tournamentgamers will be able to play as their home nation from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the fifa world cup final and feel what it is like to score the goal that lifts a nation
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki60 x 34 x 30 cm 1 kg approxcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablehelmet mask of the bamun ethic group, used by men of noble lineageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeit represents power and authorityit can be sent by mailboxit comes from the collection of barcelona gallery ĂĄfrica negraplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Kota reliquaries from gabon wood + metal sheetsan opportunity to seizeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibeautiful, of very nice qualitycatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Ancestor figure, dogon, mali, africaheight approximately: 20 cm / 7small standing dogon ancestor figure of very unusual form with flattened body, short upraised arms, crowned by an elongated face with a big flat nosethe gesture of raised arms should indicate the communication between the earth and heaven, specifically a prayer for rainare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe dogon place their figures on altars devoted to real or mythological ancestorsprovenance: ed smit, willem minderman, the hague, netherlandsreddish brown wood, blackish brown patina, missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, on mdf baseour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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A rare, early mende sculpture, sierra leone, in an upright position, the arms carved close to the torso, large tapering breasts, the thick, elongated neck with typical beaded rings, the face with a pointed mouth, a slender nose framed by abstract sliteyes, the headdress with an artificial designed hairstyle in striated manner; blackened patina, the feet fragmentary, similar like the mende/bundu masks the wood is light, inclare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese figures conform to classic mende ideals of beauty as seen in the masks, including the distinctive tightly-braided coiffure, narrowly squinting eyes, petite face and ringed neckcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablestanding figures of women are used in the context of initiation societies governing the life of the mende, including the sande, njayei, humoi, and yassi societiesit is unknown whether these figures can also be attributed to the bundu masks, which belong to one of the few secret organizations of west africa, which are exclusively operated by womenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store"unlike the famous bundu masks, the statuary of the mende people of sierra leone is relatively rare and little-studiedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikichokwe face mask with red coloured facial scarificationscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available25x8x19 cm pictured base not included in the saleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storethis mask is in good conditionthis lot will be packed with the utmost care and shipped with tracking and insurance servicetags: mask, statue, sculpture, figure, figurine, wood, art, contemporary, first, primitive, tribal, african, antiquity, work, gallery, picasso, giacometti, africa, iron, art gallery, african art, cubism read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Fine craftsmanship of african tribal artare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availabletribal statue all in finely carved wood, early 20th century, with circular metal earrings, screwed on a metal plateour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Double-headed beak mask from west africaslightly blackened, painted wood with signs of wear and tear, height 49 cm, width 17are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo stylised heads with serrated beaks and movable lower jawscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available87 kg, shipped as an insured dhl parcel up to 5 kgour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeone white face with 3 round symbols on the forehead and triangular holes for the eyes, one dark face with 2 triangular symbols on the forehead and round holes for the eyes, decorated with upholstery nailsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Drum in wood and skin read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe anaang is a patriarchal, polygamous societythe mask has multiple layers kaolin indicating multiple usescatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe mask is full size and in excellent conditionafrican mfon mask of the anaang people wood; kaolin; clay 280 mm x 275 mm 743 grams this ia a mfon mask of the anaang in the southeast of nigeriaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storea mfon mask represents a beautiful spirit, in contrast to the evil spirit masksthe mask is in very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Recipient used to conserve milk in east africathe lid in wickerwork is decorated with spirals, revealing a certain influence of the tutsi of this region, this is a pot serving as receptacle for the milk of these breeders pastoralists living near the nileare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe bottom is roundedcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe decoration is composed of bands of aluminumour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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It is in hard grained wood with a shiny patina5 cm x 7 cm and weighs about 70 gramsthe slightly curved plate lays on two solid pillars in a bulging cylindrical form, showing cutting marks of the sculptorare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit was very likely used as a stoolcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablethe second one, miniature, measures 14 cm x 5some thickness is chipped off on one angleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storetwo headrests from west africa: - the largest one measures 24 cm long x 10 cm wide x 10 cm high and weighs about 250 gramsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe large plate is rounded and decorated with engraved geometric motifs, it lays on four square pillars linked to a base with similar crossing forms
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Bought in south africaquality solid wood dining chairs with real leatherx8 for ÂŁ45 each read more
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Hand carved solid wood set with 6 chairs and a beautiful matching cabinet, bought back from south africaunit is length: 70 inches width: 19 inches depth: 29 inches the unit has 2 big cupboards and 3 deep draws for storagethe table has a glass top and chairs are padded out in a chocolate brown suedetable is 54 inches roundsad sale only selling as it is too big for our new dining room
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Overcomplete collection afrika and states michel ,- catalogue included! republic southafrica natal eur mnh eur 600 africa and eur south west africa/namibia eur ,- many old bi-langual combinations, hundreds of commemorative envelopes, album with doublures, includes latest michel catalogueare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storecomplete one manâs life collection in 6 albums, cards and envelopesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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From mungo parkâs travels in the interior of africaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimungo park reaches kamalia with his last strength, where he is cared for by a nativehere he waits for the next caravan going to the gambia - for seven monthsali sat on a black leather cushion clipping the hairs on his upper lip while a female servant held a mirrorcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablecopperplate engraving by dell'acqua hand coloured by lazaretti from giovanni battista sonzognoâs collection of the most interesting voyages (raccolta de viaggi piĂč interessanti), milanthere he was already thought to be deadmungo park arrives in pisania on juneour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeview of a moorish camp: king ali's tent at benowm, kingdom of ludamara mandinka polygamist in a tree-bark suit beats one of his wives in the brutal ritual of mumbo jumboplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemandinka (mandingo) people dancing to drums in a festival in dramanet, kingdom of galam (upper senegal river)
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Full title: âwild bush tribes of tropical africa an account of adventure & travel amongst pagan people in tropical africa, with a description of their manners of life, customs, heathenish rites & ceremonies, secret societies, sport & warfare collected during a sojourn of twelve yearsâ original red cloth binding with print - 314 ppregistered shippingex-library with the following features: removed label at the bottom of the spine, front endpaper glued to the boardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicloth of bindings is slightly worn and discoloured, especially on the spinecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablecorners slightly bentthe map is restored on 1 fold on verso, with acid-free tapeno other traces were foundour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store41 illustrations + folding map ( cm) - cmcontains 27 chapters, including: two thousand miles into the heart of africa, revolt of the ba-congolese, wilds of angola, congo men, women, children, native medicine, fetishes, sorecery and magic, spiritism and necromancy, native slavery, laws, customs, ethics, skilled arts and crafts, native music, wisdom and wit, comparative religion, death and after death, negroisms, etccondition: fair to goodplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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