Wood africa
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The “ngontang” society takes its name from “nlo - ngon - ntàn”, which means “head of a white girl” or “dead young woman” (perrois, , page 149)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiaccurate and trackable shippingproper packaging to avoid any damages during the transportplease look carefully at the pictures, that are an integral part of the description and show the condition of the itemour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe “ngontang” dance society used white masks with a rounded forehead and with the arches of the eyebrows drawing a heart-shaped facecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemasks 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 ineffectivethe mask was sometimes a helmet with four faceswithout having a particular sacred meaning, this type of mask probably danced only during male initiationssize: 33 x 21 x 15 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepunu mask hand-carved on wood, decorated with vegetable pigmentsface mask of the “ngontang” - fang society: gabon/cameroon/equatorial guinea
44 €
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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 £15, however am prepared to split if either one only wanted
12 €
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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 £9 however am prepared to split if either one only wanted
9 €
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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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableunique and original pieceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
55 €
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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 “curiosity cabinets” which abounded in european capitals during the sthese masks were divided into two groups with the names mosolo kombo and sangaran, each one provided with specific functionsfurthermore, this piece comes from our prestigious galleries (paris, brussels, london, new-york)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiduband who is currently retired, she used to be a consultant for a french company in the middle of the 20th centuryserpentiform 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 2french collection of african art (mrsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea few cracks, wonderful eroded patina (source: baga, david berliner)their design was shaped in an esoteric context, at night in the forestto be picked up on site in parisduring 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 skirtprivileges of initiated men and incarnating a spiritual entity, baga sangaran masks only assisted at circumcisions, every 24 years according to the ethnologist denise paulmethey form one of the smallest ethnic groups of guinea, and have lived relatively isolated from their neighbours because of the vast swamps surrounding themnevertheless, they have left a vast artistic legacy, which includes crests, figurative sculptures, masks and objects of daily use, like musical instrumentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepolychrome baga mask from the vast collection of tribal art from mrs
391 €
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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 dès , by savorgnan de brazza, during his travel in west africahowever, kota art is not limited to its ancestor figurinesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia collaborator mentions quite precisely this diversity, listed in two categories, the “personal fetishes” and the “idols and the mbouéti [which] generally belonged to the village”; 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 won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
128 €
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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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethese personal and intimate possessions were commissioned by young wives on the occasion of their nuptials, and would accompany the owner throughout his lifethe very lovely balance of forms is accentuated by the two circular feet
207 €
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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 legs10 chairs, of which 2 carversthis lovely piece of furniture had been the centrepiece of our family dining and celebrations for 20 plus yearsa beautifully impressive piece of furnituredark stinkwood is similarly valued because of its robustness and fine grainit is being sold because, sadly, it is too big for our new housebeautiful large dining tablebuyer to arrange transport
750 €
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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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesee pictures, will be sent as a packageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
48 €
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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, coverall the condition of the stamps in this collection are goodthe 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 angolathe decades that the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, s, andsee 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 oldest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps are unusedthe 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 6thsome of the stamps have a postal printmark on themleipoldt, 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 jeanoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 42 stampssome of the stamps are a little delicatethe newest stamp in this collection was issued in
5 €
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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 dimensions’ published around by the publishing house of the geographical institute in weimar45a from stieler's hand-atlasspecifically, these are the following cards: 1published in by justus perthes in gothaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cm all four maps are in very good condition except for the described defect of the second map46 published around in meyer's handatlas from the bibliographic institute of hildburghausen in amsterdam, paris and philadelphia5 cm at the bottom a little wrinkled and torndimensions: 71 x 59 cm folded in the middle 2"carte de l'algerie par charle" published as sheet noour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: 34 x 23western part" sheet no27 of an atlas work not known to me, aroundcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesize - 45,5 x 36please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions: 45 x 37 cm 4
32 €
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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 balleverything fans love about the world cup will come to life in spectacular detail, including confetti rain, streamers, & fireworks-just like the official tournamentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor the first time ever in a videogame compete in a full and authentic online world cup 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
3 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit comes from the collection of barcelona gallery áfrica negrait can be sent by mailboxour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit represents power and authorityhelmet mask of the bamun ethic group, used by men of noble lineage60 x 34 x 30 cm 1 kg approxplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
112 €
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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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebeautiful, of very nice qualitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
88 €
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Ancestor figure, dogon, mali, africaprovenance: ed smit, willem minderman, the hague, netherlandsthe dogon place their figures on altars devoted to real or mythological ancestorsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiheight approximately: 20 cm / 7the gesture of raised arms should indicate the communication between the earth and heaven, specifically a prayer for rainour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablereddish brown wood, blackish brown patina, missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, on mdf baseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesmall standing dogon ancestor figure of very unusual form with flattened body, short upraised arms, crowned by an elongated face with a big flat nose
93 €
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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 neckour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit 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 womencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"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 websitestanding figures of women are used in the context of initiation societies governing the life of the mende, including the sande, njayei, humoi, and yassi societies
185 €
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Tags: 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 morethis mask is in good conditionchokwe face mask with red coloured facial scarificationsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis lot will be packed with the utmost care and shipped with tracking and insurance service25x8x19 cm pictured base not included in the saleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
54 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifine craftsmanship of african tribal artour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s 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 plateplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
61 €
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Double-headed beak mask from west africaslightly blackened, painted wood with signs of wear and tear, height 49 cm, width 17two stylised heads with serrated beaks and movable lower jawsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione 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 nailsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website87 kg, shipped as an insured dhl parcel up to 5 kg
46 €
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Drum in wood and skin read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
29 €
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The 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 nigeriaare 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 usesthe mask is in very good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea mfon mask represents a beautiful spirit, in contrast to the evil spirit masks
(England)
43 €
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Recipient used to conserve milk in east africaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe 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 nilethe bottom is roundedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe decoration is composed of bands of aluminum
34 €
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It is in hard grained wood with a shiny patina5 cm x 7 cm and weighs about 70 gramsthe second one, miniature, measures 14 cm x 5are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo headrests from west africa: - the largest one measures 24 cm long x 10 cm wide x 10 cm high and weighs about 250 gramsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe large plate is rounded and decorated with engraved geometric motifs, it lays on four square pillars linked to a base with similar crossing formssome thickness is chipped off on one angleit was very likely used as a stoolplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe slightly curved plate lays on two solid pillars in a bulging cylindrical form, showing cutting marks of the sculptor
41 €
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Bought in south africaquality solid wood dining chairs with real leatherx8 for £45 each read more
45 €
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Hand carved solid wood set with 6 chairs and a beautiful matching cabinet, bought back from south africathe 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 roomunit is length: 70 inches width: 19 inches depth: 29 inches the unit has 2 big cupboards and 3 deep draws for storage
300 €
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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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecomplete one man’s life collection in 6 albums, cards and envelopesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
106 €
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From mungo park’s travels in the interior of africamungo 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 monthsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithere he was already thought to be deadour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableview of a moorish camp: king ali's tent at benowm, kingdom of ludamarmungo park arrives in pisania on juneali sat on a black leather cushion clipping the hairs on his upper lip while a female servant held a mirrora mandinka polygamist in a tree-bark suit beats one of his wives in the brutal ritual of mumbo jumbomandinka (mandingo) people dancing to drums in a festival in dramanet, kingdom of galam (upper senegal river)copperplate engraving by dell'acqua hand coloured by lazaretti from giovanni battista sonzogno’s collection of the most interesting voyages (raccolta de viaggi più interessanti), milanplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
110 €
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Full title: ‘wild 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 years’ original red cloth binding with print - 314 ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicorners slightly bentthe map is restored on 1 fold on verso, with acid-free tapeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecloth of bindings is slightly worn and discoloured, especially on the spinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecondition: fair to goodex-library with the following features: removed label at the bottom of the spine, front endpaper glued to the boardno other traces were foundregistered shippingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website41 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, etc
51 €
