Wood chokwe africa
List wood chokwe africa
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetribal statue all in finely carved wood, early 20th century, with circular metal earrings, screwed on a metal platefine craftsmanship of african tribal art
61 €
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chokwe face mask with red coloured facial scarificationscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available25x8x19 cm pictured base not included in the salethis lot will be packed with the utmost care and shipped with tracking and insurance serviceare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis mask is in good conditiontags: 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 more
54 €
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Very lovely chokwe maskthis cruciform design probably derived from pendants in tin, commercialised in the chokwe region by portuguese travellers, since the 17th centurymwana pwo (young woman) masks, which were danced by chokwe men during festivities, mainly held for entertainment, favoured increased fertility to the crowdcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteamong the scarification marks, which may have been reproduced because of their beauty which has inspired the sculptor, we have the cingelyengelye on the foreheadthese masks depict feminine ancestors, represented as beautiful young women, with a high forehead, balanced features, filed teeth, and a scarification
177 €
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Pwo mask from the southern chokwe of eastern dcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storethe nose and the ears are piercedthe face is oval, the eyes are shaped in almonds, the prominent hairdo is woven with raffia fibresplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehardwood with a light-coloured patinarestoration on the left longitudinal part of the maskr congo and angola these masks represent ideal women and mothersthe frontal scarifications highlight this beautythe teeth are sharp
72 €
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Very beautiful chokwe offerings’ cup angolacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelength: 44 weight: gramsare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit will be delivered with track and trace
95 €
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Origin: mali height: 48 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipment is usually sent 2 days after paymentmid 20th century
55 €
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia chokwe/lwena head/bust, dr congo the mask has tribal wear which is perfectly visible on the photos, have a look for your own impressionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetotal height is 13please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesigns of tribal use5 cm with stand, without: 12 cm will be sent by registered mail
41 €
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A vintage pair of chokwe rasta tribal maskswith original cloth padding and nailsin very good condition read more
150 €
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Beautiful classic "pwo” mask with a feminine face, from the chokwe ethnic group height: 30 cm without the fibres and netcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery beautiful conditionare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe nose has a labretearrings composed of beads and metalvery beautiful beading work on the hairdowith the presence of items knotted in the hairstyle (beads, leather and animal skin, textiles
85 €
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableproper packaging to avoid any damages during the transportare 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 storeplease look carefully at the pictures, that are an integral part of the description and show the condition of the itemface mask of the “ngontang” - fang society: gabon/cameroon/equatorial guineaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe “ngontang” society takes its name from “nlo - ngon - ntà n”, which means “head of a white girl” or “dead young woman” (perrois, , page 149)without having a particular sacred meaning, this type of mask probably danced only during male initiationssize: 33 x 21 x 15 cmmasks 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 “ngontang” dance society used white masks with a rounded forehead and with the arches of the eyebrows drawing a heart-shaped facepunu mask hand-carved on wood, decorated with vegetable pigmentsaccurate and trackable shippingthe mask was sometimes a helmet with four faces
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 ÂŁ15, 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 ÂŁ9 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 africacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteunique and original piece
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 scatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenevertheless, they have left a vast artistic legacy, which includes crests, figurative sculptures, masks and objects of daily use, like musical instrumentsduband who is currently retired, she used to be a consultant for a french company in the middle of the 20th centuryare 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 storethese masks were divided into two groups with the names mosolo kombo and sangaran, each one provided with specific functionsprivileges of initiated men and incarnating a spiritual entity, baga sangaran masks only assisted at circumcisions, every 24 years according to the ethnologist denise paulmeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea few cracks, wonderful eroded patina (source: baga, david berliner)during 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 skirtfrench collection of african art (mrspolychrome baga mask from the vast collection of tribal art from mrsfurthermore, this piece comes from our prestigious galleries (paris, brussels, london, new-york)their design was shaped in an esoteric context, at night in the forestserpentiform 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 2to be picked up on site in paristhey form one of the smallest ethnic groups of guinea, and have lived relatively isolated from their neighbours because of the vast swamps surrounding them
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 africacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storehowever, kota art is not limited to its ancestor figurinesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea 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 kota
128 €
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This piece illustrates one of the rarest headrests of south africacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe very lovely balance of forms is accentuated by the two circular feetthese personal and intimate possessions were commissioned by young wives on the occasion of their nuptials, and would accompany the owner throughout his life
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 legsbuyer to arrange transportdark stinkwood is similarly valued because of its robustness and fine graina beautifully impressive piece of furniture10 chairs, of which 2 carversbeautiful large dining tableit is being sold because, sadly, it is too big for our new housethis lovely piece of furniture had been the centrepiece of our family dining and celebrations for 20 plus years
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 countriescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisee pictures, will be sent as a packageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease 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, csee oxfam website for delivery information read moreleipoldt, 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 ghanasome of the stamps have a postal printmark on themoverall the condition of the stamps in this collection are goodthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe 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 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 6ththe pictures on the stamps celebrate the centenary of the vatican and show pope paul, pope pie and pope jeanthe decades that the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, s, anda couple of the stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the backthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps are a little delicateoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 42 stampssome of the stamps are unused
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 weimarare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipublished in by justus perthes in gothaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"carte de l'algerie par charle" published as sheet nodimensions: 45 x 37 cm 4size - 45,5 x 36dimensions: 34 x 2327 of an atlas work not known to me, around46 published around in meyer's handatlas from the bibliographic institute of hildburghausen in amsterdam, paris and philadelphiacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewestern part" sheet noour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 cm at the bottom a little wrinkled and torndimensions: 71 x 59 cm folded in the middle 2specifically, these are the following cards: 145a from stieler's hand-atlas5 cm all four maps are in very good condition except for the described defect of the second map
32 €
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3 €
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeit represents power and authorityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit comes from the collection of barcelona gallery áfrica negra60 x 34 x 30 cm 1 kg approxhelmet mask of the bamun ethic group, used by men of noble lineageit can be sent by mailbox
112 €
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Kota reliquaries from gabon wood + metal sheetscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 qualityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitean opportunity to seize
88 €
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Ancestor figure, dogon, mali, africacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesmall standing dogon ancestor figure of very unusual form with flattened body, short upraised arms, crowned by an elongated face with a big flat noseare 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 storereddish 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 websitethe gesture of raised arms should indicate the communication between the earth and heaven, specifically a prayer for rainthe dogon place their figures on altars devoted to real or mythological ancestorsprovenance: ed smit, willem minderman, the hague, netherlandsheight approximately: 20 cm / 7
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, inclcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethese 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 neckare 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 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 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 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 women
185 €
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Double-headed beak mask from west africaslightly blackened, painted wood with signs of wear and tear, height 49 cm, width 17catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 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 nailstwo stylised heads with serrated beaks and movable lower jawsplease 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 morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
29 €
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea mfon mask represents a beautiful spirit, in contrast to the evil spirit masksthe mask is full size and in excellent conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe mask is in very good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeafrican 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 nigeriaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe anaang is a patriarchal, polygamous societythe mask has multiple layers kaolin indicating multiple uses
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43 €
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Recipient used to conserve milk in east africacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 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 roundedthe decoration is composed of bands of aluminum
34 €
