Wood chokwe africa
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefine craftsmanship of african tribal artplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’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 plate
61 €
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chokwe face mask with red coloured facial scarificationstags: 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 more25x8x19 cm pictured base not included in the saleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis mask is in good conditionthis lot will be packed with the utmost care and shipped with tracking and insurance serviceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 crowdour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethese masks depict feminine ancestors, represented as beautiful young women, with a high forehead, balanced features, filed teeth, and a scarificationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableamong the scarification marks, which may have been reproduced because of their beauty which has inspired the sculptor, we have the cingelyengelye on the forehead
177 €
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Pwo mask from the southern chokwe of eastern dr congo and angola these masks represent ideal women and mothersrestoration on the left longitudinal part of the maskhardwood with a light-coloured patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe nose and the ears are piercedthe teeth are sharpplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe face is oval, the eyes are shaped in almonds, the prominent hairdo is woven with raffia fibresare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe frontal scarifications highlight this beauty
72 €
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Very beautiful chokwe offerings’ cup angolaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelength: 44 weight: gramsit will be delivered with track and traceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
95 €
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Mid 20th centuryshipment is usually sent 2 days after paymentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeorigin: mali height: 48 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
55 €
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5 cm with stand, without: 12 cm will be sent by registered mailour 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 websitea chokwe/lwena head/bust, dr congo the mask has tribal wear which is perfectly visible on the photos, have a look for your own impressionsigns of tribal usetotal height is 13are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
41 €
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A vintage pair of chokwe rasta tribal masksin very good condition read morewith original cloth padding and nails
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 netvery beautiful beading work on the hairdovery beautiful conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith the presence of items knotted in the hairstyle (beads, leather and animal skin, textilesearrings composed of beads and metalplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe nose has a labretare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
85 €
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Size: 33 x 21 x 15 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeface mask of the “ngontang” - fang society: gabon/cameroon/equatorial guineathe mask was sometimes a helmet with four facesplease look carefully at the pictures, that are an integral part of the description and show the condition of the itemthe “ngontang” dance society used white masks with a rounded forehead and with the arches of the eyebrows drawing a heart-shaped facemasks 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 ineffectiveplease 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)proper packaging to avoid any damages during the transportaccurate and trackable shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepunu mask hand-carved on wood, decorated with vegetable pigmentswithout having a particular sacred meaning, this type of mask probably danced only during male initiations
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 africaunique and original pieceour 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 websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 sfrench collection of african art (mrsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenevertheless, they have left a vast artistic legacy, which includes crests, figurative sculptures, masks and objects of daily use, like musical instrumentsthey form one of the smallest ethnic groups of guinea, and have lived relatively isolated from their neighbours because of the vast swamps surrounding themduring 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 skirtplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprivileges of initiated men and incarnating a spiritual entity, baga sangaran masks only assisted at circumcisions, every 24 years according to the ethnologist denise paulmeserpentiform 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 2duband who is currently retired, she used to be a consultant for a french company in the middle of the 20th centurythese 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)to be picked up on site in paristheir design was shaped in an esoteric context, at night in the forestare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepolychrome baga mask from the vast collection of tribal art from mrsa few cracks, wonderful eroded patina (source: baga, david berliner)
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 africaour 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 websitehowever, kota art is not limited to its ancestor figurinesa 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 kotaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
128 €
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This piece illustrates one of the rarest headrests of south africaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe very lovely balance of forms is accentuated by the two circular feetplease 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 lifeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 legsa 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 tablethis lovely piece of furniture had been the centrepiece of our family dining and celebrations for 20 plus years10 chairs, of which 2 carversbuyer 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 countriesour 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 websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesee pictures, will be sent as a package
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, cthe pictures on the stamps celebrate the centenary of the vatican and show pope paul, pope pie and pope jeanthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inoverall 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 angolasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe 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 are unuseda couple of the stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the backthe decades that the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, s, andleipoldt, 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 themoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 42 stampssome of the stamps are a little delicate
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-atlas46 published around in meyer's handatlas from the bibliographic institute of hildburghausen in amsterdam, paris and philadelphiaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwestern part" sheet noour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storespecifically, these are the following cards: 1"carte de l'algerie par charle" published as sheet nodimensions: 34 x 23please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesize - 45,5 x 36dimensions: 71 x 59 cm folded in the middle 2dimensions: 45 x 37 cm 45 cm all four maps are in very good condition except for the described defect of the second map5 cm at the bottom a little wrinkled and torn27 of an atlas work not known to me, aroundcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished in by justus perthes in gotha
32 €
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3 €
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Helmet mask of the bamun ethic group, used by men of noble lineageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit can be sent by mailbox60 x 34 x 30 cm 1 kg approxit represents power and authorityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit comes from the collection of barcelona gallery áfrica negra
112 €
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Kota reliquaries from gabon wood + metal sheetsbeautiful, of very nice qualityour 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 websitean opportunity to seizeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
88 €
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Ancestor figure, dogon, mali, africasmall 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 rainheight approximately: 20 cm / 7our 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 websiteprovenance: 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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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, inclthese 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 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 websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s 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 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 17our 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 websitetwo stylised heads with serrated beaks and movable lower jaws87 kg, shipped as an insured dhl parcel up to 5 kgare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableone 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 nails
46 €
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Drum in wood and skin read moreour 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 websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
29 €
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe mask is in very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteafrican 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 nigeriathe anaang is a patriarchal, polygamous societya mfon mask represents a beautiful spirit, in contrast to the evil spirit masksthe mask is full size and in excellent conditionthe mask has multiple layers kaolin indicating multiple usesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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43 €
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Recipient used to conserve milk in east africaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe decoration is composed of bands of aluminumplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe bottom is roundedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’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 nile
34 €
