*** | An impressive vintage Congolese ivory bust, early to mid 20th century, Zaire, the traditional carved portrait bust of a woman with coiffed hair and striking stylised features including heavily lidded eyes and full lips, carved from a single piece of ivory… | *** | |
*** | An African tribal zebra skin-covered drum, circular with tapering sides on three wooden feet, a pair of carrying handles to the sides. Height 46 cm. Diameter 76 cm | *** | |
*** | Two African carved ivory busts, both in stylized naturalistic manner, one with a very tall pointed head. Height 24 cm. and 9 cm | *** | |
*** | An African Shona serpentine stone hippopotamus, a recumbent hippopotamus in rich modulating greenstone hues, signed E. Arufaneti verso, height 10 cm, length 15.5 cm, width 10 cm | *** | |
*** | A Zimbabwean Shona stone bust of a Ndebele woman, 1994, a bold portrait bust of a woman in striking green serpentine stone, signed Josh Chikumbirike and dated verso. Provenance: Nhombe Arts Harare, height 56 cm, width 47 cm | *** | |
*** | Four ivory animal figurines, a collection of finely carved and naturalistically posed African animals including a male lion, a warthog, a female antelope, and a hippopotamus with her calf, the latter signed, J Zuw?, underside. Length 7 cm. and smaller | *** | |
*** | An African carved ivory figure group, of a man and woman in a loving embrace, mounted on a wooden base. Height 21 cm. (overall) | *** | |
*** | A West African Senufo tribal mask, 20th century, Ivory Coast, in timber and of highly stylised form, with a prominent brow, tapering to a pointed chin and having distinctive stem like headwear; with a display stand. Height 79 cm. | *** | |
*** | A group of seven African and Papuan tribal artefacts, masks and figurative pieces, woven or traditionally carved from timber or nut, some with shell embellishments and paint. Heights: 50 cm, 37 cm, 28 cm and various shapes and sizes | *** | |
*** | Sithole, Freeman (b, 1960). Zimbabwean school. A fine naturalistic carved bust of an African man in richly marbled green and amber verdite stone; signed to the lower part of the figure and mounted upon a timber base. Height 30.5 cm | *** | |