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Auction House:
Davidson Auctions
Number of lots recorded:77
Lots with images:77
Prices available:77
Category:
African
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** West African carved dance mask. Large Nimba mask, Guinea, of female form. Ex Christensen collection #CC45?' height 108 cm ***
*** Songye Kifwebe mask. Dr Congo. Carved wood with ochre pigments. Height 36 cm ***
*** Shona headrest. Traditional whorl and cross carved support. Much wear, very old example. Height 17 cm, width 21 cm ***
*** Songye Kifwebe mask. Dr Congo. Carved wood with ohre pigments. Height 43 cm ***
*** N'tomo mask Bamana people, Mali. Carved wood with incised decoration. Height 44 cm ***
*** African bronze divination pot. Tapered container on cage base; lid surmounted with bird and snake. Ghana, ivory Coast. Provenance: Collection Sir James & Lady Cruthers, Perth, collected New York, 1989 (information sheet available). Height 21 cm ***
*** Bwa Woodcock mask Burkina Faso. Carved wood with ochre pigments., height 70 cm ***
*** African bronze Divination pot. Reticulated base supporting urn decorated with climbing figures. Lid with scene of family playing game of Oware. Ghana area, ivory Coast, c.1800. Provenance: Collection Sir James & Lady Cruthers, Perth - collected New York… ***
*** Tyi Wara antelope headdress. Early 20th century wooden headdress depicting a female antelope, and young. Bamana people, Mali. Height 82 cm ***
*** South African knobkerrie club. with its head reinforced by military boot nails, brought back to Australia by an Australian Boer war soldier; used in Southern & Eastern Africa, mainly by Zulus,19th century. Length 75 cm. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. ***
*** 18th century middle Passage Slave Shackle, likely West African manufacturer. Hand wrought iron construction with 'Punched' decoration. Comparable examples can be found in the Walter Pantovic Artifact collection at the Avery Research Center at the College… ***
*** A large carved African wooden vessel, with a male and female figure to each side, purchased by Morley in Sierra Leone in the early 80s. Height 47 cm ***
*** 19th century Zanzibar hide shield. Conical buckler of cured hide with brass rivets attaching hand grip. Diameter 26 cm ***
*** African carved ivory tusk. Deeply carved warrior faces & figures. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Length 63 cm. Weight 1156g ***
*** West African Vodun/Voodoo cult figure, early 20th century carved wooden equestrian figure, with three heads, Printed polychrome decoration, height 36 cm. Provenance: Estate of ray Hughes. ***
*** 19th century Ashanti fertility fetish Akua'ba. Disk headed figure with outstretched arms. Good aged patina. Height 46 cm ***
*** West African Vodun/Voodoo cult altar figure, carved wooden figure with printed polychrome decoration, height 32 cm. Provenance: Estate of ray Hughes. ***
*** Old Dan mask. Ivory coast, Africa. On custom made base of high quality, height 25 cm ***
*** East African Swahili coast ivory and bone embellished ebony throne chair (Kita Cha Enzi) 19th century. Nb: ivory export restrictions, height 127 cm, width 74 cm, depth 60 cm ***
*** Three various African head rests. Two carved; & 1 with losses. Height 12 cm. (average) ***
*** Early African Congo fetish figure. Songye wood figure with hatch carved body and cap. Losses to fibre adornments of head and shoulders. Green pigment traces. Height 70 cm ***
*** West African (Ghana) Ashanti stained wood stool (dwa). C. First half 20th century. Reference Le Monde l'Art tribal, IV March, 1998, p.33. Provenance: Hotel Drouot Auction house Paris,1975; Art Mayer gallery, 1975; Art Mayer gallery, 1983; Millard & Dekker… ***
*** African ivory tusk carving. Hand carved primate design. Original invoice available. Height 32 cm ***
*** Ashanti chiefs stool. Corner pillars and central reticulated feature in dense dark wood. Christensen collection catalogue mark cc/40090. Height 29 cm ***
*** Yaka People Kholuka Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Painted wood, plant fibre & feathers, human face surrounded by raffia, high rising cap surmounted by figure of a man holding a gun & topped with feathers. Height 95 cm. Provenance: Estate Of Ray… ***
*** African carved hardwood Prestige sceptre. Probably Ovimbundu people, Angola. 19th/early 20th century, length 56 cm ***
*** African beaded Marriage piece. Glass and canvas 54 x 41 cm ***
*** African carved head. Long high-browed face with dentated open mouth. Stylised decoration in ochres. Old patination; with stand. Provenance: Collection Sir James & Lady Cruthers, Perth. Height 36 cm. (total) ***
*** Cameroon Bamileke buffalo mask. Carved wood with ochre pigments. Height 56 cm ***
*** Large dance mask, Congo, Africa, height 51 cm ***
*** African Senufo Buffalo Mask, Early 20th C carved wooden mask, on a custom display stand. Ex Icon Gallery, Elizabeth Bay 2006. Various small losses & old repair to one horn. Height 102 cm, on stand ***
*** African carved door. Wooden panels and hand-forged nails, right hand hinge and wooden bolt, with carved totemic figures. Wood panels. 55 x 43 x 7 cm ***
*** Two various African Fetish figures. Standing male figure with nails; & basic flat faced figure with shells. Height 38 cm (tallest) ***
*** Arussi African headrest. Decorated with brass pendant beads, Ethopia. David Said Collection, height 20 cm ***
*** Vintage Hemba dance mask. Congo, Africa. On custom-made base of high quality, height 21 cm (each) ***
*** West African carved figure. Height 24 cm ***
*** Pair African carved figures. Male and female Igala figures, Nigeria. Old repair to female's leg. Height 49 cm ***
*** African carved wooden ancestor figure. With white and red ochre pigments. Adorned with blue glass bead necklace. Height 35.5 cm ***
*** Three various West African dance masks. Carved & incised decoration. Height 51 cm (tallest) ***
*** Ekonda 'Botolo' chiefs hat, Democratic Republic of the Congo, woven, layered conical form with central brass disk, height 33 cm. Provenance: Estate of ray Hughes. ***
*** African Tribal Ceremonial Paddle Form Figural Staff, possibly Luba, Dr Congo. Loss to female figure's breasts. Length 139 cm ***
*** Old carved figure. Probably African. Finely carved with expressive face and holding something in his hands. Old UK collection, height 40 cm ***
*** 19th century Southern African Shona war axe. Iron half-moon axe head on a hardwood shaft, with fine brass wire work binding. Length 59 cm ***
*** Tabwa ancestor figure. Congo, Africa (1928-2006). Ex Kurt Hoesli collection, Switzerland, height 36 cm ***
*** Two various Congo knives, including pierced and bifurcated iron blade with copper wire handle; and leaf form iron blade with copper strip on wooden handle. Length 35 cm (each) ***
*** Chokwe ancestor figure. Congo. Finely carved with elaborate hairdo. Ex Kurt Hoesli collection, Switzerland, height 39 cm ***
*** Bamana Puppet/Antelope mask, painted wood, depicting antelope head with female puppet atop head (one puppet height 120 cm, leg missing). Provenance: Estate of ray Hughes. ***
*** Central African Malady mask. Carved wood, with peripheral tassel holes. Label from Sidewalk gallery attrib. Republic of Congo origin. Wood. Height 31 cm ***
*** West African dance mask. Carved wood with shell. Plaited cord & fabric head dress, with display stand. Height 33 cm (mask) ***
*** African carved male with child. Dense wood carving, undecorated. Ivory Coast. Height 104 cm ***
*** Early Central African stool. Congo Luba stool. Seat supported by kneeling caryatid. Age patina. Height 32 cm ***
*** African hand Loomed cloths, Ghana, including green background, corded design with red motif; and blue background, white strips with oval lozenge. David Said Collection. ***
*** Pende mask, Dr Congo. Carved wood with ochre pigments. Height 42 cm ***
*** African ceremonial pipe. Cameroon carved hollow wood body with painted faux cord lashing and bone anthropomorphic fittings. Split to body. Display stand. Length 32 cm ***
*** African Womans skirt. Large beaded back skirt for a young married woman, Tonga tribe, Zimbabwe. David Said Collection, 40 x 67 cm ***
*** North African 'Flyssa' short sword, with original scabbard, camel form pommel. Length 62 cm ***
*** West African carved mask. On wooden stand. Height 55 cm (total) ***
*** Two various African carvings. Dense hardwood mask wall hanging; & West African abstracted figure. Height 55 cm ***
*** African carved ivory crocodile. Stepped wooden plinth. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Length 49 cm. Weight 538g (crocodile) ***
*** African ivory canoe & Rowers. Five figures, four with ivory paddles, & one at wooden tiller. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Length 38 cm. Wt. 868 (total ivory) ***
*** African Mali headdress. Carved wood head surmounted by tapir. Grass trim to base. Height 42 cm ***
*** Central African figural Smoking pipe. Well carved kneeling figure with a geometrically incised bowl. Aged patina from use. Possibly Mangbetu culture, DRC. David Said Collection, height 22 cm ***
*** African carved female bust. Shona (Zimbabwe) woman in dense wood, with bone inlay, height 48 cm ***
*** African ceremonial pipe. Cameroon brass and bone figural pipe. Height 25 cm length 35 cm ***
*** African carved wood figure pole. Tall figure tenon base. Remnants of lime & leaf decoration, with stand. Losses to top knot. Height 79 cm ***
*** African school, Stirring a cooking pot Ex Ray Hughes gallery enamel on board 62 x 40 cm ***
*** African Womans apron. Stiff beaded apron for an unmarried Ndebele woman, South Africa. David Said Collection, 36 x 43 cm ***
*** Pair African fertility figures, height 38 cm ***
*** West African figure. Stylised animal statue featuring antlers, polychrome decoration. Provenance: Marie-Sainte collection, Bonhams and Goodman, 2005, length 65 cm ***
*** Carved wooden African board, low relief carving of figures, birds & crocodiles, height 120 cm, width 40 cm. Provenance: Estate of ray Hughes. ***
*** Ashanti Akan figural comb, Ghana. Height 26 cm ***
*** Three various African iron spear Tips. Hand formed with forged runnels, with stands. Height 74 cm (tallest) ***
*** West African bone mask. On metal stand, height 19 cm (mask only) ***
*** Pr African folding stands. Dark stained, interlocking hinge with mother of pearl inlay, W38 cm ***
*** Congo Initiation mask. Black ridges with white & ochre banding. Losses. Height 46 cm ***
*** African carved mother figure. Sitting, cradling child. Heavily weathered. Ivory Coast, Baile tribe. Losses to left temple. Provenance: Collection Sir James & Lady Cruthers, Perth - collected New York, 1987 (information sheet available). Height 45 cm ***
*** Two African Fetish/Spirit Items Carved fetish head and part crucifix. Both have good age, with use patination. Cross bar of crucifix missing. Provenance: Hawkins family Height 35 cm ***