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Auction House:
Aalders Auctions
Number of lots recorded:29
Lots with images:29
Prices available:29
Category:
African
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Bete people dance mask, Ivory Coast, in dark brown patinated wood, height 32 cm ***
*** Superb old Baule male ancestor portrait mask, finely carved and with a rich patina, ivory Coast, realistic bearded male portrait mask in the Northern Dan style featuring aesthetically refined features and detailed tribal cicatrisation. ***
*** Classic old Dan female mask, with a serene expression, worn patina, carved in the classic Dan style with almost closed eyes and a full mouth is an expression of feminine beauty ***
*** Small Hemba male ancestor figure or Singiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Hemba sculptural tradition is devoted mainly to representation of male ancestors and the style and pose of this example is typical - hands on hips and stomach protruding.… ***
*** Zulu Izikoti (wedding cape), South Africa, comprised of fourteen overlapping cloth panels with beaded edges, 114 cm x 77 cm ***
*** Delightful African carved wooden hippo, depicted reclining with open eyes, good patina, length 43 cm ***
*** Elegant Baule male figure, impressive male figure has a serene face supported by a strong and well-balanced body, aged patina with stable age cracks on either side of the groin and on one side ***
*** Antelope mask, Bamana, Mali, with incised geometric decoration and attached cowrie shells and metal rings, height 50 cm ***
*** Dogon people, Dama ancestral mask, Mali, the oval face with incised eyes and carved with an elongated nose and geometric decoration, height 28 cm together with a custom stand, total height 52 cm (including stand) ***
*** Zulu beaded apron, South Africa, with striped waistband, with suspended bead tassels, width 97 cm ***
*** North African dagger kindjal style blade with the turned wooden handle and pommel silver inlayed and strapped, length 32 cm ***
*** Nigerian Yoruba figural Terminal fragment from a ceremonial staff, striking terminal depicting a woman on her knees holding her breasts, possibly broken off the top of a ceremonial staff or sceptre of the powerful Shango cult, some stable cracking at the… ***
*** Ashanti Akuaba fertility doll, dark Patina, Ghana, Ashanti fertility dolls are recommended for pregnant, infertile and young married women by a herbalist, or generally a priest. Like living children, they are dressed and tied to the back, and May be kept… ***
*** Large carved African mask, carved with elephant head to top, above a carved head, surrounded with smaller heads, height 97 cm ***
*** Nigerian Yoruba figural terminal fragment, with striking terminal depicting a woman on her knees holding her breasts, possibly broken off the top of a ceremonial staff or sceptre of the powerful Shango cult, some stable cracking at the base of the rod ***
*** Yoruba Ibeji female twin protective figure, an older carving representing a deceased twin, decorated with a necklace of antique glass beads and strings of heishi bead discs around the neck, hands, waist and feet. Notes: the Yoruba have one of the world's… ***
*** Yoruba female I'beji figure to Protect a Surviving twin, Nigeria, old Yoruba twin figure for the ebegi cult, decorated with a waist string of small antique Venetian glass beads. Ibeji are symbolic representations of a deceased twin and are not carved as… ***
*** Buffalo mask, probably Guro, Cote d' Ïvoire, height 43 cm ***
*** African carved wooden comb, with head finial and incised decoration, set on stand, height 18 cm and 19 cm (including stand) ***
*** Ashanti fertility figure, with carved decoration to back of head, a/f, height 39.5 cm ***
*** Petit African double sided carved head, the base painted in tones of red and yellow, set on stand, height 12.5 cm and 20 cm (including stand) ***
*** Kirdi people, cache Sexe beaded apron, Cameroon, in coloured beads, plant fiber and cowrie shells, a/f, 26 cm x 48 cm ***
*** Kirdi people, cache Sexe beaded apron, Cameroon, in coloured beads, plant fiber, brass bell and cowrie shells, a/f, 30 cm x 40 cm ***
*** African Basotho axe, with wing-shaped blade, the handle wrapped in wire, a/f (wire binding loose), 66 cm x 18 cm ***
*** Zulu Tsonga double bowl, South Africa, with twin handles, height 8 cm x length 57 cm x depth 21.5 cm ***
*** African wooden stool, a/f (age cracks to top and chips to base) height 18 cm and diameter 21 cm ***
*** Ashanti Akuaba fertility doll, head Tilted Forward a/f ***
*** Large Bamana crocodile puppet, Mali, with carved wooden mouth and tail, hand painted cloth body, a/f, length 140 cm ***
*** African carved wooden bust, depicting a man with head slightly tilted and a downwards gaze, height 28 cm ***