Ethnographie & Stammeskunst

A Mende Bundu helmet mask Sierra Leone, from the Sante society, of typical form, the mask with a finely incised coiffure encircling the upper port...

A Mende Bundu helmet mask Sierra Leone, from the Sante society, of typical form, the mask with a finely incised coiffure encircling the upper port...

A Bamana door lock, Mali The lock etched with a geometric design, with a standing female figure above, with elongated arms to the abdomen and meta...

A small Dogan torso Mali, the Tellem torso with elongated body and arms, narrow and elongated head with abstract features, mounted on a metal base...

A small bronze Dogon figure Mali, c. 900 A.D., the heavily green-patinated human figure with arms outstretched, in a seated position, mounted on a...

A Bobo mask Burkina Faso, the zoomorphic mask of a buffalo, with hollowed-out back and pierced rim, the long snout open at the end, with raised cr...

A Bura stone head Southwest Niger, the abstract head with small, drilled mouth and eyes, with central ridged nose and semi-circular shaped upper h...

Three Dan passport masks Including a mask with long pointed chin and horns and two bent face masks; each with encrusted dark patina and mounted on...

A Baule face mask Ivory Coast, mounted on a large heavy collar, the head painted red, with open mouth showing white teeth, pointed elongated nose,...

A Baule male figure Standing on a rounded base, with heavy bent legs supporting an elongated torso, with hands on abdomen, the elongated neck supp...

A Senufo rhythm pounder Ivory Coast, the male figure standing on a round base, with elongated legs, and torso, with long cutout arms with hands on...

Two Senufo and a Baule heddle pulley Two Senufo with bird heads and the Baule with a head of a woman with high coiffure, all mounted on metal base...

Five African heddle pulleys Including three Baule pullies, one figural and two abstract; a Bobo pulley with horns; and a Djimini, Ivory Coast pull...

Five heddle pulleys Three Baule, a Bedu and a Senufo pulley with the head of a buffalo. ht. 5 5/8, 5 1/2, 5 1/2, 5, and 5 in. Footnotes: Provena...

Five Ivory Coast heddle pulleys Four Senufo and one Agni heddle pulley, three with human heads and two with buffalo heads with crescent horns. ht...

Three Ivory Coast heddle pulleys Including two Guro pulleys, each with elongated neck and the head with a crested coiffure; with a Senufo pulley w...

A Baule face mask Ivory Coast, the hollowed-out mask with coffee bean eyes, elongated nose and small, protruding mouth, pierced at the sides for a...

A Baule mask Pierced around the rim for attachments, the face framed by a short beard, the pierced mouth open with exposed teeth, the elongated no...

A Baule drum beater The twisted handle with a face on one side of the finial and tied fabric on the other, mounted on metal stand. lg. 9 1/4 in. ...

A Fanti figure The cylindrical female body with round neck, supporting a flat face with large eyes, nose and mount, with a very high flaring flat ...

Two Fanti dolls The tall cylindrical female torsos, with long necks, the flat abstracted heads with high headdresses. ht. 11 and 10 1/2 in. Foot...

An Ashanti linguist staff Ghana, gold-plated staff final, a tree with one figure helping another to climb it, mounted on wood base. ht. 16 in. F...

An Ibo bronze anklet Nigeria, the heavy bronze anklet hinged in two places, with seven ribs between the top and bottom rims, mounted on a wood sta...

An Idoma headcrest, ungulali Nigeria, of large proportions, the thick, flared neck supporting a head with stylized features and wearing an elabora...

A Cross River stone head Nigeria, the elongated stone carved head with mouth, nose and round eyes in relief, with high, fluted headdress, encruste...

A Thomas Ona boat with figures Thomas Ona Odulate (C.1900-1952) Yoruba, Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria, the dug-out boat with four passengers and the larger ...

Two Yoruba Ibeji figures Yoruba, Nigeria, a male and female, each standing on a circular base, with raised feet, legs set apart with the arms deta...

A Yoruba Gelede helmet mask The hollowed-out mask typical Yoruba features, with drilled eyes, and scarification on the cheeks, the incised coiffur...

A Yoruba Gelede helmet mask Nigeria, of deeply hollowed form and pierced twice for attachment, the single-crested coiffure accented with long groo...

Three Yoruba female ibeji figures Each standing on a circular base, hands on the hips, the elongated head with raised incised coiffure, with beads...

A Yorbua beaded bag The cloth bag with front and flap bead decorated with the face of Eshu, with raised eyes and nose, mounted on a Plexi base. 6...

A pair of Yoruba Ibeji dolls A pair of female dolls, with short legs, long cutout arms, rounded, elongated heads, with beaded waist ornaments and ...

A female Yoruba Ibeji doll with cowrie shells The female figure wearing a wide cloth garment covered with cowrie shells, with bead necklace. ht. ...

A pair of Yoruba twin figures, Ere Ibeji Both males, standing on circular bases, with long arms at sizes, the elongated faces worn with metal eyes...

A Yoruba beaded headdress The conical headdress constructed of a fiber-covered split cane base, completely covered on the exterior with multi-colo...

A Mumuye helmet or head crest mask The classical form of a 'grandmother' mask of the Mumuye, with dominant, large, round eyes, a hairstyle of groo...

A Bamileke buffalo mask, Cameroon The large mask hollowed out on the interior, the large open mouth with teeth bared, with open, flaring nostrils ...

A Cameroon royal ceremonial bronze pipe Bamun In the shape of a full featured human face with gaping mouth open and teeth bared, flaring nostrils,...

A Cameroon beaded figure The large standing male figure fully beaded in multicolored tubular glass beads, holding a horn in the right hand, with l...

A Kirdi bead and hide cache-sexe Pikuran, Mandara Mountains, Cameroon, the tooled leather apron with metal and glass beads, with buttons attached....

A Punu mask, Okuyi Gabon, hollowed out, of oval form with lower projecting perimeter, the mouth with full lips, small nose, slit coffee bean eyes ...

A Fang pipe Gabon, the long, curving metal stem with two flaring metal bowls set into the double wood bowl, terminating in an upright carved wood ...

An Aduma Mask Gabon, the long, flat mask with pointed chin, triangular cutout mouth and slit eyes, with red and white pigments. ht. 19, wd. 7 3/4...

A Bembe Janus helmet mask Democratic Republic of Congo, of typical form, the Janus helmet mask with large concave orbits retaining original pigmen...

An Ekonda headdress Mongo people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the tall conical hat made of six plaited cane discs sewn together, with applie...

A Mbanji mask The elongated face with pointed chin, rectangular jutting mouth, large concave pierced eyes, and bulbous forehead, with a band of hi...

A Mongo raffia belt East-central Congo, the woven fiber belt with large raffia ball and decorated with cowrie shells. lg. 42, wd. 5 1/4 in. Foot...

An Eastern Pende helmet mask kiphoko Western Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a wide round ruff at the base, with protruding mouth an...

A figural Congo staff Democratic Republic of the Congo, the figure seated on a standing animal, the hands placed on the chest, holding a power cha...

A Tembo wood stool Kivu, Eastern Congo, standing on a cone-shaped base, the round support with square-cut incised design, with a round seat, with ...

A Pere figure Lubero territory, Northern Kivu Province, Eastern Congo forest, standing on heavy feet with notched toes, the legs carved with stack...

A Luba female figure Southeastern Congo, standing on massive, slightly bent legs and large feet on a square plinth, the large hands each hold an a...

A Hemba male figure Luba-Shankadi people, Saba, Southeastern Congo, standing on a circular platform, with grooved flattened feet and short bent le...

A Tabwa figure Democratic Republic of the Congo, standing on a round base, with squat, heavy bent legs and protruding buttocks, with an elongated ...

A Zela stool, kipona From the Mitwaba and Pweto areas of Southeastern Congo, caryatid stool, the female full figurine supporting the circular seat...

A Kongo seated figure The seated figure of a man holding a cup, the typical Kongo features, with large open mouth, wide nose and large eyes under ...

A Kongo iron sword, Mbele a lulendo Democratic Republic of the Congo, 18th century, or earlier, the thin iron blade with the guard in the form of ...

A Salampasu knife and sheath Luiza, The Congo, the board and heavy iron blade with spear-like point, the blade is V-shaped where it enters a short...

Salampasu Knife and sheath and a Shi sword Luiza, The Congo, the board and heavy iron blade with spear-like point, the blade is V-shaped where it ...

A Ngbaka Mask Democratic Republic of the Congo, hollowed out, oval form, pierced at the upper rim for attachment, the open mouth with teeth bared ...