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A M'baka terracotta funerary figure The blackened terracotta rotund figure with one arm on the head and the other on the abdomen, the head with la...

A Pende maternity figure Standing on a fragmentary base, the legs slightly bent and supporting a torso with broad, squared shoulders leading to ar...

A Pende or Biombo mask, Kindombolo The wide, triangular-shaped face with abbreviated mouth, naturalistic nose, and slit coffee bean eyes, with hig...

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 Yaka anthropomorphic drum The four-legged animal in a standing stance, the body hollowed out with two rectangular openings on its back, (age cra...

A Yaka fetish figure The head with typical Yaka features and crested coiffure mounted on a column inserted into terracotta jar, with a raffia skir...

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 caryatid stool The female figure kneeling on large simple legs, the torso heavily incised with scarification, the square shoulders supporti...

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 Luba neckrest The cone base with a column support and gently curving pillow, with flat sides, decorated with brass tacks, with old paper label o...

A Luba/Hemba mask The hollowed out mask, with a long curved beak for a mouth, below a triangular nose, cutout coffee bean eyes and raised brows, p...

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

A Yombe male figure Kneeling on a square base, with a long torso and arms bent and held to the front, the face with full lips, broad nose and pain...

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 staff Mayumbe, Tshela territory, a chief staff or baton, the long shaft with a finial figure of a seated man with head turned sideways, re...

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 ...

Two Kuba ceremonial knives Democratic Republic of the Congo, each with a forged iron blade, with incised linear accents and geometric designs, the...

Four Kuba cups Democratic Republic of the Congo, including: two figural head cups, with handle and arms below the ears; a tall cup with interlocki...

A Kuba wedding cup Standing on a columnar base, the hollowed-out cup in two sections, with incised geometric carving and a standing figure carved ...

A Suku figure Feshi territory, Southwestern Congo, a figure representing an asexual person with bent knees with a characteristic pose of hands to ...

A Suku fetish figure The large, elongated human head atop a cylindrical body encased in cloth, with glass bead collar and traces of kaolin and red...

A Lwalwa face mask, shifola Luiza and Kazumba territories, Kasai region, South-Central Congo, of oval form with sharply pointed chin, full project...

A pair of Metoko or Lengola columns Democratic Republic of the Congo, the pair finely carved, with original pigment largely intact, with elegant, ...

A Songye kifwebe mask Democratic Republic of the Congo, hollowed out, the flaring flange pierced for raffia attachment, beneath a wide facial plan...

A large Songye Kifwebe mask An old male kifwebe mask, with high crest, large protruding eyes and mouth with pierced center, the whole carved in ba...

Three Songye axes The longest with wood haft, and iron blade with cutout elements and pecked designs; the second an axe wrapped in copper with hea...

A Songye Kifwebe mask Democratic Republic of the Congo, hollowed out, the rim pierced with a fiber attachment, the tapering facial plane with prot...

A Voania ceramic sculpture of a couple Voania de Muba Kongo/Wayo, c. first quarter 20th century, the two figures sitting on a settee, mounted on ...

André Hallet (Belgian, 1890-1959) 'Danseurs, Watusi, Ruanda,' oil on board, signed lower left, titled verso, framed. painting size 13 x 16, frame...

Bela Sara (Congo, c. 1920-1968) Untitled, oil on board, signed lower right 'Bela,' two fishermen spearing two large fish, framed. painting size 2...

A Chokwe figure Angola, standing female figure, with cutout legs and arms, the hands clasped in front, the angular head with slit mouth and eyes, ...

A Chokwe chair, ngundja Angola, the seat covered in hide attached to the frame with brass task, the back rest with three standing figures, the leg...

A Chokwe drum Mokoso sector, Feshi territory, southwestern Congo, carved from Cikamba wood, with goat and antelope hide and black resin, the top a...

A Chokwe mask, Cihongo Angola, with elaborate chief's headdress comprising basketry bands with blue feather attachments, the wood mask with projec...

A Tschokwe ceremonial scepter The rounded shaft terminating into a square-cut, flat plaque with fine incised designs, below a Janus head with clas...

A Southern African beaded cache-sexe and wire decorated gourd The cache-sexe with three beaded rolls above the multilayered beaded drops, with a g...

Two Southern African gourds Zulu, the larger with a slightly twisted neck with opening, decorated with copper and silver wire, the smaller with co...

A contemporary South African colored wire plate The tightly woven colored wire tray worked in multicolored geometric patterns, with a wall mount a...

Ian Garrett South African, (b. 1971), a blackware pottery jar designed with long-stemmed flowers on a carved ground, signed along the base. ht. ...

Three Zaramo wood dolls Tanzania, the three female dolls with abbreviated torsos, round necks with abstract heads with crest coiffures above, each...

A Sakalava female funerary figure Madagascar, standing on a short, square base, with straight legs, beneath an elongated torso wearing a garment, ...

A Sakalava or Vezo funerary post, Madagascar Intricately carved with a female figure standing on a rectangular base, her left hand raised to her h...

A collection of books on African art Including a collection of maps of the Belgian Congo. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams...

A collection of Tribal Art Auction catalogues A large collection of Sotheby's, New York and London, and Christie's tribal auction catalogues. For ...

A Nepali tribal mask West Nepal, early 20th century, the hollowed-out hardwood with dark patina and pigments, (wood loss around the rim and cracks...

A West Nepali tribal mask Late 19th/early 20th century, the hollowed-out wood mask with metal attachments, nails, and traces of fur moustache, enc...

A large Nepali mask West Nepal, early 20th century, the hollowed-out wood mask with pigments, plant fiber, hair, and metal teeth. ht. 15 1/2, wd....

A Batak wood effigy stopper The carved wooden stopper for a container depicts a human figure mounted on a horse-like creature—the mythical singa w...

A Batak kulcapi harp Sumatra, Indonesia, the instrument decorated with carved figural elements at both ends, the top with a figure riding a singa,...

A Dayak amulet figure Early 20th century, the standing male figure with hands outstretched on the abdomen, with lug at the base, dark, smooth pati...

An Indonesian dance shield Salawaku Seram Island, Maluku Islands, Moluccas, 19th century, the wood hourglass-shaped shield inlaid with shell, with...

A Philippine carved wood effigy spoon Ifugao, northern Luzon, c. early 20th century, the handle carved in the form of a female figure with a headd...

An Asmat Figure Probably Mimika River Region, Irian Jaya, standing on narrow arched legs, the front of the torso flat, the rear intricately carved...