Two chieftain's seatsBenin, 20th century, dark heavy hardwood carved, long rectangular flat bases with four legs each in the form of sculpted fema...

Garamut New GuineaRamu Valley/Sepik region, 1st half 20th century, carved hardwood, traditional slit drum made from a trunk with elaborate ornamen...

Prepared elephant footcirca 1900, barrel of a pachyderm reworked as a wastepaper basket, with stronger signs of age, dimensions 30 x 45 x 30 cm, e...

Ancestral figureso-called Blolo Bian, assigned to the Baule ethnic group, Congo, probably beginning of the 20th century, so-called Blolo Bian, tro...

Carved ancestor figureassigned to the Yoruba ethnic group, Nigeria, early 20th century, heavy dark hardwood carved, with remains of old paint, kne...

Fetish figure Nkisiassigned to the Songe ethnic group, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 20th century, light hardwood carved, with remains of ligh...

Two Namji dollsCameroon, 20th century, hardwood carved, partly coloured, slender abstract figures with rich polychrome pearl hangings, minor losse...

Calabash as a vessel with handleof undetermined age, gourd body with attached stopper of plaited plant fibres, leather strap filled with various t...

Two bows with quiver20th century, bent, brownish set hardwood, textile winding, animal sinew, cylindrical quiver of leather with three arrows, the...

Bamoun pipeCameroon/Fumban region, 20th century, terracotta Bamoun pipe kiln, dark painted, magnificent pipe bowl decorated with stylised faces, a...

Mbuglu-Ngulu reliquary figureassigned to the Kota Obamba ethnic group, Gabon, end of the 19th century, dark root wood, carved, elaborately wrapped...

Two fertility dolls Akuabaassigned to the Ashanti ethnic group, western Ghana, 20th century, dark tropical wood carved in the old tradition, two f...

Oni maskassigned to the Yoruba ethnic group, Nigeria, 20th century, cast bronze, brownish patina, the face of a king covered with vertical scarifi...

Mbuglu-Ngulu reliquary figureassigned to the Kota Obamba ethnic group, Gabon, end of the 19th century, dark root wood carved, elaborately covered ...

Magic figure and ceremonial staffCeremonial staff, attributed to the Luba ethnic group, Central Africa, 20th century, dark, heavy tropical wood, e...

Three arrows20th century, bamboo shaft with attached iron tips, feather trim, textile wrapping, traces of age, l approx. 105 cm each.

Convolute of canesAfrica, 20th century, four pieces, made of dark hardwood with figurally designed parts, one model with head piece and circular e...

Occult objectprobably West Africa, 20th c., ritual object bound with natural fibres made of real hair, wooden carved mask, conch shell and warthog...

Guardian figureassigned to the Fang ethnic group, Gabon, Fang, 20th century, dark hardwood carved, dark painted, chased metal mounts, seated male ...

Spell figureassigned to the Teke ethnic group, Congo, 20th century, carved wood, dark paint, classical male fetish figure with indicated stylized ...

Ceremonial spoonassigned to the Senufo ethnic group, Ivory Coast, 20th century, dark heavy hardwood, elaborately carved, deeply moulded spherical ...

Ancestral figureassigned to the Yombe ethnic group, Congo, 1st half 20th century, dark hardwood, carved, partly coloured and with inserted parts o...

Ceremonial staffassigned to the Luba ethnic group, Central Africa, 20th century, dark heavy tropical wood, elaborately carved, decorated with chas...

Fragment of an ancestor figureassigned to the Luba ethnic group, Central Africa, of indeterminate age, carved hardwood, torso of a standing male f...

Two ceramics20th century, terracotta and grey body respectively, ornamentally decorated bottle in spherical form with double handle and cylindrica...

Shell carvingOceania, 20th century, relief depiction of a stylised male figure made from a mighty sea pearl shell, framed by animal depictions and...

Carved torsoassigned to the Makonde ethnic group, Tanzania, 20th century, light hardwood carved and painted in reddish brown, body mask known as "...

Carved ancestor figure20th century, so-called sleeping doll, hardwood carved, dark painted, slightly abstracted standing figure with ornamental ta...

Kifwebe maskassigned to the Songye ethnic group, Congo, 1st half of the 20th century, hardwood carved and polychrome painted, abstract face mask w...

Chiwara mask assigned to the Bamana ethnic group, Mali, 20th century, dark hardwood carved, traditional vertical attachment of the northern region...

Mancala boardCentral Africa, 20th century, elongated carved board of hardwood, partly dark painted, with 24 circular depressions for game pieces, ...

Three manillasWest Africa, 20th century, solid copper, partly ornamentally hallmarked, three different sized hoops as currency, signs of age and c...

Lid box CubaEnd of 19th century, from missionary foundation, wood finely carved, lid with stress crack, at the bottom with old adhesive label, h 2...

Guro maskAssigned to the Guro ethnic group, Ivory Coast, 2nd half of the 20th century, carved wood, mask with a sitting monkey covering its eyes w...

Top mask2nd half 20th century, wood carved and partly coloured, decorated by shells, various missing parts, h 46 cm.

Ancestral figureCongo, 1st half 20th century, belonging to the Hemba ethnic group, carved wood, small protrusion, h 83 cm.

Sceptreassigned to the Nyamwezi ethnic group, Tanzania, mid-20th century, wood carved and black patinated, h 83 cm.

Dignity staffCentral Africa, 1st half 20th century, belonging to the Luba ethnic group, dark tropical wood carved, slender model with two shield-s...

Ritual couchWest Africa, belonging to the Lobi ethnic group, 20th century, carved wood, tapering board with two notches on each side, on three blo...