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SHIPIBO POT MID NINETEENTH CENTURY, PERU painted ceramic, sitting on a ring base, with a squat body, short neck and flared rim, painted with class...

SHIPIBO PADDLE MID 19TH CENTURY, PERU carved wood, with crescent handle and long shaft with a prominent mid-rib leading to a slender paddle with l...

IBEJI FIGURE, ERE IBEJI OYO, NIGERIA carved wood and beads, produced in the style of the Igbuke of Oyo, the male figure standing on an integral ba...

YORUBA DIVINATION HEAD, IKIN IFA NIGERIA carved wood, the small head shown with scarification to the cheeks (Dimensions: 4.5cm tall)(4.5cm tall) P...

FON RECADE BENIN the wooden shaft with a metal cap at the base, the head inserted with an iron blade, a spiral element behind, a rectangular iron ...

THREE BAMILEKE BEADED GOURDS AND A WALKING STICK CAMEROON gourds, beads and textile, the three vessels of typical form, sitting on circular bases,...

EKOI EJAGHAM HEADDRESS NIGERIA carved wood, hide, horn and metal, the wooden head covered with animal skin and with three horns suggesting the coi...

LUBA SONGYE MASK, KIFWEBE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO carved wood and pigment, of classic abstract form, painted in black and white, a prominent ...

KUBA KETE MASK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO carved wood, pigment, metal and beads, of classic form with extensive geometric decoration from the br...

NGBAKA MASK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO carved wood and pigment, the oval face raised and with scarification to the nose, cheeks and chin (Dimens...

PAIR OF LEGA MASKS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO carved wood, one horned, both with kaolin and fibre beard (2) (Dimensions: Longest 23cm)(Longest...

LUGURU AXE TANZANIA carved wood and iron, with a recessed and curved blade, the shaft with incised decoration and a raised section below a human h...

SONGYE AXE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO wood, iron and copper, the shaft wooden coated with bronze, with a broad head and the blade of typical fla...

THREE TUTSI BASKETS RWANDA woven grass, miniature baskets with lids evoking an architectural form, all with varying black geometric designs across...

COLLECTION OF OVAMBO OMAKIPA NAMIBIA of circular, rectangular and oval form, incised and blackened decoration, all pierced on the reverse for atta...

LUENA CHOKWE FIGURE ANGOLA carved wood and aluminium, the female figure shown standing with the legs apart and descending to form the base with ri...

TSONGA NECKREST SOUTHERN AFRICA carved wood, heavily patinated, the curved pillow supported by an abstract depiction of a zoomorph (likely a bull)...

ZULU KNOBKERRY SOUTH AFRICA, LATE 19TH CENTURY carved wood and iron studs, long shaft with offset ballhead and two opposing planes (Dimensions: 56...

ZULU STAFF AND KNOBKERRY SOUTHERN AFRICA carved wood and metal, the staff with a barley-twist motif on the upper half leading to a section of wire...

THREE ZULU / NGUNI STAFFS SOUTHERN AFRICA carved wood, the first with two raised ribs below a long section of barley-twist above two further ribs ...

PAIR OF ZULU STAFFS SOUTH AFRICA wood and wirework, the first with fine wirework over the majority of the body terminating in a slightly offset bu...

NGUNI DIVINERS STAFF SOUTHERN AFRICA carved wood, with a serpent coiling up the shaft, the eyes recessed and possibly once inset with glass beads,...

ZULU KNOBKERRY SOUTH AFRICA carved wood and metal, of classic form with a long shaft and bulb head, inset with metal tacks, nails and British mi...

NDEBELE APRON, MAPOTO SOUTH AFRICA beaded leather, with a bar top, the square hide decorated with horizontal and vertical rows of white and multic...

DOGON ALTAR CLOTH MALI wax dyed cotton, geometrical and figural patterns in white on an indigo-blue ground cotton (Dimensions: 244cm x 130cm)(244c...

EWE CLOTH GHANA / TOGO cotton, with alternating blocks of red and navy within a blue border (Dimensions: 264 x 107cm)(264 x 107cm) Provenance: K...

EWE KENTE CLOTH GHANA / TOGO cotton, multicoloured woven strips with fish, gourds, chicken and other patterns (Dimensions: 244 x 183cm)(244 x 18...

PRESTIGE EWE CLOTH GHANA / TOGO cotton, square patches of black and parallel red bands on a black background (Dimensions: 348 x 244cm)(348 x 244...

EWE MANS CLOTH GHANA / TOGO cotton, with a striped background pattern overlain with blocks of two weft-faced bands seperated by stitched geometr...

YORUBA MANS ROBE, AGBADA NIGERIA silk and hand spun cotton, with a stitched pattern across the left side of the chest (Dimensions: 231 x 119cm)(...

FULANI BLANKET MALI hand-spun cotton, with a white and blue checked pattern (Dimensions: 198 x 122cm)(198 x 122cm) Provenance: Karun Thakar, Lon...

EWE KENTE CLOTH VOLTA REGION, GHANA cotton, 14-strip cotton (Dimensions: 204 x 112cm)(204 x 112cm) Provenance: Karun Thakar, London Kier McGuinn...

EWE MANS CLOTH GHANA / TOGO cotton, in weft faced style with a checkerboard pattern of red, green, blue and white (Dimensions: 264 x 157cm)(264 ...

MANS ASHANTI KENTE CLOTH GHANA cotton, composed of twenty-four strips (Dimensions: 316 X 196cm)(316 X 196cm) Provenance: Karun Thakar, London Ki...

EWE CLOTH GHANA / TOGO cotton, composed of twenty-four strips (Dimensions: 316 x 183cm)(316 x 183cm) Provenance: Karun Thakar, London Kier McGui...

BAMANA BLANKET, DAMIYE MALI hand spun cotton, with a white and blue checkerboard pattern (Dimensions: 165 x 79cm)(165 x 79cm) Provenance: Karun ...

FINE EWE MOURNING TEXTILE GHANA / TOGO woven cotton, twenty-five strips (Dimensions: 304 x 211cm)(304 x 211cm) Provenance: Karun Thakar, London ...

YORUBA SHAWL NIGERIA cotton, woven with red, navy, white and blue stripes (Dimensions: 150 x 82cm)(150 x 82cm) Provenance: Karun Thakar, London ...

DIDA CEREMONIAL CLOTH PANEL IVORY COAST tie dyed raffia (Dimensions: 27.5 x 27.5cm)(27.5 x 27.5cm) Provenance: Karun Thakar, London Kier McGuinn...

ABORIGINAL PARRYING SHIELD AUSTRALIA carved wood, of slim form with an integral handle and incised decoration to the midsection (Dimensions: 79c...

ABORIGINAL CHURINGA AUSTRALIA carved wood, of elliptical form, with a red ochre stain, decorated with incised lines and concentric circles (Dimens...

ABORIGINAL CLUB SOUTH-EAST AUSTRALIA carved wood, with an ovoid head, scratched grip and tapering handle, with incised decoration (Dimensions: 7...

TAMI NECKREST HUON GULF, PAPUA NEW GUINEA carved wood, standing on a flat rectangular base with a bird (possibly a hornbull) support beneath a c...

IATMUL CANOE PROW MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA carved wood, modelled as a crocodile's head (Dimensions: 39cm long)(39cm long) Provenance: ...

ABORIGINAL PENDANT, LONKA LONKA WESTERN AUSTRALIA carved pearl shell with incised decoration, pierced for attachment (Dimensions: 9.5cm tall)(9.5c...

COLLECTION OF MELANESIAN ARTEFACTS SOLOMON ISLANDS AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA shell, fibre, tusk, consisting of; one Solomon Islands crescent shaped cla...

IATMUL SPEAR THROWER SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA carved wood and pigment, the shaft with incised decoration throughout, the central raised secti...

IATMUL BACK ORNAMENT MIDDLE SEPIK, NEW GUINEA carved wood, shown with a long slender body, the beak elegantly curved, the wings stretched behind, ...

PAPUAN GULF GOPE BOARD KIKORI RIVER DELTA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA carved wood and pigment, with an ancestoral figure carved in shallow relief, text on t...

GOPE BOARD PAPUA NEW GUINEA carved wood pigment, with an ancestor figure carved in shallow relief (Dimensions: 159cm long)(159cm long) Provenanc...

THREE SHELL NECKLACES PAPUA NEW GUINEA fibre, kina shell and cowrie shell, presented on bespoke mounts (3) (Dimensions: Largest 27cm diameter)(Lar...

THREE KINA AND A PENDANT PAPUAN GULF, PAPUA NEW GUINEA shell and fabric, three cresent shaped kina currencies (two with fabric bands attached) and...

FISH HOOK SOLOMON ISLANDS shell, grass and natural fibre, the pearl shell lure with a grass hackle and hook intricately tied with natural fibres (...

COLLECTION OF TABUA FIJI whale teeth and sennit, a set of four tabua, two pierced at either end with a braided sennit cord attached, one signed wi...

KWOMA MINJA SPIRIT FIGURE UPPER SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA carved wood and pigment, with a classic open smiling mouth and long nose, the centra...

CANNIBAL FORK, AI CULA NI BOKOLA FIJI carved wood, with four prongs and handle with flaring terminal (Dimensions: 21.5cm long)(21.5cm long) Proven...

SAMOAN TAPA CLOTH, SIAPO MAMANU SAMOA pigment on bark cloth, of rectangular form, with panels split into two triangles containing opposing breadfr...

TAPA CLOTH SAMOA bark cloth and pigment, the tapa divided into six panels, all decorated with varying floral and foliage designs, dated 1932, fram...

PADDLE CLUB SOLOMON ISLANDS carved wood, with paddle shaped blade, raised central rib and handle tapering to a point, raised on a bespoke mount (D...

ROOTSTOCK CLUB, VUNIKAU FIJI carved wood, the rootstock of a tree forming the head, the grip decorated with incised tavatava (Dimensions: 114cm ta...

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