Ethnographica & Tribal Art

Two Tuareg seat cushions2nd half of the 20th century, smooth brown leather, elaborately painted, bone-shaped saddle cushion with three straps and ...

Collection Afrikana20th century, 19 pieces in total, carved and crafted works by various ethnic groups, including two tools with horn handles, rit...

Bone figure20th century, unsigned, male bust made from a bone over an open-worked plinth zone, with drying cracks, h 37 cm.

Bronze head in the Ife styleBenin/Nigeria, 20th century, attributed to the Yoruba ethnic group, cast bronze, brownish patina, male head in the Ife...

Girl figure Côte d'Ivoire, c. 1900, attributed to the Dan ethnic group, light hardwood, dark coloured, sculptural depiction of a standing undresse...

Ancestor figureCameroon or Gabon, probably late 19th century, dark coloured hardwood, seated male ancestor statue, arms crossed in front of the ch...

Kono maskMali, 20th century, attributed to the Bambara ethnic group, dark coloured hardwood, carved in the shape of a strongly abstracted antelope...

Makonde carvingTanzania, 20th century, attributed to the Makonde ethnic group, heavy dark root wood, strongly abstracted male mythical creature wi...

Bronze sculpture West AfricaBenin/Nigeria, 20th century, attributed to the Yoruba ethnic group, brownish patinated bronze, hollow-cast head of a q...

Figurative carvingprobably Haiti, 20th century, carved in dark tropical wood, seated figure with raised knees and strongly stylised facial feature...

Rare protective figureBateba ti Bala, attributed to the Lobi ethnic group, Burkina Faso/Ghana/Côte d'Ivoire, probably 19th century, head stele of ...

Amulet figureBurkina Faso/Ghana/Ivory Coast, probably 19th century, attributed to the Lobi ethnic group, expressive, standing male full-length fig...

Miniature carvingLiberia, 20th century, attributed to the Bassa ethnic group, small head carved from dark hardwood with abstract facial features, ...

Convolute of three terracotta figuresWestern Chad, three different head pieces of the Sao culture (10th-16th century) in strongly stylised forms, ...

Terracotta figureWestern Chad, surrealistic head piece of the Sao culture (10th-16th century) in strongly stylised form, one tip glued and small l...

A collection of arts and craftsEthiopia/Foreign Orient, 20th century, bronze and brass, partly chiselled and ornamentally decorated, two crosses, ...

Mask of the BamilekeCameroon grassland, 1st half of the 20th century, carved wood, raffia and cotton with sewn-on coloured glass beads, abstract e...

Four bronzes Benin20th century, cast bronze, some with a dark patina, the headpiece modelled on a traditional design, including a sculptural cocke...

A collection of carvings20th century, six pieces, carved dark hardwood or horn, one with inlaid real hair, figurative depictions in various styles...

Pair of guardian figuresof indeterminate age, a pair of stone carvings as female and male full-length figures in a seated pose, signs of age, h ap...

Venavi twin figuresTogo, 20th century, attributed to the Ewe ethnic group, lightly carved hardwood, a pair of female figures on blackened bases, t...

Tuareg jewellery20th century, metal partially silver-plated, consisting of two bracelets and a pendant, signs of wear.