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Very Old Ibeji Twin, Nigeria, Yoruba Peoples Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1940   item# 971468 (stock# 1-0609)  click for details AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques cell. 06.70.73.32.84 Euros 250  Very old female ibeji twin figure, with a conical coiffe, arms alongside torso, standing on a rounded base. Wood, with fine, slightly encrusted dark-brown patina. Small necklace made of tiny old glass beads around the neck. Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Peoples. Height: 10 1/2" (26,5 cm). Chip at the base, tiny and old accidents around the coiffe, erosion, otherwise very good condition. A fine and rather unusual piece. Female Spirit Figure, Nigeria, Idoma Peoples Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1950   item# 949877 (stock# 1-0598)  click for details AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques cell. 06.70.73.32.84 Price on request  Large statue of a female sitting on a stool, typical head with open mouth showing teeth, thick angular neck, large pointed breasts, protruding abdomen with scarifications, stylized feet. Wood coloured with dark and white (the latter kaolin) pigments. Africa, Nigeria, Idoma Peoples, mid 20th century. Height: 24 1/2" (62 cm). Obvious signs of use and age, erosion and chips in some areas, otherwise good condition. Ex. old French collection. NOTE: in Nigeria, south of the Benoue river, Idoma ...click for details Important Ceremonial Dagger, Ivory Coast, Baule Peoples Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: African: Artifacts: Pre 1920   item# 826049 (stock# 1-0561)  click for details AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques cell. 06.70.73.32.84 Price on request  Important ceremonial dagger, its sheath made of wood covered with leather and decorated with shells, its iron blade with double curve shape and a slightly ribbed center, its handle made of ivory with a sculpted in-the-round ancestor statue at its top. Beautiful patina both on the ivory and the sheath, while the blade is largely oxidized. Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule Peoples. Height (altogether): 18" (45,5 cm). Very good condition despite obvious signs of use and age. Provenance: French collec ...click for details Ivory Oliphant, Africa, Bakongo Peoples Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1900   item# 790790 (stock# 1-0552)  click for details AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques cell. 06.70.73.32.84 Price on request  Old oliphant, carved at its top in the shape of a king sitting cross-legged on a round stool and holding a scepter with both hands, surmounting two slaves in relief on each side, its back opening in the shape of a mouthpiece, and ending at its base in a large opening. Ivory, with a fine honey coloured patina. Africa, R.D. Congo, Bakongo Peoples, late 19th/early 20th century. Height: 11 1/4" (28,5 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Large chip at base (see photo no 11), ...click for details Altar Figure, Nigeria, Ibo Peoples Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1970   item# 294689 (stock# 1-0136)  click for details AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques cell. 06.70.73.32.84 Price on request  Limbless figure, its head wearing a large coiffe with metal horns nailed on top, a small face with a large forehead and large ears, surmounting a long and thick cylindrical neck, its torso covered with several pieces of fabric tied to it with numerous raffia ropes and old iron nails. Wood, with numerous traces of sacrificial material, darkish semi-glossy patina. The figure wears two necklaces made of old and tiny white glass beads and a large iron necklace. Africa, Nigeria, Ibo Peoples. Height: ...click for details pages:  1