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Place of Origin: African
Benin Iron Striker Bell
Located in Culver City, CA
An elegant Benin Iron Striker Bell with a double spiral finial on the top, and a lovely bell-shaped body. This is an extremely fine example of the African blacksmiths artistry. Kingd...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Green, Rust, Cream Set Of Two Ammonite Sculptures, Madagascar, Prehistoric
Located in New York, NY
Pair polished matching set of two ammonites newly mounted on custom steel stands.
One measures 5" diameter and 6" tall
One measures 5" diameter and 7" tall
Stands measure 3.5" x 1.5"...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Other
Tutsi Beaded Prestige Staffs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A group of six beaded wood Tutsi and Hutu ceremonial objects, the green striped one second from right is a knife, the others were used as staffs by elite members of the Tutsi and Hu...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Beads, Wood
Late 19th Century Bronze Torque Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century bronze torque necklace on stand.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique African Mounted Objects
Prestige and Tradition: The Mounted Ashetu Hat of the Bamum and Bamileke People
Located in New York, NY
Adorned with spiked braids, this prestigious custom mounted Ashetu hat embodies the cultural significance of the Bamum and Bamileke people of Cameroon, Central Africa, who revered th...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair of Neolithic Stone Bracelets from Mali
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisite Neolithic bracelets from Mali are a captivating testament to ancient craftsmanship and ingenuity. Carved from limestone with natural crystalline veins coursing throug...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
African Iron Spear-Form Currency Mounted On A Custom Steel Base
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful spear form currency with spiral loops below the spear head festooned with three 'bells' on each side. An appealing design executed by a master craftsman. Beautifully mounte...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of Mounted Copper Ankle Bracelets, Currency Pieces, Mbole People, Congo
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of large copper ankle bracelets, used as currency, Mbole People, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mounted on custom steel bases. Slightly different in size, these bracelets are obj...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Pair of African Iron Bandaka Hoe Currency, Mounted on Custom Steel Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
2 African iron Bandaka hoe currency, Mabila and Chamba Peoples, Nigeria and Cameroon.
The iron, hammered into the form of a hoe, was used as currency. Mounted they are wonderful pie...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Ancient Egyptian Mask, 900-600 BCE
Located in Doylestown, PA
An ancient burial mask that was created to adorn a sarcophagus, 26th Dynasty, Minia, Mid-Upper Nile, circa 900-600BCE, from the collection of Joanna Barnes and Jack Warner, (Warner B...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Tribal iron currency sculpture
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A fine example of a early 20th century iron currency from the Afo tribe in Nigeria. Also called a hoe currency the abstract shape refers to the blade of a hoe as to symbolise the con...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of 20th Century Mbole Currency Pieces on Custom Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
Immerse yourself in the rich cultural of the Mbole people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with this exquisite pair of 20th-century Mbole copper currency cuffs. Mounted on cus...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
This fascinating piece is an example of shovel currency, formerly used among the peoples of northern Nigeria as a form of monetary exchange. Forged iron would have been traded for go...
Category
Early 1900s Rustic Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
A Pair of Copper Currencies: “Katanga Crosses”
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Pair of Copper Currencies: “Katanga Crosses”
Central African Copper Belt (DR Congo, Zambia or Zimbabwe)
Cast copper, archaeological patina
Size each:...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Ethnodesign collection of 12 old Dogon wooden Grannery locks fon stand from Mali
Located in Leuven , BE
These door locks were generally used to protect houses and granaries.Bamana doorlocks range from the abstract and symbolic to representations of ancestors. They are usually larger an...
Category
20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque, Cameroon
Private collection Brussels
Category
Early 20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Beads
African Copper Currency Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
African Copper Currency Sculpture. Dimensions: Taller: 15"H x 11.5"W Shorter: 13.75" x 10.5.
Category
20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Large Mounted Kudu Horns
Located in New York, NY
Very large pair of mounted Kudu horns. The greater kudu, or Tragelaphus strepsiceros, stands as a majestic woodland antelope, widespread across the varied landscapes of eastern and s...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Horn
Graceful Elegance: Grants Gazelle Horn Plaque Taxidermy Mount
Located in New York, NY
Plaque-Mounted Gazelle Horns, a captivating piece of taxidermy artistry showcasing the unparalleled beauty of Grants Gazelle horns. This meticulously crafted taxidermy mount is a tes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian African Mounted Objects
Materials
Horn
Oromo-Sidama leather warrior's shield, 1875-1925
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Ethiopian leather warrior's shield made of molded hippopotamus hide. Among the Oromo and Sidama peoples of southern Ethiopia, hide-covered shields connote the courage of warriors and...
Category
Early 20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Leather
Congolese Fang Carved Mask Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Congolese Fang Carved Mask Sculpture on a metal base. A "fang mask" refers to a type of ceremonial mask created by the Fang people, an ethnic group from Central Africa, primarily fo...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Slice cut agate geode specimen
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Slice cut agate geode specimen from Botswana in shades of brown and white, mounted on a custom stand.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
A Rare Islamic Large Porphyry Mortar
Located in London, GB
A Rare Islamic Large Porphyry Mortar
With ‘stylised’ lobes and pouring spout
Old fissures and break
Porphyry, iron ring to base
Egypt
13th / 14th Century
SIZE: 18cm high, 32.5...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Porphyry
Early 20th Century Leather Shield, Taposa/Turkana, South Sudan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Leather Shield, South Sudan
A small leather shield typical of the region known as an upwal, concave hide is attached to a reed spine with plaiting to form a strong grip. Mounted on ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood, Leather
Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six Knobkerries from South Africa
A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Measures: 4 x 3.25 x 0.25 in. / 10 x 8 x 1 cm
Height on custom display stands: 6.25 in. / 16 cm
An excellent quality split ammonite fossil. We hand pick each set.
Ammonites were cephalopods that resembled a squid with a shell. The predatory mollusks had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Coco De Mer Shell circa 1900s Seychelles, Perfect for Your Wunderkammer
Located in London, GB
This is a particularly fine and large symmetrical example of a rare 19th century Coco de Mer Shell. A complete coco de mer the perfect object to place in your Wunderkammer or cabinet...
Category
19th Century Other Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Coconut
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Measures: 5 x 4.25 x 0.5 in. / 13 x 10 x 1.5 cm
Height on custom d...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Senufo Crocodile Headdress, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Large openwork crest mounted upon a woven basketry cap. The large, square decorative panel bears a central reptilian or stylized crocodile depiction with alternating squared painted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive African Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
African Buschbuck Antelope Horns on Lucite Stand
Located in Pearland, TX
Fabulous African buschbuck antelope horns mounted on a lucite base. This would look wonderful displayed on a bookcase or desk and would make a handsome addition to any study.
DIME...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Horn, Lucite
19th Century Moroccan Rustic Door On Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan smaller-sized carved wood door from the late 19th century on custom stand. This antique door from Morocco has a wonderfully rustic appearance, with hand-carved accents and...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Carnivorous dinosaur tooth (from a very large African T-rex) with mahogany coloured fossilization. Superb condition, crenellated edge visible and in ver...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Carnivorous dinosaur tooth (from a very large African T-rex) with chocolate coloured fossilisation. Very nice fossilization, crenellations of the edge v...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Carnivorous dinosaur tooth (from a very large African T-rex) of honey coloured fossilization. Superb condition, crenellations of the edge visible and in...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Tooth of a carnivorous dinosaur (from a very imposing African T-rex) with coffee-coloured fossilisation and wine-coloured highlights. Very nice fossilisation, crenellations of the ed...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Selected Tooth of Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur
Located in Funchal, PT
Tooth of a carnivorous dinosaur (from a very large African T- rex) with a caramel coloured fossilization. Superb condition, crenellated edge visible...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Incredible Trilobite Wallicerops Trifurcat
Located in Funchal, PT
This strange organism is an outer skeleton in the form of armor adorned with numerous spines. The circumference is decorated with thorns, including two large ones on either side of the body as well as three frontal thorns. The specimen is curiously adorned with an outgrowth at the end of the head in the form of a three-pointed fork. This specimen is presented in a directional plexiglass display case.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana 'Bambara' People, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana (Bambara) People, Mali
Chiwara headcrests represent the antelope spirit who taught the Bamana people ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century African Hunter's Vest on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable early 20th century African hunter's vest with myriad auspicious charms including shells, mirrors, and amulets meant to not only to protect ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Baule Ndoma Mask from the Ivory Coast
Located in Long Island City, NY
Baule Ndoma Mask from the Ivory Coast.
Category
20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Nyamezi Mask from Tanzania
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nyamezi mask from Tanzania.
Category
20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
Stone Mortar and Pestle, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Stone mortar and pestle
Nigeria
20th century
Measures: Mortar: 21 x 15.5 x 2 in. / 53 x 39 x 5 cm
Height on custom display stand: 26...
Category
20th Century Other African Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Hoe-Shaped Iron Currency "Mbili Ngbaka, " Ngbaka, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hoe-Shaped Currency "Mbili Ngbaka," Ngbaka, D.R. Congo
20th century
Iron, accumulation
16 x 7 in. / 41 x 18 cm
Height on custom display stand: 18.25 in. / 46 cm
This interesting type of iron currency was used for major transactions such as dowry payments. The two wings added to the lower tips of the hoe underline the non-utilitarian character of this type of currency (Ballarini, "The Perfect Form...
Category
20th Century Other African Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
African Tribal Weapon in Animal Skin Holder
Located in Miami, FL
African ceremonial sword from the democratic Republic of Congo, circa 1920s. Iron and wood, in a case made of cloth and animal skin.
This status symbol tribal sword...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair of Gemsbok Horns on Custom Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning pair of Gemsbok horns on custom steel mounts. Perfect for decorating your Montana lodge, but equally at home in your chic city apartment.
Category
20th Century Rustic African Mounted Objects
Materials
Horn
Carved Natural Wood Sculpture Organic Shape Decorative Object on Stand
Located in Brescia, IT
Carved natural wood organic shape Decorative object in natural wood carved with organic shape.
This contemporary object is made in natural wood and fixed on a black lacquered stand. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern African Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Mukuba 'Hat', Bwami Society, Lega Culture, Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mukuba (Hat), Bwami Society, Lega Culture, Democratic Republic of Congo
1st Half 20th Century
Plant fiber, buttons, elephant tail hair, blue cloth
7 x 7 diameter. in. / 18 x 18 ...
Category
20th Century Other African Mounted Objects
Materials
Cotton, Natural Fiber
Collection of Four 19th Century African Tribal Currency's
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine collection of four 18th - 19th century African Tribal currency's on stand from the world renowned collector and author Roberto Ballarini. ...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Vintage African Wood and Shell Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display.
Custom-mad...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood, Beads
Large Antique African Kuba Textile Museum Mount in Lucite Shadowbox Wall Hanging
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Professionally museum mounted exceptional antique African Kuba textile with brown small textile fragments woven into the geometric pattern in Kuba raffia woven patchwork, raffia black velvet border appliqué panel around three sides of the textile .The word “Kuba” means “lighting” referring to the blades that were once used by Kuba warriors. These textiles from the Congo are each handcrafted in the traditional way, the men weaving on a small hand loom and the women taking great pride in their embroidering of these squares. Kuba ceremonial squares can take three months to complete. A technique known as "cut pile" in which the ends of the raffia embroidery...
Category
20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Cotton, Raffia, Lucite, Wood
African Hand-Carved Wooden Ladder Sculpture 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved wooden ladder on a black square base originally used to to access multi story residences built in cliffs by the Dogon Tribe, Mali 20th century. This is a stunning accent ...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Vintage Folk Art Style Wood Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional artistically hand carved wood mask hand painted made of single piece of wood and was made for decorative purpose. Very intriguing and...
Category
20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Folk Art Style Wood Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional hand carved wood mask with graphic elements, made of a single piece of wood and was made for decorative purposes. Very intriguing and...
Category
20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina...
Category
Early 20th Century Other African Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
1950s South African Scrimshaw Ostrich Egg by Late Chief Sipho Ndldvu
Located in Marbella, ES
Original 1950s South African scrimshaw ostrich egg by late chief Sipho Ndlvu depicting a pair of elephants.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell
1950s South African Scrimshaw Ostrich Egg by Late Chief Sipho Ndldvu
Located in Marbella, ES
Original 1950s South African scrimshaw ostrich egg by late chief Sipho Ndlvu.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mounted Objects
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell
African Dogon Ladder
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th Century Dogon ladder carved from a single piece of wood with beautifully worn treads and mounted on a sturdy metal base. Ladders like this were use...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Mounted Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Ruler Selenite with Natural Forming Pearls on a Custom Stand
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A single selenite log with natural-forming baroque pearls on a custom hammered metal stand. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic seleni...
Category
2010s Modern African Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
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