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African Bronze Head Benin

Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
. Tribal African Art, Benin. Measures: 14 3/4" L x 5 3/4" H x 2" W.
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Benin Bronze Head
Located in Bochum, NRW
Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century. From the Benin Tribe of Africa
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Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Benin Bronze Head
Benin Bronze Head
H 7.88 in W 4.34 in D 4.73 in
Decorative African Antelope Sculpture from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
Intricately hand-crafted African antelope, Benin tribal sculpture. Details in hand-hammered bronze
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language. Wearing a lattice-pattern cap
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Vintage 1950s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
H 11.03 in W 3.94 in D 4.73 in
Benin ‘Nigeria’ Bronze Figural Offering Depicting Leopards and Tribesmen
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
USA. The Benin bronzes led to a greater appreciation in Europe of African culture and art
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

African Coin Bracelet in Bronze - lost wax - Africa 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
African tribal art of the Kingdom of Benin is undoubtedly one of the best known thanks to its bronze
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Antique Late 19th Century African Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Bronze

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Materials

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Materials

Bronze

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Located in Milwaukee, WI
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Located in Stockholm, SE
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An Italian 1950s cobalt blue Murano glass hinged box by Giovanni Cenedese
By Giovanni Cenedese
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By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
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By People from Benin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
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Materials

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Located in New York, NY
Bronze head from Benin on thick Lucite base, Africa, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Beninese Folk Art Sculptures

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By People from Benin
Located in Sharon, CT
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Vintage 1970s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Located in Milwaukee, WI
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Materials

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Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Located in Miami, FL
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Located in New York, NY
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Materials

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By People from Benin
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Benin Bronze Rooster Sculpture
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H 32.25 in W 15 in D 8.75 in
Benin bronze. Nineteenth Century. Africa.
Located in Vancouver, BC
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Materials

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Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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