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Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
Large Polished Imperial Rhodonite Sphere from Madagascar (5.25'', 11.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This top-quality hand-polished natural Imperial Rhodonite Sphere from Madagascar exhibits an exquisite pattern with vivid hues of pink and red. When used, the Rhodonite stone activat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Polished Ocean Jasper Flame Freeform from Madagascar (6.3 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality, beautiful polished cross-section of Ocean Jasper from Madagascar. It often includes vugs lined with white or green druzy quartz crystals. It is found in only one place i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Large Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (20 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 20 lb AAA quality Large Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, providing ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Genuine Polished Peach Moonstone Freeform from Madagascar (6.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
AAA quality, polished Peach Moonstone freeform from Madagascar. Composed of potassium aluminum silicate feldspar, this variety of Moonstone has typically tan-brown to light peach/pin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (240.8 gra
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Lustrous transparent deep-green dioptase crystals lining a shallow cavity in brown matrix. The dioptase crystals look be...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire) It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Polished Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (13 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 13 lb AAA quality Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, providing a high...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Polished Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (30 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 30 lb AAA quality polished geode egg with druzy inside from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, provi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Polished Polychrome Freeform from Madagascar (7.6 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
AAA-quality Polychrome Jasper Freeform. This beautiful specimen has multi-colored veins of Chalcedony from Madagascar. Beautiful multi-colored rock that usually exhibits a circular, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire) It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire) It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Polished Labradorite Freeform from Madagascar (13.8 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Handmade polished Labradorite freeform with beautiful iridescent play of colors of blue, yellow and red which is caused by internal fractures in the mineral that reflect light back a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Large Polished Septarian Egg from Madagascar (10.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Measuring 10.5 lbs, this large, AAA quality Septarian Egg from Madagascar offers a distinctive design featuring the combination of yellow calcite and brown Aragonite. Its energy has ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Large Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (13.6 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 13.6 lb AAA quality Large Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, providin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Genuine Polished Peach Moonstone Freeform from Madagascar (6.8 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
AAA quality, polished Peach Moonstone freeform from Madagascar. Composed of potassium aluminum silicate feldspar, this variety of Moonstone has typically tan-brown to light peach/pin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire) It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Polished Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (35 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 35 lb AAA quality Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, providing a high...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Blue Celestite Cluster Geode From Sankoany, Ketsepy Mahajanga, Madagascar (14.5
Located in New York, NY
Lustrous large gem transparent crystals of blue Celestite. Has a few large crystals with prism faces and chisel-shaped terminations. This specimen h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Bright gemmy, wildly lustrous and rich cluster of green dioptase crystals. The dioptase crystals are beautiful transpare...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Hand-Polished Natural Citrine Freeform from Madagascar
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous, lustrous, deeply-hued 1.75 lb citrine specimen – the finest genuine natural crystal from Madagascar – has been hand-polished into a unique freeform shape and features ...
Category

2010s Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Genuine Polished Labradorite Large Bowl (19.6 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand polished labradorite decorative large bowl from Madagascar. This bowl has a beautiful, iridescent play of colors - blue and yellow which is caused by internal fracture...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Coco De Mer Shell circa 1900s Seychelles, Perfect for Your Wunderkammer
Located in London, GB
This is a particularly fine and polished 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 cabi...
Category

19th Century Other Antique Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Coconut

Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire) It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Spessartine Garnet Crystal from Loliondo, Arusha, Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
From Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha, Tanzania Large trapezohedral crystal of transparent orange spessartine garnet with no matrix attached. Has lustrous faces with ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Smithsonite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Lustrous beautiful complex rhombic crystal cluster of pink smithsonite on matrix. Crystals have sharp terminations with g...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Dioptase from (Tantara Mine), Katanga (Shaba) Province, Democratic Republic of t
Located in New York, NY
From (Tantara Mine), Katanga (Shaba) Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo Crystallized mass of deep green dioptase with lustrous crystals lining the concave areas of the clust...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire) It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Descloizite From Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
From Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia This specimen has lustrous and transparent dark-brown Descloizite crystals in a intergrown formation with sharp bevel...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (292.2 gra
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Bright gemmy, wildly lustrous and rich cluster of green dioptase crystals. The dioptase crystals look beautiful transpar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Spessartine Garnet Crystal from Loliondo, Arusha, Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
This genuine and rare spessartine garnet crystal was collected on Nani Hill, Loliondo in the Ngorongoro district of Arusha, Tanzania. It features a large trapezohedral crystal of tra...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Polished Labradorite Obelisk from Madagascar (4.9 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
High quality 9.75 inch tall handmade polished Labradorite Obelisk from Madagascar. It has beautiful iridescent play of colors of blue, yellow and red which is caused by internal frac...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Azurite and Malachite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namib
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Rich cluster of lustrous deep royal blue azurite crystals on malachite-duftite-calcite matrix. All of the azurite crysta...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Malachite

Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (265 grams
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Lustrous transparent deep-green dioptase crystals lining a shallow cavity in brown matrix. The dioptase crystals look be...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire) It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Spessartine Garnet Crystal from Loliondo, Arusha, Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
From Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha, Tanzania Large trapezohedral crystal of transparent orange spessartine garnet with no matrix attached. Has lustrous faces with ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Spessartine Garnet Crystal from Loliondo, Arusha, Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
From Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha, Tanzania Large trapezohedral crystal of transparent orange spessartine garnet with no matrix attached. Has lustrous faces with...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Azurite with Malachite From Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Complex intersection cluster of Azurite crystals with areas altered to green malachite pseudomorph after azurite. The cr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Malachite

Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (184.4 gra
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Lustrous transparent deep-green dioptase crystals lining a shallow cavity in brown matrix. The dioptase crystals look be...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon. Private collection Brussels The raffia splint is covered with cloth and c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Beads, Burlap

Polished Carnelian Agate Freeform from Madagascar (14.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
AAA quality, large Carnelian agate freeform from Madagascar. This beautiful piece has rich golden-yellow to red-orange color and is hand polished to a smooth, highly reflective surfa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Spessartine Garnet Crystal from Loliondo, Arusha, Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
From Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha, Tanzania Large trapezohedral crystal of transparent orange spessartine garnet with no matrix attached. Has lustrous faces with...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (385.3 gra
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Lustrous transparent deep-green dioptase crystals lining a shallow cavity in brown matrix. The dioptase crystals look be...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly fantastic, engaging, and uniquely made African Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Reliquary Guardian Figure/ Sculpture made by the Kota (Bakota) pe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Cobaltoan Calcite From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire) Complex cluster of lustrous pink translucent flattened rhombohedral cobalt-rich Calcite cry...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Pyrite From Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Ta
Located in New York, NY
From Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania Extremely rare specimen of a large metallic luster pyrite crystal. It has a super high reflective mirror...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Pyrite

Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (246.6 gra
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Lustrous transparent deep-green dioptase crystals lining a shallow cavity in brown matrix. The dioptase crystals look be...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene region, Namibia Measures: 8.5 cm tall x 7 cm wide Dioptase, once believed to be emerald when first encountered, is amongst the most vividly colored species. Large gem...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Other

Cerussite From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Complex cluster of highly reflective lustrous transparent cerussite crystals in a 60 degree twinning reticulating fo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire) It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Fluorite cluster
Located in BAARN, UT
This fluorite specimen is highly fluorescent, bearing a vibrant green fluorescence under both longwave and shortwave UV. Fluorite is a halide mineral...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Other

Bamileke Decorative Wooden Flute or Whistle embroidered with European Glass Bead
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Wooden Flute or Whistle embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon. Private collection...
Category

Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Beads

African Bambara Wood Statue
Located in Pasadena, CA
The arrangement of the conical forms of this effigy of African art Bambara constitutes a remarkable formal balance. Its meditative appearance reminds us that it is the receptacle of ...
Category

Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Green, Blue Malachite and Chrysocolla Stalactite Slice Mineral Specimen- DRC
Located in Edison, NJ
Of all the incredible malachite specimens recovered from the Katanga Copper Crescent of the DRC, there is only one known incidence of a stalactite composed of chrysocolla with stunning malachite "eyes" and azurite rings...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Malachite, Multi-gemstone

Large Polished Labradorite Freeform
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular naturally formed large polished labradorite freeform sourced from Madagascar. Characterised by its iridescent colours...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Modern Antique Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure Embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People , Cameroon Private collection Brussels These commemorative statuettes ,representing a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Beads

Malachite Monobloc Weight 22.3 Kg - From DR Congo - Perfect condition Zaire
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional Malachite Monobloc Weight 22.3 Kg - From DR Congo - Perfect condition Which makes it unique it is shape, beautiful green colour and the weight which is 22,3 kg (heavy mo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Malachite

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 Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Horn, Lucite

Vintage Carved Family Statue, Tribal, Hardstone, Decorative Ornament, circa 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage carved family statue. A tirbal African, polished hardstone decorative ornament, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Beautifu...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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