Baga Serpent
Western African, Guinea or Senegal Baga Serpent Sculptures on Custom Iron Stands
Located in Miami, FL
Western African, Guinea or Senegal Baga serpent sculptures on Custom Iron Stands
Offered for
Category
Late 20th Century Guinean Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 91 in W 14 in D 14 in
Monumental African Baga Bansonyi Wood Serpent Snake Sculpture on Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A monumental, very tall, quite engaging African Bansonyi serpent snake sculpture/ headdress/ mask
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Carved Polychrome Baga Bansonyi Snake Sculpture Headdress, Guinea 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This is a Baga protective serpent, known in the literature under various names: Bansonyi, A-mantsho
Category
Late 20th Century Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 47 in W 16 in D 16 in
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Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Large and exceptional vintage tribal carved green jade/nephrite axe from Sentani, Papau New Guinea. The Axe is mounted in a custom made bronze base and is not marked. In good conditi...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
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H 17.72 in W 3.94 in D 3.35 in
Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Songye Female Kifwebe mask from The Congo circa 1920s.
Traditionally, the Kifwebe mask is very symbolic in the Bantu culture of central Africa.
Its striking colours and c...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
Bronze Black Panther Statue Art Deco Cat
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous bronze casting of a large black leopard in the Art Deco style
Good size at almost four feet in length
Casting is superb, look at how the creatures spots have been rendered...
Category
Vintage 1980s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Carved Wood Crocodile Head Boat Prows on Stands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of three carved wood crocodile head boat prows from Papua New Guinea. These mid-20th century Papua New Guinean boat prows have been carved out of wood and each feature t...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
H 19.5 in W 33.5 in D 13.25 in
African tribal Baule mask
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
It stands as a collector's piece, representing the richness of African art. A massive wooden, handcrafted Baule mask, used in tribal dances and various traditional ceremonies. The ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Balinese Hand-Carved Panel
Located in Toronto, CA
Beautiful antique Balinese door, probably 19th century. This door/shutter has been deeply and intricately hand-carved with scrolls, flowers and trellis, with gilt accents on a blue a...
Category
Antique 19th Century Balinese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Guro 'Kyasa' mask
Located in London, GB
Guro mask 'kyasa'
Ivory Coast
Wood, paint, metal, hide
38cm
Provenance:
Peter Peretti (1945-2022) London, United Kingdom
Acquired in Paris in the mid 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
A fantastically hand-crafted piece by the Kota (or Bakota) tribe who are located in the northeastern region of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited w...
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Large Abstract Polychrome Nafana "Bedu" Mask, Burkina Faso, Africa Wood Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Nafana "Bedu" mask, from Southern Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast. Wood with natural earth pigments. Note the double faces, one with tubular eyes and mouth for the dancer and the larger a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 58.5 in W 26 in D 3 in
Pair Delft Cows 18th Century Made De Porceleyne Lampetkan Netherlands Circa 1785
By De Porceleyne Lampetkan
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful pair of cows was made around 1785 in the city of Delft.
Since the late seventeenth century, Dutch Delft cows have adorned mantelpieces, furniture, and window sills.
...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Rococo Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
H 3.937 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Iatmul People Group "Mei" Mask
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and powerfully carved Ceremonial Mask from New Guinea. In mineral paints with Cowrie Shell Eyes.
Collected in Kaminabit, Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea.
The Mei is ...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Hand Painted Folk Art Desk by Gérard Rigot
Located in Ferndale, MI
Gérard Rigot's (b.1929) colorful hand painted oak Folk Art desk. From the aboriginal women painted on the two front legs to the pineapples painted on the elephant storage boxes to th...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Folk Art Face Jug by Chester Hewell
By Chester Hewell
Located in Fulton, CA
Chester Hewell grotesque face jug. Artist signed and dated 1994. Drippy monochromatic glaze. Measures 10.75"H.
Chester Hewell:
Seven generations of Hewells have passed down the ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Early 20th Century Ceremonial Tribal Woman's Rain Hood, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century ceremonial woman's rain hood, Huon Gulf area, Papua New Guinea
A very graphic woven fiber ceremonial rain hood worn by women in the Huon Gulf area of Papua New Gu...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Senufo Granary Door Depicting Series of Animals and Masks
Located in London, GB
This fine example of an early Senufo granary door from the Ivory Coast dates back to the first quarter of the twentieth century. Decorated with a series of carved animals and masks, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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Serpent
Located in Chicago, IL
The serpent, Kalimbe, or Bansonyi, refers to a protective spirit manifested in the form of a snake
Category
20th Century Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bissau-Guinean Baga Serpent Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
With sinuous curves and reptilian form, this large wooden carving represents the Baga Snake, or
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Art
Materials
Steel
Pair of Serpent Headdresses by Baga artists from Guinea, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Serpent Headdresses (A-MANTSHO-NA-TSHOL) in carved wood with pigment by Baga artists
Category
Early 20th Century Guinean Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Carved African Dogon Marriage Stool Altar Bench Tribal Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
and political chief of the village. He is also in charge of the cult of lebe, the mythical serpent
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
African Baga Bansonyi Serpent Sculpture from Guinea Mounted on Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
This tall African wooden Baga serpent sculpture was born in the Republic of Guinea at the turn of
Category
Early 20th Century Guinean Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 76.5 in W 12.5 in D 13 in
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