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African Anthropologist

African Chokwe Wood Hand Carved Folk Art Initiation Ceremony Ancestral Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A very engaging mask by the Chowke (Tchokwe) tribe of Southern and Central Africa who today reside
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Antique 19th Century Angolan Masks

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Wood

Rare Vintage Color C Print Photograph African Maasai Warrior Chromogenic Photo
By Carol Beckwith
Located in Surfside, FL
photojournalism documenting the indigenous tribal cultures of Africa, most notably in partnership with the
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Rare Vintage Color C Print Photograph African Maasai Warrior Chromogenic Photo
By Carol Beckwith
Located in Surfside, FL
photojournalism documenting the indigenous tribal cultures of Africa, most notably in partnership with the
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Horns of Africa. By John Kenny. C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
extremely painful, is seen by some anthropologists as a type of controlled violence, and a mechanism for
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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C Print

Horns of Africa. By John Kenny. C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount.
Located in Coltishall, GB
extremely painful, is seen by some anthropologists as a type of controlled violence, and a mechanism for
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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C Print

Horns of Africa. By John Kenny. C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount.
Located in Coltishall, GB
extremely painful, is seen by some anthropologists as a type of controlled violence, and a mechanism for
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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C Print

Gid, Original Vintage Poster, Sahara Exhibition, Ethnography, Touareg Camel 1934
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
photographer, filmmaker, reporter, explorer and ethnologist. He was a great connoisseur of Africa, Sahara then
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Nuova Nascita
By Sandro Visca
Located in Surfside, FL
love of hiker and science of anthropologist, he realizes in '75 a very particular performance, which is
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1990s Modern Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Paesaggio Con Stelle
By Sandro Visca
Located in Surfside, FL
science of anthropologist, he realizes in '75 a very particular performance, which is gesture, ritual
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Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

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African Hand Crafted Zebra Hide Zulu Shield with Leather Lashing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An original Zulu Shield made of Zebra Hide and lashed with woven leather. The inside back is made of wood, and handle portion was cured, covered and painted red - there are some con...
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20th Century African Folk Art Tribal Art

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Zebra Hide, Wood, Paint

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

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Other

The Capture, Cowboy, Herding Cattle, Vintage Western Art, Horse, Lassoing Cows
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Jones (American, Born 1940) Signed: John Jones (Lower, Right) " The Capture ", c. 1970s 22" x 28" Oil on Canvas Housed in a 3" Frame with a 1/2" Linen Liner and a Gold Fill...
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Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Egyptian African Camel Saddle Stool
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Egyptian, North Africa camel saddle shape stool. A middle eastern wood and leather camel saddle wood bench designed with a wooden frame and a black button tufted leather cush...
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Folk Art Ottomans and Poufs

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Cowhide, Wood

Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa
By People from Benin
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT! BENIN OBA 19TH CENTURY BRONZE WARRIOR SCULPTURE SUPERB EXAMPLE OF OBA METALWORK! DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 13" TALL CIRCA 1860-1900 Offered is a rare 19t...
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Antique Late 19th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

African Woman Bust Hand-Carved Ebony Wooden Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
An African woman bust sculpture, meticulously hand-carved from the lustrous depths of ebony wood. This masterful creation pays homage to the rich heritage of African craftsmanship. ...
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20th Century African Tribal Busts

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Wood, Ebony

Greek slingshot with bee
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with bee MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 15 mm x 28 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

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Lead

Greek slingshot with bee
Greek slingshot with bee
H 0.6 in W 1.11 in D 0.6 in
African Mahogany Chip Carved Sculpture by Michael Rozell, USA, 2021
By Micheal Rozell
Located in Berlin, DE
African Mahogany chip carved sculpture. A similar version is also available in maple.
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2010s American American Craftsman Sculptures and Carvings

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Mahogany

"Fertility" African Wood Sculpture by the Lobi People
Located in Pasadena, CA
Carved wood figure by West African Lobi People. "The Lobi People live in a vast geographical area that stretches from Burkina Fasso, to the Ivory Coast and into Ghana. Lobi bateba f...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sculptures

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Wood

Wooden Tribal or Oromo Style African Three Leg Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An African, Ethiopian three leg table or Oromo stool. The solid wood piece is a compliment and unique style stool or side table. The stool, in it's original state was for the elder...
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20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools

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Wood

Estelle & Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Estelle and Erwine Laverne for Laverne originals - Tulip base rosewood lamp table floor lamp. Maker’s mark on underside. Extremely rare example of a piece by E & E Laverne that inclu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Fiberglass, Rosewood

South African Village - Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed village scene by notable South African artist Tsepiso Lesenyeho (b. 1968). A cluster of houses sit atop a hill, against a dramatic backdrop of mountains and clouds. I...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Vintage Saharan Mauritanian Tuareg Reed and Leather Square Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...
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Vintage 1970s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

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Leather, Reed

Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract collage / painting created from acrylic and found objects. It is framed in a wide, dark wooden frame with gold accents. It includes several manipulated historic ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Salampasu Warrior Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Divided into contrasting tones, this ceremonial African mask is linked to the Salampasu people of the Bantu ethnic group located primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Salamp...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Masks

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Wood, Paint

Salampasu Warrior Mask
Salampasu Warrior Mask
H 7.5 in W 5.5 in D 3.75 in
Israeli Judaica Oil Painting, Street Scene Jerusalem or Safed
By Shaul Victor
Located in Surfside, FL
Shaul Victor, (1947-2016), Russian American Israeli artist, paints vivid Judaica/Israel scenes and portraits. Shaul Victor, painter. Born in Russia in 1947, immigrated to Israel in ...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Coco Fronsac, Les presents apotropaïque, 2011
Located in Santa Fe, NM
continents of Africa, Oceania, America, and Asia, and the standardized nature of photographic portraits as
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Coco Fronsac, Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, 2015, mixed media photograph
Located in Santa Fe, NM
dichotomy is developed between the early forms from the continents of Africa, Oceania, America, and Asia
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Coco Fronsac, La Hupe, 2013, mixed media photograph
Located in Santa Fe, NM
between the early forms from the continents of Africa, Oceania, America, and Asia, and the standardized
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Coco Fronsac, La branche d'aubépine, 2013, mixed media photograph
Located in Santa Fe, NM
the early forms from the continents of Africa, Oceania, America, and Asia, and the standardized nature
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

African Mid-Century Horesemen with Allegorical Decorative Motivs, Mali 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
-collection of Belgian African art) The frequent representations of horsemen in the African art of the Dogon
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Vintage 1970s Malian Tribal Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Ebony Document Box from 19th Century African Explorer Paul Du Chaillu
Located in Rochester, NY
century African explorer Paul Du Chaillu. A unique piece. Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (July 31, 1831 – April
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass

African Mid-Century Bronze Box with Allegorical Decorative Motivs, Mali 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bronze Dogon Box in wonderful original condition (Ex-collection of French African art) The frequent
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Vintage 1960s Malian Tribal Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Africa Cameroon 1950 Tikar People Tribal Bronze Wedding Necklace And Currency
By Tikar people
Located in Miami, FL
of art, created during the first half of the 20th century (circa 1950) in Cameroon, the west Africa
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Vintage 1950s Cameroonian Tribal Mounted Objects

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Bronze

Dogon Wood Mask, Mali, 1990
Located in Roma, IT
African mask represents a male portrait with geometrical motive. In very good condition, except for
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1990s African Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

Dogon Wood Mask, Mali, 1990
Dogon Wood Mask, Mali, 1990
H 20.28 in Dm 0.04 in
Gangsta
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
- including mine, the Himba are Africa’s most aesthetically giving tribe. Some anthropologists believe that
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Dig...

Nuova Nascita
By Sandro Visca
Located in Surfside, FL
love of hiker and science of anthropologist, he realizes in '75 a very particular performance, which is
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1990s Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Paesaggio Con Stelle
By Sandro Visca
Located in Surfside, FL
science of anthropologist, he realizes in '75 a very particular performance, which is gesture, ritual
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Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Fran Hosken set of 2 painted stacking tables
Located in Palm Springs, CA
groundbreaking study of female genital mutilation, primarily as practiced in African and Muslim nations. She also
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Vintage 1940s American Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

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Wood, Paint

African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
West Africa who today reside primarily in Mali. The Dogon peoples are best known for their religious
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Antique 19th Century Malian Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Yellow Monkey Sculpture Carving
By Isaac Smith
Located in Houston, TX
African-American visionary artists in the United States today. Throughout his childhood, Smith explored
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Green Alligator Wood Sculpture
By Isaac Smith
Located in Houston, TX
is one of the most prominent African-American visionary artists in the United States today
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Early 20th Century Kota Reliquary Figure
Located in Hudson, NY
This genuine Kota Reliquary made by Africans for its intended tribal use is a fine example of the
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Art

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Brass, Copper, Steel

Early 20th Century Kota Reliquary Figure
Early 20th Century Kota Reliquary Figure
H 27.25 in W 10 in D 4.75 in
Katherine Dunham dans Bahiana, Theatre du Palais de Chaillot Saison de Paris
Located in San Francisco, CA
primitive African dancing. Dunham liked to joke about how her dances were received around the world
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Peter Beard "Bicentennial Diary 1976 " Photogravure Diptych
Located in San Francisco, CA
, anthropologist, historian and socialite, Peter Beard (b. 1938) has long been celebrated for his studies of the
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Vintage 1970s American Photography

Carolyn Roumeguere Necklace
Located in San Francisco, CA
by her social anthropologist mother and Maasai warrior father, she learned about jewelry just from
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Necklaces

Three-Legged Dinka Head-Rest / Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Objects like these were used by African men of various tribes to protect their elaborate hairstyles
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Bronze

Benin Bronze Rooster Sculpture
By People from Benin
Located in New York, NY
Benin Kingdom in the 19th century. The bronze sculpture of West Africa serves as testimony to the
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Antique 19th Century Nigerian Animal Sculptures

Benin Bronze Rooster Sculpture
Benin Bronze Rooster Sculpture
H 32.25 in W 15 in D 8.75 in
Coco Fronsac, Le Savant Fou, 2010, mixed media photograph
Located in Santa Fe, NM
continents of Africa, Oceania, America, and Asia, and the standardized nature of photographic portraits as
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Mixed Media

Coco Fronsac, Dionaea muscipulae et le ruban jaune, 2016, mixed media photograph
Located in Santa Fe, NM
the early forms from the continents of Africa, Oceania, America, and Asia, and the standardized nature
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Mixed Media

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