Fertility Art African

As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire. This colorful example of Afri...

Carved wooden fertility dance mask; painted and decorated with seed motifs, the sculpture in the shape of a giraffe, with cutout eye holes and back for the face; mounted on a square ...

This is truly a fantastic piece. Well made with signs of age (when found, had original information attached to the backside of mask. Please see photo). Made by the Baule peoples of t...

Statuette representing an allegory of fertility inspired by Ashanti art. It has the characteristics of this art such as the oval and flattened head, the cross-shaped position of the ...

20th Century African Beaded Fali Fertility Doll from Cameroon Offered is a beaded Mid-20th Century African Fali fertility doll which comes from Cameroon. This doll with it's phallic...

A very engaging and beautifully weathered fertility sculpture/ statue by the Dogon people of inland West Africa who today reside primarily in Mali.

Ndebele beaded fertility dolls are given to young girls when they attend initiation school. The doll is cared for and cherished until the woman's first pregnancy. According to custom...

A very rare and important Sotho fertility figure. The earliest accounts of South Sotho dolls claim that they were carried by childless women, and were used to appeal to the “Spiri...

A beautiful Ntwane initiation doll, circa 1970s, from South Africa. The Ntwane people are of Sotho/Tswana origin and share ties with the Ndebele. The emphasis on the Ntwane women’...

African tribal, A Fanti fertility figure,  The female fertility doll with typical ribbed neck and elongated head, honey colored patina with beads and metal earrings, The Fanti peop...

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...

Orisha Oko forged iron deity of fertility. Nigerian blacksmith artistry with sacred incised markings, forged iron tacks and iron banding over upper wood shaft. Orisha Oko is asked to...

A splendid large multi colored beaded fertility doll from the Fali of Cameroon The doll incorporating the combined features of a phallus and a child made from a wood central section...

A Finely carved Akuba made by the Ashanti People of Ghana and the Ivory Coast. It was worn by an expectant mother to protect her child.

Rare artwork by the tribe of Zulu in Africa, the native weapon to attack the enemy and animal, and protect oneself. It's a typical form to have a Cowhide Shield with Spear and Mallet...

Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.

Standing Akan Ghana female figure, early 20th century, Africa. Intense expression with large eyes. Female figure with one hand on her breast, representing presenting nourishment from...

Rare large twin faced Lega mask of the Bwami society in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), circa 1930s. This mask is very rare in that it is a large size ceremonial mask and would h...

African Dongon Tribal mask. Mali.

Early 20th century male baule figure, ivory coast, Africa A stylistically pleasing sculpture of a spiritual spouse (blolo bian) from the Baule culture. This excellent example is p...

Kota Reliquary of classic form. Brass and iron over wood. On an old base, with an old number label. Ex Estate of Willliam Kohler, Christies NY 'Important Tribal Art' Nov 20 1997.

The Senoufo people inhabit areas spanning southern Mali, southern Burkina Faso, and northern Côte d'Ivoire. They are organized around the poro, a male initiation system where young b...

Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geom...

“Scattered across the Ivory Coast, Mali and Burkina Faso, the million and a half Senufo tribespeople live principally off the fruits of agriculture and occasionally hunting. They in...

On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...

Traditionally, Kifwebe masks were created and worn by members of the secret masking society, Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe, of the Luba and the Songye People living in the central part of the Co...