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Rare Gold Ashanti Royal Bracelet from Jacaranda Tribal
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent gold bracelet was made for Ashanti royalty.
The Ashanti Kingdom's wealth was significantly based on gold-mining and trading in gold, as well as agriculture. The ki...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Materials
Gold
African Lidded Vessel, Congo
Located in New York, NY
The Shi peoples are agriculturalists living on the shores of Lake Kivu in D.R. Congo. Artistically they are best known for their distinctively carved cups and pitchers...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Hawaiian Food Platter
Located in New York, NY
A well-aged meat platter (pa laau) from the Hawaiian Islands. The shallow, warmly colored dish was carved from a single, slender plank of wood, likely from the Artocarpus altilis, or...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
19th Century Original Photograph of Camps Bay, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
A rare original albumen print of Camps Bay, South Africa.
Category
Antique 19th Century South African Photography
20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning Fante asafo flag.
Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag.
Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
19th Century Original Photograph of Beja Warriors, Sudan
Located in New York, NY
An original 19th century albumen studio portrait of two Beja warriors from Sudan.
The Beja are a group of nomadic shepherds who live scattered across the desert regions of Sudan, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Sudanese Photography
Rare Gabonese African Harp
Located in New York, NY
A rare figurative harp from made by the Vuvi or Tsogo people of Gabon. It is an instrument traditionally played by young men and boys. These rare instruments are well known for their...
Category
20th Century Gabonese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Siberian Eskimo Pipe, Alaska
Located in New York, NY
Siberian Eskimo people were introduced to tobacco in the 17th century, acquiring it from European traders in exchange for furs. Pipes based on European models, such as this example, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Leather, Hide
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