African Asian Art and Furniture

This King Fisher Box was hand sculpted by the renowned artisan Sbusiso Ndaba and beautifully painted by Sabelo Nene both from South Africa. This exquisite ceramic creation stands 5 i...

Huge Massive Middle Eastern Arabian decorative brass hookah pipe Middle Eastern Arabian hookah, shisha water pipe with etched and embossed brass. This is ...

The XIX Dynasty of Ancient Egypt was part of the Egyptian New Kingdom and was founded by Vizier Ramasses I, whom Pharaoh Horemheb chose as his successor to the throne. The XIX Dynasty is best remembered for its military conquests in the lands of Canaan. The relative peace of the XVIII Dynasty gave way to a century of wars, which produced art that attempted to maintain ancestral traditions in order to claim its dynastic lineage and succession to the throne.This large serpentine statue tells of the prominence of administrative art during this period. The figure is an ushabti, a funerary statue that would have been placed in a tomb among the grave goods of the inhabitant, intended to act as a servant for the deceased in the afterlife. The ushabtis would be called upon to perform their menial tasks, each figure's purpose is often attested to by objects in their hands, such as bread-baker holding grain or farmer holding a scythe, and they would be donated by the workers of the deceased to fulfill their roles for them in death. Hieroglyphics could often also be found running the length of their legs giving further clues to their roles and stating whom they intended to work for. These inscriptions were called answers and asserted the figures readiness to be summoned to the gods work The practice of placing ushabtis inside tombs originated in the Old Kingdom, with the earliest evidence from the middle of the third millennium B.C. when they buried next to mummies[2]. They are normally miniature in size, of hard stones such as limestone, granite or serpentine (and occasionally of faience or bronze), and produced in multiples to provide the important deceased with an army of workers. Sometimes so many were produced that they world cover the entire surface floor of a tomb. Due to this commonness, many extant examples survive, in varying qualities, and as a collection of artifacts they provide a unique insight in to the fascinating death customs of the Ancient Egyptians, highlighting their very real belief in an eternal afterlife.This beautifully carved statue holds hoes and a seed sack, indicating they were destined for manual toil in the eternal afterlife amongst the fields growing grain to produce food for the interred. Another agricultural implement with crisscrossing ropes is tucked in to the back of the figure's kilt, making sure he is ready for any farming situation necessary. He wears a long-sleeved shirt with a long pleated kilt, which has a large over-fold and broad beaded collar. He also wears a double wig composed of zig-zags and echeloned curls, and his face has a slightly aquiline nose, with almond-shaped eyes a fixed, determined gaze.A column running the length of his over-fold contains five lines of hieroglyphic inscription that name the owner of the worker (Kenj), and recite chapter VI from the Ancient Egyptian Book of...

The Bindalli henna dress is a garment made for special occasions such as weddings. Bindallis were worn by the bride, and her female family and friends. Marked by elaborate floral designs bindallis were decorated with dival embroidery, a technique in which metallic threads are applied to the ground fabric and stitched down rather than sewn into the fabric. Most bindallis were long gown dresses, worn with matching slippers. Elegant Moroccan Ottoman style caftan, velvet embroidered with Turkish gold threads design all-over. This black maxi dress kaftan is embroidered and embellished with gold designs. One of a kind custom wedding Moroccan Ottoman style gown. The kaftan features a traditional neckline, with gently fluted embellished sleeves. Nice example of the traditional Turkish and North African women wedding dress. This luxury caftan is in perfect condition, dry cleaned and ready to wear. This is an Ottoman style wedding gown with metallic embroidered. The workmanship is incredibly fine. It makes an extraordinary piece for framing and displaying on a wall. Size large Measurements: Bust 42". Waist 42". Hips 48". Across shoulders 18"5. Sleeve length 21". Center back length 57". Jimmy Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Prince...

Moroccan Akhnif Berber hooded burnous cape in handwoven brown wool. Heavy Tribal traditional ethnic cape with hood handwoven in the High Atlas Mountains. Chocolate brown natural orga...

An exceptional and large pair of Islamic Middle Eastern ceramic tiles with Quran verses, 20th century. Each set with 35 ceramic tiles, measuring 6? x 6...

Beautiful ceramic sink hand painted inside and outside is symmetrical figures. Morocco, circa 2000.   

Antique Moroccan Moorish silk tapestry. Silk velvet cut designs, yellow, cream and blue, the panel consist on four arches with Islamic floral designs. Antique textiles from early 1900s. Each arch panel is 62" height x 26"5 wide. Antique silk prayer rug...

Elegant Moroccan caftan embroidered charcoal grey color with gold threads. Circa 1970s. This long maxi dress kaftan features a traditional Egyptian neckline, with side slits and embe...

Vintage Moroccan caftan, embroidered with gold threads. This purple chic Gypsy Bohemian kaftan is embroidered and embellished with gold designs. You could wear it closed or open li...

19th century Benin bronze. This finely chiseled bronze fellow stands 19 inches high. The Benin bronzes are a group of more than a thousand commemorativ...

Elegant vintage designer Moroccan kaftan, black velvet embroidered with Turkish gold threads design all-over. This black chic Gypsy Bohemian black velvet color maxi dress kaftan is e...