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Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
Imperial Topaz from Zambia // 26g
Located in New York, NY
This impressive Imperial Topaz from Zambia weighs a substantial 26 grams. Its vibrant color and clarity make it a standout piece for any gem enthusiast. Key Features: Dimensions: 4,...
Category

2010s Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Ceramic Tiger Sculpture , Hand Made And Painted In South Africa
By Imvelo Natural Arts
Located in North Miami, FL
Discover the Ceramic Tiger Sculpture from Imvelo Natural Art, a breathtaking representation of wildlife artistry from South Africa. Hand-sculpted by Bernard and hand-painted by Pales...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Carved-Stone 'Hear No Evil' Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
Tribal Carved-Stone ‘Hear No Evil’ Sculpture. Republic of Congo, circa late 19th Century.
Category

Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Stone

African Madonna and Child Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture by Makengo B, Congo
By Par Makengo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Signed African Madonna and Child – Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture by Makengo B, Congo, circa 1950 A powerful hand-carved wooden sculpture from Congo, signed “Par Makengo B”, dating to...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Cerussite Sixling Twin From Tsumeb Mine, Namibia // 64.72 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This genuine sixling twin or cerussite gem crystals twinned on all axes to form a twinned cluster with six points comes out of the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia. Gem-...
Category

2010s Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Genuine Polished Malachite and Azurite Freeform (10 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This large, museum-quality piece of freeform Bulls-eye Malachite with Blue Azurite, is hand-polished and sourced from Zaire. This collectors specimen is a rare combination of the two...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Malachite

Love Art Ceramics Chameleon Coin Dish, hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
This charming ceramic Chameleon coin dish captures the essence of African wildlife and culture with its intricate design. Hand-painted by Jabu Nene and sculpted by Nathi at Love Art ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Botryoidal Malachite From Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in New York, NY
From Shaba Copper Belt, Katanga (Shaba) Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) A sculptural botryoidal formation of solid velvety green malachite from the famous copper m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). 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 African beadwork...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood, Fabric

Figure of ancestress "Jonyeleni" in wood Bamana Art MaliThird Quarter of the 20th cent
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
A figure of remarkable formal harmony and compactness with large rounded breasts that allude to fertility and nurturing capacity, but also to the loveliness of the girl that promotes...
Category

1980s Other Vintage Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Dioptase on Plancheite and Calcite
Located in New York, NY
This landscape of the sky blue copper silicate mineral plancheite features generously sized, lustrous and deeply pigmented dioptase crystals emerging from mounds of sparkling, snowy ...
Category

2010s Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Blue Celestite Cluster From Sankoany, Ketsepy Mahajanga, Madagascar (50 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This unique Madagascan Blue Celestite Cluster exhibits large, gem crystals of remarkable quality, featuring prism faces and sharp chisel-terminations - surpassing the average blue-gr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Spessartine Garnet Crystal from Loliondo, Arusha, Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
From Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha, Tanzania Large trapezohedral crystal of transparent orange spessartine garnet with no matrix attached. Has lustrous faces with ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Kote Kono a African Puppets from Mali
Located in Paris, FR
African Puppets Kote Kono A, this "Kote Kono" animal puppets depicting the hornbill bird with a large beak during the Sogobo ceremony. This ancestral tradition continues in the region of Segou in Mali, along the Niger River and more particularly in the Bozo ethnic group. It is an opportunity to regroup the different villages and give rise to musical and theatrical performances whose highlight is the puppet show...
Category

1950s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Blue Celestite Cluster From Sankoany, Ketsepy Mahajanga, Madagascar (11.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This unique Madagascan Blue Celestite Cluster exhibits large, gem crystals of remarkable quality, featuring prism faces and sharp chisel-terminations - surpassing the average blue-gr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

African Adja Protective Spirit Figures Aklama Twins
Located in Point Richmond, CA
African Adja protective spirit figures Aklama twins. Togo, Africa. Wood, pigment. 20th Century Left: 8 x 1.75 x 0.5 / 20 x 4.5 x 1 cm. Right: 7.75 x 1.75 x 0.5 in. / 19.5 x 4....
Category

20th Century Other Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Botryoidal Malachite From Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in New York, NY
From Shaba Copper Belt, Katanga (Shaba) Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) A sculptural botryoidal formation of solid velvety green malachite from the famous copper m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Large Figurative African Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Ceramic Vessel or Jar
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a wonderful piece likely made by the Mangetu tribe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is finely detailed and quite large and hefty. These pieces were originally made...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Small Carved Wood 'Luba' Statue
Located in Washington, DC
Hand-Carved Wood 'Luba' Fertility Statue. Democratic Republic of the Congo, circa 1970.
Category

1970s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ethnodesign collection of 12 old Dogon wooden Grannery locks fon stand from Mali
Located in Leuven , BE
These door locks were generally used to protect houses and granaries.Bamana doorlocks range from the abstract and symbolic to representations of ancestors. They are usually larger an...
Category

20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Ethnic Design-Terraccotta Jug in the shape of a male, Tshokwe People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
This vessel is a striking example of anthropomorphic design, clearly incorporating human characteristics into its form. The upper section features a finely detailed human face, compl...
Category

Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Polished Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (10 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 10 lb AAA quality Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, providing a high...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

African Gemsbok "Oryx Gazella" Antelope Shoulder Mount, 20th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
African Gemsbok Oryx Gazella shoulder mount. The antelope is native to the arid regions of South Africa such as the Kalahari Desert, 20th century.
Category

20th Century Sporting Art Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Fur, Wood

Chrysocolla With Malachite
Located in New York, NY
Featuring a visually stunning crystallization of Chrysocolla over Malachite. This almost Teal blue piece shows a pattern of blue Chrysocolla over a deep green malachite - both copper minerals often found growing together but no mistaking this piece is far from common! , making for a unique cabinet size combination specimen with mesmerizing color that is certain to brighten up and add interest to your home decor or your Mineral cabinet...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Malachite

Ethnic Design-Authentic Female Fertility figure “Yanda", Zande People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
Female Fertility figure “Yanda", Zande People, DRC, Old collection n° 394 Baudouin de Grunne . This highly abstract fertility bust, characterized by a prominent belly, is sculpted fr...
Category

19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Bamileke Throne Stool with Leopard
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Bamileke throne made with wood, coated with jute, embroidered with polychrome glass beads, cowrie snails, embroidery with glass beads that are missing in some areas. In the Grassfiel...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Sculptural tribal chair from Ethiopia in the early 20th century, circa 1900
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Sculptural tribal chair from Ethiopia in the early 20th century. Made up of pieces of wood joined by archaic fasteners of the same wood and animal (probably goat) leather strips on t...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather, Wood

The Sable and Rabbit rider sculpture, Hand made in South Africa
By Zimele Ceramics
Located in North Miami, FL
Sable & Rabbit Rider Sculpture Handmade Ceramic – One of a Kind This whimsical ceramic sculpture features a wide-eyed rabbit clutching the curled horns of a graceful sable antelope,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Botryoidal Malachite From Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in New York, NY
From Shaba Copper Belt, Katanga (Shaba) Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) A sculptural botryoidal formation of solid velvety green malachite from the famous copper m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Prestige and Tradition: The Mounted Ashetu Hat of the Bamum and Bamileke People
Located in New York, NY
Adorned with spiked braids, this prestigious custom mounted Ashetu hat embodies the cultural significance of the Bamum and Bamileke people of Cameroon, Central Africa, who revered th...
Category

20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Glass Beaded Parrot Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Glass beaded parrot sculpture ambitiously crafted with glass beads and perched on a custom wood, brass, and Lucite stand.
Category

20th Century British Colonial Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). 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 African beadwork is a fertility doll...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. These forms most probably we owned by a f...
Category

1930s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1950s South African Scrimshaw Ostrich Egg by Late Chief Sipho Ndldvu
Located in Marbella, ES
Original 1950s South African scrimshaw ostrich egg by late chief Sipho Ndlvu depicting a pair of elephants.
Category

Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Ostrich Eggshell

Genuine Hand-Carved Orbicular Jasper Sphere // 3.96 Lb
Located in New York, NY
This rare variety of Jasper is known for small, orb-like markings and often boasts vivid natural patterns in a rainbow of colors. This 3.96-pound piece from Madagascar where much of ...
Category

2010s Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Ceramic Pumpkin , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Love Art Ceramics, a talented group of African artists, has created this lovely pumpkin, a one-of-a-kind piece crafted and painted entirely by hand by two artists. Featuring a beauti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Green Verdite Shona Sculpture (28.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Large Green Verdite Shona-style Sculpture of a mother and child. Shona artists are masters of the bust sculpture. This large piece is typical of the Sub-Saharan Shona style. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Other

Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Iron

African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood. Headrests held great value to North Western nomadic pastoral tribes of Kenya as they have ...
Category

20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

Polished Petrified Wood Sphere from Madagascar (8.5", 31.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality, center-of-a-choice petrified wood sphere from Madagascar. This incredible specimen is shaped from a solid piece of petrified wood. Hand-polished to a mirrored finish. It has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of brown, red, and orange. Fossilized Petrified Wood, which is also known as Agatized Wood...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Petrified Wood

1990s Pair of Wood And Shells Beaded Namji Dolls On Wood Bases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Pair of Wood And Shells Beaded Namji Dolls Made with wood, beads and cowrie shells Metal Earings Some cracks in the shells on top of the head
Category

1990s Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood, Beads

Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon. Private collection Brussels The raffia splint is covered with cloth and c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Beads, Burlap

Descloizite From Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
From Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia This specimen has lustrous and transparent dark-brown Descloizite crystals in a intergrown formation with sharp bevel...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Polished Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (30 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 30 lb AAA quality polished geode egg with druzy inside from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, provi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chi wara is a ritual headdress used by the Bambara people in Mali. Portrayed as both male or female figures Chi ware is associated with agriculture. This larg...
Category

Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Polished Petrified Wood Sphere from Madagascar (5.5", 7.3 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand polished petrified wood sphere from Madagascar. It has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of brown, yellow, and orange. Fossilized Petrified Wood, which is also known as Agatized...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Other

Spessartine Garnet Crystal from Loliondo, Arusha, Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
From Nani Hill, Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha, Tanzania Large trapezohedral crystal of transparent orange spessartine garnet with no matrix attached. Has lustrous faces with ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ceremonial comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo Made of palm leaf midribs, this large, graphic comb has a pinched waist and is held together with finely wrapped wire. Presented o...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Large Genuine Polished Ocean Jasper Freeform '75.4 Lbs'
Located in New York, NY
Museum quality, huge hand-polished free-form specimen, made from a solid piece of natural Madagascan Ocean Jasper. This large piece has an amazing pattern with beautiful hues of gree...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal

Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Wood

Cheetah Stretching Ingwe FoundryS31 Bronze Sculpture Maquette 3/15 Monogram BMR
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Bronze study of a stretching cheetah. RHS under the belly bearing Ingwe Foundry stamp, ‘S31’ or ‘S3I’, Edition 3/15, monogram BMR. Artist unknown. I have been unsuccessfully resarching who the artist could be. The stretching pose of the cheetah is contemplative with a graceful, ease and content expression suggesting its attunement and hierarchy within the landscape and the animal world. Its power is conveyed with a noble quality in the pose, the sleek form and the sinewy musculature. Beautifully handworked with rich brown patina. Almost certainly inspired by the work of Dylan Lewis...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (265 grams
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Lustrous transparent deep-green dioptase crystals lining a shallow cavity in brown matrix. The dioptase crystals look be...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Giant Genuine Polished Ocean Jasper Freeform from Madagascar '72.6 lbs'
Located in New York, NY
Huge, museum quality beautiful polished ocean Jasper freeform from Madagascar. This piece has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of green, white, brown and white druzy quartz cryst...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Other

Polished Ocean Jasper Heart from Madagascar (18.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Polished Ocean Jasper Heart from Madagascar consists of a distinct pattern of "orbs" on a striking striped background. It produces a calming effect, clearing away nega...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Other

Set of Four Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staffs, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, these iron...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Iron

African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood. Headrests held great value to North Western nomadic pastoral tribes of Kenya as they have ...
Category

20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

Malachite from Katanga 'Shaba' Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo'Zaire'
Located in New York, NY
From Shaba Copper Belt, Katanga (Shaba) Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) A sculptural velvet botryoidal formation of solid velvety green malachite from the famou...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Malachite

Old Wooden Decorative Bamana Storage Room Lock
Located in Leuven , BE
An old classic Bamana lock , decorated with engraved lines, representing antilope horns ,legs bent appearing at the bottom and a beautiful dark patina a...
Category

20th Century Sub-Saharan African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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