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Place of Origin: Ghanaian
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 Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Ashanti Bronze Ceremonial Staff Top Hoe with 3 Turtles, Ghana
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ashanti cast bronze ceremonial staff top in the shape of a hoe with 3 cast turtles, from Ghana.
It is in good condition with a deep patina and polish from traditional use, appropria...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool
By Akan Ashanti
Located in London, GB
A wonderful small early 20th century Ashanti tribal stool, headrest. Carved from a single piece of wood. Well worn and genuine tribal stool or headrest.
Category
1920s Tribal Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti tribal stool Ghana
By Akan Ashanti
Located in London, GB
An early to mid 20th century Ashanti tribal stool. An original piece which has been well used and not produced for the tourist industry. Carved from a single piece of wood.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Seated Female Figure on Stool Holding a Sword Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Seated female figure on classic Akan stool holding a sword. From the Ewe people of Ghana, West Africa. Created as three separate pieces that fit together for display, figure, stool ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Bronze Figurine, Asante People, Ghana, 1950s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Akan Ashanti cast bronze figurine. The Ashanti or Asante People from Ghana have a rich tradition of crafting bronze pieces to commemorate important figures from their culture or peop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Ashanti Bronze Figurine, Asante People, Ghana, 1950s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Akan Ashanti cast bronze figurine. The Ashanti or Asante People from Ghana have a rich tradition of crafting bronze pieces to commemorate important figures from their culture or peop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Group, Chief with Servants, Asante People, Ghana, 1950s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A cast bronze group presenting a tribal chief (king) with his servants. A musician with a drum, a person with a palm leaf, another one holding an umbrella to give shade and two guard...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Gold Dust Pot - Kuduo, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A beautiful bronze vessel, lidded ovoid pot on a circular support, made by the Asante People, Ghana. Nicely cast lid with 7 figures in the form of animals and reptiles are depicted o...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A beautiful bronze vessel, lidded pot on three legs, made by the Asante People, Ghana. Nicely cast lid with 4 reptiles and a bird. Several faces are depicted on the side of the vesse...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Early Classic Wood Ashanti Stool Circle Supporting Top, Ghana Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A well-loved traditional stool or seat from the Akan people of Ghana. The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
Carved wood Akuaba, sometimes known as an Ashanti doll or a Fanti doll.
Untouched condition with a beautiful natural age-related patina.
Akua'ba (sometim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Ceremonial Ashanti Ghana African Queens Wooden Stool mmaa dwa
Located in London, GB
An antique Ashanti ceremonial stool, carved from a single piece of wood. The up-curved seat stands on five supports, the central one pierced with small semi circles and the outer four supports carved, fretted.
In very good condition
Length 46cm
Height 34cm
Width 24cm
The origin of the Ashante culture can be found in the Akan ethnic groups that inhabited West Africa around Lake Volta and the Gulf of Guinea. The Asante formed a strong confederation that developed from the late 17th century, with the founding of the city of Kumasi, and whose economy was based on trade, gold mining and slave traffic. They are the most important and larger ethnic group in Ghana and was one of the few African states capable of resisting European imperialism.
Within the material heritage and furniture of the Ashante people, some of the most outstanding pieces are the ceremonial stools, being the Golden Stool...
Category
Early 1900s Tribal Antique Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Old Classic Wood Ashanti Fante Stool with Supporting Leopard Mid-20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Created in the early to mid-20th century, by an anonymous artist of the Akan people of Ghana, probably Ashanti (Asante) or Fanti (Fante).
What separates this stool from the standard ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Old Well Used Wood Ashanti Stool Hollow Cylinder Supporting Top Metal Repairs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The stool was loved by its owner, repaired in several places with decorated metal straps. It has an openwork, tiered lattice central post and four support posts. It has the older sty...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile/Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
This prestigious Kente cloth was handwoven on small hand held looms. The fabric has all been hand sewn to form a marvelous textile. These were originally m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Early Large Ashanti Polychrome Mother Drum, Ghana early 20th century Osei Bonsu
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This is a "Mother drum", Asante, Ghana. with polychrome paints, Circa 1935. In the style of the well-known carver Osei Bonsu (1900-1977).
Low relief imagery envelopes the body of t...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti tribal headrest
Located in London, GB
A good example of an African Ashanti tribal headrest. Ghana. Early to mid-twentieth century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Two Fine Yaka Ornamental Figural Wood Combs Cisakulo West Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Two Exquisite Yaka Figural Decorative Wooden Combs "Cisakulo".
These remarkable antique wooden combs feature handles adorned with geometric carvings the top depicting a standing female and the other comb a male figure.
The wooden hair combs are not only for the practical purpose of hair combing but also as items of decoration and adornment.
Within the Asante Akan Kingdom of West Africa, these combs held significant cultural value.
They were presented to women by family members and male admirers before and during courtship, and subsequently by husbands.
Elaborately carved with symbolic designs, these combs symbolize beauty, status, and good fortune in a woman's life.
Highly collectible pieces with minor signs of wear on the wood.
Dimensions: 11" in height by 2.75" in width.
Dimensions: 10" in height by 2.5" in width.
Early tribal African wood comb...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Wood Linguist Staff with Bird and Twisted Knots, Ghana 66 inches Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved painted wood Ashanti Linguist Staff with bird top and twisted knots forms. A staff like this was the symbol of office for the linguist, a traine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Painted Wooden African Mask & Snake
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Hand Painted Wooden African Mask & Snake
Dimensions on the snake are as follows 25'' long by 6.25'' tall roughly 1.5'' thick
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Fante People Asafo Flag in Yellow Cotton Appliqué Patterns, Ghana, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ghana, 1980's
Asafo flag in cotton applique patterns. Fante People.
Asafo Flags are created by the Fante people of Ghana. The flags are visual representations of military organisat...
Category
1980s Folk Art Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Ewe Ceremonial Raffia Dance Skirt with Shells, Ghana, 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ghana, Vintage
Ewe ceremonial dance skirt made of raffia, textile and decorated with shells.
H 45 x W 65 cm
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Textile, Raffia
Vintage Asafo Flag in Pink Cotton Appliqué Pattern by Fante People, Ghana, 1960s
By Fante People
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Kwamina Amoaku
Ghana, 1960s
Asafo flag in cotton applique patterns. Fante People.
Asafo Flags are created by the Fante people of Ghana. The flags are visual representations of mili...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
African Carved Gabon Mask No:2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Carved Gabon Mask No:1
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Carved Gabon Mask Set (2 pieces)
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Carved Gabon Mask Set (2 pieces)
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Carved Gabon Mask No:1
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Carved Gabon Mask No:2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Fante People Asafo Flag in Cotton Applique Patterns, Ghana, 1930-1950s
By Fante People
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ghana, 1930s-1950s
Asafo flag “The train is always ready to go” in cotton applique patters. Trains were a dramatic expression of power, regularity and reliability and as such were ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Early Twentieth-Century Prestige Elephant Stool
Located in London, GB
This impressive early twentieth-century stool, from the Ashanti culture in Ghana, depicts an elephant - an Ashanti symbol of power and strength. Finely carved from a heavy brown wood...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Asafo Banner
By Fante People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare example of an Asafo Banner from the Fante people of the Cape Coast of Ghana . The Asafo have been a highly militarised society long before the Europeans set foot ...
Category
1940s British Colonial Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Asafo Flag in Burgundy Appliqué Patterns by Fante People, Ghana, 1960s
By Fante People
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ghana, 1960's
Asafo flag in cotton applique patters. Fante People.
Asafo Flags are created by the Fante people of Ghana. The flags are visual representations of military organisati...
Category
1960s Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Late 20th Century African Carved Judicial Fang Masks
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of late 20th century African Judicial Fang carved masks.
Offered for sale is a pair of elongated carved Judicial Fang mask from Gabon. The long thin nose and white mineral pi...
Category
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Fante People Asafo Flag in Orange Cotton Appliqué Patterns, Ghana, 1970s
By Fante People
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ghana, 1970s
Asafo flag in cotton applique patterns. Fante People.
Asafo Flags are created by the Fante people of Ghana. The flags are visual representations of military organisat...
Category
1970s Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Traditional Ashanti African Chief’s velvet and gilt-wood Leopard crown on stand
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A traditional Ashanti Chief’s velvet and giltwood Leopard crown
Ghana, early 20th century
Diam. 17 cm (crown)
H. 27 cm (incl. stand)
Provenance:
Private collection, Paris
The s...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Ashanti African Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash on stand
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Ashanti Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash
Ghana, early 20th century
Diam. 20 cm (crown)
L. 128 cm (sash)
H. 102 cm (incl. stand)
Provenance:
Private coll...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Metallic Thread
Vintage Kwamina Amoaku Asafo Flag in Cotton Appliqué Pattern, Ghana, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Kwamina Amoaku
Ghana, 1960's
Fante Asafo flag in cotton applique patterns. Fante People.
Asafo Flags are created by the Fante people of Ghana. The flags are visual representations...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Ewe Kente
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a fine piecevof Kente Textile from the Ewe people of the Volta region of Ghana. Woven from handspun cotton and natural dyes. This is a prestige cloth worn by a high ranking Elder of the Ewe people. The pattern denotes the individuals high status within the community with the dark blue background indicating the wisdom and knowledge of the owner. This piece will date from the 1930's and is in very fine condition. Ewe Kente...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
African Tribal Art Antique Ancient Koma Terracotta Ghana Abstract Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A striking abstract modelled terracotta figural torso the expressive visage gesticulating with open singing mouth and beard and ridged coiffure carrying a object on his back, in heavy solid terracotta with red pigment A splendid and rare example of ancient abstract art.
Size: H 8.5 " W 5 W 2.5 . 22x12 x6cm on included high quality custom metal stand. overall height including stand 13.5 " , 35 cm
West Africa, Ghana, Koma Land culture, 13th to 16th century CE
Ex Anthony Powell...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Archaic African Mortar Made from Ironwood
Located in Vienna, AT
This very massive, exceptional mortar is hand carved from a lovely rust couloured iron wood. It was made in the 19th century on the African continent, possibly in Ghana. The bowl's s...
Category
19th Century Archaistic Antique Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Akan Ceremonial Brass Bronze Lidded Container with Figures Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine repousse and cut sheet brass or bronze lidded treasure box from the Akan people of Ghana, West Africa, 20th century. Images include human figures, sandals, swords, and animals. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Striking Large Abstract Adan Figure Arm Up, Ghana, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The largest Adan shrine figure we have ever seen at 27 1/2 inches high. Usually Adan figures are a third of this size or less. At this scale the sculptural skill of Adan artists is f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Nafana Bedu Large Moon Plank Zoomorphic Geometric Wood Sculpure Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, quite large and heavy, colorful Bedu plank mask by the Nafana (Senufo) tribe who reside in the central north-west of Ghana and the north-east of...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early Wood Ashanti Stool Reclining Figure Supporting Top, Ghana Mid 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts and columns, or, as in this case, figural, wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Brightly Coloured Ewe Cloth
Located in London, GB
An early and rare weft faced Ewe cloth woven in strops of brightly coloured red, blue, yellow cream, lime green and ivory.
A great example, large size. Con...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Carved Antique African Leopard Ashanti Style Stool.
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti style leopard stool.
Animal leopard stool hand-carved wood from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Akan Ceremonial Brass Bronze Plate With Mudfish and Adinkra Symbols Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely worked Akan ceremonial brass plate with hammered designs of a mudfish in center and Adinkra symbols in rim. With wear, some holes in bottom.
Field collected in Ghana in 2002....
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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 Folk Art
African Akan Terracotta Commemorative Memorial Portrait Head Ghana Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
West African Akan Terracotta Commemorative memorial portrait Head Ghana
Terracotta with red slip 8 1/2 x 7 inches, 21.5 x 18 cm,
Period 19th century or earlier.
Provence : jean Dave...
Category
19th Century Antique Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Strong Cubist Lobi Standing Figure One Arm Out Ghana, Africa Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely carved large geometric figure from the Lobi, of Ghana and Burkina Faso, dating from the early to mid-20th century. It has a captivating intense gaze and one arm folded on ches...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique African Queens Throne Seat
Located in Lambertville, NJ
African Ashanti queens royalty bench. The throne seat is carved from one piece of wood with its original patination to the finish. Extraordinary style and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Baule Female Figure African Sculpture
By Baule Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
A fine old Baule carving, with a rich golden brown surface patina.
Category
Early 1900s Tribal Antique Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Indigo Blue and White Ewe Kente Cloth African Textile
Located in New York, NY
This African men's Ewe Kenta cloth is woven in very fine cotton with highlights of red and yellow over two different shades of indigo and natural white. It...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Purple with Yellow African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile, Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
This African Men's Ewe Kente cloth has a light aubergine purple background with highlights of orange, yellow, light green, light blue and dark blue amongst...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ghanaian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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