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Place of Origin: Beninese
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language.
Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head.
The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
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1950s Tribal Vintage Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Cast Bronze Relief Plaque from Benin, 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Intriguing cast bronze relief plaque from Benin, showing three guardians.
The plaque was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes but was made in the 20th century. The plaque is cast in b...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s
Located in ROUEN, FR
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s.
Small African stone statuette, standing at 11 cm tall, depicting a man's head and neck, resembling a t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag, Sculpture, West Africa
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag West Africa
early-mid 20th century.
leather and shell details.
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Statue of a Juju Man, Benin, 1930s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Statues of Juju Man or shamans were used for ceremonies connected with religious beliefs and magical practices. The general understanding of their meaning as including a supernatural...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Benin Carved Coconut with Provenance, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unique antique African Benin carved coconut box presented to Mr Morris by J Morford, Education Nigeria. The coconut is relief carved with vario...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Coconut
Beninese Bronze and Rope Bust
Located in Miami, FL
Created in Benin some time during the late 19th Century, and acquired at the Albert F. Gordon Tribal Arts Gallery in New York in the early 1970s, this is a bronze cast bust embellish...
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Old Yoruba or Fon Cup Carrier - Nigeria - Benin - Before 1920
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique Cup Bearer of the Fon people - Benin / Kingdom of Dahomey
Period: 19th Century / before 1920.
Beautiful patina of use !!!
Length: 29 cm (without the base)
Very good condition...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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