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Place of Origin: Beninese
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 Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By People from Benin
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...
Category
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
Bronze Headdress "God of Thunder" - Protection, Yoruba People, 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Forged bronze headdress or kind of crown/tiara "God of Thunder" which was used for protection. The size is slightly changeable, as the headdress bronze band is open on one side. Yoru...
Category
1930s 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Coconut
Cast Bronze Bell, Benin, 1940s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Heavy traditional Benin cast bronze bell with fine decorative bead ornaments on the shoulder and a nice deep and full sound. These bells were used to summon palace slaves. The bell h...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Beninese Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
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