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Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
Ethiopian Bronze Hanging Coptic Censer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural bronze object is a 19th-century liturgical censer, or thurible, used for guided prayer and ritual ceremony within the Coptic O...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Religious Items

Materials

Bronze

Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
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1940s Arts and Crafts Vintage Sub-Saharan African Religious Items

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Bronze

Post World War II South African Hebrew Inscribed Metal School Supply Box
Located in New York, NY
Metal school supply box sent by the South Africa Jewish Wars Appeal to the Wels displaced persons (DP) camp in Austria, 1947. Painted blue and white with th...
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1940s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Religious Items

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Metal

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Located in Eindhoven, NL
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A wooden and ivory stethoscope, France 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
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A wooden and ivory stethoscope, France 1850.
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Edwardian Diminutive Post Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oak box with brass Royal Georgian plaque on top, pick up times on the front. The brass lock and key affixed to the door.
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Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique Sub-Saharan African Religious Items

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Fine Antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Snuff Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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Fine Antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Snuff Box
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H 1.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.7 in
Antique & Stunning, Hand Carved Wood Sacred Heart of Christ Sculpture by Geldorp
Located in Lisse, NL
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Spanish, 1850s Fair Carousel Wooden Dog
Located in Marbella, ES
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Spanish, 1850s Fair Carousel Wooden Dog
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$2,755
H 29.53 in W 39.38 in D 5.12 in
Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Exquisite Victorian Shell Cameo, c. 1850
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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19th c. Bronze, Rosewood and Ebony Try Squares c.1850-1890
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Bronze primitive Christian crucifix "Nkangi Kiditu" made by Bakongo people DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
This crucifix, cast in solid bronze, is known as a Nkangi Kiditu, qui signifie « Christ protecteur », and is from the Kongo people of the Congo. Christ is portrayed with his head inclined to the left, his eyes closed and his mouth shut. The right ankle over the left, with a small loin cloth cast, the nipples marked and with radiating geometric patterns to denote his ribs and hair. The Christ figure is stylized, the face severely abstracted and hands and feet treated as fanlike forms.The Portuguese presence in the coastal regions of west Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries saw the local tribal people absorb European influence. The Kingdom of Kongo, founded in the 14th century, has some of the earliest Christian influence in sub-Saharan Africa. The conversion to Christianity in 1512 of King Alfoso I of the Kongo saw the subsequent creation by Kongolese bronze casters of Christian crucifixes...
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Ethiopian Bronze Coptic Cross, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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