Nigerian Furniture

Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th century Provenance: - Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich (purchased in the 1980s or 1990s)

Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costu...

Terracotta head remnant on tapered wood base

A fine Idoma Headdress, ungulali, rising from a flaring conical base with holes around the rim for attachment, the first tier of three stylized faces with tapering chins, parted lips...

The Afo Bridal Currency was used in Nigeria until the early 1940s. This is also known as a "Chenkrom." Now mounted on a bronze stand.

Anang/Ibibio Ekpo cult Ancestor dance Mask , Anang/Ibibio People ,Nigeria Maud et René Garcia Paris-Harrie Heinemans Collection Museum Berg & Dal-1984 Martin Lagrain AHDRC ao-...

Akan Terracotta Commemorative head of an ancestor , Akan People, Ghana Willem Geyskens 1977 Terracotta with granular black engobe. Portrait of a woma...

Top of a scepter sculptured in bronze alloy finial with two identical faces on both sides. Nice natural use patina. Base included in the price.

Terracotta head remnant on tapered wood base

A tall hand-carved statue of a dancer "Queen Dancer" crafted by the Egba People, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, circa 1950s. The statue is hand-carved in a rather rough way, not very...

A low slung African stargazer chair carved from one piece of wood, having three (3) legs.

Used as forms of currency, they could also serve as a musical or ritual object. Displayed on a custom mount.

Nigerian currency crafted by the Fulani tribe. Outlawed in the 19th century by Colonel Phelps. The unusual forms and sizes of ethnographic currencies...

This 19th century harvest African currency is from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. It looks something like an animal and reminds of a crocodile. One of the end sections is slatted so as to...

A pair of African Mumuye rain wands on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal rain wands originate from the Mumuye peoples of West Africa, Nigeria. These forged-iron wands were utilized by the Mumuye shamans in rain-making ceremonies where they would place the bottom ends in small holes dug into the earth, and symbolically petition the gods for rain. This pair of Mumuye rain wands are each presented upon custom black iron stands, making a great pair of decorative objects...

A hand carved Nigerian tribal mask with bent metal and nail head ornamentation