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African Tribal Benin Brass Armlets Nigeria Antique Jewelry
African Tribal Benin Brass Armlets Nigeria Antique Jewelry

African Tribal Benin Brass Armlets Nigeria Antique Jewelry

Located in London, GB

Benin brass Armlets or Anklets A pair of heavy Brass armlets with three rows of cowrie shells, Certainly a well worn pair one slightly twisted. They have been cleaned at some point. Rare pieces. Benin 19th century and earlier. For similar pair see re thinking pit Pitt Rivers pit rivers museum online collection Oxford UK.

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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Magnificent Benin Oba And His Queen Cast Bronzes, Lost Wax Method, Nigeria
Magnificent Benin Oba And His Queen Cast Bronzes, Lost Wax Method, Nigeria

Magnificent Benin Oba And His Queen Cast Bronzes, Lost Wax Method, Nigeria

By People from Benin

Located in Rothley, Leicestershire

Outstanding Benin Oba and his Queen, Lost Wax 'Bronze' Sculptures from the late 20th century Superbly cast and highly decorative contemporary pieces, not historical The centuries ol...

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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts

Materials

Bronze

Ebony Benin Kingdom, Bust Carving Of A Young Nigerian Warrior, 1970's
Ebony Benin Kingdom, Bust Carving Of A Young Nigerian Warrior, 1970's

Ebony Benin Kingdom, Bust Carving Of A Young Nigerian Warrior, 1970's

By People from Benin

Located in Rothley, Leicestershire

Hand carved ebony hardwood bust of a young Benin warrior Traditionally carved Benin artistry Circa 1970 Height 10.75 inch, Width 5.5 inch, Depth 2.75 inc...

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Late 20th Century Beninese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ebony

Vintage African Bronze Rooster Figurine Ife Benin Nigeria Primitive Folk Art
Vintage African Bronze Rooster Figurine Ife Benin Nigeria Primitive Folk Art

Vintage African Bronze Rooster Figurine Ife Benin Nigeria Primitive Folk Art

By People from Benin

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

This striking vintage bronze rooster sculpture is a fine example of African tribal artistry, originating from the cultural regions of Ife and Benin in Nigeria. Crafted with a primiti...

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Vintage 1940s Beninese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Ife Woman Head Sculpture, Tribal Cast, Benin, Mid-20th Century
Bronze Ife Woman Head Sculpture, Tribal Cast, Benin, Mid-20th Century

Bronze Ife Woman Head Sculpture, Tribal Cast, Benin, Mid-20th Century

Located in Bochum, NRW

Bronze Ife Woman Head Oba Edo Benin City Yoruba. The Bronze Head from Ife, or Ife Head, is one of eighteen copper alloy sculptures that were unearthed in 1938...

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Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Bronze ceremonial jug from Benin (late 19th - early 20th century)
Bronze ceremonial jug from Benin (late 19th - early 20th century)

Bronze ceremonial jug from Benin (late 19th - early 20th century)

Located in Oostende, BE

Bronze ceremonial jug from Benin (late 19th - early 20th century) with intricate details and bold animal motifs.

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Antique Late 19th Century Beninese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs
Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs

Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs

$2,615Sale Price / set|50% Off

Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs

Located in Pasadena, TX

Pair of Bronze Jaguar Cubs 6ʺW × 32ʺD × 20ʺH

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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

African Nigerian Benin Yoruba Warrior Oba King Bronze Head Bust Sculpture
African Nigerian Benin Yoruba Warrior Oba King Bronze Head Bust Sculpture

African Nigerian Benin Yoruba Warrior Oba King Bronze Head Bust Sculpture

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful, bronze bust/head sculpture of the Benin warrior Oba King, the first ruling King Father of the 16th century Kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria) which was one of Afr...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Decorative African Antelope Sculpture from the Tribal People of Benin
Decorative African Antelope Sculpture from the Tribal People of Benin

Decorative African Antelope Sculpture from the Tribal People of Benin

By People from Benin

Located in Miami, FL

Intricately hand-crafted African antelope, Benin tribal sculpture. Details in hand-hammered bronze on wood small pieces attached with small nails and numerous carvings. This object form is one of the best-known examples of Benin art, created from the thirteenth century onwards, by the Edo people, which also included other sculptures in brass, including some famous portrait heads and smaller pieces of art. Cast bronze. Tribal African Art...

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20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Mid Century Modern Bull Sculpture, Style Of Benin
Bronze Mid Century Modern Bull Sculpture, Style Of Benin

Bronze Mid Century Modern Bull Sculpture, Style Of Benin

Located in Toledo, OH

This bronze bull sculpture is done in the style of Benin. The neck and backside of the bull is ornately decorated. Horn to tail this piece is 16.5" long, 2.75" deep and 11.5" tall. T...

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20th Century Unknown Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Memorial Statue of The Fon People, Benin
Bronze Memorial Statue of The Fon People, Benin

Bronze Memorial Statue of The Fon People, Benin

Located in Beerse, VAN

This memorial statue is an example of traditional African metalwork from the Benin Kingdom, present-day Nigeria, known for its historic bronze and brass sculptures made using the los...

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Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood
Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood

Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood

Located in Rothley, Leicestershire

Fascinating detailed Olokun head from the Kingdom of Ife in Western Nigeria. Hand carved hardwood face with almond shaped eyes, neck creases and astounding facial incisions Circa 1...

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Late 20th Century Beninese Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Hardwood

Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag, Sculpture, West Africa
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag, Sculpture, West Africa

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.

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Vintage 1950s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Solid Bronze 44 Figurines African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair
Solid Bronze 44 Figurines African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair

Solid Bronze 44 Figurines African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair

Located in Rockaway, NJ

This decorative bronze chair consists of 44 full-figure sculptures. It is made in a style that consciously references pieces from Benin Cameroon West African cultures.

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20th Century Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Vintage African Primitive Carved Ebony Wood Benin Bust Head Sculpture Table Lamp
Vintage African Primitive Carved Ebony Wood Benin Bust Head Sculpture Table Lamp

Vintage African Primitive Carved Ebony Wood Benin Bust Head Sculpture Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage African (Nigerian) Primitive Carved Ebony Wood Benin Bust Head Sculpture Form Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 27" H (to finial) x 18" H (to light socket) x ...

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Mid-20th Century Primitive Table Lamps

Materials

Ebony

African tribal bronze sculpture - circa 1960
African tribal bronze sculpture - circa 1960

African tribal bronze sculpture - circa 1960

Located in PARIS, FR

Unique bronze sculpture of a female warrior on a horse Africa circa 1960 On a later marble base Very Nice details

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Vintage 1960s Beninese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Patinated Memorial Cast 23.5" Bronze Benin Bust
Large Patinated Memorial Cast 23.5" Bronze Benin Bust

Large Patinated Memorial Cast 23.5" Bronze Benin Bust

Located in Pasadena, TX

Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century From the Benin Tribe of Africa comes this beautiful bronze head

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20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts

Materials

Bronze

Antique Engraving of Houses of Benin in Africa, 1748
Antique Engraving of Houses of Benin in Africa, 1748

Antique Engraving of Houses of Benin in Africa, 1748

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Maisons de Benin - Huizen in Benin‘. This print depicts houses of Benin, executions & sidesaddle method of horseback riding. Originates from a Dutch edition of ...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Bronze Sculpture of a Water Buffalo with Ox-Pecker Birds, 1960s, Benin Style
Bronze Sculpture of a Water Buffalo with Ox-Pecker Birds, 1960s, Benin Style

Bronze Sculpture of a Water Buffalo with Ox-Pecker Birds, 1960s, Benin Style

Located in London, GB

A fantastic bronze sculpture of a water buffalo, hosting her friendly ox-pecker birds. Benin style art and she is fabulous! Please take a look at all our pictures to see the detai...

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Vintage 1960s Beninese Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Princess Yenenga Of Ouagadougou On Horseback - Cast Bronze West African Figure
Princess Yenenga Of Ouagadougou On Horseback - Cast Bronze West African Figure

Princess Yenenga Of Ouagadougou On Horseback - Cast Bronze West African Figure

Located in Rothley, Leicestershire

Princess Yenenga, founder of the Mossi Empire, from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, bronze West African sculpture from the late 20th century This is a contemporary piece, not historical ...

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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Moment Painting, Realist Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed
Moment Painting, Realist Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed

Moment Painting, Realist Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed

By Taiwo Samuel Olutimileyin

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The journey is never-ending. There is always going to be growth, improvement, and adversity; you just have to take it all in and do what’s right, continue to grow, and continue to live in the moment. This painting "Moment" depicts the feelings and actions of the mind. There is a moment in life in which we tend to put all differences and difficulties aside. Putting a pause to the challenges of life. At this point in time the mind and heart of free from worries. This act helps to put a person in a deep state of self-awareness coupled with the clues and directions to be taken. This element in the painting symbolizes the process of the mind. The compass is for guidelines and directions. The clock signifies the state of actualization putting in place the solution to the worries of the mind. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Taiwo Samuel Olutimileyin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Village in Benin Africa - African American Artist Paints Africa in the 1970s
Village in Benin Africa - African American Artist Paints Africa in the 1970s

Village in Benin Africa - African American Artist Paints Africa in the 1970s

Located in Miami, FL

This is a Post-Post-Impressionist, Post-Expressionist, Post- Fauve depiction of a West African landscape by an African American artist. It is characterized by flat pattens of bold co...

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1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Photographic Paper

1960 Vide Poche Sculpture in Wood , Head of Woman
1960 Vide Poche Sculpture in Wood , Head of Woman

1960 Vide Poche Sculpture in Wood , Head of Woman

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

African Vide Poche and sculpture, withan woman head, in wood, 1960 ashtray, sculpture in wood.

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Vintage 1960s Beninese Minimalist Ashtrays

Materials

Wood

Fulani Bapteme Ceremony by John Kenny.  Portrait, C-type Print with Face-Mount

Fulani Bapteme Ceremony by John Kenny. Portrait, C-type Print with Face-Mount

Located in Coltishall, GB

One bright sunny morning in northern Benin my guide and I set off on a moped across remote dirt roads in the hope of finding wandering Fulani that might take us to visit their villag...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Fulani Bapteme Ceremony by John Kenny.  36 x 24" portrait with Acrylic Mount
Fulani Bapteme Ceremony by John Kenny.  36 x 24" portrait with Acrylic Mount

Fulani Bapteme Ceremony by John Kenny. 36 x 24" portrait with Acrylic Mount

Located in Coltishall, GB

One bright sunny morning in northern Benin my guide and I set off on a moped across remote dirt roads in the hope of finding wandering Fulani that might take us to visit their villag...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Mawu's Gaze (goddess, associated with the Sun and Moon in Dahomey mythology)
Mawu's Gaze (goddess, associated with the Sun and Moon in Dahomey mythology)

Mawu's Gaze (goddess, associated with the Sun and Moon in Dahomey mythology)

Located in New Orleans, LA

Rudolph Taylor created this single color lithograph at Tamarind Institute in PTP. It was printed by Emery Spina in an edition of 15. This is impression #8. Mawu-Lisa is a creator goddess, associated with the Sun and Moon in Dahomey mythology. In some myths, she is the wife of the male god Lisa. Mahu and Lisa are the children of Nana Buluku, and are the parents of Xevioso, The Kingdom of Dahomey was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional power in the 18th century by conquering key cities...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Whidahs (Quidah) - Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Whidahs (Quidah) - Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)

Whidahs (Quidah) - Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)

Located in Langweer, NL

Whidahs – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810) A fine early 19th-century hand-colored copperplate engraving depicting two figures from Whydah (Ouidah), a historic co...

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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Remarkable Antique Map of Central Africa by Scherer, c.1703
Remarkable Antique Map of Central Africa by Scherer, c.1703

Remarkable Antique Map of Central Africa by Scherer, c.1703

Located in Langweer, NL

Untitled map of Central Africa depicting Tarodant, Lempta, Guber, Borno, Chaxumo, Tombut, Melegvete, Benin, S. Salvator, Zaire, Gondar, S. Helena and Mozambique. Printed for Scherer'...

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Antique 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper