Garden, Natural History and Tribal Art 25th September 2018

Tribal/Ethnographic: Janiform Power Figure, Kusu People, DRC, 2nd half of 20th century, 31cm high. Kusu art is relatively rare and is highly influ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Beaded Mask, Grassland People, Cameroon 1950’s, 43cm high. Dancing group mask with typical blown-up cheeks and two abstract ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Terracotta Memorial Head, Akan People, Ghana, 18th century, Adanse traditional area, Fomena or Akan, 27cm high. From the coll...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Female Terracotta Elongated Figure, Sokoto People (?), Nigeria, 44cm high. Female Statue with head decoration and necklace...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Boli Power Object, Bamana People, Mali 57cm high. A rough, cracked surface obscures exact identification of the organic and...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Bwoon Mask, Kuba People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 33cm high. Bwoom masks belong to the three ‘royal’ masks of the ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Initiation Face Mask Nzakara People, Kongo, 1st quarter of 20th century, 26cm high. These mask were used in ceremonies of ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Mwana Phwevo Mask, Lovale/Chokwe People, Angola DRC, 1st quarter of 20th century, 22cm high. The Chokwe and the Lovale - who ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Bongo Mask, Kuba People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 42cm high. Bongo masks belong to a series of masks used during c...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Elders abstract prestige and judicial staff, Pende People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 99cm high. From the Thevenet c...

Tribal/Ethnographic: A rare Prestige Staff of a chief or other dignitary, with a whole female figure Luba People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Mbuya mask, Western Pende People, DRC, 1950s, 33cm high. Since the 17th century, the Pende have been divided into Eastern and...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Beautifully sculptured facemask, Pende People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 18cm high. Nicely carved typical Western Pen...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Sceptre with figural design, Pende People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 62cm high. From the Thevenet collection ...[m...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Cult knife with double figure handle, Dogon People, Mali, 1st quarter of 20th century, 29cm high. Dogon cult knife, the handl...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Male red, white and black Kifwebe mask, Songye People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 44cm high. This ‘Kifwebe’ is coloure...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Young male Kifwebe mask, Songye People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century 65cm high. The kifwebe masks embodied supernatural...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Female Kifwebe mask, Songye People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century 42cm high. The kifwebe masquerade is a genre shared by...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Female Nkisi power statue, Songye People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century 50cm high. A small, stylistically very good and t...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Maternity figure, Baule People, Ivory Coast, 2nd quarter of 20th century 50cm high. Classically carved figures such as this...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Zamble half man, half animal mask, Guro People, Ivory Coast, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 43cm high. Horns are the trademark...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Gägon beak mask, Dan People, Ivory Coast 1940, 43cm high. This type of mask of the Dan people, called ‘Gägon’, represents a...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Miniature Gägon beak mask, Dan People, Ivory Coast 1940, 22cm high. This type of mask of the Dan people, called ‘Gägon’, rep...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Blolo Bla Spirit Spouse Sculpture, Ivory Coast, Baule People/Lagoon People, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 30cm high. The Baul...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Blolo Bla Spirit Spouse sculpture, Baule People, Ivory Coast, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 31cm high. The Baule people belie...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Cast brass necklace or waist beads, Vere People, Nigeria-Cameroon, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 33cm high. Very little is kno...

Tribal/Ethnographic: A pair of Brass Dance Rattles, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1st quarter of 20th century, 15cm high. A pair of foot rattles for cer...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Saint Anthony of Padua bronze pendant, Bakongo People, DRC, 1950s, 10cm high. ‘Catholic since the late fifteenth century, t...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Couple of Indonesian wooden puppet heads, Probably Balinese, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 13cm high, 10cm high. Puppet head...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Wooden seated figure called Gwandusu, Bambara People, Mali, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 28cm high. The Gwandusu figure sym...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Two waste mould casted bronze hairpins, Dogon People, Mali, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 13cm high; 14cm high. Round hairpi...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Miniature Kneeling Female Statue, Dogon People, Mali, 1940, 11.5cm high. The Dogon use kneeling figures for a variety of pu...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Pair of bronze rings representing rider and seated figure, Dogon People, Mali, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 7cm high. Bronz...

Tribal/Ethnographic: A pair of bronze rings representing two riders, Dogon People, Mali, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 8cm high; 6cm high. Bronze...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Standing Female Encrusted Wooden Figure, Dogon Tribe, Mali, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 26cm high. This figure is a prime ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Old and rare ‘Ekpo society’ mask, Eket People, Nigeria, 2nd quarter of 20th century 19cm high. The Eket people are a small ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Hungana wooden statue, Hungaan people, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 19cm high. Neighbours of the Mbala, Yaka, and Pende...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Idiok Mask of the Ekpo secret society representing an intelligent spirit, Ibibio People, Nigeria, 2nd quarter of 20th century...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Fine wooden mask, Idoma People, Nigeria, 2nd quarter of 20th century 22cm high. The Idoma live in the territory between the...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Ceremonial spoon carved from a single piece of bone, Lega People (also Warega or Rega), DRC, 1st quarter of 20th century, 18c...

Tribal/Ethnographic: A white Idimu style face mask, Bwami society, Lega People (also Warega or Rega), DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 19cm high....

Tribal/Ethnographic: Minimalist Luvale/Chokwe facemask, Luvale/Chokwe people, Angola DRC, first quarter 20th century, 20.5cm high. For the Chokw...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Black Nkaki mask, Lwalwa People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 32cm high. The Lwalwa artists produced masks that reflec...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Okifa figure, Mbole People, DRC, 1st quarter of 20th century, 29cm high. Among the Mbole, in northern Congo, the secret soc...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Elu bird beak mask , Ogoni People, Nigeria, 2nd quarter of 20th century 19cm high. This interesting mask witch has an expre...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Giphogo zoomorphic horned mask, Eastern Pende People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 41cm high. Found among the eastern ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Mbangu mask, Western Pende People, DRC, 1950s, 30cm high. The Mbangu mask depicts someone that is bewitched, diseased or ha...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Female figure carrying a Vessel, Senufo People, Ivory Coast, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 41cm high. These relatively small...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Male Nkisi power statue, Songye People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 28cm high. A relatively small male ‘Nkisi’ power ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Female Kifwebe mask, Songye People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century 40cm high. The Songye people live in southeastern Cong...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Biteki Power figure, Teke People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 36cm high. The Teke in central Congo use these power fi...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Kidumu disc shaped mask, Teke-Tsaye People, DRC, 2nd quarter of 20th century, 35cm high. The Teke-Tsaye (or Tsaayi) people ...

Tribal/Ethnographic: A large ‘Shango club’ with traces of sacrificial patina, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1st quarter of 20th century, 42cm high. Wi...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Rare Terracotta Ceremonial Altar Vessel, Bariba People, Benin, 40cm high. The disc shape top was used as a lamp at funerals...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Blolo Bla Spirit Spouse Sculpture, Baule People, Ivory Coast, 2nd quarter 20th century, 40cm high. The Baule people believe...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Miniature ritual man and wife statue, Dogon People, Mali, 2nd quarter 20th century, 10cm high. These seated miniature sculp...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Male Kiwebe Hut Mask, Songye People, DRC, 2nd quarter 20th century, 70cm high. Male Kifwebe masks like the present one are c...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Beaded double headed snake belt, Grassland people, Cameroon, 1930’s 50cm high. The double headed snake is the symbol of the...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Beaded fly whisk in the form of a rooster, Grassland people, Cameroon, 1950’s, 76cm high. The Royal Fly Whisks (ethnic name...

Tribal/Ethnographic: Beaded Royal stool, Grassland people, Cameroon, 1940’s, 38cm high. This delicate stool has a round base and plateau covered...