Fine Tribal Art

Lobi, Seated Figure Carved by Lunkena Pale, c. 1910 Wood Lobi people, Burkina Faso, circa 1910 Carved by Lobi master carver Lunkena Pale Male f...

Lobi, Pair ‘Bateba’ Figures by Lunkena Pale, c. 1930 Wood Lobi, Burkina Faso, circa 1930 Carved by Lobi master carver Lunkena Pale Male/female pa...

Mossi, Fertility Doll ‘Biga’, Burkina Faso Wood, leather Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso Abstracted body with minimal facial detail, covered in stitc...

Mossi, Fertility Doll ‘Biga’, Burkina Faso Wood Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso Abstracted body and head with unusual deeply engraved multiple linear...

Asante, Fertility Doll ‘Akuaba’, Ghana, Early 20th C. Light wood Asante peoples, Ghana, early 20th century Of typical form with disk-shaped head...

Asante, Fertility Doll ‘Akuaba’, Ghana, Early 20th C. Light wood, beads Asante peoples, Ghana, early 20th century Of typical form with disk-shape...

Asante, Fertility Doll ‘Akuaba’, Ghana, Early 20th C. Light wood, beads Asante peoples, Ghana, early 20th century Of typical form with disk-shape...

Asante, Fertility Doll ‘Akuaba’, Ghana, Early 20th C. Light wood, beads Asante peoples, Ghana, early 20th century Of typical form with disk-shape...

Asante, Large Fertility Doll ‘Akuaba’, Ghana, Early 20th C. Light wood Asante peoples, Ghana, early 20th century An exceptionally large example o...

Fante, Fertility Doll, Ghana, ex-Collection Jens Jahn Wood, beads, cord Fante peoples, Ghana Conical torso without arms, pendant breasts, standin...

Anyi/Atié, Fertility Figure, Ivory Coast Wood, beads, cord Anyi/Atié peoples, Ivory Coast Standing on flexed legs Cylindrical torso with thin ...

Anyi, Female Memorial Bust, Ivory Coast Terracotta Akan peoples, Anyi subgroup, Krindjabo region, Ivory Coast Portrait of a deceased woman Seren...

Asante, Chief Stool, Ghana, ca. 1930 Wood Asante peoples, Ghana, circa 1930 Of traditional and highly elaborate form Rectangular seat with curved...

Asante, Important Prestige Stool, Ghana Wood, brass Asante peoples, Ghana Rectangular seat with curved ends, supported by an openwork central col...

Asante, Collection of 6 Gold Dust Boxes in Brass, c. 1920 Brass Asante peoples, Ghana, circa 1920 Each container with matching lid Of varying for...

Asante, Prestige Chair ‘Asipim’, Ghana Wood, brass, iron Asante peoples, Ghana Square seat on four legs joined by stretchers The seat and backres...

Senufo, Large ‘Firespitter’ Helmet Mask, ex Rasmussen, Paris Hardwood Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, late 19th/early 20th century Dome-shaped head ...

Baule, Helmet Mask, Ivory Coast, 19th C., ex Pierre Robin Wood Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, 19th century Elongated head with twisted horns on top ...

Important Vuvi Mask, Gabon Wood Vuvi peoples, Gabon Large facial plane with strong high forehead with an arched ridge on upper most portion of m...

Fine Punu Mask, Gabon, Early 20th C. Wood, raffia fiber, kaolin pigment Punu peoples, Gabon, early 20th century Oval face with a tapered chin, th...

Kota, Reliquary Figure ‘Mbulu-Ngulu’, ex J. J. Klegman, NYC Wood, brass and copper sheet Kota people, Gabon Of highly complex and abstract form T...

Fang, 2 Knives with Sheaths, Gabon, c. 1900 Iron, wood, reptile skin, bark, brass and copper wire Fang peoples, Gabon, circa 1900 Elegant t-shape...

Zulu, Collection of 3 Staffs, South Africa, 19th C. Wood, brass, reptile skin Zulu peoples, South Africa, 19th century 1. The first elegantly ca...

Tsonga Stool and Adouma Stool, South Africa/ Gabon, c. 1920 Wood, leather Tsonga peoples, South Africa and Adouma peoples, Gabon, circa 1920 The ...

Marka, Mask, Mali, ex Ladislas Segy, NY Wood, brass sheet Marka peoples, Mali, circa 1930 Of elongated form The facial plane covered in brass and...

Bambara, Mask ‘Ntomo’, Mali Wood, cowrie shells, plant fiber, seeds Bambara peoples, Mali Of typical form with four tooth-like projections atop P...

Bamana, Zoomorphic ‘Kono’ Mask, Mali Wood with ritual adornments of horn and other naturally encrusted sacrificial materials Bamana peoples, Mali...

Bambara, Jo Society Doll, Mali Wood Bambara peoples, Mali Standing on slightly flexed legs with large feet, the arms carved away from the body ...

Jambala, Bronze Figure, Mali, Possibly 16th C. Bronze Jambala peoples, Mali, possibly 16th century A stick-like figure standing with arms outstre...

Dogon, Small Equestrian Figure, Mali Brass, lost-wax casting Dogo peoples, Mali Stylized depiction of a rider The body of the horse decorated wi...

Dogon, Ancestor Figure, Mali, Possibly 18th C. Wood Dogon peoples, Mali, possibly 18th century Of elongated highly stylized phallic form Minimali...

Dogon, Granary Door, Mali, Early 20th C. Wood Dogon peoples, Mali, early 20th century Two wooden panels joined by hand-forged iron staples in the...

Dogon, Ladder, Mali, Early 20th C. Wood Dogon peoples, Mali, early 20th century Y-shaped ladder with five notches serving as steps carved into fr...

Jimma, Chief’s Chair, Ethiopia, Early 20th C. Wood Jimma peoples, South Ethiopia, early 20th century Circular, slightly concave seat on three cur...

Jimma, Chief’s Chair, Ethiopia, Early 20th C. Wood Jimma peoples, South Ethiopia, early 20th century Circular, slightly concave seat on tripod ba...

Arussi, Shield, Ethiopia, Early 20th C. Hippo hide Arussi peoples, Ethiopia, early 20th century Of slightly asymmetrical circular concave form Em...

Dan, Female Fetish Figure, Ivory Coast Wood, iron, textile Dan peoples, Ivory Coast Slender body with protruding breasts and navel on slightly fl...

Dan, Mask ‘Guere’, Ivory Coast, Early 20th C. Wood, raffia fiber, metal Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, early 20th century Expressive oval face with a ...

Sukuma, Warrior’s Shield, East Africa, Early 20th C. Buffalo hide, wood, leather Sukuma peoples, East Africa, early 20th century Of elegant hourg...

Bongo, Female Funerary Figure, Sudan Wood, presumably iron wood Bongo peoples, Sudan Stylized, robust body with arms carved away from the body, s...

Yoruba, Fine Maternity ‘Shango’ Staff, ex Ludwig Bretschneider Wood Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, early 20th century On a short, slightly tapered hand...

Yoruba, ‘Oshe’ Shango Staff, Nigeria, ex Maurice Nicaud Wood Yoruba peoples, Nigeria Male figure kneeling on a conical handle Slender body, the a...

Yoruba, Group of 3 Bronze ‘Edan’ Staffs, Nigeria, 19th C. Bronze Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, 19th century or earlier 1. A large ‘Edan’ male kneeling...

Yoruba, Pair of ‘Ibeji’ Twin Figures, Nigeria, Early 20th C. Wood with blue and red encrusted pigments Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, early 20th centu...

Yoruba, Pair of Bronze Ritual Staffs ‘Edan’, Nigeria Bronze, lost-wax cast Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, late 19th or early 20th century Twin staff i...

Benin, Bronze Hip Mask of a Dignitary, Nigeria, 19th C. Bronze Benin peoples, Nigeria, 19th century Depiction of a dignitary Oval head with tri...

Ekoi, Mask, Nigeria Wood, hide Ekoi peoples, Nigeria The oval face with rectangular cut-out eyes, a flat nose and an oval mouth with teeth Raised...

Ibibio, Female Figure, Nigeria Wood Ibibio peoples, Nigeria Cylindrical body on simple slightly flexed legs, with short bent arms and three bands...

Cross River Stone Monolith ‘Akwanshi’, Nigeria Stone, possibly basalt Cross River region, Nigeria Half figure of oval, phallic form without arms...

Igbo, Chief’s Stool, Nigeria, c. 1920 Wood Igbo peoples, Nigeria, circa 1920 Round seat on four splayed legs descending from a single column Elab...

Igbo, Male Shrine Figure ‘Alusi’, Nigeria, Early 20th C. Wood, Igbo peoples, Nigeria, early 20th century Standing on legs apart with arms out an...

Igbo, Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask, Nigeria, Early 20th C. Wood Igbo peoples, Nigeria, early 20th century Finely carved face with crisp facial featu...

Turkana, Doll ‘Ngide’, Kenya Palm nut, leather, beads, hair Turkana peoples, Kenya Abstracted three-part body With a long, beaded leather cape a...

Masai, Doll, Kenya Gourd, raffia fiber, beads, hide Masai peoples, Kenya Abstract interpretation of the body using braided natural fibers Spheri...

Masai, Warrior’s Shield, Kenya, Early 20th C. Buffalo hide, wood, rattan, leather, pigment Masai peoples, Kenya, early 20th century Of elliptical...

Bangwa, Figural Post, Cameroon Wood Bangwa peoples, Cameroon Depicting a seated figure of a chief wearing a grooved headdress Large well-carved...

Namchi, Fertility Doll, Cameroon Wood, beads Namchi peoples, Cameroon Of typical form with massive shoulders and elongated torso with wide hips O...

Namchi, Fertility Doll, Cameroon Wood, beads, fiber, human hair Namchi peoples, Cameroon Highly schematic body with bead extensions as arms, a sm...

Zaramo, Fertility Doll ‘Mwana Hiti’, Tanzania Wood Zaramo peoples, Tanzania Of typically abstracted form Slightly tapering cylindrical torso on...

Tabwa, Doll, Tanzania Wood Tabwa peoples, southern riverside of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania Cylindrical body, without arms or legs, with three sma...