Cape Town | Fine, Decorative & African Art, Books & Maps, Militaria, Carpets, Furniture, Silverware, Jewellery and Handbags | August 2020

Round, hand-coiled clay pot, pit fired and blackened, raised lumps (amasumpa) three rows of four Many features, the shape, colour and decoration a...

ukhamba Hand coiled round pot, pit fired, blackened, burnished, a decorative band in the top half above the bulge filled with slanting lines, rais...

uphiso Coiled round clay pot with shaped neck widening toward the top, pit fired, blackened, highly polished with the top section of smooth chevro...

uphiso Coiled round clay pot with shaped neck widening towards the top, pit fired, blackened, polished, shallow etched linear design of four flowe...

Round, hand-coiled clay pot, thick walls, exterior painted with commercial enamel paint in green, pink, blue, white and yellow matching the prefer...

Hand coiled clay pot, pit fired, with triangular designs in black and red on the exterior 27cm high PROVENANCEDesign Africa Annelle Zaloumis Colle...

Hand coiled clay pot, pit fired, faded, patina, etched lines around the angled design, small repair to the lip 32cm high  PROVENANCECollected by S...

25,5cm high ...[more]

ithunga Wood 36cm high PROVENANCECollected by Roger Orchard Annelle Zaloumis Collection, 2008 ...[more]

Locally forged iron hoe, fan shaped blade, long handle square in section, narrowing towards the end, on custom-made metal stand “… the two hoes [L...

Locally cast iron hoe, horizontal oval-shaped blade curled on one end, long handle square in section, narrowing towards the end, on custom-made me...

Locally cast iron hoe, ace-shaped blade on short pointed handle, square in section 42.2cm high by 24.7cm at widest point, 1kg weight  REFERENCEMof...

izindondoLarge solid, locally cast brass spheres, holes in the centre These beads, izindondo, were multifunctional, either sewn onto a support or ...

omba (singular), eembe (plural) Eembe are made from the cut end of a conus shell showing the spiral, the edges smoothed through use, a hole pierce...

NOT SUITABLE FOR EXPORTekipa (singular), omakipa (plural)Round and oval ivory ornaments, raised in the centre, lightly coloured with ochre, engrav...

NOT SUITABLE FOR EXPORT ekipa (singular), omakipa (plural) Round and oval ivory ornaments, raised in the centre, coloured with ochre, engraved geo...

Long shaft, topped with fine carved head of old man, wrinkled face, the bottom end shows wear103cm high PROVENANCECollected by Nick CummingAnnelle...

Staff with knob at the top, the shaft covered with fine interwoven, intricate designs in different coloured brass wire, except for a short section...

Long staff with handle at right angles, one side pointed, the other carved as a penis92,5 cm highPROVENANCECollected by Clive Newman ...[more]

Long shaft, topped with carved detailed pair of male and female figures, dressed in machine made fabric, male in long shorts and female in skirt, ...

Staff made from horn (not Rhino as has been tested) with a knob head, completely covered in bands of copper and brass wire46cm high PROVENANCEColl...

Black wood, finely carved head, delicate engraved lines indicate the hairline, small nicks along the lower lip, shaft almost completely beaded in ...

Probably Chokwe At the top a three-quarter figure representing a European wearing a western style blackened jacket, fronted with aluminium buttons...

Long shaft, carved head of a man at the top with blackened moustache, beard, headring The style of the carving and darkening are typical features ...

A TONGA FIGURATIVE PIPEClay bowl in the shape of a bovine head, bead eyes, iron filter to fit into a stem, on custom made metal stand 8cm high PRO...

Bowl carved as a man wearing a top hat with cross-hatching, fat shank, on custom made metal stand 7cm high PROVENANCECollected by Nicholas Penny ...

Pipe, in traditional style, short stem, chamber lined with metal, draught hole, horn end and mouth piece, two feet underneath for the pipe to stan...

Carved wood, fine engraved pokerwork decoration in designs similar to omakipa, leather strap, attached metal snuff spoons, on custom made metal st...

One made from a shaped cow horn, leather strap, wood stopper, the second made from hand-beaten metal, facetted sides, brass trim on the top  17cm ...

A typical Swazi headrest of horizontal orientation consisting of a rectangular gently sloping cross bar, supports at each end with vertical groove...

isiqiki Three legged headrest with amasumpa decorations on the legs and the distal ends of the cross-bar, good patina, shows signs of use 10cm hig...

isiqiki Block headrest with different designs on each side, checker board on one, shield with cross motifs on the other, excellent patina shows us...

Long horizontal black cloth, equally spaced white beaded squares along the bottom, carefully spaced decorative elements in glass and plastic beads...

beshu Leather swallow tail shaped back apron, blue and white beaded squares placed symmetrically along the top and side. 64cm high ...[more]

ndeke (front apron) sikomoka (back apron) Two front aprons and one back in three sizes, black fabric, red, white and dark blue beads, the largest ...

xigejo Waistband or short skirt worn over the large skirt made from the same fabric and bears the same name xigejo, made in three layers, the lowe...

Front apron, beaded square on fabric 32cm high PROVENANCERoger Orchard Annelle Zaloumis Collection, 2002 32cm high ...[more]

tinjovo Two large beaded rectangular panels not supported on fabric, attached at the top to a cloth tie, white ground filled with rows of triangle...

Large panel, small panel attached, white ground with symmetrical pairs of black, red and blue triangles in seven rows, panel edged in black, blue ...

nwana Made from two basic elements, a cylindrical body and a skirt, the cylinder covered in fabric and strings of beads tightly would around it be...

nwana Beads, cloth, wood, button eyes Refer to Lot 520 for comments 18cm high ...[more]

gimwane Constructed on compressed fibre core, covered in fabric to form a cylindrical shape, wound in circles with plaited grass string, dark brow...

Corn cob, covered in brown clay, dressed as an adult Himba woman, hide clothing and hairstyle Like the other "dolls" on auction this is not a play...

Barbie doll dressed in the outfit of a Himba married woman, traditional local materials leather and fibre; legs, face and body covered with ochre,...

nxanga (pronounced n-shanga) Small band of independent beaded structure (not supported on fabric) with zig zag rows of coloured beads on white gro...

thito or thetho Front apron square of pink and red salempor, lower section beaded in horizontal rows, the top dotted fully with white beads Only w...

siyandhana Black cloth, white beads in five horizontal rows running the width of the cloth, each row is different and made up of repeating units o...

nhunguvani Shaped calabash (gourd), covered with coloured electrical wire in turning angled stripes, carved wooden stopper with head, beads for ey...

Small flat basket with lid made from palm leaf, string for carrying, containing three shells, one filled with a mixture of mud and beads, one scal...

Carved mask, painted orange, slanted mouth painted yellow, black eye brows and line on right cheek, slits below the eyes to see through, strips of...

A fine mwana-pwo mask (young woman), round face, small delicate features, X markings on cheeks indicating scarification, elaborate hairstyle/head ...

isicholo Hair woven onto a wide, round fibre frame, coloured with red ochre and fat 10cm high by 48 cm diameter PROVENANCEMpostle Mzila, Msinga Zu...

isicholo Hat made from curved fibre support, covered with woven red and black wool fabric like a beret, flat panels. and six projecting wire suppo...

iziqhaza/amashaza Pair of earplugs on round circles of wood, covered in cut geometric designs from asbestos vinyl, attached with small metal pins,...

Ready-made waistcoat, beaded vertical rows of repeating triangles in black, yellow, red, black and white on the front, white beaded outlines on th...

nceka Faded cotton fabric, small golden safety pins added throughout, two rows of small round mirrors in the centre encircled with safety pins, be...

nceka Navy-coloured cloth, seven beaded fish in many colours, beaded border following the printed design This nceka was not made to be worn but co...