Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

A Luba games boardDemocratic Republic of the Congowith twenty eight recesses and a female and male carved heads to one end, on a low oblong foot,6...

A Bwa plankBurkina Fasoformally part of a mask, with carved decoration and with pigment,176cm high.ProvenanceMarvin Chasin, London. ...[more]

An Ogoni articulated marionetteNigeriathe jaw attached to a neck cloth and the arms attached with nails, the right hand cupped, with a loin cloth,...

An Ashanti maternity figureGhanasitting on a stool and wearing a skirt with disc decoration and supporting twins on her lap, with painted decorati...

A Lwena power figureDemocratic Republic of the Congofemale with a horn insert to the top of the head and with a charge recess to the abdomen and w...

A Tiv standing male figureNigeriathe open mouth showing the tongue,75cm high, on a stand. (2) ...[more]

A Moba figureTogowith traces of pigment,78cm high, on a wood base. (2) ...[more]

A Fon standing male figureBeninwith a hole through the chest, raised on the remains of a post,57.5cm high, on a plinth. (2) ...[more]

A Cameroon zoomorphic stoolcarved from one piece with a leopard support,43cm high,and a Luba stool with figural supports of a mother holding her c...

A Ngombe backrestDemocratic Republic of the Congocurved and pierced with carved linear and diaper decoration, the central support with a leather s...

An Ashanti woman's kente clothGhanasilk and cotton of thirteen strips,163cm x 105cm.ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection. ...[more]

Two Wodaabe wrappers / skirtsNigerstrip woven with colourful embroidered decoration and applique borders,193cm x 106cm and 142cm x 100cm. (2)Prove...

A Wodaabe tunicNigerindigo dyed cotton with colourful embroidered decoration with applique borders, with leather tassels with glass beads,137cm lo...

A Dogon blanketMalicotton, indigo dyed of nine strips with stripe decoration,239cm x 162cm.ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection. ...[more]

A Fulani room divider arkilla kerkaMaliwool of six strips with linear and geometric designs, 243cm x 131cm.ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collectio...

A Fulani wedding blanketMaliwool of seven strips with linear and geometric designs,268cm x 144cm.ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection. ...[mo...

A Fulani room divider arkilla kerkaMaliwool of seven strips with linear, chequer and geometric decoration, the top edge with sewn hanging loops,40...

A Berber camel saddle bag faceMiddle Atlas Mountains, Moroccowool and cloth with side tassels and an opening to the side,104cm x 39cm,a Berber dou...

A Fulani room divider arkilla kerkaMaliwool of seven strips with linear and geometric designs,500cm x 163cm.ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collecti...

A Berber blanketHigh Atlas Mountains, Moroccowool, with natural and black died stripes having orange and broken natural lines,180cm x 126cm,and a ...

A Berber weft striped blanketHigh Atlas Mountains, Moroccowool with red, yellow and black dyes,185cm x 91cm.ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collecti...

A Senufo cotton hangingFakaha Village, Ivory Coastpainted a masquerade figure with antelope and birds,122cm x 144cm,a Senufo hanging, with painted...

Four Kano strip woven indigo cotton textilesNigeria242cm x 191cm, 248cm x 192cm, 270cm 102cm, 277cm x 94cm,a Hausa tied and dyed example of indigo...

A graduated set of five Tutsi baskets and coversRwandawoven grass with geometric designs,7cm - 21cm high,a large Tutsi basket, a bowl, a basket, a...

A Mali cloth jacketwith a breast pocket and with painted geometric decoration,72cm long,and three Bogolon cloth waist ties, with differing stencil...

Five Zanzibar skull capsEast Africahand and machine embroidered,the largest 17cm diameter,a Fulani hat and a conical hat. (7)ProvenanceVirginia Bo...

Two Rendille wedding necklacesKenyafibre, cloth and glass beads,28cm deep. (2)ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection. ...[more]

Two Kazakh yurt hangingsMongoliavelvet and cotton, with embroidered borders and applique panels of foliage, roundels and scrolls, one with applied...

An Uzbekistan suzanisilk on hand woven silk of a radiating design depicting ewers, flowers, vases and a chilli border, 221xcm x 169cm.ProvenanceVi...

Four Blue Hmong (Maio) skirt panelsNorth Thailandbatik on hand woven indigo dyed hemp, the largest with three character symbols,the longest 620cm ...

A Kuba clothDemocratic Republic of the Congocut pile raffia,62cm x 44cm, a Kuba cloth, raffia, with applique and cowrie shells, 210cm long, a Berb...

A Miao woman's jacketGuizhou, Chinacotton with embroidered decoration,58cm long,a Maio woman's 'four seal' top, 80cm long, a Maio baby carrier, an...

Thirteen Akha bagsThailandwith embroidered panel front and strap handles. (13)ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection. ...[more]

Four Laos skirts pha sinsilk and cotton, chok and kit and tapestry and chok,the largest 104cm x 60cm,two Laos bags yaam, a Hmong applique apron, t...

An Akha tunicThailandembroidered with pockets,77cm long,and twelve embroidered panels. (13)ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection. ...[more]

Three Akha Hill Tribe women's headdressThailandleaf fibre, wool, shell beads, seeds, metal studs and bone,26cm deep,and two Yao chid's hand embroi...

A collection of hatsPeru, Uzbekistan, Mongoliasilk, wool, cotton and metal thread, and a Java turban and a pair of Peru wool hair extensions. (22)...

Nine Hmong embroidered panelsThailand and Vietnamrectangular with five geometric squares,the longest 60cm,two Chiang Mai jacket panels, a Blue Hmo...

Two Kachin skirtsBurmawool and cotton,162cm x 85cm and 152cm x 63cm,a Chin skirt, cotton with supplementary weft patterning and with applied cowri...

Two Karen Hill Tribe ikat sarongsNorth Thailandwith a python skin design,65cm and 68cm long,and a similar wrap skirt, 141cm long and four North Th...

Six Sam Neua skirts pha sinLaossilk ikat and chok and kit, the largest 160cm x 67cm,and a Sam Neua silk ikat shoulder cloth pha biang. (7)Provenan...

Seven Flores ikat blanketsIndonesiavegetable dyed and hand woven cotton,203cm x 126cm, 175cm x 116cm, 120cm x 135cm, 134cm x 140cm, 120cm x 199cm,...

A San Neua ikat and embroidered skirt pha sinLaossilk,136cm x 61cm,a Laos kit silk and embroidered mosquito net border, ends sewn together, 680cm,...

Two Vietnam woman's red dao headdresscotton with beads and coin and wool tassels,67cm and 73cm long,a Vietnam silk supplementary weft length, 380c...

A Batak ritual cloth ulos ragihotangLake Toba, Sumatraikat and supplementary weft, 216cm long,three Sumatra ikat cloths, one with supplementary we...

Five Flores ikat sarongsIndonesiavegetable dyed and hand woven cotton,147cm, 148cm, 153cm, 159cm, 170cm long. (5)ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Col...

Eight Indonesian ikatsSuva, Roti and LembataSuva including three shawls, 154cm, 160cm and 169cm long, a sarong, 177cm long, and a short cloth, 103...

Six Cambodian silk ikat clothsthe longest 304cm. (6)ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection. ...[more]

Sixteen Cambodian silk ikat clothsthe longest 373cm,a collection of sample silk ikats, another silk cloth and a cotton cloth. (20)ProvenanceVirgin...

Five Cambodian silk ikat clothsthe longest 306cm,another decorated with figures, temples and elephants, and a silk tie resist woman's headpiece. (...

A Sumba ceremonial sashIndonesiawith a supplementary warp depicting a four legged horned animal and a smaller animal amidst scrolls,190cm x 47cm.P...

A Timor ikat shawl selendangIndonesiawith vegetable dyes,119cm x 62cm,three Timor embroidered belts / sashes, with bead tassels, 178cm, 138cm and ...

An Uzbekistan susanicotton with embroidered decoration and a silk tassel edge, 196cm x 150cm,two cloths with gilt wire, five Uzbekistan bags, a ha...

Three Flores ikat cloths kainIndonesiavegetable dyed and hand woven cotton, one still joined at the tassels,140cm, 250cm, 285cm long,a Flores cott...

An Iban ikat bidangSarawak49cm deep,another with vegetable and chemical dyes, 52cm deep, two Sarawak ikat pua kumbu, 168cm and 170cm long and a Sa...

A Batak ritual cloth ulos ragidupLake Toba, Sumatracotton ikat with supplementary weft, 212cm x 130cm,and two Sumatra ikat cloths, one red and blu...

Six Batak clothsSumatra, Indonesiacotton, including four shawls selandang, one with metal bound tassels, 156cm, 179cm, 152cm and 158cm long, a hea...

A Java batak shoulder cloth selendangcotton, decorated exotic birds and foliage, with end tassels,300cm x 48.5cm,and eight Java tulis batak textil...

A Philippines child's rain coat and hatleaf fibre,the coat 73cm long,five palm leaf hats and three palm leaf baskets. (10)ProvenanceVirginia Bond ...

A Cusco embroidered skirtPerubayeta and dyed wool,62cm long, a Lake Titicaca skirt and bolero, three synthetic dye blankets, five hats, a woven dy...