Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

A Plains stone headed clubNorth Americahide, coloured glass beads, with red paint and a feather,62cm long,and a pipe tomahawk, with a cast iron bl...

A Chancay textilePeru circa 1100 - 1400 ADcamelid fibre decorated two deity figures with outstretched arms and wearing ornate headdresses surround...

Three Shipibo mask vesselsPeruearthenware, with painted geometric decoration, one with two spouts and another with two masks,16cm, 30cm and 38.5cm...

A Shipibo bowlPeruterracotta, the exterior with painted linear and cross decoration,36cm diameter.ProvenanceRomy Rey Collection, London. ...[more]

Twelve Shipibo vesselsPeruearthenware with painted linear geometric decoration, including four with masks,the largest bowl 20.5cm diameter. (12)Pr...

A Shipibo figural vesselPeruterracotta, with painted linear geometric decoration,30cm high,and three Shipibo mask vessels, 15cm, 17.5cm and 19.5cm...

Three Shipibo vesselsPeruearthenware with painted linear geometric decoration,21cm, 26cm and 27cm high. (3)ProvenanceRomy Rey Collection, London. ...

Three earthenware jarsSouthwest North America and Peruwith polychrome decoration, including cacti and flowerheads / suns and one Shipibo with geom...

A Shipibo clubPeruwith a bifurcated tip blade with incised geometric decoration and with a knopped terminal,122.5cm long. ...[more]

A Suriname stoolSouth Americawith painted and scratched decoration,21.5cm high, 57.5cm long.ProvenanceEx Missionary Collection.Woolley and Wallis,...

A pair of Kuna figuresSan Blas Islands, Panamamale and female with red pigment to the faces and bodies, the female with long hair and carved lines...

Six Kuna figuresSan Blas Islands, Panamafour with red pigment to the cheeks,the highest 35.5cm, all on metal bases. (12)ProvenanceRomy Rey Collect...

Eight Kuna figuresSan Blas Islands, Panamaall standing and with beak like noses, one wearing a tie and rimmed hat and with painted decoration, fiv...

Two Chimu stirrup spout vesselsPeru, circa 900 - 1470 ADblackware, one modelled as an armadillo and with a bird to the base of the spout, 18cm hig...

A Chimu stirrup spout double vesselPeru, circa 1100 - 1400 ADmodelled as a circular pyramid with steps to a temple with a priest figure in the rec...

A Maya stucco headMexico, circa 250 - 750 ADthe finely modelled face with a roughly modelled headdress, with a white slip,29cm high, on a porphyry...

An Atlantic Watershed figural pendantCosta Rica, circa 300 - 500 ADjade, pierced through the neck for attachment and with a ridge to the back,12cm...

Two Atlantic Watershed figural pendantsCosta Rica, circa 300 - 500 ADjade, both pierced through the neck for attachment and with a central ridge t...

Two Atlantic Watershed figural pendantsCosta Rica, circa 100 - 500 ADjade, both pierced through the neck for attachment, the larger male figure wi...

Two Atlantic Watershed Region axe-god pendantsCosta Rica, circa 100 - 300 ADjade, the smaller with a ribbed headdress and two suspension holes, th...

An Atlantic Watershed figural pendantCosta Rica, circa 300 - 500 ADwith suspension holes through the front of the neck,9.3cm high,two Guanacaste N...

A Maya jade amuletMesoamerica, circa 250 - 750 ADcarved as a figure with arms to the chest, pierced through the neck for attachment,4.5cm high.Pro...

A Mexican blue jade pendantcarved a Mayan figure wearing a feather headdress, the sides pierced for suspension,11.5cm long.ProvenanceWoolley and W...

A Linea Vija figural pendantCosta Rica, circa 300 - 700 ADjade, the figure holding a staff and standing on an animal,9.2cm high,a Mayan jade penda...

A Chiriqui pendantCosta Rica, circa 1000 - 1500 ADgold alloy, of a standing male figure with an eagle mask, and with an attachment loop to the bac...

A pair of Naga cuffsNagalandwoven fibre with applied cut cowrie shells,26.5cm long,and a Naga brass coil bracelet, with incised linear decoration,...

A Naga man's apronNagalandcloth with applied cut cowrie shells and a metal disc, 42cm long.ProvenanceChristie's, London, Tribal Art, 24th June 199...

A Naga headdressTangkhul Group, Nagalandthe woven fibre cap with two bands having inserted tubes with large tail feathers of a Great Indian Hornbi...

λA Sepik River armbandPapua New Guineaturtleshell with engraved decoration and with a woven fibre mount modelled as a crocodile,20cm long, and a s...

A Ewe coupleTogoof a standing male and a mother with child on a separate stool, with white and black pigment,29cm and 26cm high,five Ewe female fi...

Nine colon figuresWest Africaincluding Baule, Ewe, Ashanti and Yoruba, with painted decoration,the highest 29.5cm, one on a stand. (10)ProvenanceR...

A pair of Ewe twin figuresTogomale and female with painted decoration,17cm and 17.6cm high, on wood bases,five Ewe doll, mounted as twins and trip...

A Fante Asafo flagGhanacotton, with the Union Jack to one corner embroidered and with a cockerel and another bird with a swarm of seven bees and N...

Two Fante dollsGhanaboth with tufts of hair and applied brass tacks, the backs and sides of the heads with carved geometric decoration, the bodies...

A Pende maskDemocratic Republic of the Congowith an applied fibre coiffure and pierced eyes and nostrils and with bared teeth, with remains of a y...

A Baule rams' head maskIvory Coastwith curved horns and a section of hide applied with copper pins and with a copper staple below, with vertical e...

A Teke male power figureDemocratic Republic of the Congowith a cap-like coiffure and vertical linear scarifications to the face and with a beard, ...

A Mossi karanga maskBurkina Fasothe face with incised outline triangles and fibre bindings, the curved horn crest pierced at the tip, the back wit...

A Mumuye standing female figureNigeriawith an oval face with a triangular nose and pursed lips, linear scarifications and circle eyes with pigment...

An Ashanti akuaba dollGhanawith a pierced head and the ends of the arms, the back of the base with inscribed white collection number B145A,23.5cm ...

Five Baule figural catapultsIvory Coastall painted, the yellow one with incised initials KKR,the highest 23.5cm, all on bases. (5)ProvenanceRomy R...

A Lobi stoolBurkina Faso40.5cm high.ProvenanceRomy Rey Collection, London.

A Makonde helmet maskMozambiquewith a raised circle to the top of the head and with an open mouth, 20cm high, on a stand. (2)ProvenanceRomy Rey Co...

A Mende helmet maskSierra Leonejanus with aluminium mounts and two animal teeth,38.5cm high.ProvenanceRomy Rey Collection, London. ...[more]

A Ewe power figureTogothe female figure sitting on a stool, with an open back coiffure and with a smaller female figure on her head, with encruste...

A Congo maskwith elliptical eyes, scarifications and an open mouth,34cm high, on a rod support with a weighted metal base, 156cm high together.Pro...

Two Katanga currency crossesDemocratic Republic of the Congocast copper,24cm wide. (2) ...[more]

Three Ga'anda currencies wanshiptaNigeriairon, with incised linear decoration to one side, one with a scrolled end and the other two with spearhea...

Two Mumuye currenciesNigeriairon,59cm and 72cm long, on stands. (4) ...[more]

Four Mumuye currenciesNigeriairon, including a spoon type, 61cm long, a torque type, 39.5cm high, a four coil type with incised linear decoration,...

Two Nigerian currenciescoiled and bound iron,18cm high,a Lobi iron triple head snake currency, 25cm long, two wire currency bangles, a Yoruba bron...

A Topoke currency ligandaDemocratic Republic of the Congoiron with linear decoration to left side of each face,170cm high, mounted in a base.Prove...

Four Rendille headrestsKenyatripod, one with a leather loop handle and one with scorched linear decoration, the longest 54cm. (4) ...[more]

A Karamajong headrestKenyawith a leather support,16cm high,and three other headrests, Kenya and Somalia. (4) ...[more]

Six Ethiopian headreststhree with incised decoration and one with aluminium mounts,15cm - 17.5cm high. (6) ...[more]

Six African headrestsKenya, Somalia and Ethiopiaincluding Karamajong with a leather stretcher and aluminium repair, 17.7cm high, two Boni, one wit...

A Makonde helmet maskMozambiquewith an open mouth and wearing a helmet with chin strap, with pigment and with applied hair to the back and side bu...

A Salampasu maskDemocratic Republic of the Congowith orange and black pigment,14.5cm high.ProvenanceBarrister's Gallery, New Orleans, 1990. ...[m...

A Mende helmet maskSierra Leonethe quadrilobed coiffure with a four legged vessel surmount with a slit top cover,41cm high.ProvenanceField collect...

A Makonde helmet maskMozambiquewith inset hair to part of the head and with raised scarifications to the face, the open mouth with filed teeth,22c...