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  • Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
    By Kuba
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This petite cone-shaped cap, known as laket, was created by an artisan of the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The base is made of a simple woven raffia fabric, ...
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    Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Shell, Fabric

  • Kuba Currency Spear, circa 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    While shield and spear were central to African combat, this example by the Kuba People of Central Africa was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-coloniza...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons

    Materials

    Iron

  • Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
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    Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Terracotta

  • Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Steel, Iron

  • Baga a-Bamp Bird Headdress with Canoe
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This graceful sculpture of a long-necked bird is a headdress known as "a-Bamp," worn during ritual masquerades of Baga adolescents in Guinea. With strong themes of defiance, these ma...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Guinean Tribal Animal Sculptures

    Materials

    Wood

  • Yoruba Omo Bell, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This four-sided brass face bell, known as omo, was created by an artisan of the Ijebu Yoruba People of Southern Nigeria. A mark of the wearer's rank and power, the bell would have be...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Metal

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    Prestige display bottles Tutsi People Rwanda and Burundi First half of 20th century European glass bottles, glass beads, cotton net stringing Height: tallest is 11.25 inches.  
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  • Pair of Mendi Carved-Wood War Shields from Papua New Guinea on Custom Stands
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  • Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930
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    Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. These forms most probably we owned by a f...
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    Vintage 1930s Togolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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  • Yoruba Nigeria African Red Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
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    Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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  • Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
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    Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand. A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid brass dots, overlaid brass strips, finely carved wood ha...
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    Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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    Wrought Iron

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