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2 Dimensional Art - Signs and Paintings

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$400.00

2-Head Barbershop/Beauty Salon/Phone Booth
photo of 2-Head Barbershop/Beauty Salon/Phone Booth item #607
Ghana - No tribal association

This signboard measures 48 x 23 3/4" (122 x 60 cm). The establishment that used this sign was a versatile one, doing both men's and women's hair. Many people in Africa either do not have a phone of their own or they don't have enough money to buy credits for their prepaid phones so they use public phones which are privately operated. A call placed this way may not be the cheapest on a per minute basis but is does require the lowest outlay. There are many outlets set up all around town to provide only this service since all they need is a cell phone. This salon, however, provides that service in addition to its main business and included that on their sign.
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$500.00

2-head sandwich beauty salon signs
photo of 2-head sandwich beauty salon signs item #629
Ghana - No tribal association

Each of these two signs measures the same, 25 1/2 x 41" (64.8 x 104 cm). Please click to see the other one.
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$500.00

2-sided 2-head beauty salon sign
photo of 2-sided 2-head beauty salon sign item #632
Togo - No tribal association

35 1/2 x 24" (90 x 61 cm). Please click to see the other side.
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$500.00

2-sided 4-head Beauty Salon Sign
photo of 2-sided 4-head Beauty Salon Sign item #625
Togo - No tribal association

This sign measures 38 x 25" (96.5 x 63.5 cm). Please click to see the other side of this single signboard.
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$750.00

2-sided barbershop sign
photo of 2-sided barbershop sign item #331
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This sign measures 24 x 36 1/2" (61 x 93 cm). Please click on the image to see the other side of this great painting, as well as another view of it in the place where we got it in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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$750.00

2-sided Barbershop sign
photo of 2-sided Barbershop sign item #601
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This sign measures 29 1/2 x 40" (75 x 102 cm). Please click on the image to see the other side of this sign which is painted on both sides of the same piece of wood. When you click on this image you will also see another view of the sign in the place in Abidjan where we bought it, from the owner of the salon.
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$750.00

2-sided barbershop/beauty salon sign
photo of 2-sided barbershop/beauty salon sign item #1241
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

42 x 48" (1.07 x 1.22 m) Please click on the photo to see 2 shots of the other side of this beautiful and very large sign.
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$400.00

2-sided Beauty Salon sign
photo of 2-sided Beauty Salon sign item #610
Ghana - No tribal association

35 1/4 x 15 3/4" (89.5 x 40 cm)
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$1500.00

2-sided beauty salon sign - extraordinarily large
photo of 2-sided beauty salon sign - extraordinarily large item #516
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

At 39 1/2 x 78 3/4" (1 x 2 m) this is the largest beauty salon/barbershop sign I have ever seen and it also among the most beautifully painted. Please click on the image to view the other side of it.
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$1250.00
SOLD
2-sided Best Quality Medicine Sign
photo of 2-sided Best Quality Medicine Sign item #417
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign is the largest and exhibits the best artistic quality of the genre that I have ever seen. It measures 65 1/2 x 46 1/2". This sign illustrates many of the ailments this establishment treats, most of which are self-explanatory. Please click on the image to see the other side of this same sign and a photo of the sign along the road before we took it down. This sign has been SOLD. I am keeping this photo on line because it is such a great example of the genre.
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$750.00

2-sided XL Barbershop sign
photo of 2-sided XL Barbershop sign item #1242
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

47 1/2 x 48" (1.21 x 1.22 m) Please click on the image to see the other side of this exceptional sign.
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$400.00

2-sided XL Barbershop sign
photo of 2-sided XL Barbershop sign item #1243
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

34 1/8 x 51" (87 x 129.5 cm)
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$600.00

2-sided XL commercial art painting
photo of 2-sided XL commercial art painting item #1281
Ghana - No tribal association

46 x 40 1/4" (117 x 102 cm) Please click on the image to see the reverse side of this painting. It appears that this is a recycled piece of wood.
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$750.00

2-sided XL Memorial sign
photo of 2-sided XL Memorial sign item #1264
Ghana - No tribal association

Ghana has the custom to memorialize people when they pass away by having his or her portrait painted by the same artists whose primary customers are businesses. The name of the man who died, who was a wealthy man, is Agya Nimo, an Ashanti. The inscription here on the right side of the painting means "Sharing sympathy for his death". The artist who did this one apparently did this painting on the back of an older sign, thereby recycling it. Or was it the other way around? This painting measures 48 7/8 x 48" (124 x 122 cm). Please click on the image to see the other side of this very large portrait, which is a rather sinister image of Mike Tyson.
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$300.00

3-Head Barbershop Sign
photo of 3-Head Barbershop Sign item #376
Ghana - No tribal association

32 x 15" (81 x 38 cm)
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$400.00

3-head barbershop sign
photo of 3-head barbershop sign item #514
Ghana - No tribal association

48 x 20" (123 x 51 cm)
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$400.00

3-Head Barbershop Sign
photo of 3-Head Barbershop Sign item #603
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign measures 48 x 24" (122 x 61 cm)
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$400.00

3-head beauty salon sandwich signs
photo of 3-head beauty salon sandwich signs item #631
Togo - No tribal association

35 x 24" (89 x 61 cm). Please click to see the other one in this pair. Each sign is available separately at the same price, $400.
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$500.00

3-head beauty salon sandwich signs
photo of 3-head beauty salon sandwich signs item #633
Togo - No tribal association

39 x 24" (99 x 61 cm). Please click to see the other one.
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$450.00

3-head beauty salon sandwich signs
photo of 3-head beauty salon sandwich signs item #636
Togo - No tribal association

45 x 17 1/2" (114 x 44 cm). Please click to see the other in this pair. Both are worn but the second one is more worn. Its price is $350.
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$250.00

4-head beauty salon sandwich sign
photo of 4-head beauty salon sandwich sign item #1240
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

These are two separate signs, sold separately. The price for each is $250. They were both painted by the same artist, on commission for the same customer, in the same style, to advertise the same business. They were used together, hinged at the top, so the unit was visible from two sides. We take the two apart and sell them separately. These two measure 21 3/4 x 15 1/4" (55 x 39 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair.
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$400.00

4-head beauty salon sandwich sign - one side
photo of 4-head beauty salon sandwich sign - one side item #630
Togo - No tribal association

39 x 31 1/2" (99 x 80 cm)
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$250.00

4-head beauty salon sign
photo of 4-head beauty salon sign item #1248
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

33 x 27 3/8" (84 x 69.5 cm)
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$250.00

4-head beauty salon sign
photo of 4-head beauty salon sign item #1249
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

32 3/4 x 27 3/8" (83 x 69.5 cm)
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$400.00

4-head sandwich signs
photo of 4-head sandwich signs item #627
Togo - No tribal association

Each of this pair of signboards measures 29 3/4 x 27 1/4" (75.5 x 69 cm). Please click to see the other of these two signboards, sold separately at the same price each, $400.
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$400.00

5-head barbershop sign
photo of 5-head barbershop sign item #541
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign was painted by an artist in Kumasi, Ghana, where I bought it. It measures 48 x 16" (122 x 40.6 cm). The artist had painted it along with 3 others for a customer but when I offered to buy them, he agreed to paint another set for the customer who had commissioned them. Please click on the image to see a view of the studio where I bought them.
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$400.00

5-head barbershop sign
photo of 5-head barbershop sign item #542
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign was painted by the same artist in Kumasi, Ghana, as others on this page. It measures 48 x 16" (122 x 40.6 cm). The artist had painted it and 3 others for a customer but when I offered to buy them, he agreed to paint another set for the customer who had commissioned them. Please click on the image to see 2 views of the studio where I bought them.
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$200.00

Advertising Portrait
photo of Advertising Portrait item #412
Ghana - No tribal association

Many artists in Ghana display examples of their work along the side of the road to draw attention to the availability of their craft. In fact, their primary intention is not to sell these works, rather to use them to attract commissions for personal or professional work. In other words, these paintings serve as publicity. Most often these portraits on display are of people famous around the world or primarily in Ghana. This portrait, of course, is of Malcolm X. The painting measures 32 1/2 x 40 1/2" (82.5 x 103 cm). Unlike most comparable portraits painted on wood, the artist of this painting, Sawyer Dele, preferred to paint this one on canvas. Please click on the photo to view photos of Sawyer himself in his studio. This painting is on canvas, stretched on a frame. We can ship it on the frame or rolled up, without the frame, as you prefer.
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$600.00

African family commercial art
photo of African family commercial art item #600
Nigeria - No tribal association

This signboard is unusual in its realism. It is very weathered indicating a long period of use in an outdoor location. It measures 44 x 23" (112 x 58 cm)
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$400.00

African village design commercial art
photo of African village design commercial art item #1134
Ghana - No tribal association

48 x 32" (122 x 81 cm)
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$400.00

African woman commercial art
photo of African woman commercial art item #1135
Ghana - No tribal association

32 x 48" (81 x 122 cm)
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$400.00

African woman commercial art
photo of African woman commercial art item #1136
Ghana - No tribal association

27 3/4 x 48" (70 x 122 cm)
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$400.00
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Ahmed the barber and one of his signs
photo of Ahmed the barber and one of his signs item #546
Ghana - No tribal association

Ahmed is a barber in Kumasi who also sells barbershop signs. This one measures 12 x 34" (30 x 86 cm). Please click on the photo to see 2 views of Ahmed's barbershop along the railroad tracks.
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$250.00

Artists Association - 3 women
photo of Artists Association - 3 women item #1130
Togo - No tribal association

30 x 44" (76 x 112 cm) The artist is F. Ohin
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$500.00

Artists Association - Joly painting
photo of Artists Association - Joly painting item #425
Togo - No tribal association

This is the largest painting among those I purchased from the association of artists in Togo. This is by Attissogbe Joly and measures 46 x 46" (117 x 117 cm)
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$250.00

Artists Association - Joly painting
photo of Artists Association - Joly painting item #1129
Togo - No tribal association

34 x 39 1/2" (86 x 100 cm) The artist is Attissogbe Joly.
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$250.00

Artists Association - Kamassa Eloge
photo of Artists Association - Kamassa Eloge item #492
Togo - No tribal association

This is another Artists Association work, painted by Kamassa Eloge. This acrylic on canvas painting measures 27 x 31" (68.5 x 78.7 cm(. It is entitled "Crucifixion with 3 Witnesses".
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$250.00

Artists Association - Kodogoli
photo of Artists Association - Kodogoli item #424
Togo - No tribal association

This is an original painting I found for sale by an association of artists in Togo. This one is by Fulbert Kodogoli and measures 25 x 31 1/2" (63.5 x 80 cm)
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$400.00

Artists Association - Kodogoli
photo of Artists Association - Kodogoli item #1140
Togo - No tribal association

This painting is by Fulbert Kodogoli and measures 32 x 41" (81 x 104 cm)
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$250.00

Artists Association - seated woman
photo of Artists Association - seated woman item #1141
Togo - No tribal association

31 1/2 x 30 1/2" (80 x 77.5 cm)
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$400.00

Barber shop sandwich style sign
photo of Barber shop sandwich style sign item #1230
Ghana - No tribal association

36 x 23 1/2" (91.5 x 60 cm) Please click on the photo to see the other sign in this pair of signs. Both are the same price, $400 each, unless you purchase both together, which would be $750 for the two.
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$200.00

Barber sign section
photo of Barber sign section item #1233
Ghana - No tribal association

24 x 14" (61 x 35.5 cm) This signboard was originally part of a larger sign. For some reason this part was removed from the original sign (perhaps that part was damaged in some way?) and remained in use. It was in use when I found it and bought it from the barber.
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$500.00

Barbershop sandwich style sign - XL, one side
photo of Barbershop sandwich style sign - XL, one side item #1255
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

48 x 31 1/2" (122 x 80 cm) Please click on the image for a view of this sign in the place where we bought it, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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$500.00

Barbershop sandwich style sign - XL, one side
photo of Barbershop sandwich style sign - XL, one side item #1256
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

48 x 31 1/4" (122 x 79 cm) Please click on the image for a view of this sign in the place where we bought it, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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$200.00

Barbershop sign - XL, cut into sections
photo of Barbershop sign - XL, cut into sections item #1265
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This is the left third of a larger sign that was divided into sections. It measures 48" (1.22 m) tall, 24" (61 cm) wide at the top, 29 1/2" (75 cm) wide at the bottom.
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$200.00

Barbershop sign - XL, cut into sections
photo of Barbershop sign - XL, cut into sections item #1266
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This is the center third of a larger sign that was divided into sections. It measures 48" (1.22 m) tall, 28 5/8" (73 cm) wide at the top, 22 1/2" (57 cm) wide at the bottom.
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$200.00

Barbershop sign - XL, cut into sections
photo of Barbershop sign - XL, cut into sections item #1267
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This is the right third of a larger sign that was divided into sections. It measures 48 x 26 3/8" (122 x 67 cm).
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$750.00

Beautiful hinged sandwich signs
photo of Beautiful hinged sandwich signs item #545
Ghana - No tribal association

23 3/4 x 38" (60 x 96.5 cm). Please click on the image to see the other half of this, one of the best quality painted signs I have seen. The other side is the same size and price, $750. The full hinged sign, both sides together is $1,200.
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$500.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign item #1235
Togo - No tribal association

48 3/4 x 24" (124 x 61 cm) Please click on the photo to see the other side of this hinged sign. Both are the same price, $500 each, unless you purchase both together for $900.
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$500.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign item #1236
Togo - No tribal association

These are two separate signs, sold separately. The price for each is $500. They were both painted by the same artist, on commission for the same customer, in the same style, to advertise the same business. They were used together, hinged at the top, so the unit was visible from two sides. We take the two apart and sell them separately. These two measure 37 1/4 x 24 1/2" (95 x 62 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair.
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$500.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign item #1237
Togo - No tribal association

These are two separate signs, sold separately. The price for each is $500. They were both painted by the same artist, on commission for the same customer, in the same style, to advertise the same business. They were used together, hinged at the top, so the unit was visible from two sides. We take the two apart and sell them separately. These two measure 39 1/4 x 21 1/2" (100 x 55 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair.
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$450.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign item #1238
Togo - No tribal association

These are two separate signs, sold separately. The price for each is $450. They were both painted by the same artist, on commission for the same customer, in the same style, to advertise the same business. They were used together, hinged at the top, so the unit was visible from two sides. We take the two apart and sell them separately. These two measure 39 1/2 x 20 3/4" (100 x 53 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair.
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$500.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign item #1273
Ghana - No tribal association

These are two separate signs, sold separately. The price for each is $500. They were both painted by the same artist, on commission for the same customer, in the same style, to advertise the same business. They were used together, hinged at the top, so the unit was visible from two sides. We take the two apart and sell them separately. These two measure 47 x 24" (119 x 61 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair.
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$400.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign item #1275
Togo - No tribal association

These are two separate signs, sold separately. The price for each is $400. They were both painted by the same artist, on commission for the same customer, in the same style, to advertise the same business. They were used together, hinged at the top, so the unit was visible from two sides. We take the two apart and sell them separately. These two measure 36 x 20 3/8" (91 x 52 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair.
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$500.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign item #1276
Ghana - No tribal association

These are two separate signs, sold separately. The price for each is $500. They were both painted by the same artist, on commission for the same customer, in the same style, to advertise the same business. They were used together, hinged at the top, so the unit was visible from two sides. We take the two apart and sell them separately. These two measure 46 7/8 x 23 3/4" (98 x 80 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair.
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$500.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich sign item #1277
Ghana - No tribal association

These are two separate signs, sold separately. The price for each is $500. They were both painted by the same artist, on commission for the same customer, in the same style, to advertise the same business. They were used together, hinged at the top, so the unit was visible from two sides. We take the two apart and sell them separately. These two measure 46 3/4 x 23 3/4" (119 x 60 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair.
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$500.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich signs
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich signs item #326
Togo - No tribal association

Beauty salon signs, as well as barbershop signs are common throughout Africa. Although they may exist everywhere they have reached their highest point of artistic expression in Togo, in my opinion. These 2 signs, as well as other on this page, are exemplary of that tradition. This sign is hinged at the top and so has another side which you can see by clicking of the photo to the left. Each side is the same price, $500 each and measures 43 7/8 x 23 1/2" (111 x 60 cm).
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$500.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich signs
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich signs item #626
Togo - No tribal association

These are two separate signs, sold separately. The price for each is $500. They were both painted by the same artist, on commission for the same customer, in the same style, to advertise the same business. They were used together, hinged at the top, so the unit was visible from two sides. We take the two apart and sell them separately. These two measure 38 3/4 x 31 1/2" (98 x 80 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair.
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$400.00

Beauty salon hinged sandwich signs
photo of Beauty salon hinged sandwich signs item #1212
Togo - No tribal association

This sign measures 43 1/2 x 22 1/2" (110 x 57 cm). Each side of this large sign is priced at $400 but If you prefer to purchase both together the price for both, the full 2-sided sign, is $750.

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$400.00

Beauty salon sign - one side of a sandwich sign
photo of Beauty salon sign - one side of a sandwich sign item #1142
Togo - No tribal association

28 x 24" (71 x 61 cm)
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$175.00

Black & White Advertising Portrait
photo of Black & White Advertising Portrait item #1144
Ghana - No tribal association

As a means to demonstrate the range of their abilities artists display portraits in black & white as well. Whereas most such portraits are painted traditionally on wood, more and more artists are opting for canvas. We can ship them to you on the frame or taken off, rolled up. This one is of an unidentified African woman, 23 x 28" (58 x 71 cm)
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$200.00

Black & White Advertising Portrait - Bernice Johnson Reagon
photo of Black & White Advertising Portrait - Bernice Johnson Reagon item #1143
Ghana - No tribal association

As a means to demonstrate the range of their abilities artists display portraits in black & white as well. Whereas most such portraits are painted traditionally on wood, more and more artists are opting for canvas. We can ship them to you on the frame or taken off, rolled up. This one is of Bernice Johnson Reagon, the American composer and civil rights activist, measuring 37 1/2 x 29" (95 x 74 cm)
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$200.00

Black & White Advertising Portrait - Kwame Nkrumah
photo of Black & White Advertising Portrait - Kwame Nkrumah item #413
Ghana - No tribal association

As a means to demonstrate the range of their abilities artists display portraits in black & white as well. Whereas most such portraits are painted traditionally on wood, more and more artists are opting for canvas. We can ship them to you on the frame or taken off, rolled up. This one is of Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana. It measures 34 3/4 x 38 1/2" (88 x 98 cm)
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$400.00

Bob Marley signboard
photo of Bob Marley signboard item #543
Ghana - No tribal association

35 3/4 x 39 1/2" (90.8 x 100 cm). Bob Marley is, without a doubt, the most popular musical subject for commercial art in Ghana. This painting is old and weathered. Please click on the image to see the studio where it was on display and where I bought it, in Kumasi, Ghana.
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$800.00

Bob Marley signboard
photo of Bob Marley signboard item #544
Ghana - No tribal association

39 3/4 x 43" (101 x 109 cm). This is an exceptionally large Bob Marley portrait.
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$400.00

Bob Marley signboard
photo of Bob Marley signboard item #599
Ghana - No tribal association

One of the most enduring and popular figures all across Africa is Bob Marley. His likeness is everywhere in commercial art in Africa. This signboard measures 27 x 28" (68.6 x 71 cm)
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$600.00

Bob Marley signboard
photo of Bob Marley signboard item #1145
Ghana - No tribal association

One of the most enduring and popular figures all across Africa is Bob Marley. His likeness is everywhere in commercial art in Africa. This signboard measures 48 x 48" (122 x 122 cm).
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$400.00

Bob Marley signboard
photo of Bob Marley signboard item #1146
Ghana - No tribal association

One of the most enduring and popular figures all across Africa is Bob Marley. His likeness is everywhere in commercial art in Africa. This signboard measures 27 x 36" (68.6 x 91.4 cm).
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$500.00

Bob Marley signboard
photo of Bob Marley signboard item #1147
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

Bob Marley may be the most popular subject for commercial art in Africa. This painting measures 25 1/2 x 40" (64.8 x 101.6 cm)
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$400.00

Bob Marley signboard
photo of Bob Marley signboard item #1152
Ghana - No tribal association

22 1/4 x 30 1/2" (56.5 x 77.5 cm)
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$400.00

Bob Marley signboard
photo of Bob Marley signboard item #1153
Ghana - No tribal association

23 x 24" (58 x 61 cm)
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$1200.00

Bodybuilder sign
photo of Bodybuilder sign item #512
Ghana - No tribal association

This painting is very large, measuring 46 1/4 x 59" (117.5 x 150 cm). This was painted by a commercial artist in Accra who displayed it as an example of his skill in order to attract customers who would commission his services to make signs to advertise his business.
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$500.00

Bodybuilder sign - female
photo of Bodybuilder sign - female item #1148
Ghana - No tribal association

This is an extraordinary signboard, both in is subject matter and in that it was painted on a canvas stretched over a wooden board, the only one I've ever seen made in that way. It measures 18 x 40 1/4" (45.7 x 102 cm)
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$400.00

Bodybuilder sign - Ulisses Williams
photo of Bodybuilder sign - Ulisses Williams item #1227
Ghana - No tribal association

Among the well-known figures artists in Ghana admire are bodybuilders. This is Ulisses Williams. This sign measures 24 x 32" (61 x 81 cm)

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$75.00
SOLD
Cat painting on wood
photo of Cat painting on wood item #585
Benin - No tribal association

I regret that these have all been SOLD. I am trying to find more but so far have not been able to. Please check back again or email me to find out if I have any more. These all measure about 6 x 9 1/2" (15 x 24 cm). These were all painted by the same studio that did the other Benin signboards on this page. They were painted to demonstrate the skill of the artist and promote the business of that studio. The words painted on each say "The Singapore the smallest cat in the world". Please click to see 2 more.
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$750.00

Commercial art - 2 musicians
photo of Commercial art - 2 musicians item #1274
Ghana - No tribal association

39 x 46 1/4" (99 x 117.5 cm) These are two very famous musicians in Ghana, both Ashanti. The man on the left is Nana Acheampong; the one on the right is Daddy Lumba.
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$975.00

Commercial art - 2-sided XL, men
photo of Commercial art - 2-sided XL, men item #1278
Ghana - No tribal association

68 3/4 x 37" (175 x 94 cm) This man is a famous Ghanaian football (soccer) player, Charles Asampong Taylor. Please click on the image to see the other side, with a famous Ghanaian film star, Benjamin Kojo Afandoh aka Agya Ntow.
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$500.00

Commercial art - Christian design
photo of Commercial art - Christian design item #517
Ghana - No tribal association

Ghana is one of the countries of West Africa with the highest proportion of Christians. Africans, no matter what their religious affiliation, are very spiritual people. Therefore it is no surprise that one of the most popular subjects for commercial artists promoting their own businesses is Jesus Christ and other religious imagery. This sign measures 32 1/2 x 21" (82.5 x 53 cm) and appears to be a saintly figure although he is unidentified.
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$300.00

Commercial art - Christian design
photo of Commercial art - Christian design item #1154
Ghana - No tribal association

Ghana is one of the countries of West Africa with the highest proportion of Christians. Africans, no matter what their religious affiliation, are very spiritual people. Therefore it is no surprise that a popular subject for commercial artists promoting their own businesses is Jesus Christ. The "master" referred to on this signboard is the artist. The term "master" is heard commonly in Ghana, often to mean one who excels in his field. This sign measures 40 1/2 x 24" (103 x 61 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial art - Christian design
photo of Commercial art - Christian design item #1155
Ghana - No tribal association

Ghana is one of the countries of West Africa with the highest proportion of Christians. Africans, no matter what their religious affiliation, are very spiritual people. Therefore it is no surprise that a popular subject for commercial artists promoting their own businesses is Jesus Christ. This sign measures 32 x 48" (81 x 122 cm)
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$800.00

Commercial art - Michael Jackson
photo of Commercial art - Michael Jackson item #521
Ghana - No tribal association

This is a painting that was displayed on the outside of a commercial art studio in Accra, called Dakar Art, painted by the artists there to use to advertise their own skill as painters. This signboard measures 43 3/4 x 24" (111 x 61 cm).
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$500.00

Commercial art - movie star
photo of Commercial art - movie star item #1229
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

Famous in Ivory Coast for his films, Jean Claude VanDamme is one white movie star that Africans admire. This sign measures 37 3/4 x 24" (96 x 61 cm)
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$300.00

Commercial art - movie star
photo of Commercial art - movie star item #1348
Ghana - No tribal association

Jamie Joxx 32 x 24" (81 x 61 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial art - movie star
photo of Commercial art - movie star item #1349
Ghana - No tribal association

Jamie Foxx 32 1/8 x 24" (81.6 x 61 cm)
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$300.00

Commercial art - movie star
photo of Commercial art - movie star item #1359
Ghana - No tribal association

Jamie Foxx 31 7/8 x 24 1/4" (81 x 62 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial art - musician
photo of Commercial art - musician item #1228
Ghana - No tribal association

This is a famous Ghanaian musician, Oheneba Kissi. I saw his portrait painted on the side of a studio in Accra and asked them to reproduce the portrait in a smaller format so I could offer it for sale here. Please click on the photo to see the original, on the side of the studio. This one measures 24 x 32" (61 x 81 cm).
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$400.00

Commercial art - musician
photo of Commercial art - musician item #1351
Ghana - No tribal association

Diddy Dirty Money, P. Diddy, Sean John, Sean Combs, you know who he is. 31 3/4 x 22 5/8" (81 x 57.5 cm)
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$500.00

Commercial art - musician
photo of Commercial art - musician item #1352
Ghana - No tribal association

Snoop Dogg 28 x 24" (71 x 61 cm)
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$500.00

Commercial art - musician
photo of Commercial art - musician item #1353
Ghana - No tribal association

Tupac Shakur 27 1/2 x 24 1/4" (70 x 62 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial art - musician
photo of Commercial art - musician item #1361
Ghana - No tribal association

Tina Turner 32 1/4 x 24" (82 x 61 cm)
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$200.00

Commercial art - Political figure
photo of Commercial art - Political figure item #416
Ghana - No tribal association

This painting was exhibited by an artist along the road in Accra to advertise his business. It measures 23 x 25 1/4" (58 x 64 cm). It is a painting of Jerry John Rawlings, the former Flight Lieutenant and still very popular and influential President of Ghana, from 1993 to 2001.
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$400.00

Commercial art - Political figure
photo of Commercial art - Political figure item #597
Ghana - No tribal association

Among the many popular figures represented on Ghanaian commercial art signboards is the former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, who is from Ghana. Ghanaians are justifiably intensely proud of him. This signboard measures 24 x 37 3/4" (61 x 96 cm).
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$200.00

Commercial art - Political figure
photo of Commercial art - Political figure item #1163
Ghana - No tribal association

20 1/2 x 30 3/4" (52 x 78 cm). This is a painting of Jerry John Rawlings, the former Flight Lieutenant and still very popular and influential President of Ghana, from 1993 to 2001.
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$400.00

Commercial art - Political figure
photo of Commercial art - Political figure item #1164
Ghana - No tribal association

Among the many popular figures represented on Ghanaian commercial art signboards is the former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, who is from Ghana. Ghanaians are justifiably intensely proud of him. This signboard measures 22 3/4 x 23 1/2" (58 x 60 cm)
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$300.00

Commercial art - Political figure
photo of Commercial art - Political figure item #1360
Ghana - No tribal association

Kwame Nkrumah 26 1/2 x 22 7/8" (67 x 58 cm)
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$350.00

Commercial art - Political figures
photo of Commercial art - Political figures item #598
Ghana - No tribal association

This signboard measures 24 x 23". The man is John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana 2001-2009. Ghana is one of the few countries in Africa where elections are truly free and fair and power is transfered peacefully. As in the US, Ghana allows a President to serve 2 4-year terms. Unlike in so many other countries in Africa Mr. Kufuor stood down after he completed his second term when John Atta-Mills was elected. He is the current president of Ghana. Mr. Kufuor had defeated Mr. Atta-Mills when he was originally elected.

I was pleased to have happened to be in the same restaurant where Mr. Kufuor was eating lunch on day in Accra. I was surprised to see how tall and imposing a man he is. This sign measures 23 3/4 x 36" (60 x 91 cm). NPP is the New Patriotic Party.
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$200.00

Commercial art - sharing a meal
photo of Commercial art - sharing a meal item #1137
Ghana - No tribal association

35 1/2 x 22 1/4" (90 x 56.5 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial art - very large sign
photo of Commercial art - very large sign item #1246
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/8 x 32 3/8" (99 x 82 cm) I'm not sure what the business is that this sign was painted to advertise.
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$750.00

Commercial art - very large sign
photo of Commercial art - very large sign item #1279
Ghana - No tribal association

47 x 42 7/8" (119 x 109 cm) This is a very common and popular image, representing the joy two people feel when the see each other, especially after a long time apart. The first two words in the inscription translate loosely as, "I feel the same as you".
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$600.00

Commercial art - very large sign
photo of Commercial art - very large sign item #1280
Ghana - No tribal association

47 3/4 x 30 1/4" (121 x 77 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial art - women portrait
photo of Commercial art - women portrait item #1354
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

26 x 39 1/2" (66 x 100 cm)
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$200.00

Commercial art advertising - portrait of a girl
photo of Commercial art advertising - portrait of a girl item #1362
Ghana - No tribal association

21 1/2 x 23 1/2" (54.6 x 60 cm)
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$600.00

Commercial art advertising - portrait of a man
photo of Commercial art advertising - portrait of a man item #1300
Ghana - No tribal association

44 5/8 x 33 1/4" (113 x 84.5 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial art advertising - portrait of a man
photo of Commercial art advertising - portrait of a man item #1350
Ghana - No tribal association

33 x 23 5/8" (84 x 60 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial art advertising - portrait of a woman
photo of Commercial art advertising - portrait of a woman item #524
Ghana - No tribal association

I found this weathered painting at a commercial art studio in Kumasi, Ghana. The ability of this artist is superior to most. This sign measures 16 1/2 x 27" (42 x 69 cm).
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$400.00

Commercial art advertising - portrait of a woman
photo of Commercial art advertising - portrait of a woman item #1209
Ghana - No tribal association

I found this weathered painting at a commercial art studio in Kumasi, Ghana. The ability of this artist is superior to most. This sign measures 30 1/2 x 18 1/2" (77.5 x 47 cm).
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$500.00

Commercial art portrait
photo of Commercial art portrait item #1202
Ghana - No tribal association

24 x 23" (61 x 58 cm). Please click on the photo to see the studio where we found this painting in Accra.
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$475.00

Commercial art portrait - 2-sided
photo of Commercial art portrait - 2-sided item #520
Ghana - No tribal association

This portrait is two-sided. Please click on the image to see the portrait on the reverse side. This sign measures 24 1/4 x 23 3/4" (61.6 x 60 cm).
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$600.00

Commercial artist advertising sign
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign item #615
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign measures 43 x 61 1/2" (109 x 156 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial artist advertising sign
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign item #1340
Ghana - No tribal association

The baby wearing the helmet is a recurring theme in commericial art in Ghana. I am unaware of the significance of it. 27 7/8 x 20" (71 x 51 cm)
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$300.00

Commercial artist advertising sign
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign item #1341
Ghana - No tribal association

The baby wearing the helmet is a recurring theme in commericial art in Ghana. I am unaware of the significance of it. 33 x 23" (84 x 58 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial artist advertising sign
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign item #1355
Ghana - No tribal association

The baby wearing the helmet is a recurring theme in commericial art in Ghana. I am unaware of the significance of it. 26 1/4 x 20 3/4" (67 x 53 cm)
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$300.00

Commercial artist advertising sign
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign item #1363
Ghana - No tribal association

A recurring theme in commercial art in Ghana:21 1/2 x 23 1/2" (54.6 x 60 cm)
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$600.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - coffin maker
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - coffin maker item #614
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign measures 48 x 48" (1.22 x 1.22 m). I commissioned this sign to be painted as a copy of an original which the owner was unwilling to sell to me. Artistic Ghanaian coffins are famous. They can be in the shape of beer bottles, rockets, cars, airplanes, fish, people, anything you can imagine. People are actually buried in them although as their fame has spread around the world they are also now collected as an art form and made that way. Obviously, it is difficult to obtain one that is genuine and used... This coffin maker has diversified, as you can see. The original sign was painted on both sides; I had each side copied as a single signboard. Please see the other sign on this page.
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$600.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - coffin maker
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - coffin maker item #1158
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign measures 48 x 48" (1.22 x 1.22 m). I commissioned this sign to be painted as a copy of an original which the owner was unwilling to sell to me. Artistic Ghanaian coffins are famous. They can be in the shape of beer bottles, rockets, cars, airplanes, fish, people, anything you can imagine. People are actually buried in them although as their fame has spread around the world they are also now collected as an art form and made that way. Obviously, it is difficult to obtain one that is genuine and used... This coffin maker has diversified, as you can see. The original sign was painted on both sides; I had each side copied as a single signboard. Please see the other sign on this page.
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$500.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #513
Ghana - No tribal association

28 x 30 1/2" (71 x 77.5 cm). This is Lucky Dube, a South African musician, famous throughout Africa, who was murdered in 2007 when he refused to surrender his cell phone to an armed robber, in Johannesburg.
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$500.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #518
Ghana - No tribal association

Although unfortunately not among the most famous musicians in the USA, Kojo Antwi is one of the most famous Ghanaian musicians. This sign measures 24 1/4 x 35" (62 x 89 cm).
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$400.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #616
Ghana - No tribal association

This is Nana Kwaku Okyere Duah, called Tic Tac in Ghana where he is a famous musician. 26 1/2 x 37" (67 x 94 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #1159
Ghana - No tribal association

24 x 22" (61 x 56 cm) This is Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer who died in October, 2010. This painting was done well before his death.
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$400.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #1160
Ghana - No tribal association

26 1/4 x 20" (67 x 51 cm) This is the Jamaican roots reggaie musician Joseph "Culture" Hill, the lead singer for the group, Culture, who died in 2006, but who remains popular, as all reggae starts are, in Ghana.
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$600.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #1161
Ghana - No tribal association

Kojo Antwi, a famous Ghanaian musician, 27 x 44" (68.6 x 112 cm)
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$400.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #1162
Ghana - No tribal association

It can probably be said that the same pop music culture exists in Ghana and across Africa as in the USA and Europe. This is Mark Althaean Andrews aka Sisqo, the Haitian R&B singer. 20 3/4 x 36" (52.7 x 91.4 cm)
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$600.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #1165
Ghana - No tribal association

Although unfortunately not among the most famous musicians in the USA, Kojo Antwi is one of the most famous Ghanaian musicians. This sign measures 48 x 48" (1.22 x 1.22 m).
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$600.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #1299
Ghana - No tribal association

This is a portrait of the famous Ghanaian musician, Tic Tac. 39 x 30 5/8" (99 x 78 cm)
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$300.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #1356
Ghana - No tribal association

Nana Acheampong, one of the most famous Ghanaian singers 34 x 21 7/8" (86 x 55.6 cm)
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$500.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #1357
Ghana - No tribal association

Nana Acheampong, one of the most famous Ghanaian singers 33 1/2 x 34 3/4" (85 x 88 cm)
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$500.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - musician
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - musician item #1358
Ghana - No tribal association

Celine Dion 30 3/8 x 30 3/4" (77 x 78 cm)
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$500.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - portrait
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - portrait item #587
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This sign measures 35 x 38 1/2" (89 x 98 cm). This sign was painted by an anonymous artist to promote his own commercial art business. We bought it before it was actually used, however.
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$400.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - portrait
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - portrait item #1156
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/4 x 39 1/2" (1 x 1 m)
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$400.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - portrait
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - portrait item #1157
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

48 x 24" (122 x 61 cm). These 3 men, elders in the community, I presume, are ostensibly tribal or religious leaders although I do not know their identities, $400. The artist who painted this sign did so to promote his own commercial art business.

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$500.00

Commercial artist advertising sign - woman
photo of Commercial artist advertising sign - woman item #1183
Ghana - No tribal association

This is a painting that was displayed on the outside of a commercial art studio in Accra, called Dakar Art, painted by the artists there to use to advertise their own skill as painters. This signboard measures 46 1/2 x 28" (118 x 71 cm).

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$400.00

Copy of a large commercial sign
photo of Copy of a large commercial sign item #523
Ghana - No tribal association

I commissioned this sign as a copy of a much larger one I photographed in Accra. Of course this is not an exact copy but it is interesting the way the artist interpreted it. This sign measures 30 x 24" (76 x 61 cm). Please click on the image to see a view of the billboard I photographed.
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$400.00

Copy of another barber sign we bought
photo of Copy of another barber sign we bought item #1318
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

When we bought the original of this sign we asked who the artist was and when we found him asked him to reproduce this sign since we liked it a lot. This is the reproduction. 40 1/2 x 33 3/4" (103 x 86 cm)
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$400.00

Copy of another barber sign we bought
photo of Copy of another barber sign we bought item #1319
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

When we bought the original of this sign we asked who the artist was and when we found him asked him to reproduce this sign since we liked it a lot. This is the reproduction. 40 3/8 x 33 5/8" (102.5 x 85 cm)
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$400.00

Copy of another barber sign we bought
photo of Copy of another barber sign we bought item #1321
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

When we bought the original of this sign we asked who the artist was and when we found him asked him to reproduce this sign since we liked it a lot. This is the reproduction. 40 1/2 x 33 1/2" (103 x 85 cm)
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$1200.00
SOLD
Extraordinarily large barbershop sign
photo of Extraordinarily large barbershop sign item #515
Ghana - No tribal association

This is one of the largest barbershop signs I have ever seen. It is such a great sign that is has been SOLD. Indeed this business is more diversified than just a barbershop; they make key copies and have a public phone as well. It was displayed high up in the air, above the establishment it advertised, in Accra. I admired it when I saw it and asked my agent there to buy it for me. I did not attempt to acquire it myself since I figured my chances were greater with an African interceding on my behalf. All too often, when a foreign, i.e. white, man approaches an African to purchase something that is not already for sale, the price quoted is stratospheric, either because the owner really does not want to sell or because he imagines that the foreign man actually will pay that high a price. I regret I neglected to photograph it in situ. Indeed I was not sure my agent would be successful. The sign measures 96 x 48" (2.44 x 1.22 m) and is painted on both sides. Please click on the image to see the other side.
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$500.00

Full woman beauty salon sandwich signs
photo of Full woman beauty salon sandwich signs item #634
Togo - No tribal association

48 x 34" (122 x 86 cm). Please click to see the other one.
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$900.00

Kojo Antwi XL sign and a commercial art studio
photo of Kojo Antwi XL sign and a commercial art studio item #519
Ghana - No tribal association

This very large painting, 96 x 48" (2.4 x 1.2 m) was painted by the artists in this picture. Please click on the image to see their studio in Accra, Ghana. They are big Kojo Antwi fans and actually do a lot of work for Kojo. Although I do not have any of the other images in this photo available at this moment, I am able to get any of those that you see here, theoretically. The beautiful black angel is painted on another outside wall of this studio. We can commission this same design, or any other, in any size. We can do anything you want in a personalized Ghanaian signboard. Please let us know what you would like.
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$450.00

Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign item #608
Togo - No tribal association

45 x 24" (114 x 61 cm)
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$450.00

Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign item #609
Togo - No tribal association

45 x 24" (114 x 61 cm)
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$450.00

Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign item #1166
Togo - No tribal association

45 x 24" (114 x 61 cm)
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$450.00

Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign item #1167
Togo - No tribal association

45 x 24" (114 x 61 cm)
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$450.00

Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign item #1168
Togo - No tribal association

45 x 24" (114 x 61 cm)

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$450.00

Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign item #1169
Togo - No tribal association

45 x 24" (114 x 61 cm)

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$500.00

Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign item #1283
Togo - No tribal association

This sign was either painted on speculation or on commission by a commercial artist. If it was on spec he sold it to the merchant from whom I bought it before any beauty salon owner bought it. The empty space above the heads was left there to accommodate the name of the salon. If it was actually painted on commission for a salon then the merchant bought it before the salon took possession and the artist probably painted another one.
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$500.00

Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large 2-Head Vertical Beauty Salon Sign item #1284
Togo - No tribal association

This sign was either painted on speculation or on commission by a commercial artist. If it was on spec he sold it to the merchant from whom I bought it before any beauty salon owner bought it. The empty space above the heads was left there to accommodate the name of the salon. If it was actually painted on commission for a salon then the merchant bought it before the salon took possession and the artist probably painted another one.
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$600.00

Large 3-head beauty salon sign
photo of Large 3-head beauty salon sign item #594
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign measures 48 x 29 1/2" (122 x 75 cm)
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$600.00

Large 3-head beauty salon sign
photo of Large 3-head beauty salon sign item #1170
Togo - No tribal association

48 x 24" (122 x 61 cm)
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$500.00

Large 4-head beauty salon sign
photo of Large 4-head beauty salon sign item #591
Togo - No tribal association

This sign measures 46 x 24" (117 x 61 cm)
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$500.00

Large 4-head beauty salon sign
photo of Large 4-head beauty salon sign item #1171
Togo - No tribal association

46 x 24" (117 x 61 cm)
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$600.00

Large 6-head beauty salon sign
photo of Large 6-head beauty salon sign item #592
Togo - No tribal association

48 x 24" (122 x 61 cm)
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$600.00

Large 6-head beauty salon sign
photo of Large 6-head beauty salon sign item #1172
Togo - No tribal association

48 x 24" (122 x 61 cm)

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$300.00

Large advertising sign portrait
photo of Large advertising sign portrait item #370
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This sign measures 26 x 39 1/4" (66 x 100 cm)
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$400.00

Large beauty salon sign
photo of Large beauty salon sign item #638
Ghana - No tribal association

48 x 32" (122 x 81 cm)
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$400.00

Large beauty salon sign
photo of Large beauty salon sign item #1173
Ghana - No tribal association

48 x 32" (122 x 81 cm)

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$400.00

Large beauty salon sign
photo of Large beauty salon sign item #1174
Ghana - No tribal association

48 x 32" (122 x 81 cm)

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$750.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #590
Togo - No tribal association

44 x 24" (112 x 61 cm)
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1175
Benin - No tribal association

This is an exceptional sign in that this size and this level of detail is not found anywhere else in Africa, to my knowledge. These are exclusive to Benin and possibly to this one artist or this one studio. This one measures 20 1/2 x 15 1/2" (52 x 39 cm).
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1176
Benin - No tribal association

This is an exceptional sign in that this size and this level of detail is not found anywhere else in Africa, to my knowledge. These are exclusive to Benin and possibly to this one artist or this one studio. This one measures 20 x 15 3/4" (51 x 40 cm).
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$750.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1177
Togo - No tribal association

44 x 24" (112 x 61 cm)
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1310
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 29" (100 x 74 cm)
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1311
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 29 1/4" (100 x 74 cm)
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1312
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 39 5/8" (100.3 x 100.6 cm)
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1313
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

37 3/4 x 39 3/8" (96 x 100 cm)
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1314
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 3/4 x 38" (101 x 96.5 cm)
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1315
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 38 3/8" (100 x 97.5 cm)
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1342
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

31 1/2 x 24 7/8" (80 x 63 cm)
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$400.00

Large multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Large multiple head beauty salon sign item #1343
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

31 1/2 x 24 7/8" (80 x 63 cm)
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$300.00

Large portrait - female
photo of Large portrait - female item #1324
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

35 x 33 1/2" (90 x 85 cm)
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$300.00

Large portrait - male
photo of Large portrait - male item #1322
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

40 1/2 x 33 1/2" (103 x 85 cm)
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$300.00

Large portrait - male
photo of Large portrait - male item #1323
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

40 1/2 x 33 1/2" (103 x 85 cm)
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$350.00

Large single head barbershop sign
photo of Large single head barbershop sign item #613
Ghana - No tribal association

35 x 40 1/2" (89 x 103 cm)
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$600.00

Large single head barbershop sign
photo of Large single head barbershop sign item #1302
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This sign advertised a barbershop with videos and video games, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 41 x 35 1/2" (104 X 90 cm). Please see the other half of this sandwich style sign, available separately, here on this same page.
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$600.00

Large single head barbershop sign
photo of Large single head barbershop sign item #1303
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This sign advertised a barbershop with videos and video games, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 41 x 35 1/2" (104 X 90 cm). Please see the other half of this sandwich style sign, available separately, here on this same page.
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$600.00

Large single head barbershop sign
photo of Large single head barbershop sign item #1304
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 39 1/2" (1 X 1 m). Please see the other half of this sandwich style sign, available separately, here on this same page.
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$600.00

Large single head barbershop sign
photo of Large single head barbershop sign item #1305
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 39 1/2" (1 X 1 m). Please see the other half of this sandwich style sign, available separately, here on this same page.
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$600.00

Large single head barbershop sign
photo of Large single head barbershop sign item #1306
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This sign advertised a barbershop offering video games, popular among the youth everywhere. Featured on this sign is the most popular celebrity in Ivory Coast, Didier Drogba, the Ivorian football (soccer) player. 37 1/4 x 39 1/8" (95 x 99 cm)
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$500.00

Large single head barbershop sign
photo of Large single head barbershop sign item #1344
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

35 x 19 3/4" (89 x 50 cm)
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$500.00

Large single head barbershop sign
photo of Large single head barbershop sign item #1345
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

33 5/8 x 19 5/8" (85 x 50 m)
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$400.00

Large single head barbershop sign
photo of Large single head barbershop sign item #1347
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

29 1/4 x 25 7/8" (74 x 66 cm)
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$400.00

Large single head barbershop sign - our commission
photo of Large single head barbershop sign - our commission item #1320
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

When we found the artist who had painted some of the original barbershop signs we had purchased we suggested he do this one for us. 40 3/8 x 33 5/8" (102.5 x 85 cm)
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$450.00

Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign item #1286
Togo - No tribal association

This sign was either painted on speculation or on commission by a commercial artist. If it was on spec he sold it to the merchant from whom I bought it before any beauty salon owner bought it. If it was actually painted on commission for a salon then the merchant bought it before the salon took possession and the artist probably painted another one.
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$450.00

Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign item #1287
Togo - No tribal association

This sign was either painted on speculation or on commission by a commercial artist. If it was on spec he sold it to the merchant from whom I bought it before any beauty salon owner bought it. If it was actually painted on commission for a salon then the merchant bought it before the salon took possession and the artist probably painted another one.
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$400.00

Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign item #1288
Togo - No tribal association

This sign was either painted on speculation or on commission by a commercial artist. If it was on spec he sold it to the merchant from whom I bought it before any beauty salon owner bought it. If it was actually painted on commission for a salon then the merchant bought it before the salon took possession and the artist probably painted another one.
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$450.00

Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign item #1289
Togo - No tribal association

This sign was either painted on speculation or on commission by a commercial artist. If it was on spec he sold it to the merchant from whom I bought it before any beauty salon owner bought it. If it was actually painted on commission for a salon then the merchant bought it before the salon took possession and the artist probably painted another one.
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$450.00

Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign item #1290
Togo - No tribal association

This sign was either painted on speculation or on commission by a commercial artist. If it was on spec he sold it to the merchant from whom I bought it before any beauty salon owner bought it. If it was actually painted on commission for a salon then the merchant bought it before the salon took possession and the artist probably painted another one.
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$400.00

Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Large Single Head Beauty Salon Sign item #1291
Togo - No tribal association

This sign was either painted on speculation or on commission by a commercial artist. If it was on spec he sold it to the merchant from whom I bought it before any beauty salon owner bought it. If it was actually painted on commission for a salon then the merchant bought it before the salon took possession and the artist probably painted another one.
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$400.00

Large vertical design barbershop sign
photo of Large vertical design barbershop sign item #1251
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

49 1/4 x 19 1/4" (125 x 49 cm)
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$750.00

Largest Beauty Salon Sign
photo of Largest Beauty Salon Sign item #621
Togo - No tribal association

This is an extraordinarily large sign, measuring 48 x 48" (122 x 122 cm)
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$600.00

Largest multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Largest multiple head beauty salon sign item #556
Benin - No tribal association

39 x 24" (99 x 61 cm)
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$600.00

Largest multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Largest multiple head beauty salon sign item #1178
Benin - No tribal association

39 x 24" (99 x 61 cm)

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$600.00

Largest multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Largest multiple head beauty salon sign item #1179
Benin - No tribal association

39 x 24" (99 x 61 cm)

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$500.00

Largest multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Largest multiple head beauty salon sign item #1261
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

48 1/4 x 32 3/4" (122.5 x 83 cm)
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$500.00

Lg 2-head beauty salon sandwich signs
photo of Lg 2-head beauty salon sandwich signs item #639
Togo - No tribal association

45 x 23 1/4" (114 x 59 cm). Please click to see the other sign in this pair, each available for the same price, $500 each.
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$450.00

Lg 2-head beauty salon sandwich signs
photo of Lg 2-head beauty salon sandwich signs item #640
Togo - No tribal association

43 1/4 x 23 1/4" (110 x 59 cm). Please click to see the other one.
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$400.00

Lg 3-head beauty salon sandwich signs
photo of Lg 3-head beauty salon sandwich signs item #641
Togo - No tribal association

39 1/4 x 23 3/8" (100 x 59 cm)
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$600.00

Lg 4-head beauty salon and phone service sign
photo of Lg 4-head beauty salon and phone service sign item #593
Togo - No tribal association

As cell phones have become more widespread throughout Africa, more and more people use their cell phone to offer phone service to the public. The majority of the people still do not own a phone. The availability of land lines has always been limited. Although there are many people who have set up a business offering only phone service to the public using their cell phone many other businesses take advantage of the demand thereby created to offer that service along with their regular business. It is more and more common to find beauty salons and barbershops which offer phone service too. This sign measures 48 x 32" (122 x 81 cm).
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$600.00

Lg 4-head beauty salon and phone service sign
photo of Lg 4-head beauty salon and phone service sign item #1180
Togo - No tribal association

As cell phones have become more widespread throughout Africa, more and more people use their cell phone to offer phone service to the public. The majority of the people still do not own a phone. The availability of land lines has always been limited. Although there are many people who have set up a business offering only phone service to the public using their cell phone many other businesses take advantage of the demand thereby created to offer that service along with their regular business. It is more and more common to find beauty salons and barbershops which offer phone service too. This sign measures 48 x 32" (122 x 81 cm).
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$400.00

Long 4-head barbershop sign
photo of Long 4-head barbershop sign item #595
Ghana - No tribal association

48 x 16" (122 x 40.6 cm)
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$400.00

Long 4-head barbershop sign
photo of Long 4-head barbershop sign item #1181
Ghana - No tribal association

48 x 16" (122 x 40.6 cm)

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$375.00

Long 6-head barbershop sign
photo of Long 6-head barbershop sign item #1250
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

54 1/2 x 10 1/4" (138 x 26 cm)
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$500.00

Medicine Sign
photo of Medicine Sign item #418
Togo - No tribal association

32 x 24" (81 x 61 cm). This sign is one of a set of 6, of which we have two available, painted originally for a man with a business selling a medicinal product meant to cure many ailments.
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$250.00

Medicine sign
photo of Medicine sign item #643
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 28 1/4" (100 x 72 cm)
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$500.00

Medicine Sign
photo of Medicine Sign item #1182
Togo - No tribal association

32 x 24" (81 x 61 cm). This sign is one of a set of 6, of which we have two available, painted originally for a man with a business selling a medicinal product meant to cure many ailments

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$250.00

Medicine sign
photo of Medicine sign item #1184
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 23 1/2" (100 x 60 cm)
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$250.00

Medicine sign
photo of Medicine sign item #1185
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

37 1/2 x 38 1/2" (95 x 98 cm)
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$200.00

Medicine Sign - reproduction
photo of Medicine Sign - reproduction item #584
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign measures 24 x 23 1/4" (61 x 5.7 cm). We tried to buy the original of this sign but the owner didn't want to sell it so we took a photo of it and had it copied by an artist in the same place in Ghana.
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$200.00

Medicine Sign - reproduction
photo of Medicine Sign - reproduction item #1298
Ghana - No tribal association

23 7/8 x 23 1/2" (60.6 x 59.7 cm) We tried to buy the original of this sign but the owner didn't want to sell it so we took a photo of it and had it copied by an artist in the same place in Ghana.
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$700.00

Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8
photo of Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8 item #1486
Benin - No tribal association

24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm) The price includes the shipping charges anywhere in the Continental US.
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$700.00

Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8
photo of Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8 item #1487
Benin - No tribal association

24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm) The price includes the shipping charges anywhere in the Continental US.
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$700.00

Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8
photo of Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8 item #1488
Benin - No tribal association

24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm) The price includes the shipping charges anywhere in the Continental US.
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$700.00

Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8
photo of Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8 item #1489
Benin - No tribal association

24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm) The price includes the shipping charges anywhere in the Continental US.
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$700.00

Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8
photo of Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8 item #1490
Benin - No tribal association

24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm) The price includes the shipping charges anywhere in the Continental US.
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$700.00

Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8
photo of Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8 item #1491
Benin - No tribal association

24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm) The price includes the shipping charges anywhere in the Continental US.
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$700.00

Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8
photo of Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8 item #1492
Benin - No tribal association

24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm) The price includes the shipping charges anywhere in the Continental US.
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$700.00

Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8
photo of Medicine Sign Set - 1 of 8 item #1493
Benin - No tribal association

24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm) The price includes the shipping charges anywhere in the Continental US.
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$750.00

Medicine sign, 2-sided
photo of Medicine sign, 2-sided item #1132
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

Signs such as this one are common throughout West Africa. Typically, signs like this one are used by the seller of a liquid which is meant to treat all the conditions represented on the sign. Effectively the product is the same as what used to be called "snake oil" in the US. That is, the liquid probably is not a cure-all for these conditions although it is sold as such. It appears that sometimes the people using these signs also offer services beyond the mere sale of a bottled miracle cure. This sign measures 23 3/4 x 47" (60 x 119 cm). Please click on the image for a view of the other side of this great old, used sign.
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$600.00

Medicine sign, single side
photo of Medicine sign, single side item #1133
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

Signs such as this one are common throughout West Africa. Typically signs like this one are used by the seller of a liquid which is meant to treat all the conditions represented on the sign. Effectively the product is the same as what used to be called "snake oil" in the US. That is, the liquid probably is not a cure-all for these conditions although it is sold as such. It appears that sometimes the people using these signs also offer services beyond the mere sale of a bottled miracle cure. This sign measures 24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm)
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$200.00

Medium size beauty salon/barbershop sign
photo of Medium size beauty salon/barbershop sign item #583
Benin - No tribal association

This sign measures 15 x 19 1/2" (38 x 49.5 cm).
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$75.00

Multiple head barbershop sign
photo of Multiple head barbershop sign item #69
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/4 x 7 3/4" (100 x 20 cm) This sign was painted for sale, not for use and was never used.
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$125.00

Multiple head barbershop sign
photo of Multiple head barbershop sign item #70
Togo - No tribal association

24 x 14 1/2" (61 x 37 cm)
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$49.00

Multiple head barbershop sign
photo of Multiple head barbershop sign item #322
Ghana - No tribal association

11 3/4 x 16" (30 x 41 cm) This is a sign painted for sale, not made for use or actually ever used.
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$300.00

Multiple head barbershop sign
photo of Multiple head barbershop sign item #1271
Benin - No tribal association

30 5/8 x 18 1/8" (78 x 46 cm)
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$125.00

Multiple head barbershop sign
photo of Multiple head barbershop sign item #1713
Togo - No tribal association

24 x 16 1/4" (61 x 41 cm)
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$200.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #148
Togo - No tribal association

30 1/4 x 12 3/4" (77 x 32 cm)
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$200.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #435
Togo - No tribal association

29 7/8 x 14" (76 x 35.5 cm)
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$400.00

multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of multiple head beauty salon sign item #588
Togo - No tribal association

This great signboard measures 24 x 12 3/4" (61 x 32 cm)
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$350.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #589
Togo - No tribal association

This sign measures 18 1/4 x 15 1/4" (46 x 39 cm).
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$400.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1131
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

20 x 35" (51 x 89 cm)
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$350.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1207
Togo - No tribal association

24 x 21 1/2" (61 x 32 cm)
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$300.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1208
Togo - No tribal association

24 x 19" (61 x 48 cm)
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$250.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1210
Togo - No tribal association

27 1/2 x 17 1/2" (70 x 44.5 cm)
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$250.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1211
Togo - No tribal association

23 1/2 x 11 1/2" (60 x 29 cm)
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$300.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1231
Benin - No tribal association

27 5/8 x 15 7/8" (70 x 40 cm)
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$300.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1247
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 25 5/8" (100 x 65 cm)
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$300.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1308
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 25 5/8" (100 x 65 cm)
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$400.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1309
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/2 x 36 1/4" (100 x 92 cm)
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$49.00

Multiple head beauty salon sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon sign item #1346
Ghana - No tribal association

11 3/4 x 16" (30 x 41 cm) This is a sign painted for sale, not made for use or actually ever used.
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$500.00

Multiple head beauty salon/barbershop sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon/barbershop sign item #547
Ghana - No tribal association

24 x 21" (61 x 53 cm)
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$300.00

Multiple head beauty salon/barbershop sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon/barbershop sign item #1269
Benin - No tribal association

27 5/8 x 15 7/8" (70 x 40 cm)
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$49.00

Multiple head beauty salon/barbershop sign
photo of Multiple head beauty salon/barbershop sign item #1270
Ghana - No tribal association

11 3/4 x 16" (30 x 41 cm) This is a sign painted for sale, not made for use or actually ever used.
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$500.00

One side of a hinged sandwich style barbershop sign
photo of One side of a hinged sandwich style barbershop sign item #1257
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

40 x 23 3/4" (101 x 60 cm)
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$400.00

One side of a hinged sandwich style barbershop sign
photo of One side of a hinged sandwich style barbershop sign item #1262
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

31 1/2 x 23 1/2" (80 x 60 cm) This is one half of a beautiful old sandwich style barbershop sign; the other half is shown here on this same page. The sign says "God forgets no one". The other sign says "Wait your turn".
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$350.00

One side of a hinged sandwich style barbershop sign
photo of One side of a hinged sandwich style barbershop sign item #1263
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

31 1/2 x 23 1/2" (80 x 60 cm) This is one half of a beautiful old sandwich style barbershop sign; the other half is shown here on this same page. This sign says "Wait your turn". The other side, which would logically precede this side, says, "God forgets no one".
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$400.00

One side of a hinged sandwich style beauty salon sign
photo of One side of a hinged sandwich style beauty salon sign item #1245
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 1/4 x 16 7/8" (100 x 43 cm)
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$500.00

One side of a hinged sandwich style beauty salon sign
photo of One side of a hinged sandwich style beauty salon sign item #1259
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

39 3/4 x 24" (101 x 61 cm)
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$300.00

One side of a hinged sandwich style beauty salon sign
photo of One side of a hinged sandwich style beauty salon sign item #1268
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

28 1/2 x 15 1/2" (72 x 39 cm)
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$125.00

Painted head clothes hanger
photo of Painted head clothes hanger item #619
Mali - Bamana

17 x 14 3/4" (43 x 37.5 cm)
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$125.00

Painted head clothes hanger
photo of Painted head clothes hanger item #1292
Togo - No tribal association

17 x 14 3/4" (43 x 37.5 cm)
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$125.00

Painted head clothes hanger
photo of Painted head clothes hanger item #1293
Togo - No tribal association

17 x 14 3/4" (43 x 37.5 cm)
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$125.00

Painted head clothes hanger
photo of Painted head clothes hanger item #1294
Togo - No tribal association

17 x 14 3/4" (43 x 37.5 cm)
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$125.00

Painted head clothes hanger
photo of Painted head clothes hanger item #1295
Togo - No tribal association

17 x 14 3/4" (43 x 37.5 cm)
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$295.00

Portrait
photo of Portrait item #622
Ghana - No tribal association

16 x 24" (41 x 61 cm)
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$295.00

Portrait
photo of Portrait item #1216
Ghana - No tribal association

14 3/4 x 26" (37.5 x 66 cm)
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$295.00

Portrait
photo of Portrait item #1217
Ghana - No tribal association

16 x 24" (41 x 61 cm)
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$150.00

Portrait
photo of Portrait item #1258
Ghana - No tribal association

24 1/4 x 16" (62 x 41 cm)
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$500.00

Portrait - 2 men
photo of Portrait - 2 men item #1272
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

44 3/8 x 39 1/2" (1.13 x 1 m)
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$295.00

Portrait - unknown figure
photo of Portrait - unknown figure item #1239
Ghana - No tribal association

22 1/4 x 25 3/8" (56.5 x 64.5 cm)
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$400.00

Pyro-design Kwame Nkrumah and his wife
photo of Pyro-design Kwame Nkrumah and his wife item #618
Ghana - No tribal association

17 3/4 x 22 1/4" (45 x 56.5 cm). This portrait, of the first President of Ghana, dates to the period of Ghanaian Independence, as evidenced by the fact that the inscription indicates that Kwame Nkrumah was the "First Prime Minister of The Gold Coast". "Akwaaba" means Welcome, in Twi, the language of the Akan people of Ghana, the largest language group in that country. Please click to see the companion portrait of Mother Ghana, the wife of the first president. Each portrait is $400. The pair is $700.
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$400.00

Pyro-design wife of Kwame Nkrumah and himself
photo of Pyro-design wife of Kwame Nkrumah and himself item #1218
Ghana - No tribal association

17 3/4 x 22 1/4" (45 x 56.5 cm). This portrait is of Mother Ghana, the wife of the first president of Ghana. It dates to the period of Ghanaian Independence. Please click to see the companion portrait of Kwame Nkrumah, the President. Each portrait is $400. The pair is $700.
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$600.00

Sandwich style sign - one side
photo of Sandwich style sign - one side item #373
Ghana - No tribal association

48 1/4 x 24 1/2" (122.5 x 62 cm). This is one side of a sandwich style sign.
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$600.00

Sandwich style sign - one side
photo of Sandwich style sign - one side item #1219
Ghana - No tribal association

This was originally a sandwich style sign but of which we have only the remaining side. This measures 23 x 36" (58 x 91 cm) and actually has the remains of a previous painting of Bob Marley on the back of it.
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$500.00

Single head American flag barbershop sign
photo of Single head American flag barbershop sign item #1139
Ghana - No tribal association

24 x 48" (61 x 122 cm)
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$500.00

Single head barbershop sign
photo of Single head barbershop sign item #334
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

This sign measures 34 x 26" (86 x 66 cm).
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$300.00

Single head barbershop sign
photo of Single head barbershop sign item #1214
Ghana - No tribal association

16 1/4 x 31 3/4" (41 x 81 cm)
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$400.00

Single head barbershop sign
photo of Single head barbershop sign item #1215
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

23 1/2 x 41 3/4" (60 x 106 cm)
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$400.00

Single head sandwich sign
photo of Single head sandwich sign item #628
Togo - No tribal association

26 1/2 x 24" (67 x 61 cm)
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$400.00

Single head sandwich sign
photo of Single head sandwich sign item #1220
Togo - No tribal association

26 1/2 x 24" (67 x 61 cm)
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$350.00

Single head sandwich sign
photo of Single head sandwich sign item #1339
Ghana - No tribal association

This sign is only painted with a woman's head on one side of the sandwich. The other side only has writing. As such we are selling both sides of this sign together as a single unit. 24 x 22" (61 x 56 cm)
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$500.00

Single head sandwich sign - one side only
photo of Single head sandwich sign - one side only item #329
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

24 x 32" (61 x 81 cm), this sign is the remaining side of a sign that originally had 2 sides.
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$300.00

Single head sandwich signs
photo of Single head sandwich signs item #637
Togo - No tribal association

32 x 17 1/2" (81 x 44 cm). Please click to see the other of these 2 signs.
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$125.00

Small 2-sided beauty salon sign
photo of Small 2-sided beauty salon sign item #620
Ghana - No tribal association

17 1/2 x 13 1/2" (44 x 34 cm). This sign is painted on both sides. Please click on the image to see the other side of it.
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$95.00

Small 4 head barbershop sign
photo of Small 4 head barbershop sign item #554
Benin - No tribal association

6 3/4 x 10 5/8" (17 x 27 cm)
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$250.00

Small 4-head beauty salon sign
photo of Small 4-head beauty salon sign item #1307
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

19 1/2 x 12 7/8" (49.5 x 33 cm)
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$500.00

Small beauty salon sandwich sign
photo of Small beauty salon sandwich sign item #642
Ghana - No tribal association

24 x 23" (61 x 58 cm). This sandwich sign can be sold as one unit or separated. The price shown is for the unit of two signs hinged together. The price for just one of the sides is half of that, $250.
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$95.00

Small motorcycle taxi sign
photo of Small motorcycle taxi sign item #558
Benin - No tribal association

A cheaper way to get around than a taxi is on a motorcycle, at least for a single person. In Benin these taxi motos are everywhere, here represented on a painted sign, 7 1/4 x 10 1/2" (18.4 x 27 cm)
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$200.00

Small multiple head barbershop sign
photo of Small multiple head barbershop sign item #1296
Benin - No tribal association

15 1/2 x 10 1/4" (39 x 26 cm)
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$45.00

Small single head sign
photo of Small single head sign item #617
Togo - No tribal association

10 x 10" (25 x 25 cm)
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$45.00

Small single head sign
photo of Small single head sign item #1221
Togo - No tribal association

8 3/4 x 9 3/4" (22 x 25 cm)
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$95.00
SOLD
Small vertical commercial art sign
photo of Small vertical commercial art sign item #1297
Benin - No tribal association

5 3/4 x 9" (14.6 x 23 cm)
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$600.00

sports figures - Allen Iverson
photo of sports figures - Allen Iverson item #1301
Ghana - No tribal association

43 3/8 x 35 5/8" (110 x 90.5 cm)
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$350.00

Sports figures - Don King
photo of Sports figures - Don King item #1150
Ghana - No tribal association

28 1/4 x 26" (72 x 66 cm)
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$600.00

Sports figures - El Hadji Diouf
photo of Sports figures - El Hadji Diouf item #1223
Ghana - No tribal association

This is the Senegalese football (soccer) player, El Hadji Diouf, aka Alhaji Diouf. 31 x 48" (79 x 122 cm)
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$400.00

Sports figures - Michael Johnson
photo of Sports figures - Michael Johnson item #1149
Ghana - No tribal association

This very large painting of the athlete Michael Johnson measures 48 x 47" (122 x 119 cm). Like all signs used by commercial artists this sign shows the signs of weathering as it was kept outside. Unlike some such signs this one stood on the ground, propped against a fence, so the bottom of it is weathered to a greater extent.
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$300.00

Sports figures - Michael Jordan
photo of Sports figures - Michael Jordan item #1151
Ghana - No tribal association

30 x 24" (76 x 61 cm)
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$500.00

Sports figures - Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis
photo of Sports figures - Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis item #797
Ghana - No tribal association

This painting measures 48 x 48" (122 x 122 cm). It is another example of a painting done by a commercial artist to promote his own business. Ghanaians love boxers especially famous ones, even if the rendition is not as exact as it could be. Does this look like Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis to you? Like everyone else in the world they admire all sports figures.
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$600.00

Sports figures - Ronaldinho
photo of Sports figures - Ronaldinho item #796
Ghana - No tribal association

25 3/4 x 36" (65 x 91 cm). Ronaldinho is as famous in Ghana as he is around the world.

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$600.00

Sports figures - unknown footballer/soccer player
photo of Sports figures - unknown footballer/soccer player item #1222
Ghana - No tribal association

30 x 39 1/4" (36 x 100 cm)
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$200.00

Sports figures - unknown runner/hurdler
photo of Sports figures - unknown runner/hurdler item #1254
Ghana - No tribal association

40 x 24 1/8" (102 x 59 cm)
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$200.00

Traditional medicine man sign
photo of Traditional medicine man sign item #1364
Ghana - No tribal association

23 7/8 x 24 1/8" (60.6 x 61.3 cm) We tried to buy the original of this sign but the owner, the man using it, did not want to sell it. We therefore contracted a local artist to paint us a copy of it; this is it.
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$300.00

Two-sided 4-head beauty salon sign
photo of Two-sided 4-head beauty salon sign item #604
Togo - No tribal association

This nice old beauty salon sign has some damage in the center and is quite worn around the edges which are evidence of its age and long usefulness to the owner. It measures 33 1/4 x 29 1/2" (84 x 75 cm). Please click to see the other side.
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$450.00

Vertical 3-head beauty salon sandwich signs
photo of Vertical 3-head beauty salon sandwich signs item #635
Togo - No tribal association

44 3/4 x 18" (114 x 46 cm). Please click to see the other one. They are both the same price, $450 each.
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$550.00

Vertical design barbershop signs
photo of Vertical design barbershop signs item #550
Benin - No tribal association

I think these are more of the work of the studio in Cotonou, Les Arts Junior, though there is no identification on these signs. Most of their work is for beauty salons, with representations of women and their hair styles. This is one they have done of men, for barbershops. Ths measures 15 x 32". Please click on the photo to see 2 more signs featuring women. The second one measures 10 x 16 1/2", the third 9 3/4 x 16 3/4". Both of these last 2 signs are $200 each.
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$250.00

Vertical design beauty salon sign
photo of Vertical design beauty salon sign item #549
Benin - No tribal association

This appears to be more of the work of the studio in Cotonou, Les Arts Junior, though there is no identification on these signs. This one measures 9 1/2 x 23 1/2" (24 x 60 cm).
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$200.00

Vertical design beauty salon sign
photo of Vertical design beauty salon sign item #1226
Benin - No tribal association

This appears to be more of the work of the studio in Cotonou, Les Arts Junior, though there is no identification on these signs. This one measures 9 3/4 x 16 1/2" (25 x 42 cm).
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$200.00

Vertical design beauty salon sign
photo of Vertical design beauty salon sign item #1252
Benin - No tribal association

This appears to be more of the work of the studio in Cotonou, Les Arts Junior, though there is no identification on these signs. This one measures 9 5/8 x 16 1/2" (24.5 x 42 cm).
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$300.00

Vertical design beauty salon sign
photo of Vertical design beauty salon sign item #1253
Togo - No tribal association

12 3/4 x 24" (32 x 61 cm)
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$500.00

Very large barbershop sign
photo of Very large barbershop sign item #1282
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

37 3/8 x 31 3/8" (95 x 80 cm).
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$500.00

Very large beauty salon sign
photo of Very large beauty salon sign item #1244
Ivory Coast - No tribal association

37 3/8 x 31 3/8" (95 x 80 cm).
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Wumight - Oshogbo artist
photo of Wumight - Oshogbo artist item #420
Nigeria - Yoruba

I met Martins Omowumi John, aka Wumight, in the Fall of 2003 after he found this website and contacted me to ask me to showcase his paintings here. I was impressed by his aggressive promotion of his art and I loved his paintings.

In the 1960s Suzanne Wenger, an Austrian artist went to southwestern Nigeria to Oshogbo in Yorubaland. She set up an art school to teach young Nigerians to paint using European techniques with their own uniquely African inspiration.

Martins is a modern day student of that school. He was born in Lagos State on April 4th 1974. In 1984 his father, who worked for the National Electric Power Authority of Nigeria, was transfered to Oshogbo in Osun State and moved his 10 children there with him. He is the second of 10 children and the first to grow up in the Land of Art and Culture which is Oshogbo. Growing up surrounded by that artistic presence convinced him that was his destiny. Martins’ only income is from the sale of his paintings. His dream is to see his work spread around the world.

All of his paintings which appear here are the same price, unframed, $200 each.
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$300.00

Wumight Oshogbo FRAMED painting - The Entertainer
photo of Wumight Oshogbo FRAMED painting - The Entertainer item #739
Nigeria - Yoruba

This painting, one of the two I have that Martins Omowumi John has given the name "The Entertainer, has been framed to show one way we can frame your painting. Most of the paintings of his that we sell are sold UNFRAMED but we can frame them, in this or other ways, if you prefer. The overall dimensions are 26 1/4 x 21 1/2" (67 x 55 cm). The frame is a simple wood: oak, maple, walnut, cherry, depending on availability, with plexiglass.
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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Dancing to the Drum
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Dancing to the Drum item #738
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Dancing to the Drum". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Dancing to the Rhythms
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Dancing to the Rhythms item #1186
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Dancing to the Rhythms". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Drummer and Dancer
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Drummer and Dancer item #1187
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Drummer and Dancer". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Harvest
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Harvest item #1190
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Harvest". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$100.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Houses
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Houses item #1195
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Houses". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $200. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Jubilation
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Jubilation item #1191
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Jubilation". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Jubilation
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Jubilation item #1194
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Jubilation". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Merry Makers
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Merry Makers item #736
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Merry Makers". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Peak of the Drum
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Peak of the Drum item #422
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Peak of the Drum". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Sekere Player
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Sekere Player item #1189
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Sekere Player". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Abundance of the River
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Abundance of the River item #735
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "The Abundance of the River". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Beggar
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Beggar item #1206
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "The Beggar". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Deep Thinker
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Deep Thinker item #423
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "The Deep Thinker". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Drum Player
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Drum Player item #1193
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "The Drum Player". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Drummer
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Drummer item #1205
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "The Drummer". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Elite of the Village
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Elite of the Village item #1192
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Elite of the Village". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Entertainer
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Entertainer item #737
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "The Entertainer". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Instrumentalist
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Instrumentalist item #732
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "The Instrumentalist". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Power of Affection
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Power of Affection item #1204
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "The Power of Affection". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Trumpets
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - The Trumpets item #421
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "The Trumpets". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.


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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Thirsting in the Desert
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Thirsting in the Desert item #1203
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Thirsting in the Desert". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - Togetherness
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - Togetherness item #1188
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is entitled "Togetherness". 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$100.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed item #733
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is unnamed, 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $200. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed item #734
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is unnamed, 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed item #1196
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is unnamed, 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed item #1197
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is unnamed, 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$200.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed item #1198
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is unnamed, 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $300. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$100.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed item #1199
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is unnamed, 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $200. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$100.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed item #1200
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is unnamed, 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $200. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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$100.00

Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed
photo of Wumight Oshogbo painting - unnamed item #1201
Nigeria - Yoruba

Martins signs his paintings "Wumight". Please see his bio elsewhere on this page. This painting is unnamed, 20 1/2 x 25" (52 x 63.5 cm). This painting is on heavy art paper and is sold UNFRAMED. We can frame it for you for an additional $100, total $200. To see one way we can frame this painting please see the painting on this page numbered 739 which appears there framed.

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