The Niger Bend | A Selection of Our Best Items |
| print version |
$150.00 Asen brass turtle figure
item #360Benin - Fon 4 7/8" long (12.4 cm). This is a typical example of one of the objects included on the top of an asen. Asen are stuck into the ground near the family house in memory of a deceased member of the family. Asen are iron stakes with round flat tops adorned with a wide variety of objects which presumably evoke the spirit of the individual the stake represents. Please click on the image to see 2 more views of this fine old object. | $1950.00 Benin brass head
item #794Nigeria - Yoruba 14 1/2" tall (37 cm) |
$125.00 brass asen figure
item #302Togo - Fon 4" tall (10 cm) | $1300.00 Brass bell
item #1643Nigeria - Yoruba 11 1/2" tall (29 cm) |
$750.00 Brass chief figure
item #204Ivory Coast - Baule 5" tall, ca. 1966, from Ouelikoro | $95.00 Brass elephant fetish figure
item #338Ivory Coast - Baule 7" long x 4" tall (17.8 x 10 cm) Reproduction. |
$65.00 Brass elephant fetish figure
item #1550Ivory Coast - Baule 3 1/2 x 2" (8.9 x 5 cm) | $45.00 Brass elephant fetish figure
item #1551Ivory Coast - Baule 1 3/4 x 1 1/2" (4.4 x 3.8 cm) |
$195.00 Brass equestrian
item #350Mali - Bamana 5" tall (12.7 cm) | $145.00 brass horse figure
item #351Mali - Bamana 4 3/4 x 3" (12 x 7.6 cm) |
$450.00 Brass turtle container
item #353Mali - Dogon 8" tall (20 cm). Please click on the image for a closeup view and an uncovered view, with the top off. | $495.00 Brass turtle equestrian pot
item #354Nigeria - Yoruba 15 1/2" tall (39 cm) |
$900.00 Ceremonial vessel
item #208Nigeria - Yoruba This 7 1/2" tall object is a fine reproduction of an 11th century Ife piece. There is a male figure "wrapped around a vessel positioned on the circular platform of a stool. The figure holds the looped handle of the stool with its left hand and a scepter in its right." The original is made of zinc brass and measures 4 7/8" tall and is the property of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria. | $600.00 Crocodile goldweight
item #841Ivory Coast - Baule 2 1/2" (6.4 cm) |
$2500.00 Equestrian
item #214Nigeria - Yoruba 22" tall (56 cm) Beautifully made for the art market. The price includes shipping to most locations in the 48 contiguous US states. | $900.00 Ife warrior head
item #1371Nigeria - Yoruba 12" (30.5 cm) |
$3000.00 Male figure
item #1368Ivory Coast - Baule 18 3/8" (46.7 cm) tall overall; the statue alone is 17" (43 cm) tall | $395.00 Old brass elephant fetish pendant
item #337Ivory Coast - Baule 6" long, 3 1/2" tall (15 x 8.9 cm) Genuine, not made for sale. |
$500.00 Old brass equestrian
item #301Ivory Coast - Senufo 6 1/4 x 4" (16 x 10 cm) Authentic, not made for sale. | $1450.00 Old detailed design pipe
item #205Ivory Coast - Baule 7" long (18 cm), from Ouelikoro, ca. 1966. I bought this piece together with the seated chief figure and the seated mother and child of the same origin. The dealer from whom I bought these had obtained them all together from a single owner. |
$600.00 Old male figure
item #834Ivory Coast - Tagbana 4" tall (10 cm) | $1250.00 Seated chief
item #210Cameroon - Bamileke 15 3/4" (40 cm) |
$175.00 Seated male figure
item #842Mali - Dogon 5 3/4" (14.6 cm) |
text and images copyright 2012 Niger Bend