The Niger Bend | A Selection of Our Best Items |
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$125.00 Ancestor Figure
item #677Ghana - Ewe 9 3/4" tall (25 cm ) | $95.00 Ancestor Figure
item #1626Ghana - Ewe 12" (30 cm) |
$150.00 Child replacement figre
item #1008Togo - Ewe 8 1/2" | $150.00 Child replacement figure
item #465Togo - Ewe 7 3/4" tall. Please click on the image for a view of the back of this figure. |
$200.00 Child replacement figure
item #464Togo - Ewe This figure is 8 1/2" tall. Please click on the image for a view of the back of this figure. | $150.00 Child replacement figure
item #466Togo - Ewe 8 1/2" Please click on the image for a view of the back of this piece. |
$250.00 Child replacement figure
item #463Togo - Ewe This figure measures 8 3/4" tall. Please click on the image for a view of the rear of this figure. | $150.00 Child replacement figure
item #1010Togo - Ewe 8" |
$150.00 Child replacement figure
item #1009Togo - Ewe 7 1/2" | $150.00 Child replacement figure
item #1011Togo - Ewe 10" |
$300.00 Child replacement twins
item #459Togo - Ewe This pair measures 8 1/4" tall. Please click on the image to see the other side of this pair. | $500.00 Ewe twins
item #458Togo - Ewe These twin dolls measure 13" tall. They are comparable in function to the better known Yoruba figures known as "ibeji". When a mother loses her children in birth she has these figures carved and takes care of them for the rest of her life. Although twins are the best known of these dolls, it is also common for single children to be represented similarly. Please click on the image to see the reverse side of this pair of twins. |
$500.00 Fetish figure
item #461Togo - Ewe This figure measures 11 1/4" tall. This figure was probably carved as a fetish. Please click on the image for a view of the side of this very unusual figure. | $500.00 Finest child replacement figure
item #462Togo - Ewe This figure measures 8" tall. This is a fine example of a doll made for a mother who loses a child at birth or early in its life and then taken care of for the duration of the life of the mother. Please click on the image for a view of the back of this beautiful figure. |
$300.00 Garment
item #1070Ghana - Ewe | $400.00 Large cotton textile
item #1607Ghana - Ewe 63 x 115" (1.6 x 2.92 m) |
$600.00 Large cotton textile
item #1609Ghana - Ewe 81 x 121" (2.06 x 3.07 m) | $1800.00 Large, heavy crocodile figure
item #750Ghana - Ewe 30 x 11 x 12" (76 x 28 x 30 cm) This is an extraordinary sculpture. It is the only one I have ever seen that is anything like this. Please click on the image to see 2 more views of it. |
$1500.00 Men's garment
item #1063Ghana - Ewe This extraordinarily large textile was only ever used by an important figure in the Ewe community and only on very special occasions. | $1300.00 Men's garment
item #1064Ghana - Ewe |
$1500.00 Men's garment
item #1065Ghana - Ewe | $1500.00 Men's garment
item #1066Ghana - Ewe |
$1500.00 Men's garment
item #1067Ghana - Ewe | $1300.00 Men's garment
item #1068Ghana - Ewe This authentic, old textile has some wear but is extraordinary in design and workmanship. |
$1300.00 Men's garment
item #1069Ghana - Ewe | $1500.00 Men's garment
item #1085Ghana - Ewe |
$1500.00 Men's garment
item #1107Ghana - Ewe | $1300.00 Men's garment
item #1108Ghana - Ewe |
$1500.00 Men's garment
item #1109Ghana - Ewe | $1500.00 Men's garment
item #1111Ghana - Ewe |
$1300.00 Men's garment
item #1112Ghana - Ewe | $400.00 Penis handle stool
item #570Togo - Ewe This interesting stool is 15" long and 6 1/2" tall. As it was told to me this stool is normally used by women. It stands out among African stools in that it is given to a woman by her husband when he travels to remind her of him and thereby guarantee her faithfulness. The representation is spiritual, not functional. Please click on the image for another view of this stool. |
$300.00 Replacement figure twins
item #460Togo - Ewe This pair measures 8 1/4" tall. Please click on the image to see the other side of this pair. | $250.00 Women's wraparound garment
item #1071Togo - Ewe |
$250.00 Women's wraparound garment
item #1072Togo - Ewe |
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