The Niger Bend | A Selection of Our Best Items |
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$275.00 2 Hands holding container asen figure
item #348Benin - Fon 5" tall. | $450.00 Abomey appliqueed animal flag
item #487Benin - Fon 59 1/2 x 47" (1.51 x 1.19 m) |
$225.00 Abomey appliqueed animal flag
item #1563Benin - Fon 37 1/2 x 55 3/4" (95 x 142 cm) | $450.00 Abomey appliqueed animal flags
item #486Benin - Fon 70 x 51 3/4". This is a contemporary flag, designed by an accomplished and exceptionally skilled textile artist. He follows in the footsteps of the early textile artists commissioned by the Fon court to produce these textiles which were symbols of the king of the Fon people, of the ancient Kingdom of Abomey. Click on the image to see two other versions of this same flag. The second one measures 60 x 59 1/2" and the third one measures 57 1/2 x 51". The second and third are $350 each. |
$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 Authentic 4-leg stool
item #565Togo - Fon The design of this stool is unlike any other tribal design among African stools. The same thing can be said about so many of the other designs available across the continent but this one is truly among the most unusual. The round top measures 15 1/2" in diameter (39 cm). It is 9" tall (23 cm). The leg span measures 21 x 13" (53 x 33 cm). Please click on the image for 2 more views of this very unusual stool. |
$300.00 Bocio male figureSOLD 
item #192Benin - Fon This item has been SOLD. This object is 11" tall. | $125.00 brass asen figure
item #302Togo - Fon 4" tall (10 cm) |
$95.00 brass asen figure
item #308Togo - Fon 5" long | $150.00 brass asen-top elephant figure
item #339Benin - Fon 7 x 4 1/2" (17.8 x 11.4 cm) This is a genuine object having been attached to the top of an "asen" altar, the Fon objects used to memorialize the dearly departed. |
$1500.00 Elephant stool
item #805Benin - Fon 18 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 17" tall | $249.99 Flower stool
item #836Benin - Fon 19 x 11 x 18 1/2" tall (48 x 28 x 47 cm) made of monkey pod wood |
$500.00 Lion and cubs power symbol
item #786Benin - Fon 7 7/8" x 4 x 3 1/3" tall (20 x 10 x 8.5 cm) When the Fon king wants to send a message to someone important he hives a power symbol to the messenger so that the recipient will know the message is from the king. | $799.99 Lion motif chair
item #673Benin - Fon All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. |
$699.99 Lion motif chair
item #674Benin - Fon All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. | $999.99 Lion motif chair - tall back
item #1757Benin - Fon All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. |
$999.99 Lion motif chair - tall back
item #1758Benin - Fon All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. | $499.99 Lion motif chair - vintage
item #1578Benin - Fon All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. |
$499.99 Lion motif chair - vintage
item #1564Benin - Fon All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. | $499.99 Lion motif chair - vintage
item #675Benin - Fon All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. |
$799.99 Lion motif chair - vintage
item #1759Benin - Fon All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. | $499.99 Lion motif chair - vintage
item #1761Benin - Fon All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. |
$899.99 Lion motif chair - vintage - tall back
item #1760Benin - Fon 38" tall (96.5 cm) All 4 lions represented on this chair are the symbol of a former ahosu (king) of the Fon people, Glele. Rare, if not unique in Africa, the Fon have a strong sense of their royal heritage, not unlike the British. They know their royal lineage. Each king has his own exclusive symbol, immediately identifiable to all Fon people. Glele was the ahosu from 1858 to 1889. | $149.99 Lion motif foot stool
item #138Benin - Fon |
$1250.00 Lion motif table
item #815Benin - Fon 22 1/4" diameter, 17 1/2" tall (56.5 x 44.5 cm) made of monkey pod wood | $650.00 Male figure - longest manhood
item #789Benin - Fon Please click on the image for 2 more views of this authentic and very unusual male figure. |
$250.00 Mother and child figure
item #209Benin - Fon Objects such as this were produced exclusively for the nobility of the Abomey kingdom of Benin. Only Abomey royalty had access to brass production. The royal family accumulated such pieces and distributed them to favored individuals as symbols of their power. | $500.00 Name stool
item #779Benin - Fon 19 1/2 x 14 1/2". Please click on the image for 2 more views of this old, used, very personalized stool. |
$200.00 Old asen top chameleon
item #743Benin - Fon 6 1/2" long. This object was one of several which adorned the top of an Asen, the iron post the Fon people use to memorialize individuals. Please click on the image to see the other side of this fine old chameleon figure. | $595.00 Old male figure
item #788Benin - Fon Please click on the image for 2 more views of this really nice erotic figure. |
$750.00 Parrot stool
item #827Togo - Fon 18 x 8 1/8 x 16" tall | $250.00 Penis fetish
item #189Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 15 1/4" (38.7 cm) long. |
$250.00 Penis fetish
item #1116Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 17" (43 cm) long. | $250.00 Penis fetish
item #1117Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 15 1/4" (38.7 cm) long. |
$250.00 Penis fetish
item #1118Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 15" (38 cm) long. | $250.00 Penis fetish
item #1119Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 17" (43 cm) long. |
$250.00 Penis fetish
item #1120Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 15 1/4" (38.7 cm) long. | $250.00 Penis fetish
item #1121Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 16" (40.6 cm) long. |
$250.00 Penis fetish
item #1122Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 19" (48 cm) long. | $250.00 Penis fetish
item #1123Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 16 1/2" (41.9 cm) long. |
$250.00 Penis fetish
item #1124Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 14" (35.5 cm) long. | $250.00 Penis fetish
item #1125Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 18 1/2" (47 cm) long. |
$250.00 Penis fetish
item #1126Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 20 1/2" (52 cm) long. | $250.00 Penis fetish
item #1127Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 9 1/2" (24 cm) long. |
$250.00 Penis fetish
item #1128Togo - Fon This fetish object is authentic, used to promote fertility, measures 9 1/2" (24 cm) long. | $300.00 Short kneeling male fetish figure
item #790Benin - Fon Please click on the image for 2 more views of this genuine Fon fetish figure. |
$1250.00 Single lion table
item #813Benin - Fon 21 1/2 " diameter, 20" tall; this is an old, used table | $1500.00 Single lion table, map of Africa top
item #814Benin - Fon 26 x 20 1/2" top dimensions, 17 3/4" tall, made of monkey pod wood |
$600.00 Stool with drawer
item #818Togo - Fon 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 13 3/4" tall. | $1950.00 Tall 2-level stool
item #562Togo - Fon This exceptional stool measures 22" tall and 14 1/2" in diameter. Please click on the image for 2 more views of this extraordinary stool. |
$950.00 Tall stool
item #781Benin - Fon 21 x 28 1/2". Please click on the image for another view of this fine old stool. | $300.00 Woman asen figure
item #347Benin - Fon 8" tall. This is a fine 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. |
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