The Niger Bend | A Selection of Our Best Items |
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$250.00 Aguere - Red
item #1642Nigeria - Yoruba 13 1/2" tall (34 cm) | $1275.00 Back rest decorated with metal tacks
item #819Congo - Kuba This is a fabulous sculptural, yet functional, authentic object. The Kuba people lean against this while seated on the ground. Overall height on stand: 21" (53 cm). Dimensions of the object itself: 20 x 7 1/2" (51 x 19 cm) |
$5000.00 Dogon chief staff
item #365Mali - Dogon I bought this old staff in Bandiagara, the largest town in the Dogon region of Mali, after long and drawn-out negotiations with a Dogon chief. The object is surrounded by brass rings, one for every year of service as chief its bearer. There are 188 of them. This staff symbolizes the power of the chief. It measures 64" long (1.63 m). | $6000.00 Exceptional confirmed authentic
item #754Ivory Coast - Dan 12" tall. This mask was confirmed as authentic by the renowned Professor of Art History and African art expert, Dr. Roy Sieber of Indiana University. |
$350.00 Female head on basketry base
item #793Gabon - Fang 13" tall (33 cm) | $200.00 ibeji clothed - small
item #1653Nigeria - Yoruba 5 1/2" tall (14 cm) |
$150.00 Ibeji clothed pair - small
item #1639Nigeria - Yoruba 6 5/16 and 6 1/8" tall (16, 15.5 cm) | $250.00 Ibeji clothed pair - small
item #1640Nigeria - Yoruba 7 5/8 and 7 7/8" (19.4, 20 cm) |
$600.00 Ibeji pair
item #1641Nigeria - Yoruba 9 and 7 3/4" (22.9, 19.7 cm) | $150.00 Ibeji pair - small
item #1638Nigeria - Yoruba These two figures measure 7 3/8 and 7" (18.7 cm, 17.8 cm) |
$1500.00 Ikoye headdress
item #1743Nigeria - 11" tall (28 cm) | $1950.00 Leopard stool
item #540Ivory Coast - Baule 31 1/2" long, 13" tall (80 x 33 cm). Please click on the image to view the other side of this extraordinary sculptural object, and a closeup of it. |
$5950.00 Old fetish
item #87Ivory Coast - Baule My supplier in Ivory Coast told me this figure is from the village of Guirilan and dates to circa 1900. The distinguished professor of Art History and renowned African art expert, Roy Sieber, personally authenticated this statue for me just 5 months before he passed away. However, Roy doubts it is as old as my supplier told me it is. It is 18" tall (46 cm). Click photo for a closeup. | $125.00 Old wood bowl pipe
item #289Ivory Coast - Baule This pipe is 6" long (15 cm). |
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