Girl from Hemba tribe
With wooden statue
RD Congo
Photo by Charles Henault, 1972
Ancestor Figures
Cote d'Ivoire
D R Congo
Burkina Faso
Tanzania
Nigeria
Power Statues and ANCESTOR Figures of Africa. The greatest contribution Africa has made so far to the cultural heritage of mankind is it's richly varied sculpture. African sculpture was scarcely known outside it's own continent until late in the nineteenth century, but during the twentieth century, its liberating and refreshing effect on Western art has been immeasurable. African sculpture is a highly developed and extremely sophisticated art form with thousands of years of history behind it....more»
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MATERNAL FIGURE
IBEJI FETISH
Catalogue
# CIV.2.001
Tribe: Baule
Country: Cote d'Ivoire
Size: 24" x 7"
Medium:
Wood
Price: € 350
Rear View
Catalogue
# C0D.2.002
Tribe: Ibeji
Country: Nigeria
Size: 11 " x 6 "
Medium:
Wood, Leather
Price: € 240
ANCESTOR FIGURINE
ANCESTOR FIGURINE
Catalogue # BFA.2.003
Tribe: Lobi
Country: Burkina Faso
Size: 8" x 2"
Medium:
Wood
Price: € 150
Catalogue # BFA.2.004
Tribe: Lobi
Country: Burkina Faso
Size: 9" x 2"
Medium:
Wood
Price: € 150
