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an old photo of a woman with dreadlocks and necklaces on her head
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Africa | "Young Kayor girl" Sengal | Vintage Postcard; date and photographer unknown
an african statue holding a stool on it's head
Full Details for Lot 128
Luba People, Congo, Chief's Stool, with edge decorated seat supported by kneeling female figure, with elaborate coiffure, scarification, fibre belt, on integral base, 19th c. 10 1/2" tall, 8" diam.
an african headdress with long hair on it's back and the top part of its head
(#81) Batak Ritual Staff (Tunggal Panaluan), Sumatra, Indonesia
Batak Ritual Staff (Tunggal Panaluan), Sumatra, Indonesia
Africa | Man with hood hairdo. Shiluk, Sudan. ca. early 20th century | ©Hugo Adolf Bernatzik Drum Magazine Africa, Africa 1930s, South Africa 1960s, Vintage African Bronze Childs Face, Puffy Hair, African Tribe Meme, Traditional Hairstyle, Photographs Of People, Afro Art
Africa | Man with hood hairdo. Shiluk, Sudan. ca. early 20th century | ©Hugo Adolf Bernatzik
a group of men standing next to each other in front of trees and grass with one man holding a stick
Kushite Asiatics<----
an old black and white photo of two men, one with a child on his lap
Africa | "Types from the Gold Coast". Ghana || Vintage studio print; Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
two women standing next to each other in front of a building with an umbrella over them
Adire African Textiles
Quite a rare image of the King of the Asante, the Asantehene Prempeh I, (ruled 1888 – 1931) accompanied by the Queenmother.
an old wooden door with carvings on it
Carved Wooden Door. Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
an artistic sculpture made out of wood and metal with a bird on it's back
(#49) A Bamana Antelope Headcrest, Mali
Bamana Chi Wara (Abstract) Headdress, Mali http://www.imodara.com/post/96551902109/mali-bamana-chi-wara-antelope-headdress
a metal bird sculpture sitting on top of a wooden base
Bamana Chi Wara Male Headdress 6, Mali
Bamana Chi Wara from Mali, represent the mythological half man / half antelope hero who taught man how to cultivate the soil. They were danced in pairs and celebrate the union of male (sun), female (earth) and fibre costume (rain), signifying the cooperation needed for a successful harvest and community survival.
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a wooden statue with an animal on it's head
(#381) Luluwa Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Luluwa Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo | lot | Sotheby's
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