Africa

Central, East, South, and West

The selection of objects presented here is representative of the range of art offered by Hurst Gallery. Please contact us by telephone, email, or fax, if you have specific interests or would like a more complete description of our current holdings.

thumbnail Femal Figure
Tiv, Nigeria
Wood, beads, fiber, red pigment
Probably 19th century
H: 12.75 in. (32.39 cm), 
Standing figure, Zimba people, Democratic Republic of Congo Standing figure
Zimba people, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood
19th century
H: 17.5 in. (44.5 cm)
 
thumbnail Mask
Ngbaka; Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood with dark and light pigments
Late 19th, early 20th century
H: 10.5 in. (26.7 cm), W: 6.25 in. (15.9 cm)
thumbnail Mask, "lukwakongo"
Lega, Zaire
Wood, fiber, pigment
H: 9 in. (22.86 cm)

 
thumbnail Pipe
Kuba peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood, pigment
19th - early                                                                     20th century
                                                         L: 16 in. (40.4 cm)
thumbnail Drum, "tobinge" or "piliwo'o"
Senufu, Cote D'Ivoire
Wood, hide
Early 20th century
H: 36.25 in. (92.08 cm),
D: 11 in. (27.94 cm)

 
 

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