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Selections for the Tribal and Textile Art Show

New York, May 15th - 17th, 2004

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Body mask, njorowe Makonde peoples, Tanzania/ Mozambique
Wood, pigments
H: 21.5 inches (55cm), W: 11 inches (28 cm)
 

Female Sando divination figure

Kolia region, Senufo peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Female Sando divination figure
Wood, pigments, iron nail
Early 20th century
H: 13.25 inches (34 cm), W: 4 inches (10 
         
Drum, tobinge or piliwo'o 
Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire
Early 20th century
Wood, hide
H: 36.25 inches (92 cm)
 

Pipe bowl, Angola

Pipe bowl 
Chokwe peoples, Angola
CeramicH: 3 inches (8 cm)
         

Figural adze

Figural adze 
Kanyok peoples (Kuba/Luba), Democratic Republic of Congo
Late 19th, early 20th century
Wood, iron
H: 18 inches (46 cm)

 

Figural staff, Democratic Republic of Congo

Figural staff 
Azande or Mangbetu peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo
Circa 1900
Wood
L: 25.5 inches (65 cm)

         

Figural staff, Tanzania

Figural staff 
Makonde peoples, Tanzania
Late 19th-early 20th century
Wood
L: 58.5 inches (149 cm)
 

Triad pendant, Cote d'Ivoire

Triad pendant 
Senufo peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
19th century
Brass
H: 2.25 inches (6 cm)
         

Snuff container 
Ambo, Southwest Africa
19th century
Bone, wood, iron
H: 5.75 inches (15 cm)

 

Figural axe, Tanzania/Malawi

Figural axe 
Possibly Ngoni or Yao peoples, Tanzania/Malawi
Wood, iron, glass beads
L: 19.5 inches (50 cm)

Weapon, Democratic Republic of Congo

Weapon, kpinga 
Azande-Vongara peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo
19th century
Iron
L: 19 inches (48 cm)

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