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  • African Fang Style Ancestor Figure, Ht. 70"
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 195

    African Fang Style Ancestor Figure, Ht. 70"

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • African Bamileke Lefem Figure, Cameroon, Ht. 57"
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 196

    African Bamileke Lefem Figure, Cameroon, Ht. 57"

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    $300 - $500
  • African Bamileke Lefem Figure, Cameroon, Ht. 50.5"
    Estimate
    $600 - $900
    Lot 197

    African Bamileke Lefem Figure, Cameroon, Ht. 50.5"

    Est.
    $600 - $900
  • Large African Sukuma Figure, Tanzania, Ht. 69"
    Estimate
    $500 - $800
    Lot 198

    Large African Sukuma Figure, Tanzania, Ht. 69"

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    $500 - $800
  • African Bamun Bull Mask
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 199

    African Bamun Bull Mask

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    $300 - $500
  • African Kuba Helemet Mask
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 200

    African Kuba Helemet Mask

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    $300 - $500
  • African Nafana Bedu Plank Mask, 19th c., Ht. 74"
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 201

    African Nafana Bedu Plank Mask, 19th c., Ht. 74"

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    $300 - $500
  • Large African Suku Mask
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 202

    Large African Suku Mask

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    $200 - $400
  • African Ibibio Bird Mask
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 203

    African Ibibio Bird Mask

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    $400 - $600
  • Two African Carved Wood Power Figures
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 204

    Two African Carved Wood Power Figures

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    $300 - $500
  • African Yoruba Body Mask
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 205

    African Yoruba Body Mask

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    $200 - $400
  • Large African Mumuye Shoulder Mask, Ht. 56.5"
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    $600 - $900
    Lot 206

    Large African Mumuye Shoulder Mask, Ht. 56.5"

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    $600 - $900
  • African Ibo (Ibibio) Wood Mask
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 207

    African Ibo (Ibibio) Wood Mask

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    $200 - $400
  • African Toma Horned Reliquary, Liberia
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 208

    African Toma Horned Reliquary, Liberia

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    $300 - $500
  • African Binji Mask
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 209

    African Binji Mask

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    $300 - $500
  • African Yoruba Body Mask
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 210

    African Yoruba Body Mask

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    $200 - $300
  • African Yoruba Power Figure
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 211

    African Yoruba Power Figure

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    $300 - $500
  • Monumental Bamum or Bamileke Carved Drum, Ht. 58"
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 212

    Monumental Bamum or Bamileke Carved Drum, Ht. 58"

    Est.
    $1,000 - $2,000
  • African Bamana/Bozo Mother & Child Puppet, Ht. 57"
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 213

    African Bamana/Bozo Mother & Child Puppet, Ht. 57"

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • African Chikunda Wood Figure, Ethiopia (Gona), Ht. 52"
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    $600 - $900
    Lot 214

    African Chikunda Wood Figure, Ethiopia (Gona), Ht. 52"

    Est.
    $600 - $900
  • African Urhobo Iphri Shrine Figure, Nigeria, Ht. 37"
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 215

    African Urhobo Iphri Shrine Figure, Nigeria, Ht. 37"

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    $300 - $500
  • Two African Terracotta Zoomorphic Grotesques
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 216

    Two African Terracotta Zoomorphic Grotesques

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    $300 - $500
  • West African Bamana Power Figure (Boli)
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 217

    West African Bamana Power Figure (Boli)

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Old African Dogon Seated Ancestor Figure
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    $300 - $600
    Lot 218

    Old African Dogon Seated Ancestor Figure

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    $300 - $600
  • West African Terracotta Figure, Nigeria, Ht. 23.5"
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    $500 - $800
    Lot 219

    West African Terracotta Figure, Nigeria, Ht. 23.5"

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    $500 - $800
  • African Bakota Reliquary Figure
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 220

    African Bakota Reliquary Figure

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Central African Fang Reliquary Figure
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    $400 - $800
    Lot 221

    Central African Fang Reliquary Figure

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    $400 - $800
  • African Chokwe Mask
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 222

    African Chokwe Mask

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    $400 - $600
  • African Lengola Mask
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 223

    African Lengola Mask

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    $400 - $600
  • West African Guere Gela War Mask
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 224

    West African Guere Gela War Mask

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    $400 - $600
  • African Idoma Mask
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 225

    African Idoma Mask

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    $300 - $500
  • African Dogon Leopard Mask
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 226

    African Dogon Leopard Mask

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    $200 - $400
  • West African Yoruba Maternity Figure
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 227

    West African Yoruba Maternity Figure

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    $300 - $500
  • Old West African Punu Ancestor Mask, Gabon
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 228

    Old West African Punu Ancestor Mask, Gabon

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • African Zulu Shield, Ht 41"
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 229

    African Zulu Shield, Ht 41"

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    $200 - $400
  • African Zulu Shield, 21" Dia.
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 230

    African Zulu Shield, 21" Dia.

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    $200 - $400
  • African Zulu Shield, 20.5" Dia.
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 231

    African Zulu Shield, 20.5" Dia.

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • African Bozo Hyena Spirit Dance Mask, Mali
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 232

    African Bozo Hyena Spirit Dance Mask, Mali

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    $200 - $400
  • African Bamana/Bozo Female Puppet
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 233

    African Bamana/Bozo Female Puppet

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    $200 - $300
  • Pair of Monumental African Bronze Axes
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    $600 - $1,200
    Lot 234

    Pair of Monumental African Bronze Axes

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    $600 - $1,200
  • Two African Carved Wood and Beaded Staffs
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 235

    Two African Carved Wood and Beaded Staffs

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    $200 - $400
  • African Loma Mask
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 236

    African Loma Mask

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    $300 - $500
  • Two African Carved Wood Stools
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 237

    Two African Carved Wood Stools

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    $200 - $300
  • African Songye Style Janiform Stool
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 238

    African Songye Style Janiform Stool

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    $300 - $500
  • African Bamana, Kore Society Hyena Mask
    Estimate
    $600 - $900
    Lot 239

    African Bamana, Kore Society Hyena Mask

    Est.
    $600 - $900
  • Naga Horned Helmet and Feathered  Mask
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 240

    Naga Horned Helmet and Feathered Mask

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • African Cowrie Shell Headdress
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 241

    African Cowrie Shell Headdress

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • African Akan Bronze Figure of a Rooster, Ghana, Ht. 23"
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 242

    African Akan Bronze Figure of a Rooster, Ghana, Ht. 23"...

    Est.
    $200 - $300

Auction Description

Ancient, Ethnographic, Tribal Arts by Material Culture
Ancient, Ethnographic & Tribal Arts. Auction | Live and Online, Sunday, February 23, 2020, 11AM ET. Exhibition: February 20-22, 11AM-4PM. Presenting The Roger Hollander Collection of Indian Mainland Textiles; The Allan Stone Collection, New York; Apsara Arts of Asia; The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN; David and Barbara Fraser Collection; and many other fine estates and private collections. Read more
Material Culture
Philadelphia, PA 19144
United States

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