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Place of Origin: Nigerian
Wooden Head of a Wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wooden head of a wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s.
The Ooni is the traditional ruler of Ile-Ife. The Nigerian town is seen as the cradle of the Yoruba people.
The number is the inventory number from Lehigh University.
Exhibited: The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection.
Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs John E. Swanson.
Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966-1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where the remained until 1978.
In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa.
In 1982 Mrs Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
African Mumuye Carved Wood Iagalagana Tutelary Figure on Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A carved wood Iagalagana figure by the Mumuye Peoples of Nigeria. These figures served as guardians and were often made to ensure the personal protection of their individual owners a...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Nupe Cast Bronze Purse Container Bells and Rings Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Nupe of Nigeria thinly cast hollow bronze purse or container, probably created by the lost wax process with attached bronze bells and rings. Hollow with fine overlaid designs...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique African Carved Door Panel
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century African Nupe people Nigeria door panel. Hand carved wood w/ animals, objects, symbols in relief w/ original beautifully aged original surface color patina.. Genuinely ol...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Yoruba Culture Ibeji 'Nigeria' Statues
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of Yoruba Culture Ibeji (Nigeria) statues, a male and female carved figural statues with exaggerated features. Both figures have elongate...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...
Category
20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Nigeria African Red Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and functional art piece is covered with beads in ivory, red and black colors with faces bird...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Metal
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa.
Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white;
Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
Attributed to the Yoruba people of western Nigeria, this wooden headdress was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a comm...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 5 Sculptural Panels by Prince Tola Wewe, Nigeria
By Tola Wewe
Located in London, GB
Prince Tola Wewe's work is deeply influenced by the Yoruba culture and in particular its folklore and myths which he re-interprets to create the most intriguing visual rhythms. Each ...
Category
2010s Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Indigo Blue Stripe African Cotton Blanket Wrap
Located in New York, NY
This textile is handwoven from heavy weight cotton from the Yoruba of Nigeria. The striped pattern shows indigo, magenta, green, and white colors representative of the Aso Oke...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Cotton
African Incised Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Time honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Copper
Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and functional art piece is covered with beads in turquoise, orange, green, yellow red, blue ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Metal
African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted mask was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a tradition known as Gelede. A blend of ritual and artistic spectacle, Gelede pays homage to the women of their Community, understood to possess spiritual powers capable of the benefit or the destruction of society. The Gelede masquerade is an opportunity to honor or condemn behaviors within the Community, through dance, art, satire, and poetry. Worn by veiled dancers, Gelede masks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Painted Veranda Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved with a figurative design, this TOTEM-like wooden post was crafted by an artisan of the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria. Resembling the tall houseposts used to support the roof of a home, this shorter post would have been placed on a veranda courtyard as a symbolic and decorative element and did not bear weight. This veranda post...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
1950s Nigerian Eight-Leg Nupe Stool
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An eight-leg “Nupe” stool hand carved from a single piece of wood painted in an abstract pattern.
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Matching Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art beads
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matching rare pair of stocky male twin figures "Ibeji" from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa, created in the early 20th century. Dressed with matching glass bead necklace and bra...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Senufo Copper Reeds Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic version. Two gracefully upswept bands join to form a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Copper
Sculptural Tiv People's Low Chaise
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully sculptural low chaise from the Tiv people of Nigeria, carved of two pieces of wood with the seat being one piece and the Y-shaped back and leg being another. Excellent ...
Category
20th Century Modern Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Yoruba (Nigeria) Early 20th Century Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 20th Century hand spun indigo cotton and Trans-Sahara silk cloth.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Embroidered African Wrap Textile
Located in New York, NY
A tribal textile from Nigeria. Excellent handspun cotton and hand embroidery, and great color. Measures: 4'5'' x 5'7''.
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon sashes that s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wool
Mounted 19th Century Afo Iron Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 19th century Afo culture wrought iron spade currency piece mounted on custom steel stand. Currency pieces like these were used for large purchases including land or lives...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Iron
Impressive and Seldom Nigerian Large Basket Garment and Cover
Located in Antwerp, BE
An impressive and seldom Nigerian large basket garment and cover, with dyed patterned band.
Those baskets where used to preserve grains.
Tall colorful handwoven lidded basket from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Straw
Old Igbo "Izzi" Elephant Mask, Nigeria, African Sculpture
By Igbo People
Located in Sharon, CT
Important mask with beautiful a patina over paint and sculpting note, heads on both sides. Acquired from an old private collection. An almost identical mask was exhibited in "African...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Benin ‘Nigeria’ Bronze Figural Offering Depicting Leopards and Tribesmen
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Benin (Nigeria) bronze figural offering depicting leopards and tribesmen
Offered for sale is a modern-day Benin (Nigeria) bronze figural offering depicting leo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
African Nupe Terracotta Vessel Support, c. 1900
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support, received detailed attention. This flaring terra cotta form would have been buried halfway in the ground, in a Nupe home, and used as a stable base for a stack of traditional round pots...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Benin 'Nigeria' Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Modern Replicas
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
Benin (Nigeria) bronze sculptures of leopards from the mid-20th century
Offered for sale is a pair of modern mid-20th century copies of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) bronze figural s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Yoruba Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hand dyed Yoruba (Nigeria) cloth from the Esie area, 1950s.
Category
1950s Vintage Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, Nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied surface textures and colors come from its functional design. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage African Indigo Dye Yoruba Textile Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
Just a stunning piece. This is a rare textile of exceptional artistic merit. The repetitive geometric motif is produced by a 'wax' resistance technique, similar to hollandaise wax te...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Cult Saber, Yoruba Symbol, circa 1860, Nigeria
Located in Paris, FR
Cult saber, Yoruba symbol
circa 1860
Nigeria
Wrought iron with delicate sculptures
A similar sword is in a French Museum in Paris, Musée du Quai Branly
It's a donation fro...
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Silver
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
Yoruba Omo Bell, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This four-sided brass face bell, known as omo, was created by an artisan of the Ijebu Yoruba People of Southern Nigeria. A mark of the wearer's rank and power, the bell would have be...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Indigo Textile by Yoruba Weaver from Nigeria
Located in New York, NY
This textile is a superb Yoruba men's wrap cloth. The fine ikat pattern is rare for aso oke textiles from the Yoruba people from around mid-20th century. This ...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Nupe Gourd Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied textures and colors come from its utilitarian design. The paralle...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Navy Framed Mud Cloth or Kuba Cloth in Floating Acrylic Frame Gold Standoffs
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Navy blue Kuba cloth or Mud cloth framed in acrylic with gold standoffs. Beautiful dark navy blue mud-cloth sandwiched between two pieces of custom acrylic. Four holes on the four co...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Lucite
Pair of African Mumuye Rain Wands on Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of African Mumuye rain wands on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal rain wands originate from the Mumuye peoples of West Africa, Nigeria. These forged-iron wands were utilized by the Mumuye shamans in rain-making ceremonies where they would place the bottom ends in small holes dug into the earth, and symbolically petition the gods for rain. This pair of Mumuye rain wands are each presented upon custom black iron stands, making a great pair of decorative objects...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Iron
Nigerian Nupe Storage Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were known as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this storage vessel, received detailed attenti...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Nocturnal Bird Mask, Nigeria, Africa, circa 1950
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very beautiful mask with large pronounced eyes with the circular cavity shape. The mask depicts a nocturnal bird that can see in the darkness and manifest the presence of divinities ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support received detailed attention. This f...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Incised Copper Currency Anklet
Located in Chicago, IL
Time-honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tribal Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Copper, Steel
African Harvest Currency, Nigerian
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century harvest African currency is from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. It looks something like an animal and reminds of a crocodile. One of the end sections is slatted so as to...
Category
19th Century Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
White and Indigo Dyed Yoruba Textile from Nigeria, West Africa
Located in New York, NY
This textile is made from heavy weight hand spun cotton with luminous natural indigo dyed details. The white is in fabulous condition, it is an unusual cotton or linen based fiber wi...
Category
2010s Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
Nigerian Mofu Patterned Metal Shield, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mofu tribe of Nigeria was particularly famed for their metal shields. Expertly forged, the defenses provided by metal far outstripped the wood and ree...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tribal Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Afo Bridal-Currency from Nigeria
Located in Stamford, CT
The Afo Bridal Currency was used in Nigeria until the early 1940s. This is also known as a "Chenkrom." Now mounted on a bronze stand.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Iron
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure in Royal Pose. I-II Century AD. Certificate of Authenticity with TL Test and Passport from Europe. Museum Piece...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Primitive Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Fulani Currency
Located in Dallas, TX
Nigerian currency crafted by the Fulani tribe. Outlawed in the 19th century by Colonel Phelps. The unusual forms and sizes of ethnographic currencies...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Nigerian Iron Shield/Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 19th century Nigerian Shield/Currency. Actual currency from Nigeria used to buy livestock, businesses and homes. Beautifully mounted to display the Shape and scale of the piec...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fine Idoma Headdress, Ungulali, Headcrest or Headdress Mask, Nigeria
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fine Idoma Headdress, ungulali, rising from a flaring conical base with holes around the rim for attachment, the first tier of three stylized faces with tapering chins, parted lips...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Stone Sculptue by R.Mteki
By R. Mteki
Located in Water Mill, NY
Stylized sculpture by R.Mteki.
Category
20th Century Nigerian Furniture
African Mounted Copper Manilla Bracelet Currency Nigeria
Located in Stamford, CT
Hand forged and crafted copper 'Manilla' currency from the Igbo people of Nigeria. With a lovely, rich patina. The four sides tapering to lozenge shaped ends, with notched ridges. This currency bracelets, now mounted on a black steel base, is a wonderful piece of sculpture. Hand forged, hammered and crafted, this is an abstract work of art with meaning...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Copper
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor, 1 Chair Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description
Originally handcrafted for the Nigerian Yoruba Tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make. Thousands of tiny glass beads are intricately app...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Beads
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Ivory, 2 Chairs Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description
Originally hand-crafted for the Nigerian Yoruba tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make. Thousands of tiny glass beads are intricately applied to canvas fabric in beautiful shapes and designs. The fabric is then attached and stitched to the chair frame. A painstaking process resulting in an elaborate, one-of-a-kind work of art. We love these Yoruba chairs...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Beads
Nupe Spiral Support Post
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved with an abstract design, this tall wooden post is an architectural support beam attributed to the Nupe people of central Nigeria. Like much of Nupe art, support posts...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Wood
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