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Place of Origin: Nigerian
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
Hand Carved Wooden "Nupe Tribe" Stool, Wabi Sabi, Made in Nigeria, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
A marvellous hand carved wooden Nupe stool curated by the Nupe people who live alongside the Niger river in Nigeria. The stool would have been used as a prestige item used only for m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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 Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
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 Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
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 Tribal Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
Nigerian Afo Hoe Currency, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many pre-colonial regions of Africa, iron was so valuable that tools often doubled as currencies for rare but significant transactions. This large iron form is a currency piece from the Afo peoples of northern Nigeria, and is modeled after the blade of a hoe. Used to till the hard soil and harvest crops, the hoe was highly valued as a symbol of the community's reliance on the earth and traditional agriculture. With its clean lines and irregular surface texture, the currency blade...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Furniture
Materials
Iron
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