African art (tribal / primitive) available

Country	Style of tribe / people	Photos	Type and description of the object/piece	Substance(s)	Provenance	Stand included ?	euro
Mali	Bambara / Bamana (Banbara)		Antelope headdress, Chiwara / Chi Wara / Ciwara / Ci Wara / Tigaware / Tijaware Tyiwara / Tyi Wara / Tiwara / Ti Wara / Ty Wara / Tywara; male vertical type	Light wood; no metal. Dark brown	From an auction of tribal art in Antwerp(en), Belgium, around 1975	Wooden stand, tailor made	400 sold
Mali	Bambara / Bamana (Banbara)	no photos	Antelope headdress, Chiwara / Chi Wara / Ciwara / Ci Wara / Tigaware / Tijaware Tyiwara / Tyi Wara / Tiwara / Ti Wara / Ty Wara / Tywara; male vertical type	Light wood; no metal. Dark brown	From an auction of tribal art in Antwerp(en), Belgium, around 1975	Wooden stand, tailor made	400 sold
Mali	Bambara / Bamana (Banbara)	no photos	Antelope headdress, Chiwara / Chi Wara / Ciwara / Ci Wara / Tigaware / Tijaware Tyiwara / Tyi Wara / Tiwara / Ti Wara / Ty Wara / Tywara; male vertical type	Light wood; no metal. Dark brown	From an auction of tribal art in Antwerp(en), Belgium, around 1975	Wooden stand, tailor made	400 sold
Mali	Bambara / Bamana (Banbara) or Dogon		Old door lock / doorlock / serrure	Wood	From a dealer in African art, in Brussels, Belgium	Stand in metal painted black, tailor made	60 sold
Mali	Bambara / Bamana (Banbara) or Dogon	no photos	N'tomo mask	Wood		No stand	100 sold
Mali	Bambara / Bamana (Banbara) or Dogon	no photos	Old door lock / doorlock / serrure	Wood Black	From a collection in Germany	No stand	100
Mali	Dogon		Statue	Heavy wood	From an auction of African art in Antwerp(en), Belgium.	Stands on its own	180
Mali	Dogon		Typical Kanaga face mask with primordial couple on top	Light wood; traces of paint / pigments	From an auction of African art in Antwerp(en), Belgium.	Stand in metal painted black, tailor made	500 sold
Mali	Dogon	no photos	Typical Kanaga face mask with primordial couple on top	Light wood; traces of paint / pigments	From an auction of African art in Antwerp(en), Belgium.	No stand	500 sold
Mali	Dogon	no photos	Couple, male and female figures	Light wood	From a shop in Antwerpen, Belgium	Stand on their own	2x40 sold
Mali	Dogon	no photos	Old, heavy door lock / doorlock / serrure; abstract vertical crocodile form	Wood and metal	From a collector in Germany	On a plexi translucent stand	300
Mali	Dogon		Old door lock / doorlock / serrure	Wood	Bought in an auction of African art in Antwerp, Belgium.	Stand in metal painted black, tailor made	150 sold
Mali	Dogon		Cavalier Horse with rider	Iron, rusty Fer		Stands on its own	40 sold
Burkina Faso	Mossi		Doll = puppet = biiga =biga	Wood height = 15 cm	Bought from a collection in Germany	On a professional black wooden stand	200
Liberia / Ivory Coast / Cote d'Ivoire	Dan		Face mask with round eyes = Male type	Wood with hair	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	Stand in metal painted black, tailor made	sold
Liberia / Ivory Coast / Cote d'Ivoire	Dan	no photos	Heddle pulley	Wood (+rope)		Stands on its own	60
Ghana /Togo / Benin	Ewe/Eve	no photos	Venavi twin figure	Wood	Bought in an antique shop in Kiel, Germany	On plexiglass stand	65 sold
Ghana /Togo / Benin	Ewe/Eve	no photos	Venavi twin figure, old, smooth	Wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	On black wooden stand
Ivory Coast / Cote d'Ivoire	Baule	no photos	Face mask	Wood		With stand	sold
Ivory Coast / Cote d'Ivoire	Senufo / Senoufo / Sienna / Siena	no photos	Kpelie / Kplekwe face mask	Wood		Without stand	50 sold
Ivory Coast / Cote d'Ivoire / Elfenbeinkuste	Atie /Attie / Atye / Attye / Ebrie		Female figure / statue with protruding plugs	Wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	Without stand	400
Ivory Coast / Cote d'Ivoire ?	Koulango or Ligbi		Face mask with Calao = hornbill bird	Wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	Stand in metal painted black, tailor made	160 sold
Ivory Coast / Cote d'Ivoire ?	Senufo = Senoufo	no photos	Heddle pulley with animal head	Wood		Stands on its own	80
Ghana, Togo	Ada / Adan	no photos	Small figure; water carrier?	Wood		On wooden stand	40 sold
Nigeria	Idoma	no photos	Money, currency in T form.	Iron		On a wooden block stand	180 sold
Nigeria	Idoma	no photos	Money, currency in T form.	Iron		On a black stand in metal	150 sold
Nigeria / Togo ?	Chamba / Tchamba or Losso?		Figure	Wood	Bought from a collector in Germany	Without stand	30 sold
Cameroon	Mfunte, Mambila	1 of 2 very similar ones is available	Currency, money	Iron	Bought from from a collection in France	Stand in metal painted black, tailor made	150
Cameroon	Matakam / Mafa / Mofa / Kirdi		Ceremonial dance axe		Bought from a collector who bought the object in Africa	Metal stand	70 sold
Cameroon	Matakam / Mafa / Mofa / Kirdi		Ceremonial dance axe	Iron	Bought from a collection in The Netherlands	Without stand	70
Cameroon	Tikar / Bamun	no photos	Pygmy figure 1	Terracotta	Bought at an auction of African art from a collection in Belgium	Stands on its own	50 sold
Cameroon	Tikar / Bamun	no photos	Pygmy figure 2 bought at auction from a collection in Belgium	Terracotta	Bought at an auction of African art from a collection in Belgium	Stands on its own	exchanged for a dinner in Barcelona
Cameroon	Kirdi / Matakam		Small Sengese throwing knife. Very nice piece.	Iron	Bought from a German collection	Without stand	160
Cameroon	Kirdi	no photos	Sengese throwing knife	Iron	Bought on an auction in Antwerpen of tribal art from a big collection of weapons and currency in Stabroek, Belgium	Without stand	sold 200
Gabon	Fang or Punu	no photos	Ngontang helmet mask	Wood	Bought from a dealer in African art in Belgium	Without stand	300 sold
Gabon	Kwele		Currency / money in the form of a crossbow or anchor, named mezong or mandjong or mondjon	Iron	Bought from a gallery in Paris. A similar piece on view in the famous Musee Quai Branly in Paris.	On a high quality metal stand	120
Gabon	Kwele	no photos	Currency / money in the form of an crossbow or anchor, named mezong or mandjong or mondjon Perfect piece.	Iron	Bought on an auction in Antwerpen of tribal art from a big collection of weapons and currency in Stabroek, Belgium	Without stand	sold 110
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Yaka (Bayaka, Yakka)	no photos	Mask	Wood + textile	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	With stand	sold
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Kuba	no photos	Classical ceremonial knife / sword / dagger = Ikul	Iron + wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	Without stand	sold 60
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Mongo, Konda = Ekonda		Ceremonial scepter, based on a knife/sword, in the form of a human body	Iron + wood	/	Without stand	150
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Mongo, including Ngombe...	no photos	Scoop (spoon / cuiller) Rare. cfr. Ginzberg collection and auction of objects from that collection at Sotheby's	Wood + copper nails	Bought from a collection of African art in Brussels, Belgium	With custom-made heavy black metal stand	550
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Yaka (Bayaka, Yakka)		Ball fetish, power statue, standing sculpture; male with "magic" substances around the round body enclosed in textile/cloth, and in the wooden "arms". About 30 cm high.	Wood + textile + magic substances	Bought on an auction of a big collection of African tribal art in Antwerpen, Belgium	Stands on its own	250
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Mangbetu	no photo	Classical long ceremonial knife	Iron, with wooden handle		No stand	100
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Mangbetu		Classical ceremonial knife	Iron, with wooden handle		No stand	100
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Ngombe,...	no photo	Classical ngulu so-called execution knife, old and used	Iron, rusty, with wooden handle		No stand	80
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Salampasu (Basalampasu, Salampasou, Mpasu)		Classical face mask, named mukinka; aggressive; including a beard; covered with copper strips	Wood, fibers, copper strips	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	Stand metal painted black, tailor made	400
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Salampasu (Basalampasu, Salampasou, Mpasu)	no photos	Classical face mask, named mukinka; aggressive; including a beard; covered with copper	Wood, fibers	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	Stand metal painted black, tailor made	500
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Salampasu (Basalampasu, Salampasou, Mpasu)	no photos	Classical face mask, named kasangu, aggressive; painted red and white	Wood		Without stand	50 sold
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Lwalu / Lwalwa	no photos	Mask	Wood		Without stand	250
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Lwalu / Lwalwa	no photos	Mask	Wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	On a black metal stand	100 sold
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Songye/ Songe/ Songahay/ Basongy/ Basonge/ Basongye/ Bassongo/ Basonga/ Wasonga		Male kifwebe mask	Wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	On a black metal stand	500 sold
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Kuba / Bakuba Bushong / Bushoong / Bushongo	Panels in the the central part:	Old ceremonial textile / textiles / multi-panel skirt / tcaka / ntshak / ntsak, with patchwork / Wickelgewand / Wickeltuch Probably very old and well used as it is very soft in contrast to new raphia, and with many repairs with patchwork.	Textile, rafia / raffia / raphia. Black embroidery in characteristic, typical Kuba patterns.	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium		180 sold
Congo / DRC / formerly Zaire	Kuba / Bakuba Bushong / Bushoong / Bushongo		Old ceremonial textile / textiles / multi-panel skirt / tcaka / ntshak / ntsak, with patchwork / Wickelgewand / Wickeltuch length 6 meters width 0.8 meters Probably very old and well used as it is very soft in contrast to new raphia, and with many repairs with patchwork.	Textile, rafia / raffia / raphia Not the natural ochre colour, but completely dyed in red. "Ton sur ton" Black embroidery in characteristic, typical Kuba patterns. Parts (panels) that are sewn together to form the skirt are available separately.	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium		1100 sold
Kenya	Kande or Giriama / Giryama subtribe of the Mijikenda / Miji Kenda		Memorial post = mortuary post = memory post With small face/head on top as published in AFRICAN ARTS MAGAZINE AUG 1980 Volume XIII, No 4 MIJI KENDA GRAVE AND MEMORIAL SCULPTURES by Jean L Brown Vigango / Kigango for a similar post, see http://www.arts-primitifs.com/shop-africain/arts-premiers-africains/vigango/0901-poteau-vigango-4.htm	Eroded heavy wood	Bought from an antiques shop in Antwerpen, Belgium	Without stand	240
Ethiopia/Ethiopie	people/tribe unknown ?	no photos	Headrest	Light wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	Stands on its own	40 sold
Ethiopia/Ethiopie	people/tribe unknown	no photos	Headrest	Wood; with engravings; decorated with colours	Bought on auction from USA; cleaned	Stands on its own	50 sold
Ethiopia/Ethiopie	people/tribe unknown	no photos	Headrest	Wood; with engravings	Bought on auction from USA; cleaned	Stands on its own	sold 50
Ethiopia/Ethiopie	Me'em	no photos	Headrest	Wood; with repair	Bought on auction from USA; cleaned	Stands on its own	20
Ethiopia/Ethiopie	Me'em	no photos	Headrest = Chakam	Wood; with indigenous repair	From a dealer in France	Stands on its own	90
Ethiopia/Ethiopie	Konso	no photos up to now	Statue 50 cm, female	Light wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	Stands on its own	sold 40
Tanzania	Zaramo or Kwere	the doll in the center is available	Mwana Hiti small wooden doll/puppet	Light wood 104 mm high	Bought from a collection of African art in Heverlee, Belgium, collected before 1960 by a Belgian person who was active in Congo.	Stands on its own	40
Tanzania or Mozambique	Makonde (Wamakonde, Konde)	similar to this one:	Helmet mask Mapiko, Mipiko, Lipiko, Lipico Realistic, with many scarifications	Very light wood; metal teeth and real short hair	Bought from an antiques shop in Antwerpen, Belgium	Plexiglass stand is available	800
South Africa	Zulu	no photos	Carved spoon in the form of an elongated female human body	Wood			40 sold
Unknown origin	Unknown origin		Figure	Heavy, dense wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	Stands on its own	300 sold
Unknown origin			Figure	Wood	Bought on an auction of tribal arts in Antwerpen, Belgium	On a wooden stand	220

By "available" I mean available for exchange with another piece or exceptionally for sale, when the buyer simply has a look at the real thing, approves it and takes it with him/her.
In other words, I am not a dealer who wants to earn money in this way and who has the time to get involved in shipping, insurance, bank transfers and so on.

African art objects available from the collection of
antique, classical, ethnic, ethnographic, ethno-tribal, native, ritual, traditional, tribal, so-called "primitive" art from Sub-Saharan black Africa
due to lack of space
(for instance in exchange for another piece/object)

Come to Antwerpen in Belgium, look, inspect, touch, feel, smell... and decide.

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Type and description of the object/piece

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See also:

Books published on traditional, tribal, ethnic African art

Books and other documents published before 2000, available for sale or by exchange
Books and other documents published in 2000 and later, available for sale or by exchange

Masks and headdresses in the African art collection

Statues, sculptures, fetishes, dolls, figures in the African art collection

Textiles in the African art collection

Masks and other pieces / objects available from the African art collection

Motivations for studying and collecting traditional African art

Links to other WWW sites on traditional, tribal, ethnic African art

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African art objects available from the collection of antique, classical, ethnic, ethnographic, ethno-tribal, native, ritual, traditional, tribal, so-called "primitive" art from Sub-Saharan black Africa due to lack of space (for instance in exchange for another piece/object)