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Ancient African Wooden Stool
Located in Soho, London, GB
Ancient wooden stool with four feet dating to the 19th century. From Congo, Africa.
Provenance
Category
19th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Kuba Palm Wine Cup
By Kuba
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare Palm Wine Cup from the Kuba people of Congo. Carved in the early part of the
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
19th Century Bronze Pipe
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic bronze pipe from the Vienna tobacco museum’s collection, from Belgian Congo.
Category
19th Century Congolese Folk Art Congo Antique
Materials
Bronze
$2,600
A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
Congo
Early 20th Century
Size: 33cm high - 13 ins high
Provenance:
Ex collection Dave Dhal, Oregon
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Metal
Tetela Ceremonial Knife
By The Kongo people of the Congo basin
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine ceremonial Knife from the Tetela people of Congo. Comprising of brass and
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Copper
Kifwebe Songye Mask, Drc – Late 19th / Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Songye Kifwebe Mask, D.R. Congo – late 19th / early 20th century
Important early Kifwebe mask from
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
African Futurist Pink Mask Created by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Unique African mask created by the artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the early 1900s and was subsequently worked on and painted in late 2022 by the artist.
The artist used ...
Category
Early 1900s Congolese Futurist Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
$2,373 Sale Price
20% Off
Luba, Hemba People, DRC, Helmet Mask, Provenance Collection Sulsenti, 1930s
Located in Leuven , BE
This unusual mask reproduces the feature of the sculpture of the north-eastern Hemba. The mask was collected at Karambare in the 1930s by Dr. R. Sulsenti, at the time practicing in t...
Category
1920s Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Mangbetu Terracotta Vase, Early 20th Century, Formerly In The A. Francotte
By Mangbetu People
Located in Bilzen, BE
)"
Mangbetu Vase, early 20th century. Elegant terracotta vessel from the Mangbetu people, northeastern Congo
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Terracotta
Alexandre Jacovleff (1887–1938), Portrait of a Young African Man, 1925
Located in Paris, FR
Congolese man.
Oil on panel.
Signed in the down right corner and dated 1925, located in Congo.
Dimensions
Category
1920s Congolese Art Deco Congo Antique
Materials
Canvas
A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child
Located in London, GB
Tschokwe, Democratic Republic of Congo
Early 20th Century
Size: 42cm high - 16½ ins high
Provenance
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Yaka Fly Whisk With Female Figure – Early 20th Century, Drc (33 Cm)
Located in Bilzen, BE
Beautiful Yaka flywhisk from the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dating from the
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
African Futurist Black Tribal Mask by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary African single mask created by the artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the early 1900s and was subsequently processed and painted in late 2022 by the artist.
The...
Category
Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
$2,373 Sale Price
20% Off
Mbuti Ituri traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth
By OTHR
Located in Zemst, BE
Mbuti Ituri (Congo) traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth.
+/- 1920
These cloths we're made
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Mbuti Ituri traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth
By Icons
Located in Zemst, BE
Mbuti Ituri (Congo) traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth.
+/- 1920
These cloths we're made
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
19th Century Bronze Alloy Mongo/Ekonde Woman
s Leg Adornment (
Konga
), DRC
Located in London, GB
Married women of the Mongo and Ekonde cultures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo wore heavy
Category
19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Bronze
Luba Kifwebe Sandals
Located in Sharon, CT
Rare pair of African sandals, with beautifully articulated little Luba
'Kifwebe' (mask) heads as toe holds. Wonderful aged 'footprints'
produced from great use.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
$1,100 / set
Mbole Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural metal form is a Mbole currency anklet from the early 20th century. Worn by both men and women, this type of leg ornament (ambi) was worn at the ankle as ceremonial at...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Copper
Copper Konga Legband from, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
, from Mongo Peoples of the Congo. These legbands were both currency and status symbols for the Mongo
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Copper
A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure
Located in London, GB
feet
Democratic Republic of Congo
19th Century
Size: 23cm high - 9 ins high
The Michel Gaud
Category
19th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
$16,500
Natural Silky Fibrous Malachite Large Cabinet Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large cabinet example of a silky fibrous malachite specimen sourced from Congo, presented on a
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Natural Fiber
Natural Blue Botryoidal Malacholla Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
interior display.
This stunning specimen is sourced from Congo’s Kulukuluku Mine, known for its high
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century Leopard Mancala Game Board
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical and playful early 20th century leopard-form mancala game board carved with the board resting on the leopard's back and with a patina that only a hundred years of use coul...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Mbole Yela Face mask with original Raphia and Cloth
Located in Leuven , BE
This rare, almost circular-shaped masks, belongs to the Ekanga secret society and would have been kept in baskets at the heart of their sanctuaries. The minimalist style and the whit...
Category
1920s Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Benin Brass Armlets Nigeria Antique Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Benin brass Armlets or Anklets
A pair of heavy Brass armlets with three rows of cowrie shells, Certainly a well worn pair
one slightly twisted. They have been cleaned at some point.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Hardwood
Noblewoman
s Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
First half 20th century
Raffia, palm
Category
Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Raffia
$3,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Bwami Initiation Statue, Lega People, early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
early 20th century, by the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reflects the physical and
Category
1910s Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
African Topoke Currency Sword on Custom Metal Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African iron currency blade or sword from Nkutshu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), of
Category
19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Iron
Kuba Shoowa Textile 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Shoowa Prestige Cloth
Kuba Shoowa peoples
DR Congo, Kasai Region
Raffia palm fiber, natural and
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Natural Fiber
19th century African wicker shield from the Ngombe/Doko tribe, Ubangi area DRC
Located in Bilzen, BE
tribe from the Ubangi area DR Congo
Late 19th century
The shield is intense used in battlle and has old
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Natural Fiber
Lightwood Male Statue Snake Vertebrae Belt and Necklace, Mangbetu People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
The Mangbetu people once reigned over a flourishing kingdom in northeastern Congo. Hence their
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Softwood
Kuba Anthropomorphic Palm Wine Cup, 19th century - provenance Didier Claes
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
Democratic Republic of Congo, Late 19th Century
Wood, glass bead (inlay)
Provenance: Didier Claes
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
in the series of initiation rituals of the Ngbaka people of present-day Democratic Republic of Congo
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Large Framed Textile Fragment of a Ceremonial Dance Skirt from the Kuba People
Located in London, GB
A rare women’s ceremonial dance skirt from the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Textile, Raffia
$3,775 Sale Price
20% Off
Malachite hexagonal box, ca 1930
Located in Bilzen, BE
of malachite what's coming from Congo
the box meassures 8.2 x 8.2 cm and has a total weigth of 500
Category
1920s Congolese Art Deco Congo Antique
Materials
Malachite
18th Century Ngelima Bronze Currency Piece on Custom Steel Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
the Congo, valued such currency pieces not only for trade but also as symbols of wealth and status
Category
18th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Bronze
Kuba Shoowa Textile 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Shoowa Prestige Cloth
D.R.Congo, Kuba (Shoowa) People
Mid 20th century
Raffia, natural dyes, cut
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Natural Fiber
Ngombe Throwing Knife, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Congo. Demonstrating the skill of the blacksmith who crafted it, the knife features razor-thin blades
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Iron
Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf
Located in Leuven , BE
The Sceptres are made of the Midrib of Palm tree leaves. They were uses by the members of the Lilwaa Secret Society of the Mbole Tribe that live in the South -Western part of Kongo. ...
Category
1920s Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Organic Material
Natural Botryoidal Chrysocolla Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Kalukuluku in Congo and presented on one of our exclusive painted plaster display plinths. Defined by its
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Multi-gemstone
African old vitrine in noble wood circa 1800
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible African old vitrine in noble wood circa 1800.
Category
17th Century Congolese International Style Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Large Natural Silky or Fibrous Malachite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural silky or fibrous malachite originating from Congo. Silky Malachite, which is a
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Malachite
Kuba Ceremonial Raffia Textile Panel with a Hat from Lesotho Tribal Art Drc
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
,
Woven raffia-velvet cloth square panel with geometrical motif.
Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Raffia
Pair of African Iron Sword Currencies on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meno peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) which are nicely presented upon custom metal stands
Category
19th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Metal, Iron
Rare Raffia Fibre Pygmy Baby Sling or Carrier, DRC
Located in London, GB
This baby sling or carrier from the equatorial forest region of north-eastern DRC has an amazing contemporary appearance.
The carrier is made from multiple strands of twisted and kn...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Raffia
Lega People, DRC, Two Ceremonial Bone Hairpins from the Lega People in DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Lega People, DRC.
Two ceremonial bone Hairpins from the Lega people in DRC.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Bone
Collection of 3 Natural Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
malachite are found across the globe but specimens from Congo offer some of the world’s finest.
Cave
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Natural Fiber
A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
of the Congo.
Property from a Private Collection. Acquired by a Norwegian Collector before 1960s (ca
Category
19th Century Congolese Folk Art Congo Antique
Materials
Softwood
Large Kongo Tribal Mask in Hand-Carved Wood with Natural Pigments
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Kongo tribal mask is a finely handcrafted decorative piece inspired by the traditional art of the Songhe tribes from Central Africa. Made from hand-carved wood and adorned with ...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Metal
Kuba Ceremonial Dance Outfit
By Kuba
Located in Sharon, CT
Painted bark with traditional Kuba patterns. This is a dance outfit, the wearer would be masked.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Art Deco Congo Antique
Materials
Fabric
Two Tribal Bronze Konga Anklet Leg Band
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
currency and status symbols for the Mongo tribe of northwest Congo.
They were made by pouring hot bronze
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art Congo Antique
Materials
Bronze
$1,850 / set
African Salampasu Helmet Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
African Salampasu Helmet Mask, carved wood, copper, and raffia, together with metal stand. Mask: 25" H x 10.75" W x 9" D. Provenance: From a Sutton Place Estate.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Copper
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Showa Pillow
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Showa pillow with a panel from Kuba, D.R. Congo. Raffia hand-woven, with linen cloth on the wrong
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Other Congo Antique
Materials
Raffia
$569 Sale Price
20% Off
Rugged Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage rugged petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4.75"W x 3.75"D x 3.5"H. Cool...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Mid-Century Modern Congo Antique
Materials
Petrified Wood
Malachite Crystal in Brass Stand
Located in Scorton, GB
/ Bright Green
Origin: Kalukuluku mine, Lumbumbashi, Haut-Katanga, D.R. Congo
Malachite: H. 17 CM / W. 14
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Prehistoric Congo Antique
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Tourmaline
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline
Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Other
$37,500
Kuba Woman
s Prestige Hat (Mpaan)
Located in London, GB
In Kuba society, title holding is dominated by men; there are only two titles held by women. Headdresses were and are the most visible expression of one’s standing within the intrica...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Shell, Beads
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