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Place of Origin: Beninese
Benin King Oba and Queen, Pair of Hand Carved Seated Ebony Figures West African
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Benin King Oba and his Queen. Terrific pair of Benin hand carved ebony hardwood figures.
Intricate detailing on each of these super West African carvings
Circa Mid 20th c...
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Late 20th Century Tribal Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
A unique intricately detailed hand-hammered bronze of a fish.
Bursting with character, this marine life mythical decorative object would enhance any shelf or tabletop.
This object form is one of the best-known examples of Benin art, created from the thirteenth century onwards, by the Edo people, which also included other sculptures in brass, including some famous portrait heads and smaller pieces of art.
Tribal African Art...
Category
20th Century Tribal Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$1,320 Sale Price
44% Off
Majestic Benin King Oba, Finely Carved Ebony Bust, Nigeria West Africa C1930s
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Truly a majestic Benin Oba. Beautifully and finely hand carved in Ebony hardwood from the 1930's
A piece of this quality and stature holds enormous presence...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag, Sculpture, West Africa
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag West Africa
early-mid 20th century.
leather and shell details.
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Wooden sacrificial pole figure Fon
Located in Haaltert, BE
Wooden pole figure, dark sacrificial patina of mainly oil. Kudio type of Bochio, also called “guardians” are thin pole-like figures. They function as a sort of “lightning conductor” ...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ebony Benin Kingdom, Bust Carving Of A Young Nigerian Warrior, 1970
s
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Hand carved ebony hardwood bust of a young Benin warrior
Traditionally carved Benin artistry
Circa 1970
Height 10.75 inch, Width 5.5 inch, Depth 2.75 inc...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Benin Kingdom Ebony Carving of a Young King Oba, Nigerian
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Wonderful hand carved ebony hardwood figure of a young Benin man, possibly a
future King Oba
Excellent traditional Benin artistic carving
A delightful piece
Circa 1970
Height 13...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fascinating detailed Olokun head from the Kingdom of Ife in Western Nigeria.
Hand carved hardwood face with almond shaped eyes, neck creases and astounding facial incisions
Circa 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Carved Wood Mask
Located in Vienna, AT
Carved Wood Mask, African Art
Category
20th Century Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Bronze ceremonial jug from Benin (late 19th - early 20th century)
Located in Oostende, BE
Bronze ceremonial jug from Benin (late 19th - early 20th century) with intricate details and bold animal motifs.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
African Benin Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
African Benin Bronze Sculpture, Africa, circa mid 20th Century. Beautiful casting with wonderful attention to detail. Solid, heavyweight...
Category
20th Century Tribal Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language.
Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head.
The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Ife-Style Bronze Royal Head, Benin
Located in NICE, FR
This rare and unique Ife-style bronze head, dating from the mid-20th century, draws inspiration from the great sculptural traditions of West Africa’s royal arts. Echoing the prestigious effigies of the kingdoms of Ife and Benin, these works embody the symbolic language associated with sovereign authority, lineage, and ancestral commemoration.
Crafted using the refined lost-wax casting technique, it demonstrates remarkable precision and mastery—harmonious proportions, finely worked surfaces, and a dignified presence. The style evokes the renowned Ife heads...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bariba People, Benin, Rare Terracotta Ceremonial Vessel
Located in Leuven , BE
This piece of a pottery vessel, embellished with high relief figures, was made by women of the ethnic group of the Bariba (or Baatonu) in the northern provinces of Benin. The Bariba potters passed their trade from mother to daughter. They didn’t make their vessels on a pottery wheel...
Category
20th Century Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Benin Carved Coconut with Provenance, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unique antique African Benin carved coconut box presented to Mr Morris by J Morford, Education Nigeria. The coconut is relief carved with vario...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Coconut
Mid-20th Century Ife-Style Bronze Royal Head, Benin
Located in NICE, FR
This rare and unique Ife-style bronze head, dating from the mid-20th century, draws inspiration from the great sculptural traditions of West Africa’s royal arts. Echoing the prestigious effigies of the kingdoms of Ife and Benin, these works embody the symbolic language associated with sovereign authority, lineage, and ancestral commemoration.
Crafted using the refined lost-wax casting technique, it demonstrates remarkable precision and mastery—harmonious proportions, finely worked surfaces, and a dignified presence. The style evokes the renowned Ife heads...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Commemorative African Quilt, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handmade Commemorative African Quilt Textile, Early 20th Century
A remarkable textile, listing the names and depicting the symbols of the rulers (“Ahosu”) of the West African region...
Category
Early 20th Century Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Cast Bronze Relief Plaque from Benin, 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Intriguing cast bronze relief plaque from Benin, showing three guardians.
The plaque was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes but was made in the 20th century. The plaque is cast in b...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s.
Small African stone statuette, standing at 11 cm tall, depicting a man's head and neck, resembling a t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Bronze Statue of a Juju Man, Benin, 1930s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Statues of Juju Man or shamans were used for ceremonies connected with religious beliefs and magical practices. The general understanding of their meaning as including a supernatural...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Beninese Bronze and Rope Bust
Located in Miami, FL
Created in Benin some time during the late 19th Century, and acquired at the Albert F. Gordon Tribal Arts Gallery in New York in the early 1970s, this is a bronze cast bust embellish...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Beninese Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
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