Egon Guenther Collection
A private collection of African and ethnographic art assembled by Egon Guenther, including works acquired in the field by the ethnologist Hans Himmelheber.
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A private collection of African and ethnographic art assembled by Egon Guenther, including works acquired in the field by the ethnologist Hans Himmelheber.
Wopko Jensma Carved Wooden Printer’s Block “Abstract Figure”, South Africa, c.1970s
Venetian Millefiori Trade Bead Necklace with Phenolic Amber Centre, Italy, Glass and Resin TG VNB 20
Four-legged hardwood bowl with opposing lug handles, carved from a single block, South Africa, 20th century.
Antique Venetian millefiori glass trade beads, restrung as a necklace with earrings, 65 cm.
Cecil Skotnes Linocut Print “Fall in Molise” (1975) – South African Modernist Graphic on Zerkall Bütten Paper
Venetian Millefiori Trade Bead Necklace with Akan Gold Weight Pendant, West Africa (Ghana), Glass and Cast Brass
Ethiopian Oromo Headrest (Borana Type), Carved Hardwood, Single Block
Venetian Millefiori Glass Trade Bead Necklace with Phenolic Resin Beads and Akan Cast Brass Bracelet, Ghana, West Africa
Venda Ceramic Vessel, Limpopo Region, South Africa, Hand-Coiled Clay Pot
Strand of Antique Venetian Millefiori Glass Trade Beads with Akan Brass Goldweight Pendant, West Africa, Ghana
Antique Venetian Millefiori Trade Bead Necklace with Akan Brass Gold Weight Pendant, West Africa / Italy, Glass and Lost-Wax Brass
Vintage Phenolic Resin Bead Necklace, Attributed African Trade Use, Butterscotch Catalin Type, Circa 1920s–1940s
Victorian Embossing Press by Spencer & Co, London, Cast Iron and Brass Office Seal Press, England, Late 19th Century
Antique brass compound microscope by R. & J. Beck Ltd., London, serial no. 21696, late 19th–early 20th century scientific instrument.
Ndebele / Tswana Geometric Calabash Bowls Pair – Southern Africa Hand-Carved Decorated Gourds
Cecil Skotnes (1926–2009) - “Dare He Call It Love”, Artist’s Proof Woodcut Print, South Africa, 1975, Zerkall Bütten Paper
Ashanti (Asante) Headrest – Carved Wooden Headrest, Akan Culture, Ghana, 19th–20th Century
Somali Wooden Headrest (Barkin), Horn of Africa, Hand-Carved Wood, Early 20th Century
Traditional hand-carved wooden headrest from the Gurage culture of Ethiopia, collected in the Egon Guenther family collection.
Oromo Headrest – Ethiopia – Hand Carved Wooden Neck Rest
Turkana Headrest – Northern Kenya Pastoral Culture Hand-Carved Wooden Headrest
Akan Figural Gold Weight with Bird and Figures – Brass – Ghana
Venda Clay Beer Vessel, South Africa - Hand-Coiled Earthenware Pot
TG CB 01 African Cattle Herding Bells, Attributed Dinka or Nuer Culture, South Sudan, Forged Steel Livestock Bells (Pair)