African Tribal Art

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

Yoruba Lost-Wax Cast Brass Ceremonial Anklets (Pair), Nigeria, Figural Prestige Leg Ornaments, 19th–20th Century

West African Manilla-Form Brass Bracelet with Stylised Figure Currency-Derived Ornament - Akan / Baoulé, Ghana or Côte d’Ivoire

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)

Teke Brass Prestige Collar, Central Africa (Republic of the Congo / DRC), 19th–Early 20th Century

West African Cast Brass Bracelet – Akan Cultural Area (Attributed), Ghana / Côte d’Ivoire

Baoulé Cast Brass Bracelet, Côte d’Ivoire – West African Lost Wax Bronze Bangle

Akan Gold Weights (Abrempong) – Brass Figural Group – Ghana – 3 Piece Set

Akan Gold Weight and Weighing Set, Asante Culture, Ghana – Brass and Copper, 7 Pieces

Akan Gold Weights (Abremmuo) Collection – Asante Culture, Ghana – Cast Bronze – 11 Pieces

Akan Cast Bronze Cuff Bracelet, Probably Baoulé – Côte d’Ivoire or Ghana – 20th Century – Egon Guenther Collection

Small West African calabash lute with hide sound-table, wood neck and cowrie shell mounts, 20th century.

Cast Bronze Currency Bracelet Lower Niger Region Nigeria to Late 19th Century

Dan Four-Bell Bronze Anklet, Côte d’Ivoire / Liberia – Lost-Wax Cast Ceremonial Leg Ornament

Baule Bronze Cuff Bracelet, Côte d’Ivoire – Lost Wax Cast Solid Open Bangle

West African Cast Bronze Currency Bracelet (Manilla Form), Akan Sphere, Ghana

West African Akan Bronze Currency Bracelet (Manilla) – Ghana – Heavy Cast Prestige Ornament, 19th–Early 20th Century