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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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 -
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 -
Cecil Skotnes Woodcut Artist’s Proof “On the Sangro” (1975) – South African Print on Zerkall Bütten Paper -
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
