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.
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
West African Cast Bronze Currency Bracelet (Manilla Form), Akan Sphere, Ghana
Hannes Harrs Portalegre Tapestry, South African Artist Design Woven in Portugal, Hand-Woven Wool Abstract Wall Hanging