Wooden Sculpture of a Man - MT.306Origin: Mambila/ Nigeria Circa: 20 th Century ADCollection: African Art Style: Mambila

Wooden Sculpture of a Man - MT.306Origin: Mambila/ Nigeria Circa: 20 th Century ADCollection: African Art Style: Mambila   « Less

This bronze sculpture depicts a queen, decorated in the traditional ornamentation of Ife royalty, including a flanged crown, beaded necklaces and cuffs. Her body is wrapped  More »

This bronze sculpture depicts a queen, decorated in the traditional ornamentation of Ife royalty, including a flanged crown, beaded necklaces and cuffs. Her body is wrapped around the cup of the vessel while a traditional Ife throne is present at the foot of the piece. In her hand, she hold a small staff topped with a human head. Such staffs survive today and are well-known in the Yoruba/Ife oeuvre. This sculpture is based upon an example dating from the 12th-15th century housed in the collection of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Lagos, Nigeria. - (CK.0096)Ife Style Bronze Vessel - CK.0096Origin: West Africa Circa: 20 th Century ADDimensions: 12" (30.5cm) high x 8.25" (21.0cm) wide x 9" (22.9cm) depth Collection: Decorative Arts Style: Ife Medium: Bronze   « Less

Ife, the capital and religious center of Southwest Nigeria, was one of the first Sub-Saharan cities to emerge at the end of the first millennium AD. A substantial number of  More »

Ife, the capital and religious center of Southwest Nigeria, was one of the first Sub-Saharan cities to emerge at the end of the first millennium AD. A substantial number of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic sculptures, made most frequently in terracotta although brass was also employed, were produced in the region between the 11th and the 15th centuries. This distinctive style is broadly referred to as “Ife”, even though some examples may come from other cities such as Owo. The brass objects especially are strikingly realistic, despite the fact they are almost certainly idealized portraits of dead kings, called Oni. The terracotta heads are more numerous and varied, no doubt a result of the comparative abundance and ease of working the material. Some of the faces, whether made of brass or terracotta, carry verticalparallelincisions, possibly representing scarification or body paint. - (CK.0266)Ife Style Bronze Mask - CK.0266Origin: West Africa Circa: 20 th Century ADDimensions: 16" (40.6cm) high x 10.5" (26.7cm) wide x 10" (25.4cm) depth Collection:Decorative Arts Style: Ife Medium: Bronze   « Less

Ife Style Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Figure - CK.0402Origin: Nigeria Circa: 20 th Century ADDimensions: 24.75" (62.9cm) high x 14" (35.6cm) wide Collection: African Art  More »

Ife Style Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Figure - CK.0402Origin: Nigeria Circa: 20 th Century ADDimensions: 24.75" (62.9cm) high x 14" (35.6cm) wide Collection: African Art Style: Ife Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Ife Style Terracotta Bust - CK.0439Origin: Nigeria Circa: 20 th Century ADDimensions: 22" (55.9cm) high x 14" (35.6cm) wide Medium: Terracotta

Ife Style Terracotta Bust - CK.0439Origin: Nigeria Circa: 20 th Century ADDimensions: 22" (55.9cm) high x 14" (35.6cm) wide Medium: Terracotta   « Less

African Terracotta Sculpture of a Woman with Vessel - CK.0443Origin: Africa Circa: 20 th Century ADDimensions: 40.5" (102.9cm) high x 17" (43.2cm) wide Medium: Terracotta

African Terracotta Sculpture of a Woman with Vessel - CK.0443Origin: Africa Circa: 20 th Century ADDimensions: 40.5" (102.9cm) high x 17" (43.2cm) wide Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Grasslands Style Wooden Figure Covered in Metal Sheets -CK.0542Origin:West Africa Circa:20th Century ADDimensions: 52" (132.1cm) high Collection: Decorative Arts Style:  More »

Grasslands Style Wooden Figure Covered in Metal Sheets -CK.0542Origin:West Africa Circa:20th Century ADDimensions: 52" (132.1cm) high Collection: Decorative Arts Style: Grasslands Medium: Wood and Metal   « Less

The Senufo group, based in the Ivory Coast and Mali area, migrated to their current location from the north during the 15th and 16th centuries AD. Their economy is primarily  More »

The Senufo group, based in the Ivory Coast and Mali area, migrated to their current location from the north during the 15th and 16th centuries AD. Their economy is primarily agricultural and settled. As a result specialist trades have become established, primary among which is the expert carver. These are typically important people, as the Senufo have a long history of using highly decorated ritual and secular objects in many aspects of everyday life. Their extremely high level of skill in woodcarving is nowhere better seen than in the realm of their magical-religious art.This wooden sculpture might be the representation of the Senufo goddess Kalieleo. She is the female counterpart of Koulo Tiolo, the Creator who was thought to be asleep, and thus was never depicted in sculptural form. However, the representations of Kalieleo are very widespread in the Senufo art. She was the guardian mother of the village, protector of the Poro, a secret society of males responsible with passing on the sacred knowledge of the physical and spiritual world. She can be represented alone or giving the breast to a child. - (CK.0544) Senufo Style Large Wooden Maternity Sculpture - CK.0544Origin: West Africa Circa: 20 th Century ADDimensions: 61" (154.9cm) high Collection: Decorative Arts Style: Senufo Medium: Wood   « Less

Enamel Container Painted by L. Coblentz - X.0652Origin: France Circa: 19 th Century AD to 20th Century ADDimensions: 3.25" (8.3cm) hih x 7.25" (18.4cm) wide Collection:  More »

Enamel Container Painted by L. Coblentz - X.0652Origin: France Circa: 19 th Century AD to 20th Century ADDimensions: 3.25" (8.3cm) hih x 7.25" (18.4cm) wide Collection: Decorative Medium: Enamel   « Less

Painted Box - SP.596Origin: Europe Dimensions: 2.25" (5.7cm) high Collection: Decorative Art Medium: Lacquer

Painted Box - SP.596Origin: Europe Dimensions: 2.25" (5.7cm) high Collection: Decorative Art Medium: Lacquer   « Less