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#73 – Nineteenth century shovel or hoe-form iron currency with custom wall mount. 13.5 lbs. H 25in. W 17in...

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#73 – Nineteenth century shovel or hoe-form iron currency with custom wall mount. 13.5 lbs. H 25in. W 17in. Bong Village. Angas or Afo people, Northern Nigeria. (See lots 113-116 for more examples of hoe blade currency).

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Nineteenth century shovel or hoe-form iron currency with custom wall mount. 13.5 lbs. H 25in. W 17in. Bong Village. Angas or Afo people, Northern Nigeria. (See lots 113-116 for more examples of hoe blade currency).

#74 – Unusually large, heavy, knotted and twisted cooper bracelet-form manilla.. Igbo people, Nigeria. Exh...

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#74 – Unusually large, heavy, knotted and twisted cooper bracelet-form manilla.. Igbo people, Nigeria. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, 2003.

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Unusually large, heavy, knotted and twisted cooper bracelet-form manilla. Also known as bochie. Used for currency in Nigeria. On custom base. Made in nineteenth century by native blacksmiths from imported European copper rods and bars that were twisted like ropes. Manillas like this were often placed in graves. Diameter 7.5in. 3 lb 7oz. Igbo people, Nigeria. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, 2003.

#75 – Knotted and twisted copper bracelet-form manilla. Also known an bochie.

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#75 – Knotted and twisted copper bracelet-form manilla. Also known an bochie.

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Knotted and twisted copper bracelet-form manilla. Also known an bochie. Used for currency in Nigeria. On custom base. Made in nineteenth century by native blacksmiths from imported European copper bars and rods that were twisted like ropes. Manillas like this were often placed in graves. Diameter 3.5in. Igbo people, Nigeria. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York 2003.

#76 – Copper manilla-form bracelet with distinctive geometric designs. Mounted on custom base. Outside dia...

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#76 – Copper manilla-form bracelet with distinctive geometric designs. Mounted on custom base. Outside diameter 3.5in. 'Kuba people, Congo.

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Copper manilla-form bracelet with distinctive geometric designs. Mounted on custom base. Outside diameter 3.5in. ?Kuba people, Congo.

#77 – Copper manilla-form bracelet with darkened patina. Mounted on custom base. 3 in. outside diameter. '...

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#77 – Copper manilla-form bracelet with darkened patina. Mounted on custom base. 3 in. outside diameter. 'Baule people, Ivory Coast.

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Copper manilla-form bracelet with darkened patina. Mounted on custom base. 3 in. outside diameter. ?Baule people, Ivory Coast.

#78 – Copper manilla-form bracelet with partly effaced spiral and dot design . 'Yoruba people, Nigeria.

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#78 – Copper manilla-form bracelet with partly effaced spiral and dot design . 'Yoruba people, Nigeria.

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Copper manilla-form bracelet with partly effaced spiral and dot design . ?Yoruba people, Nigeria.

#79 – Exceptionally broad copper manilla-form bracelet with elaborate incised designs on outer surface of ...

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#79 – Exceptionally broad copper manilla-form bracelet with elaborate incised designs on outer surface of flared ends. On custom base. Outer diameter 3.5 in.

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Exceptionally broad copper manilla-form bracelet with elaborate incised designs on outer surface of flared ends. On custom base. Outer diameter 3.5 in.

#80 – Oval woman’s boat-shaped anklet with bird motif worn by various groups including Gurunsi, Bwa, and L...

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#80 – Oval woman’s boat-shaped anklet with bird motif worn by various groups including Gurunsi, Bwa, and Lobi people in Burkina Faso.

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Oval woman’s boat-shaped anklet with bird motif worn by various groups including Gurunsi, Bwa, and Lobi people in Burkina Faso. Aluminum alloy showing extensive wear. Late nineteenth or early 20th century. 6.5in. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York 2003.

#81 – Traditional black and white bogolan (“mud cloth”) textile made from 6 strips of hand woven, hand sew...

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#81 – Traditional black and white bogolan (“mud cloth”) textile made from 6 strips of hand woven, hand sewn cotton country cloth.

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Traditional black and white bogolan (“mud cloth”) textile made from 6 strips of hand woven, hand sewn cotton country cloth. Bamana people, Mali. 59in. x 36in.

#82 – Asante kente man’s robe with warp stripe design called “Mmeeda” meaning “something that has not happ...

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#82 – Asante kente man’s robe with warp stripe design called “Mmeeda” meaning “something that has not happened before” or “something unprecedented”. Collected in Bonwire, Ghana.

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Asante kente man’s robe with warp stripe design called “Mmeeda” meaning “something that has not happened before” or “something unprecedented”. Collected in Bonwire, Ghana. Woven by Nana Kwabena Boateng. 24 handwoven 3.5in. hand sewn strips. Cotton and ?silk or rayon. (129.0in. x 92.0in.) Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York 2004. See “Wrapped in Pride” by Doran Ross, p. 115, Fig. 8.15.

#83 – Two gauze-like cotton head-wrap scarves worn by Tuareg people as protection against sun, wind, and s...

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#83 – Two gauze-like cotton head-wrap scarves worn by Tuareg people as protection against sun, wind, and sand in Sahara desert.

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Two gauze-like cotton head-wrap scarves worn by Tuareg people as protection against sun, wind, and sand in Sahara desert. Woman’s cloth: teal green with faint blue stripe and deep purple border at both ends (109in. x 39in). Man’s cloth: indigo with single white line hand embroidered at one end (32in. x 156in). Collected in Djenne, Mali. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York 2004.

#84 – Man’s “agbada” robe (“boubou”) with elaborate hand embroidered large white dagger on front and spira...

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#84 – Man’s “agbada” robe (“boubou”) with elaborate hand embroidered large white dagger on front and spiral designs on front and back

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Man’s “agbada” robe (“boubou”) with elaborate hand embroidered large white dagger on front and spiral designs on front and back on idigo-dyed cotton textile with criss-cross white lines. 91in. x 49in. Hausa people, Nigeria. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York 2004. See “African Textiles” by J. Gillow, pp. 100-103.

#85 – Asante man’s cloth with two warp stripe patterns: “Oyokoman”, named after the Oyoko clan of the Asha...

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#85 – Asante man’s cloth with two warp stripe patterns: “Oyokoman”, named after the Oyoko clan of the Ashantahene or paramount Chief, and a variant of “Mmeeda” meaning something extraordinary.

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Asante man’s cloth with two warp stripe patterns: “Oyokoman”, named after the Oyoko clan of the Ashantahene or paramount Chief, and a variant of “Mmeeda” meaning something extraordinary. Many different weft designs. Made from 21 hand sewn and hand woven cotton (and ?silk or rayon) strips. Asante people, Ghana. See “Wrapped in Pride” by Doran Ross, p. 113 Fig 8.4 and p. 115 Fig 8.15. 118in.x80in. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York 2004.

#86 – Kuba man’s dance skirt made from 10 hand woven, hand sewn panels of raffia textile.

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#86 – Kuba man’s dance skirt made from 10 hand woven, hand sewn panels of raffia textile.

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Kuba man’s dance skirt made from 10 hand woven, hand sewn panels of raffia textile. Worn wrapped around waist starting with straight end so that outside closure is at end with rounded corners. Unusual two tier distribution of designs. Lower wider tier has dispersed largely appliquéd designs. Upper narrower tier consists of interwoven appliquéd and embroidered designs. Bushong Kuba people, Congo. 211in.x32in. See “African Textiles” by J. Gillow pp.192-195. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York 2004.

#87 – Pictorial bogolan (“mud cloth”) textile depicting a farmer milking a cow and his wife carrying goods...

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#87 – Pictorial bogolan (“mud cloth”) textile depicting a farmer milking a cow and his wife carrying goods on her head to market.

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Pictorial bogolan (“mud cloth”) textile depicting a farmer milking a cow and his wife carrying goods on her head to market. Hand woven cotton country cloth made from 5 hand sewn strips. 43in.x27in. Collected in Segou, Mali. See ‘Bogolanfini Mud Cloth” by Sam Hilu and Irwin Hersey.

#88 – Ewe woman’s “avonwe” cloth made from 14 hand woven, hand sewn strips.

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#88 – Ewe woman’s “avonwe” cloth made from 14 hand woven, hand sewn strips.

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Ewe woman’s “avonwe” cloth made from 14 hand woven, hand sewn strips. This exceptional textile displays unusually numerous supplementary weft designs including a butterfly, key, hand, table and 2 chairs, comb, umbrella, Akan stool, elephant, dragon fly, etc. Supplementary weft designs are woven into the cloth. This is not embroidery. Figurative supplementary weft designs are referred to as “scriptures” in Ghana. Cotton textile with rayon weft designs. 67inx46in. Anlo-Ewe people, Agbozume Ghana. Collected in Keta, Ghana. See” African Majesty” by P. Adler and N. Barnard plate 33 and pp.167-168 for similar but less elaborate textile. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York 2005.

#89 – Brass gold weights (3) representing a mudfish with its tail turned over its body, a porpoise, and un...

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#89 – Brass gold weights (3) representing a mudfish with its tail turned over its body, a porpoise, and unidentified fish with a long snout, Akan people, Ghana and Ivory Coast. See “African Gold Weights” by Tom Phillips.

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Brass gold weights (3) representing a mudfish with its tail turned over its body, a porpoise, and unidentified fish with a long snout, Akan people, Ghana and Ivory Coast. See “African Gold Weights” by Tom Phillips.

#90 – Brass gold weights(4) with various forms including a hand, a stringed musical instrument, a ring, an...

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#90 – Brass gold weights(4) with various forms including a hand, a stringed musical instrument, a ring, and a drawer knob with crocodile. Akan people, Ghana and Ivory Coast. See “African Gold Weights” by Tom Phillips.

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Brass gold weights(4) with various forms including a hand, a stringed musical instrument, a ring, and a drawer knob with crocodile. Akan people, Ghana and Ivory Coast. See “African Gold Weights” by Tom Phillips.

#91 – Brass gold weights (4) including a hippo, snake, seated Sankofa bird and standing Sankofa bird.

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#91 – Brass gold weights (4) including a hippo, snake, seated Sankofa bird and standing Sankofa bird.

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Brass gold weights (4) including a hippo, snake, seated Sankofa bird and standing Sankofa bird. In nature, the Sankofa bird repeatedly looks over it shoulder and is a metaphor for the idea that we learn from the past. Akan people, Ghana and Ivory Coast. See “African Gold Weights” by Tom Phillips.