African Art Auction Ending 2/18

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Turtles (3). One painted iron land turtle Burkina Faso 5in. long; one flat cast brass sea turtle Ivory Coast 3 3/4in. long; one land turtle with circular design on shell Ivory Coast 3in. long.

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Cast brass leopard (H 1 3/4in.) and lion (H 1 ½ in.). Chad.

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Cast brass elephant (H 2 1/4in.) and hippo (H 1 ½ in.) Burkina Faso.

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Very rare, old Ndop necklace 18in. long. Dschang-Bamileke people, Cameroon. Wooden beads each covered with old resist-dyed indigo Ndop cotton cloth and single 1in. wooden bead with deeply incised designs. Lozenge-shaped clay pendant covered with Ndop cloth and 4 small limpet shells.

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Rare old Ndop cloth dancing vest with goat skin fringe. Hand woven, hand sewn stitch resist dyed indigo cotton textile with traditional designs and country cloth lining. Dschang-Bamileke people, Cameroon. W40in. H 21in. (without fringe). See “Weaving in Africa” by Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, p. 339, Plate 504 and “African Textiles” by John Gillow, p. 146.

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Old Tuareg men’s wallet made from painted and woven leather. Hangs by a cord around the neck under a man’s robe. Tuareg people, Mali and Niger. H 17in.

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Wax resist dyed batik cotton textile with rust and gold accents on black ground. Created by Kweku Sachey. Collected from the designer in Accra Ghana. 70in. long 49in. wide. See “African Textiles” by John Gillow, p.84.

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Wax resist dyed batik cotton textile with lavender design on green and black ground. Created by Kweku Sachey. Collected from the designer in Accra, Ghana. 70in. long 48in. wide. See “African Textiles” by John Gillow, p.84.

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Contemporary bogolan (“mud cloth”) cotton textile with unusual abstract designs. Made from hand woven cotton cloth. Collected at the Artist’s Textile Workshop, Segou Mali. 92in. long 55in. wide. See “African Textiles” by John Gillow, p. 87.

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Wodaabe tunic worn by men at their annual geerewol festival where men compete in demonstrating their attractiveness to potential wives. Indigo-dyed cotton textile embroidered with brightly color thread and cowrie shell fringe. The Wodaabe people are nomadic pastoralists living in northern Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon. See “Nomads of Niger” by C. Beckwith and M. VanOffelen, p.59 and “Africa Adorned” by A. Fisher, p.154-156.

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Traditional wooden stool supported by a central rectangular column enclosed by curved arms. Modeled after a Chief’s stool. Mid-20th century. Asante people, Ghana. H 11.5in. W 18.25in.

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Ndop hand stitched and stitch resist-dyed natural indigo textile with traditional designs. 20 hand sewn and machine sewn, hand woven narrow (2in.) strips. 68 in. x 36 in. Dschang-Bamileke people, Cameroon. Exhibited Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, 2005. See “Weaving in Africa South of the Sahara” by K-F. Schaedler, p. 339, Plate 503 and “African Textiles” by J. Gillow, p. 146.

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Vintage woman’s wrap made of 7 hand sewn strips of natural indigo stitch resist dyed woven cotton textile. 57in. x 36in. Mossi people, Burkina Faso.

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Vintage chief’s funeral cloth of natural indigo dyed blue and white cotton made from 9 hand woven 5.5in. strips. Twisted, knotted fringe. 86in. x 52in. Mandingo people, Guinea. See “African Textiles” by Christopher Spring, Plate 186.

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Woman’s maroon and grey asoke wrap consisting of 10 strips of hand woven cloth. The arrow-head like motif seen on one side at the ends of some strips refers to Koranic writing boards. 73.5in. x 48in. Yoruba people, Nigeria. See “African Textiles” by Christopher Spring, Plate 8.

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Vintage woman’s wrap consisting of 8 hand woven natural indigo dyed strips. White design is created by the stitch resist method. Hand knotted fringe. 65in. x 38in. Soninke people, Guinea. See “Weaving in Africa South of the Sahara” by K-F. Schaedler, pp. 170-172.

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Natural indigo and white Asante kente woman’s cloth consisting of 14 hand woven cotton cloth, hand sewn strips measuring 76in. x 41in. Eight different warp and weft designs including zigzag line representing “liar’s cloth’ (Nkotopo) and the “water purifier insect”. “Liar’s cloth” was once reserved for Chiefs ans worn when confronting persons suspected of lying. Asante people, Ghana. Collected in Bonwire Village. Exhibited at Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, 2005. See “African Majesty. The Textile Art of the Ashante and Ewe” by P. Adler and N. Barnard, Plate 4,5 for examples of Asante indigo cloth and pp. 154-156. Also “Wrapped in Pride” by D.H. Ross, p. 120.

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Natural indigo and white Ewe woman’s kente cloth consisting of 15 hand woven and hand sewn cotton strips measuring 57.5in. x 107in. Two different designs are represented on alternate strips. Collected in Kpetoe Village. Ewe people, Ghana. See “Wrapped in Pride” by D.H. Ross, p. 317 for similar design.

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Circular wooden Malian arm bracelet. Engraved “Bracelet Mali” on underside of custom base. 5.6in. outside diameter. Collected in Mopti, Mali, Dogon people.

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(A) Old and cast circular manilla-form arm bracelet with 11 projecting knobs on the circumference and serpentine design on custom base. 4.5 in. outer diameter. 14.4oz. Dogon people, Mali. See “Afrique de l’Ouest. Bronzes at Autres Alliages” by A. Blandin, p. 16. (B) Old worn hand cast brass open oval manilla-form arm bracelet with 3 grooved surfaces and faint incised serpentine design. Marked “3”on underside of custom base. 5 in. largest diameter. 1 lb 1oz. Yoruba people, Nigeria.