Guinea Bissau
Antique Print of the City and Fortress of Kachao in Guinea Bissau, Africa, 1747
By Jakob van der Schley
Located in Langweer, NL
Kachao, Guinea Bissau, Africa. Engraved by J. van Schley for a Dutch edition of 'l'Histoire Generale des
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 10.01 in W 7.72 in D 0 in
Bissau-Ginean Ox Initiation Mask, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
After oxen were introduced to Guinea Bissau by Portuguese sailors in the 15th century, its strength
Category
Early 20th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Bidjogo Tribal Initiation Ox Mask, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
After oxen were introduced to Guinea Bissau by Portuguese sailors in the 15th century, its strength
Category
Early 20th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Masks
Materials
Hide, Wood
Map of the West African coast from the North of Mauretania to Guinee, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
of Mauretania to Guinee. This region includes Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. The locations of
Category
Antique 1780s Maps
Materials
Paper
H 21.7 in W 14.93 in D 0 in
Empire's Tapestry: Mapping Portugal's Global Legacy in 1903
Located in Langweer, NL
20th century, with a focus on Guinea-Bissau (referred to on the map as "Guiné Portuguesa"), as well as
Category
Antique Early 1900s Maps
Materials
Paper
West Africa Entitled "Guinea Propria": An 18th Century Hand Colored Homann Map
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gabon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Maps
Materials
Paper
H 20.5 in W 23.5 in D 0.13 in
Monumental African Baga Bansonyi Wood Serpent Snake Sculpture on Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
by the Baga people who reside along the coast of Guinea Bissau.
The Baga snake sculpture
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Map of the West Coast of Africa, 1771
By Rigobert Bonne
Located in Langweer, NL
, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire.
Artists and Engravers
Category
Antique 18th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
A Large Figurative Sculpture By Manuel Pereira da Silva 1979
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
, Porto, Bolama, in Guinea – Bissau, and Luanda, in Angola. Baixo relevo de D. Pedro Pitões entre os
Category
Vintage 1970s Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
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Bissau-Guinean Baga Serpent Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
Bansonyi, a protective spirit that presides over male initiation rites of the Baga people of Guinea, West
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Art
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Baga Bird Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
The Baga believed birds to be powerful protectors of the harvest and wards against witchcraft. Every home featured one of these honored sculptures. The bird's posture, gaze, and hand...
Category
Early 20th Century Guinea-Bissauan Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Bidjogo Tribal Altar Sculpture with Head, Guinea-Bissau, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Bidjogo Tribal Altar sulpture with Head, 17", Guinea-Bissau, Africa
A ritually used old altar
Category
Early 20th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Bidjogo Tribal Initiation Ox Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
After oxen were introduced to Guinea Bissau by Portuguese sailors in the 15th century, its strength
Category
Early 20th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Wood
Large African Baga Stool / Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
African Baga from Guinea-Bissau is a one-of-a-kind piece of furniture that is sure to add a touch
Category
Mid-20th Century Guinean Primitive Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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African Mask, Angola, 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
African mask in hand painted wood, 20th century Angola.
Category
20th Century Angolan Masks
Materials
Wood
Antique Mexican Demon Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare antique Mexican Demon mask in wood, circa 1970. The mask makes a sound when moved.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Antique Mexican Diablo Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and very antique Mexican Diablo mask in wood, circa 1940. Great patina.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Pende-Style Antelope Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Masks from the Pende people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are considered some of the most dramatic works of African art. The Pende have defined an extensive range of mask f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Salampasu Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceremonial African mask is linked to the Salampasu people of the Bantu ethnic group located primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Salampasu masks were an integral part ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau
Year: 1900
Country: French
Material: Iron
It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bird Cages
Materials
Iron
Fang-Style African Painted Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Light masks like these represented the spirit of an ancestor and were used for social control by Ngil, the judiciary association. The facial markings, abstract features and strong, e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This early 20th century ‘Wayang topeng’ mask was used in Javanese masked dance performances. This mask features a dark red polychrome and resembles a bird-man with an extended and ex...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks
Materials
Wood
H 8.27 in W 5.52 in D 5.91 in
1970's Nicaraguan Mask Folk Art
Located in Vancouver, BC
A traditional Indian dance mask from the town of Monimbo, adopted by the rebels during the fight against Somoza. These were worn in order to conceal one's identity.
It is a very un...
Category
Vintage 1970s Nicaraguan Folk Art Masks
Materials
Metal, Wire
African Nigerian Igbo Wood Carved Maiden Spirit Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A finely carved mask from the early to mid-1900s made by the Igo People of Southeastern Nigeria.
Agbogho, or "maiden spirit" are worn strictly by men at funeral processions or ag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Masks
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Pacific Northwest Native style masks, hand carved and painted by sculptor, circa 1990s. They measure: Top row, left to right: 9"H x 8"W, 6.5"H x 5"W, and 7"H x 5"W. Bott...
Category
1990s Canadian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear while dancing. Commissioned by women for their initiation ceremonies, the m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geom...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks
Materials
Wood
Antique African Carved Toma Landai Tribal Ceremonial Mask Guinea Art Horns
Located in Dayton, OH
Early antique hand carved Toma or Landai mask from Guinea, Africa. “These brooding, often quite large, masks represent a forest spirit, Landai. Masks like these were used by the men'...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Masks
Materials
Raffia, Hardwood
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serape...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
Attributed to the Yoruba people of western Nigeria, this wooden headdress was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a comm...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
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