Tribal Art

A Yoruba carved wooden Shango axe, the darkly patinated handle carved in the form of a female figure, the terminal inset with an iron flanged axe head, length 48cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Mangbetu trumbash throwing knife, Democratic Republic of Congo, the wooden handle with wire bound collar, length 36cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A 19th century Fijian hardwood throwing club of small size, length 40cm.

A 19th century African hardwood snuff bottle or flask, possibly Shona, the grass bound neck above a slender ovoid body, finely worked with panels of reeding, length 13.5cm, together with an African carved hardwood figure, seated on a drum, height 23cm.

An Ivory Coast carved hardwood votive figure with darkly patinated surface, height 22cm, together with an Ivory Coast boxwood slingshot with carved antelope handle, length 15cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Frafra terracotta pipe bowl, Ghana, modelled as a man's head with overall scarified surface, his neck with stylized lizards and snake, length 10cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Dogon necklace formed from thirteen linked animal vertebrae, length 46cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Mossi Biiga doll, Burkina Faso, West Africa, the stylized head with scarification marks, length 21cm, mounted on a base, together with another African carved doll with natural pigments and carved stylized body, length 17.5cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Boni carved wooden headrest, Somalia, the typically downswept sides finely carved with panels of overlapping scrolls, height 17.5cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Nok culture red pottery fragment, 500BC-200AD, Nigeria, modelled as the torso of a figure, length 23cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Yoruba Ifa carved wooden divination tray, West Africa, the border carved with various animals, diameter 33cm (old stapled repair). Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A small group of ethnic carved wooden items, including a Tellem headrest, Mali, width 18cm, a small African tray table and various vessels.

An Ethiopian carved wooden headrest with an overall deep patina and handling wear to sides, width 19cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

An 18th/19th century carved bone shoehorn, probably African made but of Caribbean origin, the handle modelled as a nude female figure, length 26cm, raised on a stand. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Yoruba Ifa carved wooden divination tray, the border carved in relief with a mask and various animals, diameter 42cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Djenne terracotta maternity figure, Mali, modelled as a kneeling pregnant woman with a child on her back, length 21cm.

A Yoruba Ibeji carved and painted wooden figure, West Africa, modelled as a man seated on a horse, height 24cm, later mounted to a base. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.

A Turkana carved wooden head rest, Kenya, with applied leather handle, width 23cm, together with a group of bronze manilla.

A Yoruba Edan cast bronze staff finial, West Africa, the pierced leaf form end with stylized facial features and applied with bells, length 30cm, later mounted on a stand. Provenance: from the personal collection of Monika Wengraf, Arcade Gallery, Royal Arcade, London.