Ethnographic Figures of Various Cultures, in Bronze, Wood and Bone

Item Details

A selection of bronze alloy, wood and bone figures and effigies of West, Central and South African, Maori, Turkish and North American origins. The selection comprises a variety of carved wood, bone and bronze alloy figurines from Igbo of Nigeria, Bamileke of Cameroon, and the Congo, as well as a replica Alaskan Inuit miniature totem, a replica Native American bird effigy carved of tephra, and a pair of Maori figures. The selection also includes a bronze alloy antelope and a seated man, a rider on horseback with a square metal stand, and a ram. The grouping is rounded out with a modernist carved figure of a warrior from the Xhosa tribe in South Africa, and a miniature Byzantine style pottery oil lamp on plinth.

• This item has been examined and verified by an independent Graduate Master Geologist (DCCPLS).

• All weights and measurements are estimated and approximate. Industry standard and accepted treatments for gemstones are assumed unless otherwise noted.

Condition

- minor scuffs and scratches.

Dimensions

- measures tallest.

Item #

17NYC164-098