BABUNDA WOVEN RAFFIA CURRENCY, DEM. REP. CONGO

Topoke Liganda Currency Africa, Dem. Rep. Congo, Topoke Liganda currency, 20th c. (not mounted) Liganda is a form of currency used until the beginning of the colonial period, referred to as "primitive

Rare raffia carpet depicting a warrior (?) decorated with stylized motifs - Weight: 200 g - Shipping unavailable - Region: Afrique - Sizes: H 960mm x L 600mm - At first glance: good condition

**First Time At Auction** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lele / Kuba or Bunda people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A pair of cloth bundles hand-woven from raffia palm fronds fo

Collectors Lot of Old Woven Raffia Textiles, Congo. Diverse collection of old woven raffia textiles from Congo including pieces of cloth currency, early to mid 20th c. Ranging in size from: 25'' x 50'

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

Kuba Cloth Woven Raffia CongoHand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of eart

KUBA CLOTH WOVEN RAFFIA CONGO Hand woven cloth using raffia, palm leaves dyed in a variety of earth tones using vegetable dyes. Historically the Kuba people have used the clothes as skir

A group of Five Kuba Cloths. Woven raffia. Congo. Smallest: 12 1/2" x 11 5/8". Largest: 106 1/8" x 20 1/2". Provenance: From the collection of Dan Callahan. Shipping: Shipping for our Collector's Seri

African art An iron knife-money, Mobenghe Dem. Rep. Congo . . Cm 39,00. Elegant sword knife with large wrought iron blade.

Chokwe people, carved wood walking stick / cane, 20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, featuring coiling snake to shaft with rounded handle. 38" L. Provenance: From the estate of art histori

Lega Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, wood idol figure, 20th century, featuring four carved masques / faces. 15.25" H x 3.75" diameter. Provenance: From the estate of a prominent Chinese mus

Chokwe people, carved wood figure, 20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the figure wearing a curved headdress with elaborate incised geometric design, the body similarly decorated with inci

Teke people, polychrome wood mask, likely Democratic Republic of the Congo, 20th century, with low relief markings. 11.5" diameter.

Three tribal items Kabeja (or Janus) figure (Hemba people of Dem. Rep. of Congo): 9.5"H Male figure: 7"H Face sculpture: 5"H Kabeja Figure (Source: dorotheum.com) These double figures, called kabeja,

Traditional masks and headdresses of the eastern Bembe people of the Dem. Rep. of Congo (formerly Zaire) are recognizable for their concave, cupped orbits around the bulging "coffee-bean" eyes. Shows

Dem. Rep. of Congo, Africa,20th Century Round top carved low stool with female and male human form columns over round base. Wood From the collection of an Uxbridge, Massachusetts estate. Approx. 16 1/

The front decorated with abstract incised motifs; brown surface decorated with white and red pigments and kaolin.PROVENANCEPrivate Collection, Washington, DC, acquired in the 1960s.According to Cornet

Rare Lian Tomba knife - Rep. Dem. Congo - Weight: 360 g - Shipping unavailable - Region: Afrique - Sizes: H 320mm x L 110mm - At first glance: good condition