Mid-Century Iroko Wood Milk Bowl
Hand Carved and Used by the Fulani People of North/West Africa
Wood grain and chisel marks along with carved traditionally carved adornments are visible.

This bowl is appropriately worn from use - including stacking and storage during travel by the semi-nomadic Fulani. A collectible piece of Fulani culture, a beautiful object and functional bowl - brought to us by great West African friends.

Diameter: 12.75”
Height: 7”

Stunning Example of a Decorated Hehe Stool
Tanzania
Mid-Century Origin
Carved from a single block of wood
Beautiful Dark Patina with Metal Repairs and Decoration

Condition consistent with age and use

Diameter - 10.75”
Height - 10.5”

Hehe stools have become quite rare and highly collectable in recent years.

Carved Wooden Elephant Tusk
Traditional Kongo People Style
DR Congo
Mid-20th Century Origin
Includes Iron Stand

Condition consistent with age.
Note the slight cracking of wood at the thickest end - does not affect overall structure of piece.

Size:
22.5” Long
3” Thick at Widest End
10” High on Stand
Stand Base: 5 x 8”

Bronze Manilla Collar
West African Origin
Early 19th Century
Condition consistent with age.

Size:
8.75” diameter
2” thick
3” opening
Height on stand: 13.75”
Stand base: 6 x 6”
17lbs

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This piece would have been worn around the neck by a young woman of status - perhaps a young bride - as a sign of wealth.

Also known as Òkpòhò, Manillas were used in West Africa as currency and signs of wealth, beginning in the 1500s. Most are known to be smaller pieces, used as anklets and bracelets. This primitive collar style is quite rare.

Manillas are often associated with the West African slave trade. European traders would recreate traditional designs and introduce them to local traders as payment for captives. However, by the early 20th century, West African governments and colonial powers began to “phase-out” manillas as currency. By 1948 the British had collected over 32 million manillas associated with the slave trade to be sold as scrap. Families were allowed to keep up to 200 pieces for traditional use. Given that a limited number were kept, most remaining pieces were generations old, coveted representations family wealth.