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Curiosities

This curated selection of curiosities covers the material culture not covered by other collections. These pieces are interesting because they are rare and have been treasured for a long time and speak to our place in history. You will find a broad assortment of functional and decorative objects from antiquity to early 20th century. Hopeful you will be surprised and amused. 

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  • Circa 19th Century Igbo Dance Mask, Nigeria

    Antique & Art Exchange
    Original price $495.00 - Original price $495.00
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    A 19th Century Nigerian Igbo dance mask on a later stand. Paint refreshed in the early 20th Century. This mask shows extensive inactive insect trails.

    Original price $495.00 - Original price $495.00
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  • Antique Ekonda Bronze Anklet, Republic of Congo

    Antique & Art Exchange
    Original price $695.00 - Original price $695.00
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    An antique bronze Ekonda, Democratic Republic of Congo, anklet on later custom steel stand.

    Original price $695.00 - Original price $695.00
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  • African Ancestry Figure, 20th Century

    Antique & Art Exchange
    Original price $595.00 - Original price $595.00
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    A 20th Century carved wood ancestry figure, Africa on a later custom steel stand.

    Original price $595.00 - Original price $595.00
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  • Fang Mask Fragment, Africa

    Antique & Art Exchange
    Original price $1,500.00 - Original price $1,500.00
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    An 18th Century or earlier fragment of a Fang Mask. The Fang are people from Gabon, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.

    Original price $1,500.00 - Original price $1,500.00
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  • Wood Phallus, Togo Africa Circa 1920

    Antique & Art Exchange
    Original price $345.00 - Original price $345.00
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    A carved wood phallus made in Togo, Africa circa 1920. These were used to put in the ground to promote growth of the crops.

    Original price $345.00 - Original price $345.00
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  • Circa 19th Century Antique Ekonda Bronze Anklet, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Antique & Art Exchange
    Original price $695.00 - Original price $695.00
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    $695.00
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    Current price $695.00

    An Antique bronze Ekonda, Democratic Republic of Congo, anklet on later custom steel stand. Circa 19th century.

    Original price $695.00 - Original price $695.00
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    $695.00
    $695.00 - $695.00
    Current price $695.00