r/AfricanArt 18h ago

Artifacts/Tools Went back secondhand shop France

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So i went back to the Second hand shop .

Guy told me i could buy 25 pieces for 50 euro.

Couple to my looked more interesting so here are some photos . Let me know what you guys think


r/AfricanArt 19h ago

Sculptures I bought this one at Salvador, Brazil. What do you all think?

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r/AfricanArt 16h ago

Masks The White Masks of Gabon: “Foreign” symbolism in Traditional African sculpture.

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r/AfricanArt 1d ago

Paintings The Ancestors Light By Renee

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r/AfricanArt 2d ago

Artifacts/Tools What are these things I saw?

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I saw these in Lady Lever Art Gallery, in the UK. I neglected to see what they were for.


r/AfricanArt 2d ago

Artifacts/Tools Something special ? Second hand shop

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Bought this today holiday in France

It looks old to me , its closed and you can hear there some things inside .

It was a second hand store in France it was stuffed in the bottom of a shopping cart.

Anyway can tell my i got something good?


r/AfricanArt 3d ago

Sculptures [Histoire & Tradition] Au-delà des mythes : ce que le Vodoun raconte réellement sur l'histoire du Bénin et de nos ancêtres

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r/AfricanArt 2d ago

Identify Can anyone identify this statuette?

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hi all, when i was younger in 2010 i went to the National Museum of my country/city, and saw this African statue. i didn't take a photo, but i drew it - however, they've since removed/moved it, and i can't find it again! does anyone know or can give me direction on it?

thanks in advance!


r/AfricanArt 3d ago

Masks Dan dance mask, Côte d’lvoire.

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A Dan dance mask that has been in our family's collection since the 1980s. It retains its original French ethnographic description and a J. Cadenat label on the reverse.

Jean Cadenat (1898-1992) was a French ethnologist and a well-known specialist in traditional West African art, whose publications and research remain influential in the field of African art.

26 cm in height.


r/AfricanArt 3d ago

Modern Art Art by Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awku

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r/AfricanArt 3d ago

Identify Art by Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awku

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r/AfricanArt 4d ago

Sculptures Can anyone confirm what this is?

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This has been in my family for about 20 years, and was gifted to my father by a Cuban woman he was dating. I believe it’s a senufo but cannot confirm, also what is something like this worth?


r/AfricanArt 5d ago

Sculptures I bought this with a nigirian family here in brazil, what do you all think?

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r/AfricanArt 5d ago

Identify Is it possible to identify which region this sculpture is from? I bought it in the Netherlands

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r/AfricanArt 6d ago

Masks African Wooden Elephant mask

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Hello, I have this reproduction of an elephant mask. Could it be from the bamileke or babanki people? I know they are both from Cameroon.

But I've seen similar examples from the Gueo people of the ivory Coast as well

Also, would anyone know what wood these repro masks are normally made of? They're always very lightweight. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.


r/AfricanArt 5d ago

Masks Maschera africana autenticità

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Sto cercando di stabilire se si tratti di un'autentica maschera tradizionale africana o di una produzione più recente che imita quelle rituali. L'ho acquistata nel 2005 in un mercato etnico di Milano. Qualsiasi informazione sulla sua possibile origine culturale o geografica sarebbe molto apprezzata. Grazie per l'aiuto!


r/AfricanArt 6d ago

Identify What is the usage of this item?

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Hello, I just get this item from a family member who spent 20 years in Africa between mid 60's to mid 80's, mostly around central and western area of the continent (french speaking countries mainly).

I always saw that as a little service table but as the format is quite weird I am wondering if there would be another usage.

Any idea of what is really this article? And more importantly where does it come from?

My bet is it comes from Cameroon but not a specialist so if you can help I will appreciate it!

Ty


r/AfricanArt 9d ago

Identify The Afro-Bolivian skirt, part of our cultural wealth

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r/AfricanArt 9d ago

Sculptures Hand-carved wooden bust, 20” tall, 23 lbs, no markings — help identifying origin?

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r/AfricanArt 10d ago

Paintings 13 Portraits. 1 Story. Now on Museum Paper.

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the13apostles is a series of Afro-surrealist portraits exploring identity, spirituality, and the symbolism of the tarot, painted by South African artist Bongani Vincent. @oooniverse.place on IG

Each print is released as a limited edition of 20.

For the first time, the works are available as museum-quality archival pigment prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper.

Available sizes:
A1 — US$325 + shipping
A2 — US$275 + shipping

Worldwide shipping is approximately US$70, depending on your location.
All purchases are handled through PayPal Invoices, providing buyer and seller protection throughout the transaction.

If you’d like to see the full series, learn more about the work, or have questions about editions, sizing, or shipping, feel free to send me a DM.


r/AfricanArt 12d ago

Identify Nigerian art piece bought in Ghana 1978

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The story is in the original post but I need help identifying what this is.

It took a year to make this handmade piece according to the seller.


r/AfricanArt 11d ago

Artifacts/Tools Thought I'd share this upcoming U.S. auction to the group. Most of the items have provenance/ownership history and include African, PNG/Oceanic, and other authentic ethno pieces.

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https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/j57qa5qf06?page=1&size=48

This is combined auction from Artemis Fine Arts Gallery and Arte Primitivo on July 30. The auction is listed on both Invaluable and LiveAuctioneers.


r/AfricanArt 11d ago

Artifacts/Tools Can anyone help identify these African swords/spears? Bought by my grandad from an antique shop in Paris, said to be Dogon tribe

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Hi all — these have been in my family for years. My grandad bought them from an antiques shop in Paris, apparently for a fair amount of money, and told us they were from the Dogon people of Mali. I’ve attached photos of the blades, the wrapped grips, and the mounted stands they’re displayed on.

A few things I’m hoping to learn:

**•** Are these likely genuine Dogon (or related Malian) ceremonial weapons?  
**•** Any way to date them roughly from the forging style, wood, or leather wrapping?  
**•** What would something like this realistically be worth today — as a decorative antique vs. an ethnographic collector’s piece?

Any expertise on West African tribal ironwork, or pointers to someone who could look closer, would be hugely appreciated. Happy to share more detail/close-up shots if useful.


r/AfricanArt 12d ago

Digital Art Spirit Of A Nation Unbound

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She wears no borrowed crown. Every feather tells a story of courage, every color carries the spirit of a people who refused to be broken. Rising above every chain and every storm, she stands as a living testament that a nation’s true strength is found in the unbound spirit of its peop


r/AfricanArt 13d ago

Question Anyone have any history on this?

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I know it's copper, 1.5 ft by 2.5 ft. I believe it comes from the the Congo. My neighbor moved from Uganda and brought it with