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Product
Code:
AFR-022a and AFR-022b
Description:
ASHANTE DOLL - Medium
Male & Female
“for making wishes come true”
The Ashante People of Ghana believe these dolls have the powers to create fertility of all kinds. The increase could be in the number of children, creative ideas, or in the world of commerce.
Size:
16 x 19 - inches
40 x 49 - cms
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Product Code:
AFR-002
Description:
BRANCH HEAD SCULPTURE
This highly unusual wooden carving was created by Denis Kathumbo of Zimbabwe. His favourite subjects are giraffes and african faces, and he is also highly skilled in soapstone carving, combining smooth, polished stonework with rough, uncut stone to produce interesting pieces of art.
Size:
14 X 22 - inches
35 x 55 - cms
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Product Code:
AFR-012
Description:
TRADITIONAL XHOSA PIPE
The Xhosa Tribe of South Africa are passionately devoted to tobacco smoking. The pipe is cut from wood and when people are gathered in a group, it is customary to pass a pipe around for everyone to smoke. Each person uses their own mouthpiece, not so much for reasons of hygiene, but to prevent witchcraft. The significance of pipes in Xhosa society may be illustrated by the metaphor used when someone dies -
“Wayibeka Inqawa” - “He has laid down his pipe”.
Size:
17 x 14 - inches
44 x 36 - cms
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Product Code:
AFR-016a
Description:
AFRICAN WILDLIFE SCENES - Medium
(Leopards, Lions, Buffalo, Wild Dogs, Elephants, Zebra, etc)
Size:
17 x 15 - inches
42 x 38 - cms
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Product Code:
AFR-003
Description:
MARAKESH FETISH
The role of the fetish is primarily of that of a witness. Woe to anyone who fails to keep his promise! The Nkonde’s face is always aggressive and deliberately terrifying; the mouth is always open, as if shouting a warning to the person making a vow.
Size:
19 x 26 - inches
47 x 65 - cms
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Product Code:
AFR-005
Description:
HANDCARVED WOODEN BOWL
The giraffe, indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, is the tallest animal in the world. The male giraffe stands an average of 17 feet in height. The coloring of the giraffe is used as camouflage from its predators. This handcarved wooden bowl is a perfect example of the functionality of African art.
Size:
16 x 16 - inches
40 x 40 - cms
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No porcupine was harmed in the making of this article. Discarded quills are collected on the farms surrounding the Great Kei River in the Wild Coast of South Africa.
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Product Code:
AFR-008
Description:
PORCUPINE QUILLS
Porcupines are one of the more unusual-looking rodents, because of their armoury of spines and quills. When the porcupine is being aggressive, these are raised on end and often rattled to warn off predators or rivals. If this doesn’t work and the porcupine begins to feel even more threatened, it may turn its rump toward the intruder and run backwards into the enemy!
Size:
12 x 21 - inches
31 x 52 - cms
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