Lot 558

8 Bronze Figures and Pendants | Ashanti, Gurunsi, Ogoni

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8 Bronze Figures and Pendants | Ashanti, Gurunsi, Ogoni

Estimate: $300 - $600

Starting Bid: $150

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by Artemis Fine Arts
July 30, 2026 8:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
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Louisville, CO, US 80027

Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nigeria. Includes a large Ashanti brass alloy of a seated anthropozoomorphic figure with long hair sections, birds forming wings, and wielding a knife. Dark patina. Plus group of six lost wax cast birds, including a larger Gurunsi calao bird pendant with a knotted leather suspension section, shows white chalky patina. Plus a copper alloy Oshugbo or Ogoni male figure with well cast relief detail; yellow patina with areas of green oxidation. 1.375" H to 7.5" H (3.49 cm H to 19.05 cm H).

Provenance: Long Island, N.Y. collection. Ex. collection of Nancy and John Hyde Devoe, NYC. and N.J., active 1950’s - 1970’s.

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Item # 72321

  • Condition: The Oshugbo or Ogoni male figure is missing part of its iron base.

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