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The ethnic Zigula/Zigua are from the northern Pwani and southern Tanga Regions of Tanzania. Their art is poorly understood and frequently misidentified.
They have a vibrant tradition of ritual carvings . . . such as their “mummy” figures. Some are wrapped in cloth and…
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- Item Number: S-8541
- Provenance/Origin: Tanzania. Pwani Region. Circa 1970s
- Composition: Wood, fabric, clay, earth, liquid
- Dimensions: 12" tall on stand x 4.25 sq inch wood block stand
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
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Created by a shaman or Nganga who gathers spiritual items (organic materials, medicines, etc) which is placed in hollow cavities in the abdomen (and sometime the forehead). In this case, such spiritual items are behind a glass shield. Nails are driven into the statue as a…
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- Item Number: S-0573
- Provenance/Origin: DRC Congo. Circa 1940s - 1960s
- Composition: Wood, nails, metal, fabric, glass, and more.
- Dimensions: 22" tall x 7.5" wide x 9" deep
- Weight: 8 pounds
- Price: $ 595.00 USD
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Suku people have lived in the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formally Zaire) since the 16th Century. Their economic source is farming but occasionally join in communal hunts.
Suku’s are known for their large carved figures (e.g. fertility figures, crouching fetish figures, ancestral statues…
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- Item Number: M-1006
- Provenance/Origin: Suku People initiation mask. Circa 1970s
- Composition: Wood, pigment
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 9" wide x 13.5" deep
- Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Price: $480.00 USD
