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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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The Zigula are a Tanzanian ethnic and linguistic people from the northern Pwani and southern Tanga regions.
To say their art is poorly understood is an understatement. Their “wrapped mummy” statuary is used in secret rituals that protect their owners from evil spirits and power.
The…
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- Item Number: S-6019
- Provenance/Origin: Circa 1960s. Tanzanian village.
- Composition: Wood, pigment, vegetal, fabric
- Dimensions: 23.5" tall on stand with 9" wide x 7" deep base unit
- Weight: 6.25 pounds
- Price: $ 320.00 USD
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The Zigula are a Tanzanian ethnic and linguistic people from the northern Pwani Region and southern Tanga Region.
Zigua art, like most art from Tanzania, is poorly understood… and frequently misidentified. They absolutely have a vibrant tradition of ritual carvings. Their “mummy” figures are thought…
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- Item Number: S-3750
- Provenance/Origin: Zigua. Tanzania. Mid- to Late- 1900s
- Composition: Wood and Fabric
- Dimensions: 13.25" tall x 3" wide x 2" deep
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 315.00 USD
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Detail: The discovery of the OH 5 Zinj skull was perhaps the most important transition in the history of paleoanthropology AND a most important find for Mary Leakey back in 1959. She found the skull in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. This casting was made from the original 1.5…
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- Item Number: O-3636
- Provenance/Origin: Perhaps cast in Tanzania. Circa 1960's.
- Composition: Plaster
- Dimensions: 9" long x 6.5" at widest x 4.75" tall
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 135.00 USD
