Old relief figure pot - Benin - Bariba $1750.00
This excellent quality pot from northern Benin measures 13 1/2" tall.

Mother and child figure - Benin - Fon $250.00
Objects such as this were produced exclusively for the nobility of the Abomey kingdom of Benin. Only Abomey royalty had access to brass production. The royal family accumulated such pieces and distributed them to favored individuals as symbols of their power.

Lion motif chair - Benin - Fon $1200.00
38" tall. The lion is the symbol of the royal family of the Abomey kingdom. This chair is carved one a single piece of wood. The wood is an exotic tropical wood called monkey pod. This chair is built to last; it will never wear out. The price of a set of four of this same chair design is $4,000. Please click on the image to see another view of this beautiful chair. We also have a variety of other designs of this chair.

Pregnant woman body - Benin - Yoruba $450.00

brass asen-top elephant figure - Benin - Fon $150.00
7 x 4 1/2". This is a genuine object having been attached to the top of an "asen" altar, the Fon objects used to memorialize the dearly departed.

Wooden penis fetish - Benin - Fon $250.00

Bocio male figure - Benin - Fon $300.00
This item has been SOLD. This object is 11" tall.

Largest old lion motif table - Benin - Fon $9000.00
This table is a single piece of wood, circa 1960. Click on the photo for a second view.

Woman asen figure - Benin - Fon $300.00
8" tall. This is a fine example of one of the objects included on the top of an asen. Asen are stuck into the ground near the family house in memory of a deceased member of the family. Asen are iron stakes with round flat tops adorned with a wide variety of objects which presumably evoke the spirit of the individual the stake represents.

2 Hands holding container asen figure - Benin - Fon $275.00
5" tall.

Asen brass turtle figure - Benin - Fon $125.00
4" long. This is a typical example of one of the objects included on the top of an asen. Asen are stuck into the ground near the family house in memory of a deceased member of the family. Asen are iron stakes with round flat tops adorned with a wide variety of objects which presumably evoke the spirit of the individual the stake represents.

Abomey appliqueed animal flags - Benin - Fon $450.00
70 x 51 3/4". This is a contemporary flag, designed by an accomplished and exceptionally skilled textile artist. He follows in the footsteps of the early textile artists commissioned by the Fon court to produce these textiles which were symbols of the king of the Fon people, of the ancient Kingdom of Abomey. Click on the image to see two other versions of this same flag. The second one measures 60 x 59 1/2" and the third one measures 57 1/2 x 51". The second and third are $350 each.

Red background Abomey appliqueed animal flags - Benin - Fon $450.00
59 1/2 x 47". Please click on the image for a smaller flag with a lion design. This one measures 37 1/2 x 55 3/4". Its price is $225.

Large beauty salon signs - Benin - No tribal association $600.00
This is the largest beauty salon sign of a series I found all of which appear to have been painted by the same artist although only the studio is identified and only on the largest of the signs we have of theirs, Les Arts Junior, in Cotonou. This sign measures 32 1/2 x 24".

Vertical design beauty salon signs - Benin - No tribal association $550.00
These appear to me more of the work of the studio in Cotonou, Les Arts Junior, though there is no identification on these signs. These measure 15 x 32". Please click on the photo to see another sign of this size and quality.

Vertical design barbershop signs - Benin - No tribal association $550.00
I think these are more of the work of the studio in Cotonou, Les Arts Junior, though there is no identification on these signs. Most of their work is for beauty salons, with representations of women and their hair styles. These are two they have done of men, for barbershops. These measure 15 x 32". Please click on the photo to see another sign of this size and quality.

Small vertical 3-head beauty salon signs - Benin - No tribal association $95.00
These signs, ostensibly painted at the same studio in Benin which did the larger signs also on this page, measure 4 3/4 x 14". Please click on this image to see 2 more of these. Each is the same price, $95.

More small 3-head beauty salon signs - horizontal - Benin - No tribal association $95.00
This sign measures 9 3/4 x 5". Please click on the image to see one more of these as well as another vertical one. All are the same price, $95 each.

Small 4 head beauty salon signs - Benin - No tribal association $95.00
These are exceptional in that this size and level of detail is not found anywhere else in Africa. These are exclusive to Benin and possibly to this one artist or this one studio. These measure 6 x 10". Please click on the image to see 2 more of these beautiful signs.

Small 4 head barbershop/beauty salon signs - Benin - No tribal association $95.00
These signs measure 6 x 10" and include both men and women on the same sign. Please click on the image to see another, similar one as well as a third with only men.

Small single head beauty salon signs - Benin - No tribal association $95.00
These all measure approximately 6 1/2 x 9 1/2". Please click on the image to see 2 more of these unusual signs, only found in Benin.

Small single head beauty salon signs - another set - Benin - No tribal association $95.00
These all measure approximately 6 1/2 x 9 1/2". Please click on the image to see 2 more of these unusual signs, only found in Benin.

Small 4 head beauty salon signs - 2nd set - Benin - No tribal association $95.00
This sign measures 6 1/4 x 9 1/2". Please click to see 2 more in similar sizes.

Small hairdresser signs - Benin - No tribal association $75.00
These small paintings on wood are novel ways of representing hairdos. They measure about 6 3/4 x 10". Please click on the image to see two more of these unusual signboards.

Medium size beauty salon/barbershop signs - Benin - No tribal association $200.00
This sign is an unusual shape. It measures 8 1/2 x 8 1/2". Please click to see 2 more good medium size signs. The second one here measures 15 x 19 1/2". The third one measures 8 1/2 x 13 1/2". All are the same price, $200 each.

Lady photographer sign - Benin - No tribal association $95.00
These signs all measure approximately 7 x 10". Each one is a different woman with a still camera around her neck and a video camera on her shoulder, sporting an elaborate African hairdo. Please click to see two more.

Cat painting on wood - Benin - No tribal association $75.00
These all measure about 6 x 9 1/2". These were all painted by the same studio that did the other Benin signboards on this page. They were painted to demonstrate the skill of the artist and promote the business of that studio. The words painted on each say "The Singapore the smallest cat in the world". Please click to see 2 more.

Professional advertising signs - Benin - No tribal association $75.00
These signs all measure 10 1/2 x 6 7/8". Please click for another doctor sign and a secretary sign. All are the same price, $75. each.