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Kissi Nomoli Stone Figure

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Ex-Thomas McNemar Kissi Nomoli Stone Figure: Carved stone powerful female figure holding an infant on one arm and an implement in the other. Ridged coiffure, coffee bean eyes, wide, toothy mouth, with notched collar and waist garment. On gallery

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Kissi Nomoli Pomdo Stone Figure: Stone figure with strikingly large round rimmed cavities for ears, minimal facial features, the squared body with what may represent four smaller figures clinging to each corner; on each side one or t

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Kissi Nomoli Pomdo Stone Female Figure: Carved stone figure with round hollows for ears, simplified facial features, the body with long pendulous breasts and arms held against the body. Gray stone with black/ brown pigment or coating. On cu

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Ex-Segy Stone Kissi Nomoli Figure Sierre Leone: DESCRIPTION: Carved stone nomoli figure from the Kissi tribe, Sierra Leone. Carved helmet, protruding features, distended stomach, and protruding eyes. PROVENANCE: From the Saul and Florence Putterman

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18th-19th Century Stone Kissi Nomoli Figure: A carved stone Nomoli figure with his hands wrapped around his knees from the Kissi people of Sierra Leone. 6" tall.

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MENDE TRIBAL CARVED STONE KISSI NOMOLI EFFIGY: Sierra Leone, circa 1000 - 1500 C.E. Seated stone Pomdo figure with vessel on its head, mounted on a wood base. H. of figure without base 19 cm (7 1/2 in) Provenance: Lippel Gallery, Montreal

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Rare Ancient Kissi Stone Idol Ex Leonard Kahan Gallery: A very rare fragmented Stone Idol shown with shackles suggesting the image of a slave or captured enemy. Stone carvings such as this figure known as a "Nomoli", have been found in excavations of south

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A Kissi Stone Figure: Stein-Figur Kissi, Sierra Leone Ohne Sockel / without base Stein. H 21 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. Die meisten der bekannten Steinfiguren wurden im Gebiet zwischen den Sherb

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Nomoli Stone Figure Sierra Leone, Africa. S: Nomoli Stone Figure Sierra Leone, Africa. Size 7 7/8 inches high. A carved brownish stone figure of stylized form depicting a man seated upon the back of a horse shown in diminished size so as to boos

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A Kissi Nomoli Stone Idol: A heavy carved stone idol with grimacing face and a deep well handled surface patina. Kissi or mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The Stone idol measures 11 inches tall. Provenance: A private N

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A Kissi stone equestrian figure, pomdo, Guinea: A Kissi stone equestrian figure, pomdo GuineaH: 14, W: 8 1/2 in. (approx.) PROVENANCE:The Bronze Gallery, Lagos, Nigeria, 1966.From a Washington, D.C. estate.

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A Sapi Stone Figure, "nomoli": Stein-Figur, "nomoli" Sapi, Sierra Leone Ohne Sockel / without base Stein. H 13,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Die meisten dieser unverkennbaren

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A Kissi Figure, "nomoli": Figur, "nomoli" Kissi, Sierra Leone / Guinea Ohne Sockel / without base Stein. H 21 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Die meisten der bekannten Stein

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Early Nomoli Male Carved Stone Figure on Pedestal: Early Nomoli Male Carved Stone Figure on Pedestal 14''x5.5''. An early native carved steatite fertility figure from Sierra Leone. Figure by itself is 7.5''x3''x4''. Overall light wear. 17th or 18th ce

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Nomorri Stone Figure, Kissi Tribe, Rice God.: Item Description: Nomorri Stone Figure, Kissi Tribe, Rice God. Kissidougou, Guinea. Mounted on contemporary bronze base. 4.5lbs Approx. Measurements: Figure 8.25in. height x 3.5in. x 2.75in.. Conditio

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Ex-Segy Carved Stone Nomoli Figure Sierra Leone: DESCRIPTION: Carved stone nomoli figure, Sierra Leone. Figure of woman suckling a child. Hole carved into top of head. Pre-20th century buried artifact. Attached to black painted wooden base. PROVENAN

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Kissi stone figures are of mysterious origin, found by farmers in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea as they prepare their fields. They are considered powerful and are used by the Mende people as protective objects. They are believed to date to the period before the arrival of the Europeans in the 15th century.Approx. 6" H. Provenance: Estate of Cayce Odom of Charlottesville, VA.

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Kissi Nomoli Stone Figure

Name: Kissi Nomoli Stone Figure
SKU: 125708924
Price: 200 USD
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