Sold2023A Fine Old Yaka Diviner's DrumA tall carved wooden "slit" drum used by village diviner to play repetitive drum beats to enter a trance like state and perform divination rituals. This drum has an undeniable well handled surface patSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Yaka Slit Drum with Monkey On TopA Very finely carved wooden slit drum, percussion instrument with a classic ancestral face, with stylized nose and well handled surface, and decorated with a charming monkey on top. Yaka peoples, CongSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Old Yaka Slit Drum with Ancestor faceA very fine older carved wooden slit drum percussion instrument with an ornate and highly stylized ancestor face and painted with earthen pigments. Yaka peoples, Congo, Africa. The drum measures 27.5See Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Old Yaka Magic fetish with sealed chamberA rare carved wooden Yaka peoples fetish figure known as "Phuungu" with layered and encrusted surface patina suggesting genuine age and ritual use. Such figures served as containers for protective magSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Fine Old Yaka fetish Ex Gallery De Roche 1998A Lovely diminutive fetish idol with a stylized ancestral head atop a simple cylindrical form. The idol has a nice well handled patina and measures 4 3/8 inches tall ( 5 inches on custom display standSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Old Yaka Sculpture Ex William Walters prior to 1970Carved from a dense heavy wood and featuring a the large upturned nose in classic form , hands to chest and a ceremonial cap. The sculpture is adorned with a grass skirt and has a well handled surfaceSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Fine Old Yoruba Drum with 8 Ancestor facesA carved wooden cylindrical wooden drum with stretched Goat hide skin membrane and wooden pages driven into the side to hold the drum head. The Drum Body is decorated with ornate linear designs and 8See Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Old Kerewa DrumA Fine Kerewa Drum; Kerewa people, Gulf province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the long drum of narrow tapering form, the lower third of the body deeply incised with curvilinear designs and pigSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Old Kuba DrumA carved wooden Musical instrument with incised linear designs, a carved wooden Hand on the handle and goat skin drum head pegged onto the drum to act as the membrane. A well used instrument, the headSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Yaka Diviners Ritual Drum Ex Banks CollectionA carved wooden slit drum with finely rendered ancestor face on top and a well handled surface. Yaka peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The drum measures 17 x 3 inches. Provenance: Ex Robert Banks cSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Fine Yaka Nkoko Slit Drum Ex Gallinier, France 1999A very finely carved wooden slit gong or "Nkoko" with anthropomorphic face and a zoomorphic finial, signs of handling and wear. A excellent Yaka Nkoko divination drum from the Kasango Lunda Region, DRSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Old Yoruba Ceremonial DrumA carved wooden musical instrument / drum with female effigy as the central support, polychromed paints and signs of field use and wear. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The drum measures 24 inches taSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Old Baule Miniature Diviners Mask Ex Poolos CollA very fine old and rare Diviners maskette , a carved wooden miniature mask with traditional face, linear designs accenting kaolin clay and a very well handled surface patina. Worn as a pectoral by aSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Fine Old Igbo Agwushi Diviners fetish, African ArtSmall carved wooden female sculpture with a deep well handled surface patina. Ibo / Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Such idols were often used in a diviners "kit" as well as child protective amulets. TSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Era River Drum Collected prior to 1966A fine and old Era River Drum. Era River area, Papuan Gulf; Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form, the drum of conical form tapering to a stylized crocodile’s mouth, the terminus inciSee Sold Price
Sold2023Old Era River Drum w/ Tribal RepairsA fine and old Era River Drum. Era River area, Papuan Gulf; Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form, the drum of conical form tapering to a stylized crocodile’s head, the terminus incisSee Sold Price
2021Monumental Senufo Drum Female Ancestor Mayer CollectionA very fine old carved wooden Caryatid style drum featuring a seated female / Woman as support for the large kettle drum with is embellished with raised tribal motifs such as masks, lizards , dancers,See Sold Price
Sold2020Zombo/ Yaka Kneeling Female with Bourgeois AuthenticityThis is a very fine old Shrine idol figure from the Yaka or Zombo peoples,DRC/ CONGO, Africa. A Fine older Yaka female ancestor sculpture in a kneeling posture with a well handled surface and raffia gSee Sold Price
Sold2020Fine Vintage Kneeling Yaka Sculpture ~ Mauer CollectionThis is a very fine old Shrine idol figure from the Yaka peoples,DRC/ CONGO, Africa. A Fine older Yaka female ancestor sculpture in a kneeling posture with a well handled surface. The figure measuresSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Old Yaka magic fetish Ex Phillipe Budrose Coll.This is a very rare old magic fetish idol figure from the Yaka peoples,DRC/ CONGO, Africa. A Fine older Yaka fetish with magical lode still present in its chest. carved from a single heavy dense pieceSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Old Bakongo MaskCarved wood with heavy kaolin clay pigment ,worn smooth from handling and wear. Such masks were worn by the nganga diphomba (ritual specialist or diviner) for divination ceremonies and esoteric magicSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Old Yoruba Opon Ifa Divination TrayA carved wooden tray with raised face of Eshu and zoomorphic figures, linear designs with symbolic meaning. Such a tray is used by the babalawo (diviner) when seeking advice or faced with an illness.See Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Baule Divination figure - Ex Leonard KahanA carved wooden male effigy with a sweet and serene presence and a well handled surface patina. Such idols, known as Arei Usu , are considered Divination figures used by diviners as mediums to the spiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Exceedingly Rare Songye Diviners Drum Collected 1975This is a very fine and rare carved wooden slit gong or drum with traditional barrel form of a hollowed out log with large slit on top with areas carved thinner for the tone of the drum. The Drum featSee Sold Price
3 days LeftTRIBAL GATHERINGSA Fine Old Kerewa Spirit Board Field Collected by George Craig$160(3 bids)
1 day LeftHolabird Western Americana CollectionsPitcher and 3 Cups, Very Fine Old China Set [181953]$60
Jun 18Material CultureMen's Poncho, Escoma Region, Province of Elodoro Camacho, Dept. of La Paz, 17th -18th C.$1,000