A Fine Songye Axe Ex Banks Collection

A very finely crafted ceremonial Axe with forged iron blade with decorative elements as well as Iron bands around the well handled and worn wooden shaft. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. Th

A Fine Old carved wooden adze or axe handle with lovely female ancestor face on the handle, and long steel blade inserted. Note the incised village images along the handle edges, along with a deep wel

A fine Parade or prestige Axe with inset metal studs and well handled wooden handle. Songye or N'sapo peoples , Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Nathan Collection, New York.

A very finely carved wooden stool(?) with male and female supports and a well handled surface patina. The figures were carved in a colon style and have western style regalia. The Stool measures 20.5 i

A fine antique ceremonial parade axe known as "Kilonda" and carried by the Songye and related groups like Nsapo peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Axe has a well handled wooden handle and embell

A very finely carved wooden mask with reddish organic pigments and adorned with woven grass headdress and embellished with beads. Chokwe Peoples, Angola, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 8 inches ( 16 i

An elegant and refined example of a male effigy with hands to the chest, incised beard, pouty mouth and deep well handled surface patina. The Sculpture was reportedly once offered at Sothebys London,

A Handsome and well carved male sculpture from a dark wood with well handled, well polished surface , finely crafted and twisted beard, red mineral accenting the coiffure with a traditional pose on sc

A carved wooden female idol with an unusual treatment to the face and head, finely carved coiffure, raised scar designs. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 17.5 x 3.5 inch

A Well handled and worn dance mask with traditional linear scars on the mask edges,a glossy black surface patina, open work eyes for dancing and raffia grass beard. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Afri

A charming carved wooden Anthropomorphic handle with remains of reptile skin on the bottom where the whisk was once attached. Well worn showing obvious age and field use. Makonde peoples, Mozambique,

A carved wooden female effigy with finely incised coiffure, raised scar designs classic facial features and shown holding an offering bowl. The surface is well handled and worn smooth. Baule peoples,

A very fine and well handled old wooden flute with a deep honey colored surface patina suggesting generations of field use. Mossi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. measures 12.5 inches on custom dis

Antique African Songye Axe and Long Knife. Ex Collection/Estate of John Frederick Harbeson and Georgiana Brown Harbeson, Philadelphia. Sizes: 1) 27.5'' x 5.5'' x 1.75'' (70 x 14 x 4 cm); 2) 17'' x 8.2

The Songye people called upon supernatural forces which they believed could be contacted and manipulated in their favor through power sculptures known as "Nkisi". The Songye regarded the wood figure a

A Highly stylized dance mask with precise linear incised designs accented with black paint and white kaolin clay pigments. The mask has a woven rope netting and traditional "tail" on the back. The mem

A Tall and elaborate carved wooden helmet mask with stylized leopards, ancestors and large mirror on top. Igbo peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The mask measures 24 inches tall. A metal display stand ca

This is a finely carved old wood sculpture of a seated female ancestor with strong facial features and well handled surface, erosion to base long ago, the figure has been professionally custom mounted

A dramatic carved wooden female sculpture with strong carving style and rigid form. Female figures of this kind are known as nyeleni among the Bamana people of Mali. The figures are an idealization of

A Carved wooden idol with deep bold scarification , indigo dyed coiffure as well as bead adornment. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. In Yoruba culture and spirituality, twins are believed to be magica

A finely carved antique wooden effigy of the Goddess Sita of the Ramayana epic, a popular heroine of Balinese culture. The figure is shown seated, perhaps part of a temple or shrine display at one tim

A fine Old carved wooden headrest used by the nomadic Samburu or Rendille peoples of Eastern Africa. The headrest serves a protective function by elevating the head off the ground during sleep, thereb

A very fine old carved wooden Topeng mask from Java with a highly stylized face and large nose, several layers of black and white pigments suggesting years of ceremonial use. The mask measures 7.75 x

A very fine antique bronze "angel" like sculpture from India. The figure of an indian style female with angel like wings is a very uncommon form to find in Indian Art. The bronze measures 6.5 inches t