African Bamana/Bozo Female Puppet

African Bamama/Bozo Female Puppet. Carved and green-paint decorated head and bust, on long handle. Size: 31'' x 6.25'' x 8'' (79 x 16 x 20 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserve

African Bamana/Bozo Mother & Child Articulated Puppet, Mali. Carved wood, iron and rope. Provenance:ex-Museum of African Tribal Art, Portland, ME. Size: 57'' x 17.5'' x 16.5'' (145 x 44 x 42 cm). Plea

The elongated carved wood mask worn with a costume or used by a dancer in ritualistic, entertaining and educational ceremonies is attributed to the African Bamana/Bozo People of Mali. Measures 31 x 10

A Vintage to antique carved wooden articulated puppet of a female with elaborate coiffure and movable arms. Old textile dress with breasts exposed. Bambara / Bozo peoples, Mali, Africa. Measures 27 in

Pair of African Bamana Marionette Puppet Figures, Mali. Male and Female. Carved wood, pigment. Size: 1) 22.5'' x 8.5'' x 8'' (57 x 22 x 20 cm); 2) 22'' x 6.25'' x 7'' (56 x 16 x 18 cm). Provenance: Cr

A bold carved wooden female marionette with a Ko Taa style coiffure danced in public parades by the Bozo peoples of Mali, Africa. The Puppet has movable arms held on by rubber straps and wooden sticks

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Niger River Delta area, possibly Oron or Eket peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden squatting female figure with long legs, wide hips, a lar

A wonderfully abstract female sculpture that may have been a marionette type puppet or doll. Note the highly stylized face and incised designs, with a well handled surface. Bamana peoples, Mali, Afric

The figure of a young woman standing, feet enclosed in a cylindrical base, knees slightly bent, hands resting palms down on her stomach, arms held away from her body, long neck, impassive face with a

Mali. 9.25h x 3.75 Condition Very good. Provenance: Collection Glalerie Lemaire, Amsterdam. Collection Christine Valluet, Paris. Yale-GVR Reg No. 0002106. Bold carving of a female figure standing with

A large and impressive old Pende female ancestor sculpture with well weathered surface and shown with one had to her breast, perhaps suggesting a fertility idol. The hard wood sculpture was painted wi

A fine Baule female figure, Baule; Ivory CoastOf classical form, The figure with round back-swept coif, simple face with half-circle eyes, long nose and protruding mouth, rams carved to sides with han

A Standing female Baule figure. Ivory Coast. 20th century. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A very fine carved wooden female effigy with a stylized coiffure and wonderful treatment to her face and most notably the hands. The figure appears to have good age and handling and has been custom mo

A very finely carved wooden female effigy with classic facial features, raised scar designs, hands carved to the torso, and with a well handled surface patina. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

A very old and interesting carved wooden female effigy with well worn and well handled surface, and shown with a highly stylized coiffure, with hair pins and top knots, buns and such. The sculpture ha

A Carved wooden effigy of a young female embellished with raised scar patterns, facial scars and finely carved coiffure. In the Baule world a experiences physical or emotional distress often seeks the

A Carved wooden female oracle figure from the Baule peoples of West Africa. This sculpture features a (once) Kneeling female with perfectly carved facial features and raised scarrifacations, most nota

ANGOLA Fine Mwana Pwo CHOKWE Mask The Mwana Pwo dance masks symbolize feminine beauty. This one, from the collection of Ivan Baur is particularly delicate PROVENANCE: Ex Philippe Vokaer Collection Ex

A lovely carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized face and form, and a deep well handled surface patina, custom mounted. The statue measures 17.5 inches tall ( 19.25 inches tall on professiona

A fine old carved wooden female effigy with a classic face and form, well weathered and worn, signs of handling and wear. The Idol measures 24 inches tall ( 26 inches on display stand) Senufo peoples,

This is a very fine and vintage ancestor female ancestor sculpture from the Senufo peoples of west Africa. carved from a single piece of wood with an undeniable well handled and worn surface patina, a

A WEST AFRICAN TERRACOTTA POT, SENUFO FEMALE POTTERY ARTS, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, fired terracotta, an oversized vessel with everted conical mouth to a ballooning body with an impressed grid textured

This is a very fine old carved wooden Female ancestor sculpture from the Mali, West Africa and the Dogon peoples. The sculpture features a very tall female form of "Ya Kamma" The most important female