African Primitive Tribal Abstract Wood Sculptures

An estate lot of two (2) African tribal artisan carved wooden shrine statues. A slight size difference pair of figural fertility works. Hand decorated with naturalistic paint pigment, depicting abstra

An estate collection featuring a set of two (2) West African Mahongwe primitive tribal reliquary sculptures. Abstract figural works, with wood, hammered metal, wire, and other elements, heads resembli

An African tribal primitive carved wood statue. Features abstract ethnographic work in ebonized wood, with a female figure in head and bust forming into a large serving spoon vessel. No apparent signa

An estate collection of four African tribal carved hardwood figural statues, modeled as father, mother, and male and female children. Slender abstract forms. Each accompanied by fitted metal base stan

An African carved wood slit drum musical instrument. An abstract wildlife carving, modeled as an African or Cape buffalo. Monumental size, produced in a primitive tribal style, with hand carved detail

An estate collection of two life sized African tribal carved hardwood figural sculptures, modeled as abstract male and female human figures. Larger figure measures approximately 67" x 13" x 13"; small

An African tribal primitive carved wood face mask sculpture. Features ethnographic work in polychrome decorated wood. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and philanthr

An African primitive tribal carved wood face mask. Abstract ethnographic work with old brown finish. Vintage fabric connectors. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and

An estate lot of three (3) primitive style carved wood sculptures produced by African tribal artisans. Various designs and purposes including decorative and fertility. No apparent signatures or marks.

Hand carved group figural tribal wood sculpture by the Makonde, an ethnic group in southeast Tanzania, northern Mozambique and Kenya. This Tree of Life work of art features multi generations going abo

An African tribal primitive pottery sculpture. Features abstract ethnographic figural work with incised geometric designs. Embellished with beads, shells, and other elements. No apparent signature. Pr

African Congo primitive tribal Nkondi or Nkonde nail fetish statue. Crafted carved wood figure wearing a tightly woven hat with feathers embellishing the top of the head, and dozens of nails and spike

An African Bambara primitive tribal carved wood Chi Wara antelope statue. Modeled on the ritual antelope headdress worn by the Bambara people of Mali. Carved in silhouette with very tall, elegant horn

An African primitive tribal carved wooden mask. Hand made with incised decoration in geometric patterns and colored with polychrome pigment. No apparent signature.Dimensions: 32 X 7 X 2 in. Condition:

Large 20th century African Senufo primitive carved wood tribal art figure. Depicts a standing hornbill bird, with wings represented as a square board with four pierced squares. The swollen belly is a

Mystery Artist (20th Century, or possibly earlier). A carved wood tribal statue. A figural wildlife work depicting water bird. Possibly African. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of Ameri

A West African Benin primitive tribal bronze figurine statue. An abstract figural group work depicting an allegorical or mythical androgynous figure with horns, holding a form resembling a closed umbr

An antique carved wood African primitive folk art sculpture. A figural work with hand applied polychrome pigment, modeled as a tribal chief's head. Produced to surmount a staff or scepter. Presented w

An African tribal primitive carved wood face mask. Features abstract ethnographic work in dark finished wood. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and philanthropist Ma

African 20th century tribal primitive hand carved wood and stone bowl and bookend sculpture. The oval shaped exotic wooden bowl is 3 sectioned in manner and features 3 hippos atop. The multicolored Ki

Estate collection lot a nine (9) hand carved ebony and other exotic woods along with one (1) serpentine stone bust head sculptures. Total of ten (1). Each depicts either a man or woman with distinctiv

An estate collection of three (3) carved wood sculptures. Ethnographic lacquered works produced in a primitive, tribal style, each presented with a metal gallery stand. Origin is likely African. Large

Including giraffe, monkey, 3 full figures, Tribal seminude, wall mask, bust of a man ( artist signed), 5 tribal figures, primitive wall hang - as is & 2 figural planters. Various sizes.

Primitive vintage tribal carved wood masks and figures of Africa people. Collection of 7. Tallest 19" L..