Makonde Maternity Figure

This is a shrine figure used by the Makonde women of Tanzania and Mozambique to help solve their problems which include – child sickness, establish the cause of death. Shows some aging and use 26" T

A large maternity figure. Kenya, Makonde. 20th century. Approx. 31"h x 10"w x 11 1/2"d. Condition: Broken arm and baby on left side. Pieces remain.

A wonderfully exaggerated carved wooden female maternity effigy with child on her back, all carved from a single piece of wood. The figure has a well worn and weathered surface and overall well handle

Mutter-Kind-Figur, "phemba" Yombe, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Polsternägel. H 31 cm. Provenienz: Handel, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Der Symbolgehalt der Mutter-Kind-Darstellungen lässt sich auc

Figur, Mutter mit Kind Akan, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 43 cm. Provenienz: Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (erworben am 12.06.1968). CHF 800 / 1 200 EUR 688 / 1 032

Mutter-Kind-Figur, "phemba" Yombe, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 41,5 cm. Provenienz: - Bruno Bischofberger, Zürich. - Eric Steinfels Auktionen, Zürich (1978). - Helmut und Marianne Zi

A Luba Stool with Maternity Figure Democratic Republic of Congo, late 19th to early 20th century Hardwood blackened all over. The female sits with legs folded back, her rotund torso

A staff with maternity figure at top and paddle at bottom. Democratic Republic of the Congo/Angola, Chokwe complex. Late 19th to early 20th century. 26"l. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the

Pre-Columbian Jalisco maternity figure; the mother seated with child in her arms; circa 200 B.C.-400 A.D.; Provenance: Collection of Dr. Donald Feigelson; with appraisal by Sidney Newman, Ethnic Arts

Khond Maternity Figure, Patinated Brass, Khond People, India, Early 20th C. Size: 31"H x 9"W x 10"D (78.5 x 22.5 x 25.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview and pick u

Mutter-Kind-Figur Igbo, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Terrakotta. H 37,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 600 / 1 200 EUR 516 / 1 032

75 cm high

CONGO DRC PENDE - Beautiful maternity figure Beautiful statue of a mother holding her child in her arms The sculpture is classic and well representative of the tribe, right down to the child's hat. Be

Djenne Peoples, terracotta maternity figure, 19th c. or earlier, Mali, modeled as a mother nursing twins, 14.5"h x 7"w x 10.5"d Provenance: The Collection of Karl Stirner, Easton PA

A Gwan style seated maternity figure. Mali, Malinke, 20th century. 40"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A Pende maternity figure, D.R. Congo, depicting a mother with child on her hip and representing the fertility and the continuing lineage of the tribe, covered in red pigment and black, classically dis

Mutter-Kind-Figur Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 51 cm. Provenienz: Claude Goretta (1929-2019), Genf. CHF 500 / 1 000 EUR 430 / 860

Mutter-Kind Figur, "ntekpe" Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Terrakotta. H 28 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Vergl.: - Cole, Herbert M. (1

CONGO DRC Cute YOMBE Maternity Figure The statues representing maternity hospitals are called Phemba among the Yombe as well as in other Kongo peoples such as the Bakongo or the Vili The Yombe are a p

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bakwa Luntu culture, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating anthropomorphic figure carved from dark wood, depicting what appears to be a woman giving

A carved wood steated maternity figure. Mali, Bamana, 20th century. 45"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

Large African Baule Maternity Figure, Ivory Coast. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 48'' x 13'' x 8'' (122 x 33 x 20 cm).

Wood. 35" x 11" x 12".Provenance: Baba Alimu Kaba, 1996.

A choice Makonde figure of a standing female, Tanzania/Mozambique, her face bearing the typical ornate scarification of these people, hands at her side. Some references say this figure depicts a mythi