Mumuye Nigeria Tribal Primitive 34" Wood Sculpture

Hand carved wood statue of Nigerian / Cameroon origin tribal cultural art. Sculpture depicts a tall standing figure with four faces, each having unique defining characteristics and markings. Signed ~

This is a rare and powerful old wood sculpture of a Healing fetish known as a "Lagalagana" idol. Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa.Mumuye Lagalagana figures were carved by village blacksmiths for use as

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

URHOBO, NIGERIA, AFRICAN PRIMITIVE POLYCHROME WOOD MATERNITY SCULPTURE, H 24.5", W 8"D 8". Standing a mother with one child on her back and one child in front. Carrying objects on the top of her head.

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

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 life sized carved wood primitive tribal ceremonial orator chair sculpture, produced by tribal artisans of the Sepik River peoples of Papua New Guinea. A figural work featuring a savi mask with overs

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

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

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

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.

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

African Wood Sculpture Mumuye A922 Provenance: DE accessioned from the Bowers Museum African wood sculpture from the Mumuye culture of Nigeria. Old hardwood with fine patina. Pre-war. 19? high. Part

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 antique African ceremonial carved wood mask. Late 19th to early 20th Century. A primitive artisan hand made traditional tribal mask of the Tikar people of Cameroon. Open weave pierced fretwork head

George Pennier (Chehalis, B.C. 1957 - 2014 ). Hand carved and painted wood primitive sculpture. Features a mask face with elongated ears and bird like creature extensions on opposite sides of the face

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.

An African figural wood carving statue. Monumental size, produced in a primitive tribal style, with hand carved details. Modeled with a male figure to summit, a tribal divinity or artisan form, surmou

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:

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 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

African Mumuye Female Figure Carved Wood Dola Sculpture, Nigeria, standing elongated figure with crest on head, mounted on wood base. Sculpture: 27.5" H 5" W x 3.5" D, base: 2" H x 7" W x 7" D. Proven

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