Powerful African Tribal IDOMA Shrine figure. Nigeria.

This is a very unusual and rare wood sculpture from the Urhubo peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Featuring a bold and powerful female shrine figure accented with red and blue kaolin clay pigment. Measu

A weathered old carved wooden fetish sculpture featuring a conjoined couple, Male and female with a powerful primitive and archaic presence. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure measures 25.5 x 9

TRIBAL AFRICAN ART AFRICAN TRIBAL IGBO IKENGA SHRINE FIGURE Nigeria. 95cm x 24cm

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine Figure Depicting a Mother kneeling and holding forth a covered bowl, offering its edible contents to worshipers. Early 20th Century. The figure has a

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine figure of a woman holding a bowl, 19th/20th Century. Carved wood, dark patina with incised decoration detailed with blue and reddish/brown pigment. P

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine Figure of a Kneeling Sango (Shango) devotee with double-axe (opa) headdress and satchel, holding an ose Sango (a wooden shaft with a double ax-head m

A wonderful stylized hand crafted terracotta clay sculpture from the mambila, of Nigeria, West Africa. The sculpture features a stylized coiffure and raised spots, necklaces and ankle bangles, shown s

Schrein-Figur, "agbara" Igbo, Nigeria, Bundesstaat Imo, Mbieri (Stadt) Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 77 cm. Provenienz: - Roger Budin (1928-2005), Genf. - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Jean David, Bas

Altar-Figur (?) Urhobo, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 60 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Das religiöse Weltbild der Urhobo konzentrierte sich auf die

Altarfigur, " iphri" Urhobo, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 36 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Die Verehrung von spirituellen, in der Natur

Sitzendes Schreinfiguren-Paar, "onile" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H ♀: 40 cm; ♂: 42 cm. Provenienz: deutsche Privatsammlung, Berlin. Thermolumineszenz-Altersbesti

Schreinfigurenpaar Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H je 29 cm. Provenienz: - Helmut Zake (1918-1995), Heidelberg. - Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich (1928-2012), München. - Auktionshaus Zem

This is a very fine and rare Old Alusi Shrine idol figure from the Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A carved wooden figure with tall central crest, accented with a yellow mineral pigment , the face is n

A rare pair of Spirit figures from the Waja or Wurkun peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Considered protective idols to be placed on village shrines. Mounted together on a wooden base. Measure 13.25 inc

Height: 16.75" Width: 9.5" Depth: 8.75" Weight: 4 lbs This interesting mask features small carved slit eyes, an open mouth expression and an intricately carved coiffure with an animal figure in the mi

A weathered old carved wooden fetish sculpture featuring a conjoined couple, Male and female with a powerful primitive and archaic presence. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure measures 25.5 x 9

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

This is a very rare and powerful old carved wooden effigy of a Monkey, created for use on a ritual shrine by the Mbra Cult of the Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The figure has an encrusted s

A large old carved wooden shrine idol of a male ancestor with offering. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The sculpture measures 36 inches tall on professional mount. Provenance: From the collectio

A fine carved wooden female ancestor idol with bold features and and powerful stylized form, lip plug, pony tail, pierced ears, and protruding navel. The figure has a well handled , oily surface, was

A carved wooden female Figure, known as a "Iagalagana" and considered a powerful healing idol. features wonderful abstract form, stylized face and zig zag legs. Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The St

Carved wooden male effigy of a Thil, or spirit figure known as a "Bateba Ti Puo" and was considered a powerful form of medium to the spirit world. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The sculptur

A carved wooden shrine idol in the form of a Monkey with offering cup Given offerings, to appease the dangerous spirits with an egg in the cup held between the hands, these figures are powerful object

African tribal figures, Nigeria. Comprising a Yoruba female Shango staff carving / dance wand, together with a carved female figure, kneeling and holding a vessel in offering. Both vividly pigmented a