Rare Lega Initiatory Fetish Object Collected in 1960

A rare and fascinating Cult object used as part of initiation ceremonies by the Bwami Secret Society, among the Lega peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Such objects are little documented and rare,

A very rare and interesting object, a magic fetish altar created from the remains of a wooden shrine and a monkey skull. The altar has embedded cowrie shells on the bottom that resemble a human face.

A carved wooden mask with heavy kaolin clay covered surface. This is a mask like object that has been sealed in the back, with small beads embedded into the textile and an unknown magic substance seal

A carved wooden sculpture featuring janus faced ancestor images with Red and white kaolin clay paint around the eyes , accented with linear designs. The Classic round open ears are also evident in the

Carved wooden staff or cane that was apparently used for some time as a fetish object on a shrine, and receiving multiple layers of organic materials as offerings. Fon peoples, Togo/Dahomey west Afric

A fine and rare carved wooden Kwele Medicine Mortar with stylized form and incised motifs. Kwele peoples, Gabon. This vessel was field collected in the Congo/Brazzaville by Walter Enberger, Mining Eng

RARE :Selections from Oriental Objects of Art , collected by Worcester Reed Warner ,published in 1921 New York, very rare and nice book, hard cover and good conditioN!

An unusual and rare carved stone horned fetish figure from the Ewe peoples of Togo, West Africa. The figure measures 13 inches tall ( 16 inches tall on professional display stand which is included) Th

A carved wooden shrine object with six ancestor faces decorated with circular designs and inset red glass. Lega peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa.A very unusual example, the sculpture measures 26 x 14 inche

A rare ancient terracotta clay shrine offering with elongated and exaggerated head of an ancestral spirit. Bura peoples, Niger river delta, Nigeria, likely dating from the 11th to the 15th century. Th

A Fine and Rare Lowland Ok Cuirass; Yangkom/Aekyom Language groups, Upper Fly River/Ok Tedi river, Far Western border of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The body armor of heavy woven rattan in the

A carved wooden Janus style Magic fetish object embellished with textile and shell bundle around the torso containing unknown magic elements. Nakanu peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa. A Yaka relate

An unusual fetish object in the form of a mask, that has a sealed back and is presumably a type of shrine object or magic fetish. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The mask measures 9.5 inches, 12 inches t

Rare and important mask - Sepik River Area - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 63 cm Old rare Sepik dance mask. With natural pigments and a lot of detail. Collected around 1960. Acquired from an

A very rare wooden vessel with spirit mask face above vessel adorned with textiles, cowrie shells and mirrors, likely some type of divination object, and included is a wooden carved pointer object. Da

Large group of various metal and glass ship objects including weight, lantern covers, glass ball, hooks, chains; Largest item measuring H 9 1/4" x W 6 1/4"Provenance: Collected between 1945-1960 by Ca

Lega Bird Head Anthropological Figure, 4" tall, tobacco brown patina.Collected in the 1960's.

A rare carved wooden Kumu mask with pedestal like form which suggests this may have served as a type of altar fetish or shrine object. Kumu peoples, Congo / DRC , central Africa. Provenance: Field col

This is a very rare initiation post , though their exact traditional use is not clearly understood. It is believed that such object are used in initiatory and funerary contexts. The use of repeated or

A rare carved wooden dance mask with strong angular form accented with kaolin clay pigments. Lega or Kwame peoples, Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 10 x 7 inches. * A metal display stand can

A rare carved wooden Iginga figure in janus form, with both male and female attributes and a overall well handled and field used surface patina. Lega peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa.The figure measures 1

Objects of this type are very rare. They seem to have been used in shrines to venerate ancestors or cultural heroes. The use of Fern Tree figures in west New Guinea is not well documented and only a f

A very rare Old N'kisi Power or Magic fetish from the Songye peoples that was photographed in the field by C. Henaultin during a 1960's/1970's expedition. A scan of the exceedingly rare Field Photogra

Roman Empire, ca. 2nd-3rd century AD. Standing figure of a gladiator or soldier. Ex: Rhode Island collection, most of which was collected in the 1990s-early 2000s. MEASUREMENTS Height: 1 3/4 inches /