Sold2017Tall Makonde Ancestor FigureTall African Makonde, Tanzania carved wood ancestor figure; H: 43 3/4" (approx.); with standSee Sold Price
Sold2015MAKONDE ANCESTOR STATUEThe Makonde lived both in Tanzania and Zambia. The statue was used as a female ancestress figure. Shows heavily pregnant woman, some aging and splitting to wood 31" TallSee Sold Price
Sold2017Makua Ancestor FigureCarved heavy dense wood with a wonderful archaic facial style and carved with no arms. From the Makua or Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. Measures 18 inches tall. Please note that this lot has a conSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Makonde Male Sculpture, African Tribal ArtA Carved wooden effigy of a male ancestor with stylized face, chin and barrel like torso. Makonde or related peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The figure has been custom mounted and measures 16 inches tall.See Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Indonesian Wooden Ancestor Figure - TimorSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, Timor, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall standing ancestor figure from Timor, Indonesia, carved from a single piece of light-brown hardwood. The figure displays spread legsSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pair of Fine Tall African Igbo Ancestor Figures,Pair of African Igbo Ancestor Figures, Nigeria. Carved wood. Provenance: ex. Michael Oliver. Size: 1) 39'' x 9'' x 8'' (99 x 23 x 20 cm); 2) Size: 35'' x 7'' x 7'' (89 x 18 x 18 cm).See Sold Price
Sold201819th C. Papua New Guinea Wooden Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden ancestor figure. The figure has a simple body, with joined legs, no feet, a narrow torso,See Sold Price
Sold2023SOUTH AMERICAN NATIVE BASKETWekuana Amazonia Cylindrical grass basket with flared rim, Ancestor figures, 9" tall, 10" diam.See Sold Price
Sold2019Tall Horned Bobo African maskA tall carved wooden helmet style mask with long face and tall horns, adorned with an ancestor figure as central finial. The mask measures 27 inches tall x 8.5 inches wide. A metal display stand can bSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Tribal Ancestor Figure "Kuba"African Tribal Ancestor Figure "Kuba", 27" TallSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Ligbe Mask Ex J. Camp GalleryA finely carved wooden dance mask with classic facial features, stylized form, and tall antelope horns surmounted by an ancestor figure. The entire mask is embellished with beads and textiles and wondSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Bamana mask with Ancestor figure Ex Kahan GalleryA large carved wooden ceremonial mask with tall antelope style hors and a ancestor figure as the central finial. The mask is well weathered and worn and measures 24 inches tall and comes with a customSee Sold Price
Sold2018Tall / Early 20th C. PNG Carved Wood Ancestor FigurePapua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall wooden figure, hand-carved, in the form of a long-limbed male with his arms held at his sides and a prominent, flaccid phallus.See Sold Price
Sold2024Tall / Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, Kararau, Iatmul, ca, early to early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wood figure with cowrie shell eyes and paintSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Dogon Ritual Staff Ex Kahan GalleryA tall well weathered anthropomorphic ceremonial staff with ancestor figure holding a spear and with swept back head or coiffure and obvious age and weatherings. The Ritual spike like staff measures 2See Sold Price
Sold2018Dogon Bronze Male & Female Two Headed Ancestor CplA tall and wonderfully abstract two headed Ancestor spirit figure in bronze, with a male and female head, shown holding a trident type staff.A rare and desirable example, hand made using the lost waxSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Bena Lulua Figure of a Chief Ex- Merton SimpsonMerton Simpson Inventory # 8943 A tall ancestor idol carved from a very dense heavy wood with reddish pigments and elaborate designs, classic facial features and overall style. According to literatureSee Sold Price
Sold2017Mangbetu Pottery vessel with Hermarphrodite AncestorLarge and impressive Pottery vessel from the Congo/ DRC and the Mangbetu peoples. Tall black earthenware vessel with a highly ornate ancestor figure which appears to have male and female attributes. SSee Sold Price
Sold2022Antique Carved Wooden Asian Ancestor FigureIndian or Asian Pacific Carved wood with whitewashed ancestor figure with lotus crown and carved mask relief base, 28.5 inches tall, ex. Coll. David Lewis, Pittsburgh Pa.See Sold Price
Sold2015Sepik River Mindimbit Wooden Ancestor FigureDESCRIPTION: Large old tribal Mindimbit wood ancestor figure from Sepik River, New Guinea. MEASUREMENTS: Approximately 22” tall. CONDITION: Cracked across the base and one cowry shell eye has been rSee Sold Price
Sold2022Senfu Tribe Ancestor Figure, Ivory CoastTall African Carved Wooden Statue With Claw Necklace. Tag Reads: Senfu Tribe Ancestor Figure, Ivory Coast, Picard 1980, CAXAX 1970. Approximately 48.3125H x 8.0625L x 7.5625W in.See Sold Price
Sold2017Fantastic Old Bambara mask with tall horns, African ArtVery Old Tall carved wooden mask with archaic style face and antelope horns with ancestor figure. This mask does appear to be an old field used example. Bamana / Bambara peoples, Mali, West Africa TheSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Makonde Ujamaa Ebony Wood SculptureAfrican, Makonde people of Tanzania, Mozambique, and Kenya, hand-carved ebony wood Ujamaa or family tree of life sculpture depicting ancestor figures. 35" H x 9" W x 7" D.See Sold Price
Sold2017Tall Dogon Kanaga African maskcarved wooden mask from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Tall superstructure attached with arms and legs, representing a Crocodile. two Ancestor figures act as the top finial. This mask measureSee Sold Price
17 hrs LeftSuccetti GalleryNias Island Ancestor Figure,Carved wood, pigments. Inscribed on the bottom: NIAS. It measures 12$30
13 hrs LeftGlobal Auctions CompanyCarved Wood Polychrome Female Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea Sepik Abelam$250
6 days LeftAuktionshaus SchreiberAncestor figure from the Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. 1st half of the 20th century.€100
359 Lots AwayHermann Historica GmbHA large Cameroonian ancestor figure of the Bamun tribeSee Sold Price
2 days LeftHeritage Auctions70460: A Chickasaw Male Doll c. 1870 wood, accompanie$240
Jun 10Winter Associates ASIAN: Shibayama elephant pair and a standing figure with staff and ruyi, Chinese, late 19th/ 20th$75
Jun 26The Buddha GalleryVintage Mongolian Scary Figure. 4" tall, 3.5" across, approximately 2.75" deep.$50