Sold2017Large African tribal carved wood ancestor statueLarge African tribal carved wood ancestor statue, 20th c., Baule style male figure, 55"h x 10.5"w x 10.5"dSee Sold Price
Sold2015A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure,A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Having fiber, feathers, twine and cowrie shell ornaments. H: 37 W: 16 D: 18 in. French Gallery in Papeete, Tahiti,See Sold Price
Sold2021African Congo Hemba Singiti Male Figure SculptureAn African DRC Congo Hemba Singiti male figure sculpture (20th century) carved wood depicting male ancestor with closed almond shaped eyes pronounced forehead, three lobed coiffure and beard, with hanSee Sold Price
Sold2024Baule - Bete Male Ancestor Figure - African Early 20th CenturyOld African carved wooden figure, Baule - Bete. Ivory Coast. Late 19th - Early 20th Century. Tribally-used male ancestor figure with prominent scarifications and a strong presence. The face carved inSee Sold Price
Sold2022Baule Tribe Blolo Bian Spirit Spouse SculptureAfrica, Early 20th Century Carved wood male figure dyed black with finely carved hair, scarification to face, neck, and back, and beads around his face. The Baule believe that every married man and woSee Sold Price
Sold2016Indonesian Belu Ancestral Carved Wood FigureIndonesian Belu Ancestral Carved Wood Figure 20''x5.5''. Seated male or female ancestor figure. Patung or Flores islands. Natural age cracking and wear. 19th or 20th century.See 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
Sold2023A VINTAGE AFRICAN FIGURE, SEATED MALE, SENUFO, WEST AFRICAN, MID 20TH CENTURYA VINTAGE AFRICAN FIGURE, SEATED MALE, SENUFO, WEST AFRICAN, MID 20TH CENTURY, carved and ebonized wood, a single crest tops the male ancestor with "whisker" scars, the figure seated on a circular stoSee Sold Price
Sold2023A PAIR OF VINTAGE AFRICAN CARVINGS, BAULE COUPLE, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, MID 20TH CENTURYA PAIR OF VINTAGE AFRICAN CARVINGS, BAULE COUPLE, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, MID 20TH CENTURY, carved wood, a content male and female "spirit" figures, each with bun hair and curling ox horns; the male withSee Sold Price
Sold2021African Congo Kusu or Bakusu Male Figure SculptureAn African D.R.C. Congo Kusu or Bakusu male figure sculpture (20th century) carved wood and red pigment depicting male ancestor with closed almond shaped eyes pronounced forehead, four lobed coiffureSee Sold Price
Sold2018One Igbo and One Baule Carved Wood Figures20th century, Africa, Igbo male statue, polychrome decoration with attached fabric and raffia; Baule female figure with carved and incised decoration. This lot to be sold on day 3, Friday, October 5See Sold Price
Sold202219th C. PNG Maprik Wood Ancestor Panel Male, AviansOceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik River region, Abelam people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved rectangular wood architectural panel with a central standing male figure wearing aSee Sold Price
Sold2020Three Baule Figures Ivory Coast, early 20th cenThree Baule Figures Ivory Coast, early 20th century Two males and a larger female. Each carved by the same hand. Blackened wood with glossy patina and traces of white pigments. The shorter male with tSee Sold Price
Sold201619th C. SE Asian Ifugao Wood Seated Male Bulul FigureSoutheast Asia, Philippines, Ifugao, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden male figure with folded arms resting upon upraised knees. Bululs are abstract representations ancestors thSee Sold Price
201620th C. PNG Wooden Ancestor Carving, ex-ArnovickPapua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. 1940 CE. A masterful figural group carved from wood and adorned with earth pigments, depicting a smiling male figure, sitting on a stool, with his elbows resting upoSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large New Guinea carved wood ancestor figureLarge New Guinea carved wood ancestor figure, 20th c., possibly Sepik River, with cowrie shell eyes, adorned with natural fibers, approx. 63"h x 13" x 7"d Provenance: The Collection of visual artist LSee Sold Price
Sold2017Ashanti Carved Wood Male FigureAshanti Carved Wood Male Figure, 20th Century, Provenance: Museum of African Art, 1978, 15" hSee Sold Price
Sold2021Large African Carved Wood Female Ancestor Figure, 20thLarge African Carved Wood Female Ancestor Figure, 20th c., from the Dogon tribe, Mali, H.- 63 1/2 in., W.- 9 in., D.- 14 in. Provenance: from the Estate of John C. McNeese, New Orleans, Louisiana.See Sold Price
Sold2022Maori Carved Wood Male Figure Possibly 19-20th CMaori Carved Wood Male Figure Possibly 19-20th C (MISSING ABILONE EYES). Measure 15 1/4" Tall. This lot, and many forthcoming are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every sense of theSee Sold Price
Sold2015Standing male figure, 20th c.A carved wood standing male figure. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th c. 45 1/2"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TXSee Sold Price
Sold2018Senoufo Peoples Ancestor Figure, 20th centurySenoufo Peoples, Standing Ancestor Figure, 20th Century, carved wood, 23.25" high, Provenance: Boca Raton Museum of Art, before 2000See Sold Price
Sold2020Estate Collection of African Ethnographic Art (5)Estate Collection of African Ethnographic Art (5). Including # 1: African Chokwe Carved Wood Male Effigy Figure, Angola, mid-20th century. Large size, unusual side-turned figure with dark patina, typiSee Sold Price
Sold2015A Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Ancestor Figure, PapuaA Sepik River Tribe Carved Wood Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, With fiber twine, shells and feather decoration. H: 50 1/2 W: 8 D: 11 in. Paulian Association Gallery. Purchased by AnnSee Sold Price
3 days LeftSimpson Galleries, LLC.AN AFRICAN "SPIRIT HUSBAND" BIOLO BIAN FIGURE IN CARVED WOOD, AKAN PEOPLE, BAULE, IVORY COAST, MIDUS$50
3 days LeftAuktionshaus SchreiberAncestor figure from the Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. 1st half of the 20th century.€100
3 days LeftSimpson Galleries, LLC.AN AFRICAN CHIBINDA ILUNGA KING FIGURE, CHOKWE, ANGOLA AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO REGION,US$100
3 days LeftSimpson Galleries, LLC.AN AFRICAN AMUIN BA MONKEY "BOW BEARER" FIGURE, BAULE, AKAN PEOPLE, IVORY COAST, MID/LATE 20THUS$100
3 days LeftSimpson Galleries, LLC.A WEST AFRICAN FOUR ANCESTORS FIGURE ALTAR, DOGON, MALI, MID 20TH CENTURYUS$50
6 days LeftBill Hood & Sons Art & Antique AuctionsAlabaster Figural Sculpture & Rattan Pedestal - An alabaster carved sculpture of a stylized maleUS$75
3 days LeftSimpson Galleries, LLC.AN AFRICAN "BEAUTY" HAIR COMB, ASHANTI, GHANA, MID 20TH CENTURYUS$100
3 days LeftSimpson Galleries, LLC.A WEST AFRICAN MBLO PORTRAIT MASK, BAULE, IVORY COAST, MID 20TH CENTURYUS$50(1 bid)
Jun 25Adam's AuctioneersA CARVED HARDWOOD RUYI SCEPTRE AND A RECTANGULAR BOX INLAID WITH MOTHER OF PEARL AND HARDSTONE€150
3 days LeftSimpson Galleries, LLC.AN AFRICAN "ANUAN" FIGURAL AND ANIMAL CARVED DOUBLE DOOR ON STAND, AKAN, BAULE, IVORY COAST,US$200(1 bid)