19th C. African Wurkun Wood Wundul Figure w/ Ornaments

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, Wurkun people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large wooden anthropomorphic figure known as a wundul with stylized features adorned with f

19th century African fertility figure, carved wood, 14 1/2" h x 3 1/2" w x 4 1/4" d.

**Originally Listed At $250** Africa, Nigeria, Benue River area, ca. early 20th century CE. A well-worn Wurkun 'wundul' figure carved from a single piece of wood, the anthropomorphic form with an abst

Fon Fetish figure, Likely 19th c., Benin, carved wood, wrapped cloth, the surface encrusted with ceremonial projections, on lacquered wood pedestal, 18"h x 8"w x 5"d (fetish), 20"h (total) Provenance:

SENUFO, IVORY COAST, AFRICAN, CARVED WOOD, SPOON WITH FEMALE FIGURE, 19TH C. H 24" W 6" ALSO ANOTHER 32" carved from single block of wood. Literature: "When Art Works, African Utilitarian Objects form

Baule Peoples, early female spirit figure, 19th/20th c., Ivory Coast, carved wood, "Blolo- Bian", female spirit spouse figure, on custom hardwood base, 156"h x 3.5"w x 3.25"d (figure), 16.75"h (incl.

West African monkey skull shrine figure, Late 19th/20th c., possibly Lega Peoples, carved wood, copper wire, natural materials, on later wood stand, 18"h x 5"w x 4.75"d Provenance: Estate of Distingui

West Africa, Central Mali, Dogon peoples, ca. 1890s CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a male shown from the waist up with his arms resting to his sides and his hands folded at his waist. Presenting a

West Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. late 19th century CE. An intriguing hand-carved wooden figure of an androgynous figure or idol. Scholars believe renditions like this example were use

**Originally Listed At $1800** West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden sculpture of a equestrian figure. The horse. As is usual with Se

Central Africa, Cameroon/Gabon/Equatorial Guinea, Fang people (also Fan or Pahouin), ca. mid-20th century CE. A rare and beautifully patinated example of a byeri, a reliquary figure of an abstract for

**Originally Listed At $300** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lulua (also Luluwa) peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved male power figure that stands on two thick legs wi

**Originally Listed At $350** West Africa, Benin, Fon peoples, early 20th century CE. A hand carved, wooden male figure with a tenon, made to be held by hand during a ritual dance. The Fon people (Fon

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, Bwami society, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare and remarkable hand-carved wood figure known as an iginga - a generic Lega

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye, Kalebwe District, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. An impressive wooden shield of ovoid form adorned in black and white pigments and featuring a traditional S

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure adorned with a rattan fiber skirt and a bulbous headdress also of ra

**Originally Listed At $250** Africa, Ethiopia, Konso, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A carved figure likely representing one of the wives of a deceased dignitary. Her pose is quite expressiv

West Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standin

Central Africa, Gabon, Kota peoples, Mahongwe group, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting finial of an abstract anthropomorphic figure skillfully carved from wood and almost complete

**Originally Listed At $300** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. early 19th to late 20th century CE. A lovely female shrine figure that is hand-carved from hardwood an

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. early 19th to late 20th century CE. A lovely female shrine figure that is hand-carved from hardwood and presents with a stylized cyl

Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous stylized ancestor figure that fits snugly into a fiber and shell bilum bag. The guardian has an anthropomorphic

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Cameroon or Gabon, Bamileke or Tsogo peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting iron figural bell and a wooden mallet. The bell portion is c

Antique 19th century Dogon, Mali African carved wood figure of a man smoking a pipe. Ritually used aboriginal indigenous art. Standing figure with large bald head, flat beard extending around jaw line