Sold2023Ancestor figure - Wood - Chamba - NigeriaAuthentic wooden ancestor figure from the Chamba people of Nigeria. It`s a protective `tau-wandoa` figure. The Chamba people live in southeastern Nigeria, to the south of the Benue river, on either siSee Sold Price
Sold2024Ancestor figure - Wood - Chamba - NigeriaAuthentic wooden ancestor figure from the Chamba people of Nigeria. It`s a protective `tau-wandoa` figure. The Chamba people live in southeastern Nigeria, to the south of the Benue river, on either siSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ebo Peoples Style, Carved Wood Ancestor Figure, Nigeria, West AfricaEbo peoples style carved wood ancestor figure, Nigeria, West Africa, 20th century. Approximate size, 13.25"H. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2016WAJA & MAMA WOOD ANCESTOR FIGURES, NIGERIAWAJA & MAMA WOOD ANCESTOR FIGURES (2), NIGERIA, H 14":Carved as standing figures with headdresses, including 1 H.14 3/4" x 2 1/4", and 1 at H.14" x 2 1/2". Two items total. Property of the Flint InstiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Antique African Montol Peoples Female Ancestor Figure,Antique African Montol Peoples Female Ancestor Figure, Nigeria. Carved wood, on base. 1908 inscribed on base of statue. Provenance: accessioned by the Seattle Art Museum in 1908; deaccessioned 1996. SSee 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
Sold2022A CHAMBA NIGERIA STYLE CARVED WOOD FIGUREThe Chamba style figure, possibly from Nigeria, with long crested nose, round bulging coffee bean eyes, small pursed mouth, C-shaped ears, hands clasped below abdomen, weathered surface with traces ofSee Sold Price
Sold2020African Igbo Ancestor Figure, Nigeria, 19th centuryAfrican Igbo Ancestor Figure, Nigeria, 19th Century. Carved wood and paint. On stand. Provenance: ex Jacques Kerchache, Paris; Ex Ana and Antonio Casanovas, Spain. Size: 61'' x 12'' x 11.5'' (155 x 30See Sold Price
Sold2021Late 19th C. African Chamba Wood FigureWest 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 useSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Nigerian Carved Wood Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta area, possibly Oron or Eket peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved wooden stake-shaped ancestor figure, with a cylindrical bSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Chamba Spirit Figure, NigeriaAfrican Chamba Spirit Figure, Nigeria. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from Galerie Kamer, 2 quai Malaquaise, Paris, FraSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Chamba Wood Anthropomorphic FigureWest Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic Chamba figure (also Camba, Tshamba, Waschamba) with an elongated torso, a crested head, and styliSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Mumuye Wood Standing Ancestor FigureAfrican Mumuye Carved Wood Standing Ancestor Figure, Upper Benue River Region, Nigeria, incised geometric designs, h. 13 3/4 in., w. 4 in., d. 4 1/4 in.; mounted on wood stand, overall h. 15 in. ProveSee Sold Price
Sold2022Chamba Style Figure, Nigeria, 20th Century.A Chamba Style Figure. Wood, pigment, and natural fibers. 20th century. Nigeria. 25 1/4" x 6". Condition: Abrasions, cracks. Surface indicates use. Provenance: From a European Private Collection.See Sold Price
Sold2021Chamba Peoples, (6) spike figuresChamba Peoples, (6) spike figures, Nigeria, Benue Valley Region, columnar, abstracted carved wood figures with protruding iron spike, to be placed in ancestral shrines, mounted on black wood bases, 23See Sold Price
Sold2022A Eket Dance StaffCarved wood with classic ancestor style figure , weathered and eroded, signs of ceremonial use. The Staff measures 22.25 inches tall, mounted to a simple wooden base. Eket peoples, Nigeria, Africa. PrSee Sold Price
2018Fine Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor FigureWestern Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure staSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $1800** Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet eniSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Nigerian Chamba Wooden Female Votive Figure**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Chamba peoples, early 20th century CE. A simple, stylized human female figure, carved from a single piece of wood and smoothed. Small black and redSee Sold Price
Sold2024Ancestor figure - Wood - Mangbetu - CongoStylistic ancestor figure from the Mangbetu tribe of DR Congo. The figure has a typical high fan-shaped hairstyle and its body adorned with tattoos, the ideal of MANGBETU beauty. Mangbetu art is famouSee Sold Price
Sold2020Igbo Ancestor Figure, Nigeria, Early 20th C.Igbo Female Ancestral Figure, Nigeria, early 20th C. with a Bird totem headdress. N.B.: the Igbo consider themselves as descendents of one of Israel's Ten Lost Tribes. Dimensions: 37 h X 6 W X 5D (LDISee Sold Price
Sold2022Ancestor figure - Wood - Ngbaka - Congo DRCTitle: Ancestor figure - Wood - Ngbaka - Congo DRC Additional Information: Wooden ancestor figure from the Ngbaka people of DR Congo. Typical large round shaped head.The artistic style of their statueSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancestor figure – Wood – Teke – DR CongoNo Reserve! Title: Ancestor figure – Wood – Teke – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: he figures carved by Teke are characterized by slightly bent legs, a columnar torso framed by arms bent aSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancestor figure – Wood – Kusu – DR CongoNo Reserve! Title: Ancestor figure – Wood – Kusu – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: Beautiful male ancestor figure of the KUSU tribe from D.R. Congo. Kusu figures have the same kind of appeaSee Sold Price
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Jun 06Subastas de Barcelona S.L. (Subarna Casa de Subastas)19TH CENTURY, CHINESE SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY. ‘ANCESTOR WORSHIP’.€2,000
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Jun 08Simpson Galleries, LLC.A WEST AFRICAN FOUR ANCESTORS FIGURE ALTAR, DOGON, MALI, MID 20TH CENTURYUS$50
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