Baga Bird Altar Piece, Guinea

Wood and Pigment Baga Bird Altar Piece. Altar piece in a bird-like form on a post, featuring a head with a clearly articulated face and piercing eyes. The body is devoid of details, except for two pig

This is a large carved wooden parade staff featuring a proud bird effigy with a black snake on its back, all carved from a single piece of wood. Baga peoples, Guinea, West Africa. The staff has been c

A very finely carved wood avian form shrine sculpture with incised and openwork designs. The birds head and the base are carved from two seperate pieces and detach. Among the Baga elekel shrines creat

BIDJOGO - Iran altarpiece Guinea-Bissau, Bijagó archipelago, mid 20th century, carved wood, depicting a power figure with a hat (Iran). Slight defects, cracks. Dim.: 42.5 cm.

Large Scale African Baga Bird Figure. Guinea. Carved and painted wood. Size: 97" x 15" x 36" (246 x 38 x 91 cm). Provenance: Bob Brand and Liz Werthan, Philadelphia.

A Baga a-Bamp bird headdress. Guinea, West Africa. 20th century. Figure and bird finials are detachable. Wood and pigment. 29 1/2" x 19" x 20 1/2". Includes stand. Insect damage to base. Small repair

Origin: Baga. Guinea. Date: Second half of the 20th Century. Materials: "Heavy wood." Size: "Height 66 cm. Baga head length 43 cm. and 17 cm. width. Width cylinder 17 cm." The altar head, Tshol, was t

A dance crest (bird) Guinea, Baga. 20th century. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic origin and not a exact date of creation. Unless stated in the descri

Mende Bundu Wood Mask. This mask is an altar piece in a bird-like form on a post, featuring a head with a clearly articulated face and piercing eyes. The body lacks details, except for two pigmented v

Bird Puppet Baga, Guinea, 20th century, height 16 inches, length 18 inches

Baga Peoples, carved bird figure, 20th c., Guinea, polychrome decorated bird with lizard on his head, approx. 22"h x 4"w x 14"d Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC

Antique Bronze Karura Altarpiece, India. Height: 20 inches. Karura India's Mythical Hindu Bird-Man Creature Statue is an extremely rare Ceremonial piece with very fine detailing and embellishments.

Bidjogo Tribal Altar sculpture from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.A ritually used old altar piece with worn patina. A traditional head rising from solid cylinder form with some weathered and encrusted su

Larbe Arboles de la Vida (tree of life) candelabrum altarpiece, Mexico, 20th c., polychromed earthenware clay, with figures of Adam and Eve, densely adorned with flowers and birds, some small breaks a

3 PIECE NEW GUINEA FIGURES ON STAND: 3 carved wood figures with stylized bird heads and human bodies, Traces of black painted decoration, largest measures 7" h. Ramu Region, New Guinea. Mounted to woo

This is a very large and lovely vintage wood sculpture from the Baga peoples of Guinea, West Africa. This avian sculpture features some wonderful open work design with colorful painted accents. The ta

Lot of 11 objects of adornment, Papau New Guinea. Woven grass bag, Cassowary bird feather belt, feather hair piece, shell belt, bead belt, 2 bags adorned with shells, 2 combs. Ranging in size from 8''

Wooden Bird Carving, no apparent inscriptions or mark to piece, subject a black bird with white spots and red beak, measures 3 1/2 x 8 x 4 inches, surface wear to piece. Artwork, fine art, tabletop ar

Natural Stone Bird on Amethyst Crystal Base. Feet are of a metal material. Measures approx 3 x 2.5 inches. Some wear to piece consistent with age Tabletop decor, altar decor, crystal stone, natural st

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Yamok village, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large-scale hornbill bird perched upon a boulder, all carved from a single piece of wood, tastefully painted with natural pigme

* Two Baga Wood Articles guinea, late 19th/early 20th century comprising a Senufo Nimba mask and a bird's head raised on a circular wood base. Height of taller example 22 1/2 inches. Estimate $ 800-1,

ANOK DER BAGA Guinea, um 1900 Holz, geschnitzt, Restfassung. L. 66 cm. Anok from the Baga, Guinea, ca. 1900; L. 66 cm. As in most Baga anok heads, the heads lift off the base and neck piece. The tilt

c.1970s, of bird form, painted in tones of yellow, orange, black and white, a/f (chip to beak) length 46cm and width 24cm Catalogue Note: This is the full size prow piece of one of the elaborately car

Three piece set: 1 oz. silver 5 Kina .900 silver, 27.7 gms, 5 oz. silver 25 Kina .925 silver 136 gms, 1/25 oz gold 50 Kina .900 pure gold 7.9 gms. In the original case.