A Luba Twin Doll, African Art

Uncommon carved wooden abstract form doll with breast and navel and a stylized, openwork form for the head. Luba dolls are similar to the Yoruba Ibeji as they are carved at the death of a twin. Luba p

A carved wooden set of "Ibeji" style dolls from the Yoruba of Nigeria, West Africa. Incised designs and accented with a blue pigment on top. male and female set measure 12.5 inches tall.

An old and interesting carved wooden Kwere Mwana Hiti doll with exaggerated coiffure and well handled surface patina. Kwere peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The sculpture measures 5.5 inches tall. Ex Collec

A very fine and well handled old Mossi Bigga doll from Burkina Faso, West Africa.Such dolls are often carved as playthings for your girls to practice being a mother, they were given to little girls in

A Lovely carved wooden doll with round flat head and ribbed neck, classic form. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The sculpture measures 13 inches tall.

A carved wooden doll sculpture adorned with various beads and iron bells. Fali peoples, Cameroon, Africa. In Cameroon, when a young Fali man becomes betrothed, he makes a doll (ham pilu) from wood and

A carved wooden female fetish with well handled surface patina and overall classic form and style. Known locally as a "Uden nyama" This fatting house doll was traditionally given to unmarried girls at

This is a sweet and simple old wooden doll from the Fulani peoples, Nigeria. A carved post like sculpture with hand strung beads attached as "arms". The doll has been mounted to a metal display stand

Carved wooden doll from the Mossi peoples of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Known as "Bigga" such dolls are used as playthings for young children, and then later in life considered teaching aides on child

Old carved wooden doll adorned with beads and animal hide in typical dress. Turkana peoples, Tanzania, Africa. Measures 10/5 inches tall.

A set of two carved wooden male and female idols from the Ewe peoples of Ghana, West Africa. Well worn and polished, such idols were traditionally rubbed and cared for as living spirits , a similar tr

This is a carved wooden pair of dolls from the Turkana peoples,Tanzania, east Africa. carved wood and decorated with leather hide and glass beads. The tallest measures 9 inches tall.

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A Finely carved wooden staff with incised designs and a fine ancestor figure. Bow Stands were used to prop up the bow and arrows of a dignitary when not in use, there is also some mention of such stan

A Very finely carved wooden headrest with a beautiful female image as the central support. The female has classic "coffee bean" shaped eyes with raised scarification on the abdomen as she is seated on

Axt Luba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Kupfer-Klinge. H 44 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du Golfe de Guinée, Togo (2005-2011).

Type: Doll, figure, statue Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Cameroon Materials: Wood, pearls Dimensions: 20.47 Inch Weight: 2.43 Pounds Note: Stand not included. Reserve: $206.50 Ship

This is a rare field used Male Ibeji Twin Idol. The Yoruba peoples have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twins are regarded as extraordinary beings protected by S

Title: Traditional Namji Statue Doll - Cameroon - African Art Tribal Art Provenance/Additional Info: It is only quite recently that the dolls of the Namji, people of animist mountain people living in

Type: Doll, statue, figure Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Gahna Materials: Wood Dimensions: 15.35 Inch Weight: 0.44 Pounds Note: Stand not included. Reserve: $165.20 Shipping:

Title: Ashanti Akua'ba doll - Ghana - African Art Tribal Art Date Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Ghana Dimension: 13,78 Inch Weight: 0,55 Pounds Materials: Wood, pearls Item Type: Figure, do

Title: Ashanti Akua ba Ghana doll - Ghana - African Art Tribal Art Description: Used among the Ashanti and Fantis of Ghana, the Akuaba (plural Akua'mma) doll statuettes are amulets used by Ashanti wom

Title: Ashanti Akua'ba doll - Ghana - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Figure, doll, reliquary, fetish Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Ghana Materials: Wood, pearls Dimensions: 9,06

A very finely carved pair of Ibeji twin idols from Nigeria, West Africa.Ibeji are known to the Yoruba as two people who share one soul. If one of the human twins dies, whether as a child or an adult,