CHOKWE CHIBINDA ILUNGA CHIEF SCULPTURE EX SAM HILU COLL

This is a very fine old wood sculpture of the Hero Chief, or primary ancestor Chibinda Ilunga of the Chokwe peoples. A highly stylized example with excellent openwork design and signs of age and handl

Title:Chokwe Chibinda Ilunga chief figure - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Description:This statuette, symbol of power, glorifies the hunting qualities of the mythical hero founder of the ethnic g

A tall and interesting old Sukuma sculpture of a female ancestor with arm raised and hand to chest. Sukuma peoples or related ethnic group, Tanzania, Africa.Ex Sam Hilu collection.This sculpture measu

African Congo Chokwe Chibinda Ilunga carved chief figure, carved wood and dark stain, depicting a male figure with elaborate hairdo standing naked with his hands on his stomach, navel out, uncircumcis

PAIR OF CHOKWE WOOD CARVED SCULPTURES CHIBINDA ILUNGA & LWEJI. Height: 21 in. by Width: 9 1/2 in. by Depth: 9 in.

A very finely carved wooden male ancestor effigy with classif facial features and form, well handled surface. The sculpture measures 9.5 inches tall, 11.5 inches on custom display stand. Provenance: E

African Chokwe Mask, Congo/Zaire. Carved wood, fiber. Display Stand. Size: 9'' x 7'' x 9.5'' (23 x 18 x 24 cm). Height on stand: 18" (46 cm). Provenance: Sam Hilu. Ex Collection of Bernard Barach. Ple

African, Chokwe people of Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, finely carved sculpture of Chibinda Ilunga seated on a carved patterned base holding a staff / cisokulu in his left hand

Standing male figure, likely the ancestor figure of the ideal chief, Chibinda Ilunga, here shown in chief's headdress, flanked by two smaller, similar figures. Old loss to one forearm. Approx. 18 1/2"

A finely carved wooden sculpture of a Chokwe Ancestor Chief shown seated with wonderful treatment to the hands and face, inlaid eyes and human hair beard. Measures 24 x 7 inches.

Auguste Rodin, bronze sculpture, ex Sam Salz, Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917), "Enfants au Lezard", conceived 1886, likely an old but posthumous casting, cast signed "A.Rodin" on base, 15.5"h x 9"l

A finely carved wooden mask with darkened pigments, incised scar designs and classic coiffure. Among the Galoa of the lower Ngounie River, white okouyi initiation masks are painted black to transform

A carved wooden shrine idol with strong facial features, inverted central animal horn and adorned with metal tacks and reptile hide. Such idols are commissioned by the village shaman priest or the nga

A carved wood and painted dance mask with stylized rabbit ears, large open work eyes and geometric form traditional to the Dogon masks from this region of Mali, West Africa. The mask measures 20 inche

African Bamileke Ceremonial Vest. Provenance: ex Sam Hilu Collection of Dr. Calvin Holder, NYC. Size: 3'2'' x 2'8'' (97 x 81 cm).

Dioda, Adolph T. (American/Western PA, 1915-1991), St. John, 1962-63, cherry and painted wood, 25.25 x 7 x 5.5 inches, Provenance: G. David Thompson; Graham Shearing, Dioda taught sculpture for many y

West African Terracotta Figure, Nigeria. Size: 23.5'' x 8.5'' x 11'' (60 x 22 x 28 cm). Provenance: Sam Hilu. Ex Collection of Bernard Barach. Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves

African Bakota Reliquary Figure, Gabon. Metal clad carved wood. Display Stand. Size: 28'' x 12.25'' x 3.5'' (71 x 31 x 9 cm). Height on stand: 31.5" (80 cm). Provenance: Sam Hilu. Ex Collection of Ber

African Terracotta Seated Figure, Nigeria. Provenance: Sam Hilu ex. Benard Barach. Size: 18'' x 6'' x 6.5'' (46 x 15 x 17 cm).

Old African Dogon Seated Ancestor Figure, carved wood, with weathering, Mali. Size: 24.5'' x 7.5'' x 7.5'' (62 x 19 x 19 cm). Provenance: Sam Hilu. Ex Collection of Bernard Barach. Please Note: There

African Guere War Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood fetish with wild goat horns, encrustation. Provenance: Sam Hilu, ex Collection of Dr. Calvin B. Holder. Size: 13'' x 8'' x 7'' (33 x 20 x 18 cm); heigh

Impressive wooden Chibinda figure from the Manfred Schäfer collection. Large and heavy piece: 92 cm and a total weight of 12 kg! This figure represents the hero Chibinda Ilunga, royal ancestor of the

This carved wooden male effigy represents an idealized portrait of a Hemba Singiti ancestor, such sculptures commemorated important deceased chiefs and important members of the tribe to recall their p

A Very fine and rare "lagalagana" Healing fetish with highly stylized form and features. Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Ex Robert banks Collection, Maryland, USA.The sculpture measures 22 inches tal