A Rare Old Idoma Head Crest / Staff African Tribal Art

A Carved wooden head crest or parade staff that has obvious handling and wear , some minor decay and adorned with a hand hammered bronze ring around the neck. Idoma or related ethnic group, Nigeria, A

A carved wooden dance crest with highly stylized ancestral face, tall swept back horns and various red, green and black pigments. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Dance crest measure 15.5 inches ta

A Very fine Old and well used Dance crest with a proud ancestor head and stylized dread like coiffure. The headdress has an old rattan basketry weaving on the bottom with remnants of green paint. Idom

A very rare Old carved wooden female effigy with articulated arms, holding a staff and standing on an ancestral head. Eket peoples, Cross river region on Nigeria, Africa. Measures 23 inches tall.

A rare and fascinating old wooden staff from the Lega / Warega peoples of the Congo / DRC, Africa. Carved wood with incised designs and a overall fantastic style. Showing some age and wear. A truly wo

This is an old and rare Dance crest or headdress from the Ekoi peoples of Nigeria, Africa. Carved from a light weight dry wood, with some age and handling. Note the carving is covered in skin. Measure

TANZANIA or MOZAMBIQUE MAKONDE Rare Cephalomorph Stopper Superbly delicate and visibly old PROVENANCE: Ex French-Belgian Collection of Mr Ph. V. (More details on request) Characteristics: TYPE OF OBJE

A Very rare, old and interesting wooden mask from the Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Carved wood, with a well handled patina, stylized facial features with rich tattoos and painted designs correspond

A old and well weathered carved wooden dance crest featuring a male ancestor image with unusual hat form that likely represents a 19th century french sailors cap. The wood is very dry and light weight

A carved wooden Idoma dance crest with kaolin clay pigments. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 15.5 inches. Provenance: Ex. Albert Gordon; Tribal Arts Gallery, Ny - purchased prio

This is a rare carved wooden marionette figure from The Ogoni peoples of south east Nigeria, Africa. Tall seated female holding staffs with movable hinged jaw from leather cord out the back of its nec

A very rare carved wooden prestige staff with a highly stylized figure on top and signs of handling and field use over many years. The staff measures 34 inches. A metal display stand can be included f

An original old carved wooden post with a "flock of birds" as the centerpiece and finial. The great thing about this post is that it included the original staff, something I have not seen before on an

Stab mit Doppelkopf Igbo / Idoma, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Textil, Schnur. H 64 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Würdenträger, wie z.B. region

A very old Mbala prestige staff, C. 1900 -1920's , Congo, Africa. The staff features an ancestor head on top with a twisted serpent up the length of the cane. Ex Dave Deroche, Purchased in Europe, C.

A very old and well used ceremonial mask with kaolin clay pigments and black painted accents, raised scar designs as well as raised central crest and stylized coiffure. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, West Af

This is a very rare Old African headdress from the Idoma , or possibly a related ethnic group from Nigeria, Africa. carved wood with a wonderful natural appearance , albeit elongated in form. The Unde

A rare old and very well used wooden headdress sculpture with stylized ancestor face and an undeniable well handled surface patina. Idoma or related ethnic group, Nigeria, Africa. The headdress measur

This is a very rare old wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a hard dense wood, this image of a highly stylized female ancestral effigy, and appears to be a staff to

This is a rare Old carved wooden image of an ancestor from the Dan peoples of Cote D'Ivorie, West Africa. The sculpture is quite old and the form is very interesting, with an overall well handled surf

Old and interesting Dogon sculpture from Mali, Africa. featuring a elongated female form with head turned off axis to one side, giving the sculpture a sense of motion. The female has her hands togethe

A very rare and stunning Dogon crocodile mask is known as “Waka Kakada”. A large carved wooden helmet mask with heavy kaolin clay and mineral pigments and a stylized crest with open mouth. The mas

A tall and well carved old wooden staff known as a "Gonon" and used primarily as a "Diviners staff" Bwa peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The scepter measures 25 x 10 inches and has a 4.5 lb shippin

This is a large and very finely carved old wooden sculpture featuring the image of a stylized Mother, he head looks slightly up to the heavens while her child clings to her back. Decorated with linear