A Rare Tabwa Staff with Ancestor face, Field Collected

This is an antique carved wooden staff or walking stick with a finely carved ancestor face and incised designs. Tabwa or Rungu peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Staff measures 44 inches tall. A

A Rare and finely carved wooden staff with ornate twisted design and the well handled ancestor face and torso with circular area that likely held a reflective object to act as protection from witchcra

A well handled and worn carved wooden hair pick or comb with ancestor face on the handle as well as some incised linear designs. The Comb measures 9 x 2.25 inches. Tabwa peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. P

This is a rare and old Tabwa Anti-Witchcraft staff. Staves of this sort were used by the Tabwa and documented by Dean Ripa in field photos as having being part of an Anti-Witchcraft cult. The chief di

A Very rare carved wooden staff with a ancestor face, carved designs and a deep well handled surface patina suggesting many years of field use. The staff measures 30.5 inches tall. Azande / Zande peop

This is a very old and finely carved wooden staff from the Tabwa or Rungo peoples, Congo, central Africa. Field collected by Dean Ripa in the 1980's. The staff measures 29.5 inches tall/long

A very rare carved wooden face mask with tall horns and expressive face with conical eyes, and small ancestor faces on the horns. Wongo peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: field collected by Dr. Ken A

A rare carved wooden Karawari River Ancestor figure, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea -This sculpture is unusual for a Men's house figure as it was carved in full form as opposed to profile kaman

A very care carved wooden Mimika ancestor figure, Mimika (Kamoro) people , with a open work design, and shown holding a shield or spirit board. A Very rare and desirable work from an area that few eve

This is a very rare and old Tabwa Anti-Witchcraft staff. Carved wooden staff with two spirit faces looking in both directions and other various magic accoutrements. Staves of this sort were used by th

A tall slender carved wooden marionette like head, also possibly used in dance or as a parade staff with stylized ancestor face, elaborate coiffure, incised scar designs and traditional grimace like s

A tall slender carved wooden marionette like head, also possibly used in dance or as a parade staff with stylized ancestor face, elaborate coiffure, incised scar designs and traditional grimace like s

A Fine and Rare Washkuk - Yena figure, Northern Washkuk, Yessan village; Papua New Guinea. The rare figure with elongated face and and rounded chin, finely pigmented and with a stylized body and arms

A fine and rare old Yoruba Ogboni bronze Staff finial, a 19th Century example that was field collected by Louise Clark, a Peace Corp worker in Nigeria in 1965. The staff finial measures 4 3/8 inches t

A very Rare carved wooden dance mask from the Tabwa or Rungu peoples , DRC / Congo central Africa. The well weathered mask measures 11 x 7 inches. A metal display stand can also be included for an add

This is a very rare old carved wooden sculpture from the Mbole / Yela ethnic group, Congo, Africa. A carved wooden female effigy with dark patinated surface and kaolin clay painted face. The sculpture

A carved wooden Face mask with attached plant fiber hair, the mask has an overall energetic style. A Mbunda Sachihongo mask, Zambia, Field collected by Marc Friedrich, c 1980. A metal display stand ca

A carved wooden helmet style mask with kaolin clay accent on the face and embellished with linear designs, as well as a zoomorphic finial. Suku peoples, Congo, Africa, Provenance: - Ex. Dr. Kenneth Ad

Ubangi mask; Ngbaka or Ngbandi peoples mask, DRC/ Congo, Africa. A carved wooden face mask with incised tribal scar designs and signs of use over many years. Stained red with organic pigments. Hand Dr

A very rare and fascinating old female shrine idol with a classic heart shaped face accented kaolin clay and a whimsical pose to her arms. The bottom of the torso evolves into a circular base form tha

A rare old carved wooden and iron prestige axe with ancestor effigy on wooden handle. The Axe measures 16 x 5.5 inches. Field collected by Marc Friedrich in Angola, Africa in 1980.

A very rare and unusual Middle Sepik garden magic Stone with incised face and arms. The Stone measures 8 inches tall x 6 inches deep and has a 12 lb shipping weight. Provenance: Field collected by Joh

Objects of this type are very rare. They seem to have been used in shrines to venerate ancestors or cultural heroes. The use of Fern Tree figures in west New Guinea is not well documented and only a f

On offer is a rare horned mask field collected in the central highlands of West Timor. It has an unusual squared face with 2 small horns just above the sketched ears. The very rough, simple design, to