19TH C AFRICAN CARVED TUSK

Possibly made for the Portuguese market, figural spoons of men in loincloths, broad bowls, one is slotted, having many years of use, scorched with loss to end of the solid bowl. 8 1/2" long.

West Africa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. What a sweet littly fishy! Hand carved from wood with lovely details - incised scales, an open, smiling mouth, round eyes, with attached fins and t

Fon Fetish figure, Likely 19th c., Benin, carved wood, wrapped cloth, the surface encrusted with ceremonial projections, on lacquered wood pedestal, 18"h x 8"w x 5"d (fetish), 20"h (total) Provenance:

A VERY RARE 19TH CENTURY SOUTH AFRICAN CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN ZULU KNOBKERRIE probably from a black rhinoceros of the Kenyan Amboseli National park in Kenya, the species now extinct and known for long

Southern Africa, Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kongo (Bakongo) peoples, 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved stone hand that was made to be resting on a lap; it is holding an

Burkina Faso, Lobi, Africa/African circa late 19th to early 20th century 13.5" H (34.3 cm) 13.75" (35 cm) with metal stand A large wooden flute carved in a human shape that represents a particular cla

Ca. 19thC. Very weathered and eroded wood, partially incomplete. Scarce this old, more a piece of sculpture than a stool you could use. Ex-Nooter coll.

19th C. Polychromed Maternity African Carved Sculpture. Height: 17 in.

Chokwe Peoples, thumb piano, ex Wright, 19th/20th c., Central/Southern Africa, carved and patinated wood and iron Mbira, on custom stand, 8"h x 5.5"w (piano), 8.25"h x 5.5"w x 2"d (on stand) Provenanc

Fine 19th C. African Yoruba Shango Wand, Nigeria. Carved wood. On stand. Among the objects used to honor the Yoruba god of thunder, Shango, is the oshe Shango, or dance wand. It is carried by Shango p

West Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standin

SENUFO, IVORY COAST, AFRICAN, CARVED WOOD, SPOON WITH FEMALE FIGURE, 19TH C. H 24" W 6" ALSO ANOTHER 32" carved from single block of wood. Literature: "When Art Works, African Utilitarian Objects form

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, Bwami society, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare and remarkable hand-carved wood figure known as an iginga - a generic Lega

Central Africa, Gabon, Kota peoples, Mahongwe group, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting finial of an abstract anthropomorphic figure skillfully carved from wood and almost complete

**Originally Listed At $1200** West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A hand-carved ladder formed from a naturally forked branch or tree trunk, with six notches carved onto the main bo

**Originally Listed At $1800** West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden sculpture of a equestrian figure. The horse. As is usual with Se

**Originally Listed At $1200** West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. 1950s CE. A hand-carved wooden ladder with five notches carved onto the main body. This ladder is formed from a naturally forked branch or

West Africa, Liberia or Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing and highly-stylized face mask, the face hand-carved from hard wood. The face is characterized by

West Africa, Liberia and Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask known as a "gle" or "ge" used during ceremonial dances by the Dan peoples. The tear-d

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Biombo (Bena Biombo, Bashibiombo) peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing hand-carved wooden face mask with bulging eyes and hi

**Originally Listed At $1200** West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A hand-carved ladder formed from a naturally forked branch or tree trunk, with six notches carved onto the main bo

Africa, Nigeria, ca. 19th century CE. A finely carved wooden divination board of a rectangular shape and an elaborately carved border featuring various figures, from one end to the other, a horse and

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure adorned with a rattan fiber skirt and a bulbous headdress also of ra

Africa, Mali, late 19th to early 20th century. Fabulous carved wooden figure of a female sitting upon a stool. Depicting the "ideal" female form with liberally decorated torso and large conical/perky