A Monumental Bamana Female Sculpture

An elegant and very finely carved wooden female effigy with incised linear designs and deep well handled surface patina. The image of a seated female is perhaps a reference to a Queen Mother. The scul

An elegant and very finely carved wooden female effigy with incised linear designs and deep well handled surface patina. The image of a seated female is perhaps a reference to a Queen Mother. The scul

Carved wooden female sculpture from the Bamana (Bambara) peoples of Mali, West Africa. The powerful forms of this Jonyeleni figure, executed in a remarkably free style, expresses the ideal image of a

A dense carved wooden female effigy with exaggerated breasts, stylized face and form, carved coiffure, encrusted and weathered surface , old metal staples as repair from the tribe to stress fractures

A vintage sculpture from the Bamana / Bambara peoples sculpture from Mali, Africa. Carved wooden image of a female carrying a vessel above her head. The sculpture shows wear and handling and may have

A Tall carved wooden female sculpture with a highly decorated surface and wonderfully abstract and exaggerated form. Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measures 31.5 inches tall and has a 14 lb

A Carved wooden female figures known as nyeleni among the Bamana people of Mali. The figures are an idealization of youthful feminine beauty. The term nyeleni is derived from a traditional Bamana girl

A large carved wooden effigy of two female figures with traditional style coiffure, carved beads, enlarged breast and with arms around one another. The figure was carved from a dense heavy wood. Naga

A monumental bronze female figural sculpture after Auguste Renoir. Ht: 75" Width: 41" Depth: 30"

Carved from a single piece of incredibly heavy and dense wood, this is a very large and impressive sculpture of a female from the Senufo peoples, Cote D'Ivorie, West Africa. A tall statue with tribal

An African Mali Bamana Ntomo (20th Century) female ceremonial sculpture constructed of carved wood with inset cowrie shells around waist and inside the on crown.

A very large and rare old female sculpture with child, all carved from a single piece of wood. This figure of a nursing mother was most likely part of a community shrine that honored the founding ance

A Carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized form and features, well handled, smooth surface patina suggests field use over many years, perhaps generations. Bozo or Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa.

A wonderfully abstract female sculpture that may have been a marionette type puppet or doll. Note the highly stylized face and incised designs, with a well handled surface. Bamana peoples, Mali, Afric

A tall carved wooden female sculpture with highly stylized form and features. Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa. Among the Bamana figures of this kind are known as nyeleni among the Bamana people of Mali.

A classic carved wooden female ancestor sculpture with raised central crested coiffure, incised scar designs and a very well handled surface with deep patina, especially on the backside. The sculpture

A carved wooden female sculpture with stylized face and form, incised tribal motifs and a well handled surface patina. This statue represents a beautiful young woman of the Jo society, an association

A dramatic carved wooden female sculpture with strong carving style and rigid form. Female figures of this kind are known as nyeleni among the Bamana people of Mali. The figures are an idealization of

A large and impressive old Pende female ancestor sculpture with well weathered surface and shown with one had to her breast, perhaps suggesting a fertility idol. The hard wood sculpture was painted wi

A very elegant and dramatic carved wooden female effigy shown seated on a stool with hands around the knees. The sculpture shows much handling, weathering and wear, what remains is stable. Custom moun

This is a large heavy wood sculpture from the Bamana peoples of Mali, West Africa. This sculpture represents an Female ancestor Mother & Child, such images among the tribe and villages were thought to

20th century, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, Baga People, monumental carved wooden sculpture personifying the womanhood. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 55 x 18 x 29 in. Fr

A very large carved wooden village shrine idol of a female ancestor with enlarged belly perhaps suggesting a maternity shrine and shown with one hand on the shoulder and a wonderful facial expression.

A very finely carved wooden female effigy with her small child , long locks of hair, stylized cermonial cap and wonderful well polished surface. Figures like these appear in the annual celebrations of