A Rare Old Fon Altar from a Voodoo Shrine

A very finely carved wooden altar stand from a shrine, with incised designs on the top rim and a conical form as a central motif. Well weathered and worn with years of field use. Fon peoples or relate

Hand hammered and formed Iron ceremonial staff considered an altar and place for the spirits to reside. This is a Most unusual example, it features two figures seated across from one another , BOUND t

A archaic carved stone idol from the Fon peoples , likely a shrine object on a Vodun shrine. The stone idol measures 7.5 inches tall. Fon, Togo/ Dahomey , West Africa. Provenance: The Dr Brian Healy e

Carved wooden staff or cane that was apparently used for some time as a fetish object on a shrine, and receiving multiple layers of organic materials as offerings. Fon peoples, Togo/Dahomey west Afric

A very rare and interesting object, a magic fetish altar created from the remains of a wooden shrine and a monkey skull. The altar has embedded cowrie shells on the bottom that resemble a human face.

A Very rare Fon Asen altar in iron, Field collected in early 1990's by Steve Tobin. Approx 36 inches tall with Iron disk on iron rod supported by radiating umbrella style rods. The Top of the altar/st

Offering a bronze effigy of a HOGON, a Shaman Priest ofThe cult of Lebe, the Earth God.All Dogon villages have a Lebe shrine whose altars have bits of earth incorporated into them to encourage the con

Bidjogo Tribal Altar sculpture from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.A ritually used old altar piece with worn patina. A traditional head rising from solid cylinder form with some weathered and encrusted su

A rare Yoruba peoples altar to the Shango cult, NIGERIA, Africa. An Exceptional old shrine carved from a single tree trunk, depicting ancestor faces, male and female devotees and showing plenty of age

This is a very rare old field used carved wooden sculpture known as a "Bochio" , an effigy of a Female Spirit Idol with human hair on the head and genitals, with varied and layered surface patina, sug

A very rare old and worn Vodun ceremonial staff featuring a hand clutching an Offering or possibly a scroll. The life like hand is rendered from a single piece of wood. The Staff measures 19.5 inches

A carved wooden effigy with highly stylized facial features and form, and most interesting is an area where it is likely a wooden phallus was once attached. Tiv or related ethnic group, Nigeria, West

A tall carved wooden sculpture depicting a helmeted male figure standing atop a well weathered circular iron base. Most likely created as a protective idol for a home or shrine. The sculpture measures

A very bold and striking carved wooden fetish with inset glass eyes surrounded by abrus seeds and kaolin clay , a red painted anthropomorphic design on the chest, red paint on the lips and magic mater

This is a very rare and quite old Dogon ancestor fetish from Mali, West Africa. Carved wood with undeniable weathered and worn, worn smooth from handling and evidence of a ritual or sacrificial patina

This is a very fine and rare Old Alusi Shrine idol figure from the Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A carved wooden figure with tall central crest, accented with a yellow mineral pigment , the face is n

A very fine and rare old senufo Shrine figure in the form of a horse. Senufo peoples,West Africa. The Size is 10 inches long x 8.5 inches tall. Provenance: Ex McConnell Coll, VA; Ex Kahan Gallery, NY

Authentic old Fon Vodun/Voodoo bottle fetish from Togo / Dahomey, West Africa. The Fetish bottle has two carved wooden idols sealed in cow dung and a Iron snake atop the corked bottle. The Bottle is u

This is a rare old Male Shrine sculpture from the Baule peoples from The Ivory Coast of West Africa. Carved from a hard wood with highly stylized male form, classic facial features, signs of handling

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 rare and interesting old Loma shrine fetish in the form of a bird, with encrusted surface and remains of embellishments like rope and shells, suggesting years of ritual field use. The sculpture meas

A very old and weathered ancestor sculpture with encrusted areas on the surface indicating sacrificial matter and ritual use. Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa. The Sculpture measures 10 inches tall on

A carved wooden male effigy with a striking face covered in offerings and with a sweating patina. The idols right arm has been worn away. Adan or Ewe peoples, Ghana, Africa. The Idol measures 10.25 in

A tall carved wooden shrine fetish or altar figure with heavy sacrificial material covering most of the open chamber on the front of the figure. To the Bidjogo peoples this altar figure is known asof