A Senufo Parade Staff Ex Endicott collection

A carved wood and painted black parade staff featuring a female effigy in classic Senufo style, with stylized coiffure, hands on hips and well handled patina from years of field use. Senufo peoples, I

A finely carved wooden procession staff for the cult of Shango. Yoruba peoples Nigeria, Ora-Igbomina region, Africa. The Staff measures 15 inches tall ( 16.75 inches on display stand) Provenance: Ex D

A very finely carved wooden scepter with twisted or ribbed design along the shaft and a well worn ancestor style head on top. This staff is very well handled suggesting many years, possibly generation

A finely carved and well used classic example of a Weaving pulley from a look , featuring a Hornbill bird motif, an important clan totem of the Poro Society, Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

A bold and striking carved wooden heddle weaving pulley with avian finial and well handled surface patina. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Pulley measures 10 x 3.5 inches. Provenance: Ex

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 cast bronze ritual staff featuring a bird like form, hornbill beak and a seated ancestor on top. This Staff includes a custom metal wall mount for display. The staff measures 15.25 x 5.25 x 1 inch.

A very old and very well worn magic idol, likely from a diviners kit, and exceedingly well handled and worn with a deep patina suggesting generations of field use as a medium to the spirit world. The

A very fine old carved wooden staff with female effigy on top, twisted form with serpent like design winding up the staff. The Figure on top is well carved and has a deep well handled surface patina.

A fine carved wooden avian form heddle pulley from a weaving loom featuring a well carved hornbill bird head traditional form, incised linear designs and a deep well handled surface, with much evidenc

A classic carved wooden zoomorphic heddle weaving pulley in avain form of a Horn Bill bird, a totem animal of the Poro society. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Pulley measures 6.5 x 3.5

A Finely carved wooden female sculpture with tall coiffure, large hands and feet and round bosom and a deep well handled surface patina. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Statue measures 7

A finely carved and well used classic example of a Weaving pulley from a look , featuring a Hornbill bird motif, an important clan totem of the Poro Society, Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

A finely carved and well used classic example of a Weaving pulley from a look , featuring a slender form with a vessel on top, embellished with a woven rope cord. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Afr

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 very well handled and well worn crooked staff with cut circular clappers that make a sharp clapping sound when shook. There is little doubt that this shaler was used over generations. The staff meas

This is a very finely carved wooden staff or "Tefalipitya" ceremonial staff from the Senufo peoples of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. A carved wooden scepter with a highly stylized anthropomorphic fini

A very fine and very well handled Ibeji twin fetish idol with classic elongated features and a deep well handled surface suggesting ritual use. The Yoruba peoples have an unusual Practice of carving a

A large heavy carved wooden Mankala Gameboard with cephalomorphic head and well handled surface, golden honey colored patina. Custom Mounted to professional display stand. The board on mount measures

An ancient Akan peoples terracotta Memorial Head (Mma) with large flat rounded head and obvious age and field use, dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century, Ghana, Kwahu traditional area. Th

A carved wooden post like idol with heavy encrusted red mineral pigmented surface and highly stylized facial features. Wurkun peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 19 inches tall ( 24 inche

A carved wooden sculpture with enlarged and flattened head and some incised designs, a well worn surface patina indicates good age and handling. Although often referred to as dolls, they are fertility

A carved wooden female figure from the Yoruba peoples known as "Ere Ibeji" or Twin Idol. The mother of twins provides ritual care to such figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, and feeding them. Such d