A Songye Prestige Staff Ex Irwin Hersey Collection

A very finely carved wooden staff or cane with a ancestor figure on top with kifwebe society like features and deep well handled surface patina. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Staff m

A tall carved wooden staff with reddish mineral pigment and a janus mask face as a central motif as well as a classic power figure on top of the staff with incised designs on top finial. Songye people

A large carved wooden semi-helmet style mask with linear designs, tall central crest and attached woven fiber rope netting to cover the dancer. Basonge peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Af

A Carved wooden shrine idol with classic facial features and form, embellished with metal tacks and decorated with glass beads. Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The figure measures 8 inche

This is a very fine and rare carved wooden Eastern Luba Chief's staff, accented with hammered aluminum and incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Irwin Cernic, NY, acquired from

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 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

A Fine carved wooden sculpture with highly stylized and elongated features and a undeniable well handled surface patina. Luba / Kalanga peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 8.75 inches

This is a rare Toma Passport maskette from the border region between Guinea and Liberia, Africa. A Fine Poro society personal mask with original cloth attachment. Provenance: Ex. Irwin Hersey, NYC. 19

A Carved wooden male shrine idol with large classic half open heavy lidded eyes set into large round forms and traditional facial features, diminutive mouth, with overall a deep well handled surface p

A carved wooden dance mask with blackened mineral pigments and accented designs with white kaolin clay pigment. The mask has a soft well handled surface suggesting many years of ceremonial use. Igbo p

Nok Head Terracotta head, Nok Culture, Nigeria, 200 B.C.E.- 300 C.E.; 9" tall, 14" including custum mount; ex Irwin H. Hersey collection, New York City; restoration to head's upper left forehead but o

A Rare Ovimbundu Staff Ex Sotheby's, Ex Irwin Hersey.A carved wooden colonial era staff with a honey colored surface patina and featuring an anthropomorphic figure in colonial garb.Ovimbundu peoples,

Elegant carved wooden prestige staff with wonderful twisted form and deep well handled surface patina. Zulu or related ethnic group, South Africa. The staff measures 27.5 inches tall. Provenance: Ex M

A very old and rare fragment of a figural staff with two ancestors and embellished with metal studs. The staff is completely weathered and worn. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. Ex Mebel Collection New

A carved wooden helmet style mask with exaggerated features and painted pigment spots, as well as seed and natural resin. Tetela / North Western Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Irwin Her

A finely carved openwork walking staff or prestige staff with ancestor face and wonderful well used patina. Pende peoples, Congo, Africa. - Provenance: Ex Old Belgian collection to Charles Fox, CA, pu

A fine and very rare carved wooden Nsapo/Songye cheif’s staff finial. The staff measures 32.5 inches tall. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $40.00 - Ex. Sol and Josephine Levi

A fine Parade or prestige Axe with inset metal studs and well handled wooden handle. Songye or N'sapo peoples , Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Nathan Collection, New York.

A carved wooden staff with avian finial and well handled surface. This staff has several collection numbers on the back. A display stand can also be included for an additional $50.00. The staff measur

This rare pipe is a excellent example of the style, classically represents a stylized character, the abdomen swollen by the obliquely cut bowl, The round head, enlarged by the hemispherical ears, offe

Carved wooden helmet dance mask with red,blue and white kaolin clay pigments and an overall charming style. Holo Holo peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Helmet mask measures 10 x 9 inches. A metal displ

A very Fine early 20th century carved wooden male sculpture with stylized torso and dramatic facial features. The figure has a well handled surface patina suggesting good age. Azande peoples, Congo, c

A very fine and rare 18-19th? century painted wooden panel, most likely part of an Orthodox Church decoration from Ethiopia. The Wooden panel features three serate religious stories and classic Ethiop