A Teke Ancestral Figure, "nkisi"

wood, hide, animal hair, feathers, plant fibre, reptile skin, base Acting as intercessors between ancestral spirits and the living, such larger "minkisi" were intended to benefit the entire community.

African Wood Sculpture Assortment (4) total items including an Igbo white painted seated female, a Kongo / Yombe Nkisi nail fetish and a small Teke figure having attached feathers; together with a Men

A Kongo power figure, nkisiDemocratic Republic of CongoH: 10 1/2 in.

16 Figur Teke, DR Kongo Gesockelt / with custom base Holz. H 21,5 cm Provenienz: Nachlass Sammlung Klaus Clausmeyer, Köln. (*1887; †1968) Persönliche Schutzfigur, welche das Gute förderte und das

West Africa, Mali, Bankoni style, ca. 12th to 16th century CE. A wonderful abstract figure with an elongated, expressive form with massive long legs and smallish upper body. The head is in an upward p

wood, metal, plant fibre, animal fur and horn, breakage (right arm), base Particularly remarkable about this figure are the magical paraphernalia, which are apparently still completely preserved. They

An unusual Songye Fetish carved in the shape of a Kifwebe mask with neck rings, cowrie shell eyes and a horn adorning the head which measures: 7 1/2" W x 6 1/2" D x 23" H

Figur, "nkisi" Songye, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Horn, Fell, Glasperlen, Kupfer. H 98,5 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich (1997). - Bogomir Krajnc, St. Gallen. Kraftvolle, ausdru

Papua New Guinea, ca. 1940 CE. Extremely rare and important wooden ancestoral figure painted in red, yellow and green. While finding polychrome ancestoral figures is not all that rare, this unusual ex

Figur, "buti" Teke, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Textil, Federn. H 60 cm. Provenienz: Hans Koller und Helen Knill, St. Gallen. Persönlichen Schutzfiguren, wie die hier angebotene, werden als

Type: Carving / sculptureMaterials: Wood, feathersMarkings & Inscriptions: UnmarkedDate: Early to mid 20th centuryMaker: African (Mali, Congo)Description: To wood carvings, include a Dogon ancestral c

Carved wooden figure, Waigeo Island. Irian Yaya Indonesia. Figure has removable arms as made. Missing cloth elements. Shows age wear. Difficult to find. Provenance; Irwin Hershey, New York 1988. Banks

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden figure representative of a deceased ancestor. The statue has a rotund body which sports a pair of nubbin-shaped leg

Figur, "buti" Teke, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Fetischmaterial. H 14 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. CHF 400 / 800 EUR 344 / 688

Figur, "buti" Teke, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Polsternägel. H 39 cm. Provenienz: Handel, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Persönlichen Schutzfiguren, wie die hier angebotene, werden als Schnittstell

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation FundTo be sold subject to no reserveSTYLE OF DJENNE PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF MALI Ceremonial Female Ancestral Figure in Sitting Position Terra c

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 850 CE. A lovely Maya Jaina terracotta figural rattle depicting the bust of a figure wearing headgear associated with the M

Figur, "buti" Teke, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Erde. H 27 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). Persönlichen Schutzfiguren, wie

Shell, patina of time. Salomun Islands, 15,5x12cm. Provenance : Former collection Holger Braun.

Carved ancestral figure or "kumbianmu", Tigowi tribe, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, regarded as a dwelling place for ancestral spirits, rendering aid and good fortune to living family members, compri

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitalia

African Wood Female Fertility or Ancestral Figure on Stand 40''x8''. Painted wood facial features and ears. Four woven rings around elongated neck and belt. Some natural age cracking to wood and surfa

Figur, "buti" Teke, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 11 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. Persönlichen Schutzfiguren, wie die hier angebotene, werden als Schnittstellen zwisch

Carved wood ancestor figure, possibly Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, standing figure wearing a mask, decorated with red and black pigments, natural fiber fringe, approx 45.5"h Start Price: $100.00