A WOODEN YORUBA SHANGO ALTAR FIGURE. NIGERIA

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine Figure of a Kneeling Sango (Shango) devotee with double-axe (opa) headdress and satchel, holding an ose Sango (a wooden shaft with a double ax-head m

Beautiful wooden altar figure from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria. Exhibiting a wide diversity in size, symbolism, intimacy and style. Commonly used as shrine figures, they were often objects of petition

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A dark wood staff in the form of a human figure kneeling and holding up an elaborate bow-shaped headdress. The figure has classically Yor

Africa, Yoruba, southwest Nigeria, ca. 1st half of 20th century CE. Wooden Shango cult figure depicting the deity Orisha whose power is imaged by thunder and lightning. Squatting female holding her pe

A tall carved wooden staff figure featuring a Drummer, with tall central crest and traditional facial style. The staff has a well handled and worn surface. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 23" Width: 7" Depth: 4" Weight: 2 lbs A beautiful shango staff featuring a kneeling figure holding an object. About the Shango Staff<

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 19.5" Width: 7.5" Depth: 3" Weight: 2.5 lbs An interesting shango staff with indigo pigment accents attached to metal base. About the Shan

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 19.5" Width: 3.25" Depth: 2.5" Weight: 2 lbs A gorgeous Shango staff with a beaded necklace around neck and abdomen and secured to metal base.

Hand carved wooden shrine figure, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, depicting a seated female with scarification and earrings holding an offering bowl on her lap, being carried on a litter by attendants, 18.75

A carved wood standing Shango maternity figure. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 29 1/2"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A group of three West African wooden objects. 20th century. ++ Yoruba figure with bowl. Yoruba. Nigeria. 21." ++ Yoruba stool with figures. Yoruba. Nigeria. 14 1/2." ++ Shona/Tsonga neck rest with hea

A group of three West African objects. 20th century. ++ An Akan wooden stool. Akan. West Africa. 21" x 13" x 11". ++ A Yoruba style male wooden figure. Nigeria. 32" x 10" x 8". ++ A Yoruba House of th

Altar-Figur, Reiter Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 67,5 cm. Provenienz: - lt. mündlicher Auskunft der Besitzer, Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel. - Peter E. His (1922-2005), Basel. The

**First Time At Auction** Africa, Nigeria, early 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), a royal ancestor of the Yoruba who was t

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

African tribal figures, Nigeria. Comprising a Yoruba female Shango staff carving / dance wand, together with a carved female figure, kneeling and holding a vessel in offering. Both vividly pigmented a

A group of two African containers. ++ A wooden lid with craved figures, Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 7 1/2"h x 16 1/2" dia. ++ A brass lidded container, Ghana, Asante. 20th century. 6 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Stylized pair of wooden Yoruba twin figures with tapering heads, high forehead, large diamond-shaped eyes and broad smiles displaying traditionally filed incisors. The features are recognizable as the

A group of Eight West Africa style figures. 20th century. ++Seated Yoruba wood figure, Nigeria, 8 1/2"h x 3 1/2"w x 2"d. ++ Lobi style wooden female figure, Burkina Faso, 7"h x 2"w x 1 1/2"d. ++ Lobi

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. early 20th century CE. An intriguing ceremonial staff known as an ose Shango depicting a stylized woman kneeling atop an integral rectangular plinth. The woma

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure standing atop delineated legs and wearing a shin-length apron with an exposed

Carved from a single piece of very heavy and dense wood, this altar is hollowed like a mortar, the wall decorated in relief with symbols typical of "shango", such as the figure, the shamans ritual bag

Carved from a single piece of very heavy and dense wood, this large altar is hollowed like a mortar, the wall decorated in relief with symbols typical of "shango", such as the figure, the shamans ritu

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large ceremonial staff carved from wood with an upper portion shaped like a double-axe-blade, and the g