African Altar Shrine

Very Old Weathered and Eroded Male Figure. Likely from West Africa. May have been an Altar shrine. Size: 36" x 7.5" x 6" (91 x 19 x 15 cm). Provenance: Private Savannah, Georgia collection.

Ikegobo of the Edo Peoples, Nigeria, lost sand cast bronze, cylindrical form with full length encirclement of warriors on base, guarding the King and his wives seated on top, two guardian leopards in

A group of 3 Benin objects. 20th century. ++ Benin wooden shrine altar to the hand. Nigeria, Benin. Late 19th/20th century. ++Brass Benin style pendant with six figues. ++ Benin style teracotta head P

A carved wooden image of an ancestral spirit, likely from an altar or shrine of the Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa. The figure rendered in classic form has incised design work on the top of the head

Carved wooden shrine altar featuring six ancestor figures. While the purpose for which it was created is not entirely clear, the rich patina of this Dogon figural group and the flatted top suggests a

A very finely carved wood avian form shrine sculpture with incised and openwork designs. The birds head and the base are carved from two seperate pieces and detach. Among the Baga elekel shrines creat

A large forged iron staff top featuring A seated priest, kneeling devotee, a patient and several crosses and other symbols prevalent on Vodoun or Voodoo ritual. Behin, West Africa. The Staff top measu

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

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

A rare carved wooden Kumu mask with pedestal like form which suggests this may have served as a type of altar fetish or shrine object. Kumu peoples, Congo / DRC , central Africa. Provenance: Field col

African Fon Terracotta Shrine Figure, Benin. Anthropomorphic pseudo vessel altar piece with snake motif. Ex NY collection. Size: 26'' x 10'' x 9'' (66 x 25 x 23 cm).

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 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

Altar-Figur (?) Urhobo, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 60 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Das religiöse Weltbild der Urhobo konzentrierte sich auf die

wood, coconut shell, Wooden shrine heads were allowed to sit on the altars of chiefs and important individuals as opposed to the copper alloy heads that were exclusively used by the royalty of Benin.

24"h x 13" square

JAPANESE HOME SHRINE - 'Butsudan' Altar Shrine containing a 'Gohonzon' icon of Buddha on a painted wood disc, the case in pine with painted swastikas on the front, silvered copper chrysanthemum latch

ANTIQUE CARVED BUDDHIST TRIPTYCH PORTABLE ALTAR SHRINE - Beautiful folding Buddhist triptych portable shrine opens to three intricate carved wood scenes. Extraordinary finely detailed gilt paint accen

South Asia, Western India, Rajasthan, ca. mid-20th century CE. A cast-brass Jain Buddhist altar shrine of Buddha or Jain Tirthankara meditating under a canopy with 23 of his past incarnations seated a

Japanese Meiji lacquered and wood butsudan (Buddhist altar), with gilt and lacquer panels below. Double folding doors exposing gilded grill doors that reveal an ornately carved giltwood altar. Complet

A Fine old terracotta head which was used traditionally as a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan ruler from southern Ghana or southeastern Côte d'Ivoire. It is an idealized representation whose ser

Tibetan Buddhist Prayer Offering Altar Shrine Cabinet (Chosham) - To properly present statues in a private place of worship Tibetan Buddhists create special cabinets called “Dharma displays&rdqu

Description: Oversize 20th C. Gilt Wood Altar Shrine of a Buddha statue; Measurement approximate: 13"w x 47"h; Material: Gilt Wood

Altarfigur, "tou wala ganamba" Dogon, Mali Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 12 cm. B 10 cm. L 30 cm. Provenienz: - Gordon Reece, Knaresborough. - Bonhams, London (02.10.2007, Lot 375). - Woolley & W