African Primitive Tribal Artisan Wood Statues LOT

An estate lot of three (3) primitive style carved wood sculptures produced by African tribal artisans. Various designs and purposes including decorative and fertility. No apparent signatures or marks.

An estate lot of two (2) African tribal artisan carved wooden shrine statues. A slight size difference pair of figural fertility works. Hand decorated with naturalistic paint pigment, depicting abstra

An African figural wood carving statue. Monumental size, produced in a primitive tribal style, with hand carved details. Modeled with a male figure to summit, a tribal divinity or artisan form, surmou

A collection of four (4) African primitive carved wooden masks. Hand made by tribal craftspeople in various anthropomorphic designs. No apparent signatures. Largest measures 8.5" x 5" x 3.75".Conditio

An estate collection of three (3) African tribal relics. Includes: one (1) carved tribal drum, produced in a primitive style, with hand carved hollowed body (measures 19" x 7" x 6.5"); one (1) carved

An estate collection of four (4) African spears. Iron blade heads and decorated with wood and additional natural elements. No apparent signatures. Largest measures approximately 81" x 2.5" x 1".Condit

An African tribal primitive carved wood statue. Features abstract ethnographic work in ebonized wood, with a female figure in head and bust forming into a large serving spoon vessel. No apparent signa

An African Bambara primitive tribal carved wood Chi Wara antelope statue. Modeled on the ritual antelope headdress worn by the Bambara people of Mali. Carved in silhouette with very tall, elegant horn

An estate collection of three (3) carved wood sculptures. Ethnographic lacquered works produced in a primitive, tribal style, each presented with a metal gallery stand. Origin is likely African. Large

Primitive African tribal statue. Some age cracks and repairs. 26" tall.

African Congo primitive tribal Nkondi or Nkonde nail fetish statue. Crafted carved wood figure wearing a tightly woven hat with feathers embellishing the top of the head, and dozens of nails and spike

Hand carved wood African fetish statue. Features profuse tribal decoration simulating tattoos and similar motifs, in a black and red palette. Embellished with authentic human hair to head, and sea she

An African tribal primitive carved wood face mask sculpture. Features ethnographic work in polychrome decorated wood. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and philanthr

20th century, Africa, one polychrome female statue with elaborate headdress and one carved and incised wood female with child statue. This lot to be sold on day 3, Friday, October 5 (Lots 2021-2601)

An estate collection of two life sized African tribal carved hardwood figural sculptures, modeled as abstract male and female human figures. Larger figure measures approximately 67" x 13" x 13"; small

An African tribal carved wooden stool or display table. Artisan hand made in a primitive tribal style, with tripodal form arching leg construction. No apparent makers mark. From the Chicago estate of

An estate collection featuring a set of two (2) West African Mahongwe primitive tribal reliquary sculptures. Abstract figural works, with wood, hammered metal, wire, and other elements, heads resembli

An antique carved wood African primitive folk art sculpture. A figural work with hand applied polychrome pigment, modeled as a tribal chief's head. Produced to surmount a staff or scepter. Presented w

Carved tribal wood statue. A wooden figural wildlife work depicting an allegorical creature. Origin is likely African. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and philanth

20th century, Africa, five carved and incised wood statues including two carved female fertility figures and two carved wood male figures, one being a musician with reticulated arms. This lot to be s

Mystery Artist (20th Century, or possibly earlier). A carved wood tribal statue. A figural wildlife work depicting water bird. Possibly African. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of Ameri

West African 20th century artisan hand carved and painted wooden masks. Each modeled with its own unique distinctive characteristics and color palette. Measure from 17" - 20 1/4" x 6" - 8 3/4". Signed

African Nkisi Wood Statue, Congo. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custom Made Metal Stand Specifically

An antique African ceremonial carved wood mask. Late 19th to early 20th Century. A primitive artisan hand made traditional tribal mask of the Tikar people of Cameroon. Open weave pierced fretwork head