African Tribal Primitive Wooden Fetish Sculpture

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

A weathered old carved wooden fetish sculpture featuring a conjoined couple, Male and female with a powerful primitive and archaic presence. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure measures 25.5 x 9

A weathered old carved wooden fetish sculpture featuring a conjoined couple, Male and female with a powerful primitive and archaic presence. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure measures 25.5 x 9

A primitive and powerful example of the Songye peoples magic fetish statues from the Congo, central Africa. A carved wooden idol with a highly stylized face and form, accented with a tall antelope hor

Carved wooden "Magic fetish" sculpture from the DRC / Congo, central Africa. Adorned with white kaloin clay pigment and paints, and covered in nails driven into the sculpture to activate the magic.Alt

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 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

An African primitive tribal carved wooden mask. Hand made with incised decoration in geometric patterns and colored with polychrome pigment. No apparent signature.Dimensions: 32 X 7 X 2 in. Condition:

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

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

Carved wooden male statue from the Kusu peoples of the DRC / Congo, central Africa.This statue features a highly polished dark surface and overall well handled patina on eroded base. A central cavity

Hand carved group figural tribal wood sculpture by the Makonde, an ethnic group in southeast Tanzania, northern Mozambique and Kenya. This Tree of Life work of art features multi generations going abo

Carved wooden idol in classic form, possibly a N'kisi magic fetish or ancestral image. Well worn and well handled surface patina. Measures 8 inches tall ( 9.5 inches tall on custom wooden base)

African 20th century tribal primitive hand carved wood and stone bowl and bookend sculpture. The oval shaped exotic wooden bowl is 3 sectioned in manner and features 3 hippos atop. The multicolored Ki

19th century Songye N'kisi Magic sculpture. A very fine and very rare old wooden magic fetish sculpture from the Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa.A well weathered/ well handled surface patina with

A Carved wooden fetish like sculpture with encrusted surface and highly stylized face and form. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The figure measures 16 inches tall.

Bold and primitive carved wooden magic fetish adorned with huge snail shells, bones and magic regalia. Bakongo peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 27 inches tall.

A pair of carved wooden songye fetish style sculptures with elaborate brass decorations, iron spikes as hair and kaolin clay pigments. Songyue peoples, Congo, Africa. The tallest measures 26 inches ta

A Carved wooden magic fetish style sculpture with 5 separate heads, and adorned with various regalia including a fetish horn and beads. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The figure measures 12 inch

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

A handsome and interesting carved wooden idol with classic primitive face accented with kaolin clay and a wonderful abstract form with hand in the air. Lega peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measu

A carved wooden and highly stylized magic fetish style sculpture with exaggerated mouth and fetish bundle wrap on the lower torso. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 13 inches tall ( 1

A primitive carved wooden shrine idol with stylized form, incised facial features, central crest and traditional zig-zag legs. Such sculptures were considered healing fetish idols known as a "Lagalaga