Sold2023Ancient Ethiopian Gameboard Ex Endicott CollectionA truly monumental archaic old wooden game board with obvious age and field use over generations. A very heavy dense wood, the game board has been professionally custom mounted and measures 41 inchesSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Old Luba Mankala Game Board Ex Endicott CollectionA large heavy carved wooden Mankala Gameboard with cephalomorphic head and well handled surface, golden honey colored patina. Custom Mounted to professional display stand. The board on mount measuresSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Dramatic Bura Ancient Clay Relic Ex Endicott collectionA expressive and dramatic Bura sculpture fragment of a head, with incised linear designs and "minimalist" facial features. Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture dating from the 3rd to 11th century, Niger, West AfSee Sold Price
Sold2023Antique Ethiopian Headrest Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA beautiful old carved wooden headrest made from a single piece of wood with a lovely deep well handled surface, and a wonderful form and style.The nomadic lifestyle of the peoples of southern EthiopiSee Sold Price
2022Ancient Akan Memorial Head Ex Endicott CollectionAn ancient Akan peoples terracotta Memorial Head (Mma) with large flat rounded head and obvious age and field use, dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century, Ghana, Kwahu traditional area. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2022Ancient Katsina Head 200 BC Ex Endicott CollectionThis ancient relic dates back over 2000 years from approx 200 BCE – 100 CE. Such ancient terracotta heads and figures, such as this one, were originally tops of globular jars and perhaps used aSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ancient Somalia Camel Bell Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA very old and worn carved wooden camel bell with weathered surface suggesting field use over generations. The Bell measures 6.5 x 8 x 3.75 inches. Provenance: Ex Collection Dr Jean & Noble Endicott cSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Old Ibeji Idol Ex Endicott CollectionA very fine and very well handled Ibeji twin fetish idol with classic elongated features and a deep well handled surface suggesting ritual use. The Yoruba peoples have an unusual Practice of carving aSee Sold Price
Sold2023Senufo Diviners Magic Idol Ex Endicott CollectionA very old and very well worn magic idol, likely from a diviners kit, and exceedingly well handled and worn with a deep patina suggesting generations of field use as a medium to the spirit world. TheSee Sold Price
2022A Wurkun Shrine Idol Ex Endicott CollectionA carved wooden post like idol with heavy encrusted red mineral pigmented surface and highly stylized facial features. Wurkun peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 19 inches tall ( 24 incheSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Akua'ba Doll from the Ashanti Ex Endicott CollectionA carved wooden sculpture with enlarged and flattened head and some incised designs, a well worn surface patina indicates good age and handling. Although often referred to as dolls, they are fertilitySee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Yoruba Ibeji Twin Idol Ex Endicott collection NYA carved wooden female figure from the Yoruba peoples known as "Ere Ibeji" or Twin Idol. The mother of twins provides ritual care to such figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, and feeding them. Such dSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Mossi Mask of a Fulani woman Ex Endicott collectionAn old carved wooden cap mask in the image of a Fulani woman. The mask has been painted with mineral pigments in black, red and white and accented with incised linear "scar" designs. Mossi peoples, BuSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Yoruba Ibeji Twin Idol - Ex Endicott collection, New YorkA very fine Old Yoruba Ibeji twin doll with a deep well handled surface patina and elaborate embellishments such as yellow glass beads, numerous black glass beads and large heavy copper rings. YorubaSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Guro female Sculpture Ex Endicott CollectionA rare old carved wooden female effigy with wonderfully stylized coiffure,painted black and white sections, carved wooden wrap skirt ,bent legs and hands to abdomen, raised scars and wonderful form. GSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Yaka Janus Shrine Idol Ex Endicott CollectionA tall slender carved wood and painted male & female effigy in janus form with highly stylized facial features and overall form. The sculpture is adorned with a red textile wrap skirt and measures 22See Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba Shango Cult Staff Ex Endicott collectionA finely carved wooden procession staff for the cult of Shango. Yoruba peoples Nigeria, Ora-Igbomina region, Africa. The Staff measures 15 inches tall ( 16.75 inches on display stand) Provenance: Ex DSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Mambila Tadep Idol Ex Endicott CollectionA diminutive carved wooden male effigy accented with kaolin clay mineral pigments and carved in an overall highly stylized though traditional form. Tadep figures embodied ancestors who according to thSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Bura Relic Ex Endicott CollectionA refined and classic Bura sculpture fragment of a head, with incised linear designs and "minimalist" facial features. Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture dating from the 3rd to 11th century, Niger, West AfricaSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Rare Mumuye Ceremonial Mask Ex Endicott CollectionA carved wooden helmet style mask with zoomorphic form, ribbed coiffure, long extended antelope like horns and flared snout mouth. This mask was used during the Vabong ceremony, which constitutes theSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Mama Headdress Ex Endicott CollectionA long carved wooden headdress / mask in the form of a Bush Cow, painted red with mineral pigments and embellished with incised linear scar like designs. Mama ethnic group, Nigeria, Africa. The mask mSee Sold Price
Sold2022Dramatic Bamana Chiwara Headdress Ex Endicott CollectionA carved wood and painted black headdress sculpture in the form of a stylized antelope, typically worn on a basketry cap during agricultural festivals. This is a dark and dramatic example. The headdreSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Baule Weaving Pulley Ex Endicott collectionA very finely carved wooden heddle weaving pulley with mask like face and incised linear designs, and a well handled surface. Baule / Akan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Pulley has been customSee Sold Price
Sold2024Charming Fante Shrine Sculpture Ex Endicott CollectionA finely carved old wooden shrine effigy shown with one hand pointing towards the sky, perhaps in reference to the spirit world. The sculpture was painted with kaolin clay pigments and black paint andSee Sold Price
May 23Hannam's Auctioneers LtdA Sand Stone Head of Buddha, Ancient Region of Gandhara, 3rd /4th Century India, Old Ex American col£1,500