Early 20th C. African Ewe Carved Wood Doll

Africa, Togo, Ewe, ca. early 20th century CE. An early doll hand-carved from a single piece of wood by an Ewe artisan and clothed in a drawstring dress made from a pink and green on white floral fabri

An Ashanti "Akuaba" wood fertility dollEarly/mid-20th century, Ashanti Peoples; Ghana, AfricaThe carved wood stylized female figure with beaded decoration at the neck and base; with later ad

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Ghana, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden doll, known as a Fante doll, with a rounded body and long, spatula-like head. The face is incised low

Fine African Ewe Mami Wata Shrine Figure, Togo, early/mid 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Ford Wheeler, NY; Private Collection, NY. Size: 11'' x 13'' x 17.5'' (28 x 33 x 44 cm).

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with the only issue of note being the partially missing foot, with age-cracks, age-appropriate wear throughout. Fante "doll", Akua'mma; tall flat rectangular head/coi

African Ashanti Akua'ba Doll, Ghana, Early 20th c. Carved wood, rich patina. On stand. Size: 7.5'' x 2'' x 1'' (19 x 5 x 3 cm); Height on stand: 11'' (28 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, So

A Hopi Coil Basket with Kachina Doll design and a Ceremonial Shaker of carved wood, gourd and beadwork, early 20th century. Also included in this lot are 2 vintage coil African baskets. Ranging in siz

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi Tribe, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A carved wooden doll known as a biiga (literally "child") covered in tanned antelope hide and used for play by Mossi girls, as

(Lot of 2) African Namibia Ambo Ovambo fertility dolls or power figures, early 20th Century, wood carved and adorned with bells, beads, and cloth, 22.5"h. Provenance: Property from the Robert V. Berg

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi, ca. early 20th century CE. A fertility doll with a lovely honey brown patina carved from one piece of wood by an artisan of the Mossi peoples. As is characteristic of

Africa, Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved and incised hardwood pulley adorned with a characteristically elongated human head with elegant facial features,

TWO LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN CARVED WOOD STAFFS one formed as a pipe. 90 cm long. (2)

A LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN COLONIAL CARVED WOOD TRIBAL STAFF of figural form. 150 cm long.

A LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED WOOD FERTILITY FIGURE modelled with attached feathers. 35 cm x 12 cm.

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED WOOD HEAD REST with zig zag decoration. 17 cm x 12 cm.

AN UNUSUAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED WOOD HEAD REST of figural form. 33 cm x 28 cm.

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED WOOD FERTILITY FIGURE together with a bronze bell etc. Largest 33 cm high. (3)

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED WOOD FIGURAL BOWL modelled with breasts exposed. 16 cm x 11 cm.

West Africa, Mali, Malinke/Bamana peoples, ca. early-mid 20th century CE. A handsome, hand-carved door lock. It was originally a two-piece slide lock, now missing its slide bar. The main body is in th

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi people, ca. early 20th century CE. A charming, hand-carved wooden stool of abstract anthropomorphic form. The "back" of the figure is the

Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi Pueblo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood kachina doll with a cotton scarf around the neck. The figure stands atop to thick d

**Originally Listed At $350** Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi Pueblo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood kachina doll with a cotton scarf around the neck and

Early 20th century African tribal drum, made of carved wood in the form of a seated tribesman raising the animal hide decorated drum above his head, 41.5"h x 13.5" diameter.

Ca. late 19th to early 20thC. Baule gong-beater or lawle, carved wood; Cote d'Ivoire. Very light weight, shows significant age, with pierced base. Elaborately-carved gong-beaters like this used by Kom