Early 20th C. Sumatran Nias Male Ancestral Figure

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden male ancestral figure known as "Adu Zatua." Exhibiting a rigid form, the in

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bassikassingo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved standing male ancestral figure known as a "misi." The figure has a stocky, lightly-rou

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitalia

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A tall and intriguing sculpture, hand-carved from hard wood, depicting a male fi

CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT ON PAPER, EARLY 20TH C., H 40 1/2", W 24 3/4" Depicting seated male and female figures. Bearing a certificate label that states "110 years old. Shaoxing, China". Having a wo

**Originally Listed At $300** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A heavy wooden figure of a crouching woman with long arms that she is using to leverage herself from the

Height 24 inches.

A PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROW SPLASH BOARD, POSSIBLY MASSIM TRIBE, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, MILNE BAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, the ancestral figure squats at center

Africa, Early 20th Century Carved wood male figure dyed black with finely carved hair, scarification to face, neck, and back, and beads around his face. The Baule believe that every married man and wo

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Yoruba culture, ca. early 20th century. A hand-carved wood figure, known as an Ibeji, representing a deceased male twin. The figure has a tall, bee-hive like

**First Time At Auction** Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A standing male figure, carved from a brown lightweight wood, with an integral rectangular pl

Nkisi power figure, Songe H: 71 cm (2' 4") Congo, early mid 20th century A male power figure adorned with many magical elements from the southeastern part of Congo. Such figures were handed over to a

Old African carved wooden figure, Baule - Bete. Ivory Coast. Late 19th - Early 20th Century. Tribally-used male ancestor figure with prominent scarifications and a strong presence. The face carved in

Apache Pictorial Olla early 20th century featuring Mountain Spirits, male figures, dogs, and horses height 18 inches x diameter 13 inches Sold to Benefit the U.S. Children's Center on Historical Educa

Italian gilt metal mantel clock, early 20th c., featuring cast metal male figure holding basket of flowers in worn gilded finish, standing next to white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, dial sig

Standing Back to Back Figures, Solomon Islands, Early -Mid 20th C. Paired male, female figures as a single presentation reoccurs in Solomon Island art. The present pair are joined at the heads and bac

Western Africa, Burkina Faso, Bamana/Turka peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely anthropomorphic representation of a standing male, hand-carved from a single piece of dark-brown wood. Th

West Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th century. These old and well-cared for examples of deceased male and female twin figures, known as Ibeji, most likely come from Osogbo or the Igbomina

Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure sta

**Originally Listed At $1800** Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet eni

Classical Carved Marble Male Figure, early 20th century. Unsigned. Dimensions: 43.25" H Property from the personal collection of Seymour Stein.

West Africa, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A male "ere ibeji" figure standing with both arms at his sides, carved with an integral base and beautifully adorned with many strands of colorful beads

A Yoruba Tribe Carved Wood Female Figure Holding a Lidded Cup, Nigeria, Early 20th Century. With male and female kneeling figures on lid of vessel. H: 17 1/2 W: 6 D: 9 in.

African Congo Yaku Suku Carved Male Ancestral Figure (20th Century) carved wood depicting carved a man squatting with a flat headdress piece.