LOVELY OLD BAULE PAINTED MINIATURE FEMALE IDOL

A lovely old carved wood and painted female effigy with stylized coiffure,ringed neck, hands held down along the torso, protruding navel and accented breast. Obvious weathering and handling suggest ri

A lovely old carved wooden female effigy with stylized coiffure, hands held down along the torso, protruding navel and old glass beads around the waist. Obvious weathering and handling suggest ritual

A very old, eroded and well weathered shrine idol, painted red and accented with black pigments and incised linear designs. The sculpture measures 14 inches tall / 14.5 on display stand. Provenance: A

Carved wooden female sculpture with incised and raised scarifications and shown wearing a small skirt or "sex cache". Baule peoples, Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. A vintage example with some age and wea

Date: Ca. 3300 - 2000 BC Material: Terracotta Provenance: Obtained from an old British collection, purchased from a private collector in London, acquired between 1960 - 1990. Dimensions: 112mm; 39.8mm

A Carved wooden effigy of a young male embellished with raised scar patterns, facial scars, bracelet and coiffure. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 13.75 inches tall ( 1

Old vintage example of the Baule arts of west Africa. Excellent older carving with age and wear.Condition Report: Very well weathered and worn, stress fractures and wear, in fair condition.Provenance:

This is a lovely vintage carved wooden set of a male and female mated couple, from the Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Elaborate and precise designs, raised tattoos and overall well handled a

This is a very fine old Baule or Akan peoples Sling Shot from Cote De Ivorie, West Africa. Carved wooden Sling Shot with a gorgeous female figurative handle, a lovely older example. Acquired from a Pr

A Vintage to antique Baule female sculpture with painted skirt and gold earring. An older example, perhaps dating back to the colonial era. The sculpture measures 13.25 inches tall.Baule peoples, Cote

A finely carved wooden female effigy with red painted surface, painted necklace and coiffure and a textile garment. Likely an antique example with signs of field use and wear. Baule peoples, Ivory Coa

Old Baule wood sculpture of a female Spirit Wife , Or "Blolo Bla" from Cote De Ivorie, West Africa. This Vintage to antique idol has a very well worn and well handled surface patina.The sculpture meas

A Charming old well handled carved wooden slingshot featuring a carved female figure with black and blue painted sections and a well handled surface. The Sling shot measures 6 inches on metal base. Ba

A Carved wooden effigy of a young female, perhaps used as a divination Oracle. The sculpture has two carved animal horn motifs at the center of the chest, as well as numerous incised designs and raise

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved and red-painted female figure shown seated upon bent legs with an integral chair back fo

Carved from a heavy dense wood and hand painted in a brilliant red color with charming dress and hand bag, sandals on her feet. The sculpture measures 24 inches tall. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West

Two miniature portraits of 2 women painted in watercolour. Both in old frames. Good condition. Image size, 2" high x 2" wide.

A large and impressive old Pende female ancestor sculpture with well weathered surface and shown with one had to her breast, perhaps suggesting a fertility idol. The hard wood sculpture was painted wi

This is an antique Colinial era wood sculpture dating to the early 20th century, so around 75 to 100 years old. The sculpture shows a traditional native female figure with red painted surface and clas

Carved and Painted Miniature Female Ruff, A. Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts, early 20th century, with breeding plumage, on a domed base with a circular Crowell stamp in ink, ht. 3 in.

A very old and interesting carved wooden female effigy with well worn and well handled surface, and shown with a highly stylized coiffure, with hair pins and top knots, buns and such. The sculpture ha

A Carved wooden effigy of a young female embellished with raised scar patterns, facial scars and finely carved coiffure. In the Baule world a experiences physical or emotional distress often seeks the

A very fine carved wooden female effigy known as a "Blolo Bla" . The Baule believe that, in the otherworld called Blolo, all human beings were married before birth. These spirit spouses called blolo b

A very fine old and rare Diviners maskette , a carved wooden miniature mask with traditional face, linear designs accenting kaolin clay and a very well handled surface patina. Worn as a pectoral by a