Sold2017Mumuye Ancestral Figure Wood Figure, Nigeria. ProvMumuye Ancestral Figure Wood Figure, Nigeria. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custom Made Metal StandSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Nigerian Mumuye Wood Female FigureWest Africa, Middle Benue River Valley, Nigeria, Mumuye peoples, ca. 1970s CE. A superb and sizable hand-carved wooden female ancestral figure standing atop a pair of short, delineated legs with pointSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Mumuye Carved Wood FigureAfrican Mumuye Carved Wood Figure, Nigeria, incised geometric designs, h. 18 3/4 in., w. 3 1/4 in., d. 3 in.; mounted on wood stand, overall h. 20 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Curator and Scholar andSee Sold Price
Sold2016Mumuye wooden figure.A standing wood figure, Nigeria, Mumuye. 20th century. 48"Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic orSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Mumuye Wood FigureA Mumuye Wood Figure West Africa, Nigeria Height 29 1/8 inches (74 cm). Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance: Gifted in 1991 (Inv. no. 1991.018).See Sold Price
Sold2021African Mumuye Power Figure, NigeriaAfrican Mumuye Power Figure, Nigeria. Carved wood. Size: 46'' x 9'' x 13'' (117 x 23 x 33 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2023African Carved Wood Standing FigureProperty from the Estate of David Rapkin Description: African Carved Wood Standing Figure, probably Mumuye, Nigeria, the standing figure with stylized features. Provenance: Exhibited "AfSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Mumuye Wood Female Figure Height 26 11/16 inches (68 cm).A Mumuye Wood Female Figure West Africa, Nigeria Height 26 11/16 inches (68 cm). Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance: Gifted in 1992 (Inv. no. 1992.072).See Sold Price
Sold2024African Mumuye Iagalagana Figure Wood SculptureAfrican Mumuye Female Figure Carved Wood Dola Sculpture, Nigeria, standing elongated figure with crest on head, mounted on wood base. Sculpture: 27.5" H 5" W x 3.5" D, base: 2" H x 7" W x 7" D. ProvenSee Sold Price
Sold2018Two Mumuye Wood Figures.Two Mumuye Wood Figures. Two Iagalagana by the Mumuye people of Nigeria depicting a man and a woman. Together with a Mambila mask; Mambila Suaga, Mambila people, Nigeria/Cameroon, Central Africa. PainSee Sold Price
Sold2020Mumuye Figure, Nigeria, 20th c.A Mumuye figure. Nigeria, West Africa. 20th century. Wood. 39 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 8". Condition: includes stand. Insect damage to legs. Provenance: Private dealer, Brussels. Private New York Collection.See Sold Price
Sold2020AFRICAN CARVINGMumuye Wood Male Figure with wide thighs and dagger slung on hip, on black wood base, Nigeria, 16 3/4" tall figure only. Age and use patina. Provenance: From the Estate of Thomas Cavanaugh of Maine anSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Mumuye Wood Standing Ancestor FigureAfrican Mumuye Carved Wood Standing Ancestor Figure, Upper Benue River Region, Nigeria, incised geometric designs, h. 13 3/4 in., w. 4 in., d. 4 1/4 in.; mounted on wood stand, overall h. 15 in. ProveSee Sold Price
Sold2022Mambila People Spirit MaskEarly 20th c Mambila People Spirit (Nigeria/Cameroon) Tadep ancestral Mask With Totem Figure Carved wood , Rams horns, raffia shroud,red seeds/beads with red polychrome, 18 x 12 x 12"See Sold Price
Sold2022Anthropomorphic figure "jagana" - Nigeria, Mumuyewood, kaolin, camwood powder, rest., base Mumuye figures have different names depending on their region and function: "jagana" ("child of medicine"), "lagana" ("medicinal wood"), "sukp(w)a", "janari",See Sold Price
Sold2018STYLE OF PEOPLE IBO NIGERIA BIG MALE ANCESTRAL FIGUREProperty of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation FundTo be sold subject to no reserveSTYLE OF Big Male Ancestral Figure large light colored carved wood of full young male figure standingSee Sold Price
Sold2021Chamba Peoples, (6) spike figuresChamba Peoples, (6) spike figures, Nigeria, Benue Valley Region, columnar, abstracted carved wood figures with protruding iron spike, to be placed in ancestral shrines, mounted on black wood bases, 23See Sold Price
Sold201819th C. African Tiv Wood Female Ihambe Figure - RareWest Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standinSee Sold Price
2018Fine Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor FigureWestern 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 staSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor Figure**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 eniSee Sold Price
Sold2020AFRICAN CARVINGMumuye Standing Ancestral Shrine Figure (to watch over the family after a death), with elevated hair form, diagonal profile carving, North Nigeria-Sudan, 21" x 4 1/2". Wear from age and use. ProvenancSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Mumuye Figure, iagalagana Benue River ValleyA Mumuye Figure, iagalagana Benue River Valley, Nigeria, 20th century Wood with black coloration, remainder of red and white earth pigments in crevices and under chin. Of typical form with front of leSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare Mumuye One Armed Healing Fetish, African ArtThis is a rare and powerful old wood sculpture of a Healing fetish known as a "Lagalagana" idol. Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa.Mumuye Lagalagana figures were carved by village blacksmiths for use asSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Idoma Anjenu FigureAfrican, 20th Century. Likely Idoma people of Nigeria, this carved wood and painted ancestral statuary measures approximately 34" high, 11" wide and 11" deep. The paint shows wear throughout but the oSee Sold Price
6 days LeftWorthington GalleriesAntique African Carved Wood Igbo Shrine Figure; Ikenga, Igbo People, NigeriaUS$50
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