Old female ancestor figure - LOBI - (+ provenance)

Date: Mid 20th century Origin/Tribe: Burkina Faso - Afrika Material: Wood Dimensions: 30 Additional Information: This Lobi bateba figure represented a female ancestor who was kept in a small sacred ro

From Burkina Faso or Mali. A hard wood carved stylized standing female figure with bulging eye lids, jutting jaw, hands to sides and angular breasts. A good old piece.Size 9-1/4 in H. + custom mount.

A rare old carved wooden ancestor effigy, a male and female riding "piggyback" with weathered and worn surface. Bembe peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 24 inches tall . : Provenance: Ex Jean

Old carved wooden female ancestor figure shown in kneeling position. Golden honey brown patina and a heavily worn and well handled surface, suggesting great age. East Africa, Tanzania.

An exceptional and particularly old (probably early 19th century) from Burkina Faso, with near full remains of its white kaolin surface. Carved of extremely heavy and dense light toned hardwood. With

African Dogon Female Ancestor Figure. Carved wood; on Included stand. Provenance: A Private Oregon collection.Size: 34'' x 9.5'' (86 x 24 cm) Height on Stand: 35" (89 cm).

Sierra Leone; Minde Tribe. A wood female ancestor figure of stylized form. Old auction tag under custom base. 19.25" (48 cm) Willis Henry Auction, 1980's.

TRIBAL: Large Dogon Mask, Mali, 20th C., wood, large Dogon dance mask with female ancestor figure with arms raised, old repair to left arm, wear consistent with age and use, approximately 37" h. [PROV

Antique African Montol Peoples Female Ancestor Figure, Nigeria. Carved wood, on base. 1908 inscribed on base of statue. Provenance: accessioned by the Seattle Art Museum in 1908; deaccessioned 1996. S

Large African Carved Wood Female Ancestor Figure, 20th c., from the Dogon tribe, Mali, H.- 63 1/2 in., W.- 9 in., D.- 14 in. Provenance: from the Estate of John C. McNeese, New Orleans, Louisiana.

A very fine carved wooden spoon with an elegant female ancestor figure as the handle and a well handled smooth surface patina. Ifugao peoples, Luzon Island, Philippines. The spoon measures 6.75 inches

Ca. late 19th to first half 20thC. Fair with wood losses, a missing ear, and various wood age faults. Age-appropriate for a statue as old as this one. Considered a Luba style, this standing figure fea

DESCRIPTION: Middle Sepik River, New Guinea polychrome female ancestor figure wearing cloth loincloth with heart shaped face and hook nose. Attached to wood pedestal. PROVENANCE: From the Saul and Flo

Old ancestral figure pair -West Timor - Indonesia Mesurements: cm 55 x 10 (inches: 18" x 4") Period: middle 20th century Provenance: Indonesian collection Old pair of ancestor figures, both figures ar

Large ancestor female figure with headdress carved as a bird WEST TIMOR wood cm 58 x 8,5 ( 23" x 3.4") 1060 g Old finely carved figure depicting female ancestor with naked breast, traditional fringed

Carved from an incredibly heavy and dense wood ( like Iron wood) and highly stylized female form, with archaic female holding long breast, the sign of a elderly woman. This figure has old collection o

Carved from an incredibly heavy and dense wood with almost cubistic features, traditional form and golden honey colored patina from handling. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measures 37 inches

A carved wooden female effigy of a ancestor with incised tribal designs, stylized coiffure and exaggerated feet. Chokwe peoples, Angola, Africa. The figure measures 16.5 inches tall on wooden base. Th

This is a very old carved wooden female idol with unusual traditional features and a weathered surface suggesting some age. Such sculptures were placed on shrines as protection from evil spirits. From

This is a very old carved wooden female idol with unusual traditional features and a weathered surface suggesting some age. Such sculptures were placed on shrines as protection from evil spirits. From

Large Lobi Female Figure, Burkina Faso Wood with dark brown encrusted patina Height 32 1/4in (82cm) Provenance Constance McCormick Fearing Collection, Santa Barbara, CA, acquired in the 1960s Thence b

Lobi Female Figure, Burkina Faso Wood with dark brown patina Height 19in (48.3cm) Provenance Constance McCormick Fearing Collection, Santa Barbara, CA, acquired in the 1960s Thence by descent Lot to b

Carved from an incredibly heavy and dense wood with a high stylized form, and well handled surface patina. The figure has been custom mounted because of the loss to its legs long ago. Luguru or relate

African Lobi Ancestor Figure, Burkina Faso. Carved wood. On Included stand. Provenance: Private Collection, NY. Size: 17.5'' x 3.5'' x 4'' (44 x 9 x 10 cm) Height on Stand: 19.5" (50 cm).