Sold2016RAJA ISLAND ANCESTRAL FIGURE EWX. IRWIN HERSEYCarved wooden figure, Waigeo Island. Irian Yaya Indonesia. Figure has removable arms as made. Missing cloth elements. Shows age wear. Difficult to find. Provenance; Irwin Hershey, New York 1988. BanksSee Sold Price
Sold2015Salomun Island ancestral figure.Shell, patina of time. Salomun Islands, 15,5x12cm. Provenance : Former collection Holger Braun.See Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Luba Kalanga Figure Ex Irwin Hersey CollectionA Fine carved wooden sculpture with highly stylized and elongated features and a undeniable well handled surface patina. Luba / Kalanga peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 8.75 inchesSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. Marquesas Islands Wooden Ancestral FigureFrench Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden figure representative of a deceased ancestor. The statue has a rotund body which sports a pair of nubbin-shaped legSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Large Stone Artifact Figure Possibly Pre Colombian Was Repaired Or Sumba Island Stone Ancestral FiA Large Stone Artifact Figure Possibly Pre Colombian Was Repaired Or Sumba Island Stone Ancestral Figure I Am Not Sure. Measure 16.5". READ CAREFULLY! Please carefully read our terms of sale, shippingSee Sold Price
Sold2018Coconut Grater Ancestral Female Figure Flores IslandLarge coconut grater with ancestral female figure- Flores island - tribal Coconut grater from Flores island, decorated with female ancestral figure. Signs of use and some wormholes but the wood remainSee Sold Price
Sold2018Marine Fossil Leti Ancestral FigureMarine fossil ancestral figure - Leti island Mesurements: 18,5 cm (base diameter); Figure of ancestor in sitting position. Long hearrings symbolize high social rank, very finally carved. Please note tSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Azande Male sculpture Ex Irwin HerseyA very Fine early 20th century carved wooden male sculpture with stylized torso and dramatic facial features. The figure has a well handled surface patina suggesting good age. Azande peoples, Congo, cSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Ovimbundu Staff Ex Sotheby's, Ex Irwin HerseyA Rare Ovimbundu Staff Ex Sotheby's, Ex Irwin Hersey.A carved wooden colonial era staff with a honey colored surface patina and featuring an anthropomorphic figure in colonial garb.Ovimbundu peoples,See Sold Price
Sold2024A Songye Prestige Staff Ex Irwin Hersey CollectionA very finely carved wooden staff or cane with a ancestor figure on top with kifwebe society like features and deep well handled surface patina. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Staff mSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Songye Magic fetish Idol, Ex Irwin Hersey CollectionA Carved wooden shrine idol with classic facial features and form, embellished with metal tacks and decorated with glass beads. Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The figure measures 8 incheSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Sumatran Nias Wood Adu Zatua FigureSoutheast 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 inSee Sold Price
Sold2020(7pc) COLLECTION PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED FIGURESincluding Ramu River ancestral figures, including three or more attributed to the Misingi Village, as well as a Kadovar Island betel nut mortar h. 9 in. (largest) Provenance: from the estate of the laSee Sold Price
Sold2019A PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROWA 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 centerSee Sold Price
SoldA LOBI MALE FIGURE, BURKINA FASOA LOBI MALE FIGURE, BURKINA FASO bateba Wood with light brown encrusted patina Height 13 1/4in (33.5cm) Provenance Irwin and Marcia Hersey Collection, New York Swiss Private Collection, acquired fromSee Sold Price
Sold2021Taino Ceremonial Axe w/ Shaman Figure (900-1500 AD)Taino Ceremonial Axe w/ Shaman Figure (900-1500 AD) The most numerous category of polished stone sculpture emerging from the TaÃno world of the ancestral Caribbean islands are ceremonial axes and blaSee Sold Price
Sold2016Indonesian Belu Ancestral Carved Wood FigureIndonesian Belu Ancestral Carved Wood Figure 20''x5.5''. Seated male or female ancestor figure. Patung or Flores islands. Natural age cracking and wear. 19th or 20th century.See Sold Price
Sold2017Fine Bankoni Terracotta Ancestral FigureWest Africa, Mali, Bankoni style, ca. 12th to 16th century CE. A wonderful abstract figure with an elongated, expressive form with massive long legs and smallish upper body. The head is in an upward pSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Fine Ubangi African Pipe, Ex Museum/ Ex Irwin HerseyThis rare pipe is a excellent example of the style, classically represents a stylized character, the abdomen swollen by the obliquely cut bowl, The round head, enlarged by the hemispherical ears, offeSee Sold Price
Sold2022Exceedingly Rare Holo Holo Polychromed Helmet mask Ex Irwin HerseyCarved wooden helmet dance mask with red,blue and white kaolin clay pigments and an overall charming style. Holo Holo peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Helmet mask measures 10 x 9 inches. A metal displSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare PNG Polychrome Wood Ancestral FigurePapua New Guinea, ca. 1940 CE. Extremely rare and important wooden ancestoral figure painted in red, yellow and green. While finding polychrome ancestoral figures is not all that rare, this unusual exSee Sold Price
Sold2022Dogon Ancestral Figure, Yombe Power FetishType: Carving / sculptureMaterials: Wood, feathersMarkings & Inscriptions: UnmarkedDate: Early to mid 20th centuryMaker: African (Mali, Congo)Description: To wood carvings, include a Dogon ancestral cSee Sold Price
Sold2020Pair of Chinese Blue and White Ancestral FiguresPair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ancestral Figures 20th century, the man seated in a dragon armchair and the woman seated in a rooster armchair. h. 15", w. 9-1/2", d. 5" Provenance: The EstateSee 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
May 19World Auction Gallery LLCFerdinand Barbedienne Bronze Sculpture Along w/ an Art Deco FigureUS$150(2 bids)
1 day LeftTopwellsA Chinese Carved Rose Quartz Figure of Guanyin, Late Qing Dynasty/Republic PeriodUS$200
4 days LeftWorld Auction Gallery LLCVintage White Green Probably Jade Guanyin Figure w/ Wood BaseUS$50