Rare Old Naga Animal Sculpture Collected 1970 Ex Museum

A very old and interesting zoomporphic wood carving from the Naga of Northern India. Carved wood with a very well weathered and worn surface, possibly dating to the early 20th century. The figure meas

This is an antique carved wooden male effigies shown in a ":thinker" pose. The Naga , a fierce head hunting tribe were known for their use of trophy heads as part of their shrines and ritual dances. T

A Carved wooden seated ancestor sculpture with classic archaic features and a well handled and worn surface. Naga peoples, India. Provenance: Collected by Museum Curator Paul Hendricks in 1970 while t

A Carved wooden seated ancestor sculpture with classic archaic features and a well handled and worn surface. Naga peoples, India. Provenance: Collected by Museum Curator Paul Hendricks in 1970 while t

This is a very rare old field used Nkuma Washkuk Mindja board. The carving measures 37.5 inches tall and has been mounted to a metal display stand. Nkuma Washkuk, Amaki Village, Papua New Guinea. *Pro

This is a very rare old Kuba initiation figure , with an incredibly deep well handled surface patina and plenty of signs of age and field use. Provenance: Field collected by Lawson Mooney, Ex Director

A rare snake vertebrae necklace collected in situ in the Mid 20th century, Bontoc peoples, Philippines. The necklace measures 20 inches around. Collected by Paul Hendricks , Ex Museum of Oddities, Met

A Very rare old carved wooden head dress sculpture from the Igbo Ekpeye peoples of Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture has ornate painted form and design. Loss to both arms, long ago. The sculpture has bee

A carved wooden basket with a sword wielding Head hunter or warrior carved in relief and a rattan back. Collected in situ in the mid 20th century by Museum Owner. Naga peoples, Nagaland, Northeastern

Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestor

This is a very rare and impressive old carved wooden stool , with tall carved ancestor sculpture back rest, incised designs and open work legs. This stool collected in Tanzania by Professor Charles Bo

A tall carved wooden sculpture depicting a helmeted male figure standing atop a well weathered circular iron base. Most likely created as a protective idol for a home or shrine. The sculpture measures

A Very finely carved and well weathered old Hemba male ancestor sculpture, with obvious age, wear and decay. Hemba peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture has been professionally mounted to a display st

This is an antique pair of carved wooden effigies, one shown wearing trophy skull necklaces. The Naga, a fierce head hunting tribe were known for their use of trophy heads as part of their shrines and

A wonderful stylized Avian form Bronze with burial patina. Dogon or related ethnic group, Mali, West Africa. The bronze measures 7 inches tall. Ex Michael Rhodes Gallery, NYC.

This is an antique carved wooden female idol shown in squatting / seated position with an aggressive energetic face. The Naga , a fierce head hunting tribe were known for their use of animist shrines

A carved wooden mask with energetic face and broad grimace , perhaps representing a Trophy head, however it is larger then most smaller heads and is "mask size" Collected in situ 1970 and was part of

A very fine and old Lega Iginga figure , a carved wooden shrine idol with weathered and worn surface patina. Iginga is a generic Lega term for human figurines owned by the highest-ranking members of t

A Carved wooden dance mask with classic comb like superstructure, large nose and stylized face and adorned with cowrie shells. The mask is well handled and worn, with old labels on the back. Bamana Pe

A very old and weathered ancestor sculpture with encrusted areas on the surface indicating sacrificial matter and ritual use. Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa. The Sculpture measures 10 inches tall on

A Lovely antique Shoe form with detailed painted designs and floral motifs. Measures 10.5 inches. Provenance: Collected in Mexico in 1970: Ex Museum of Oddities, Metamora, Indiana.

A large and rare stylized terracotta vessel with raised knobs, decorated handles and a spot, with heavily encrusted surface suggesting a ceremonial vessel or cooking vessel. Luzon region, Philippines.

This is a very old tribal made coiled brass bangle which was traditionally worn by a wealthy Ifugao woman. They are usually worn on the right wrist but wealthier women are said to have worn them in bo

This is a very rare old wood carved Avian mask, Bini peoples, Benin, West Africa.Carved wood that has grown quite light weight from age, with a well weathered and eroded surface, with well worn attach