Senufo Female Sculpture Ex Dr Noble Endicott Collection

A Finely carved wooden female sculpture with tall coiffure, large hands and feet and round bosom and a deep well handled surface patina. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Statue measures 7

A very Fine carved wooden female Mvunzi Cult idol, with serene facial features, classic form, showing her hands to the chest and large oval eyes. Holo peoples , DRC/ Congo / Angola Border region, Afri

A Charming carved wooden female effigy with bowl / burden considered a stylized ancestor sculpture , Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast. The sculpture measures 12.75 inches tall. provenance: Dr Brian healy e

A tall slender wooden sculpture with a wonderful stylized form and encrusted surface suggesting offerings over many years. Known as a Bateba Ti Bala, this female effigy is shown with the child riding

A finely carved wooden effigy of a female ancestor with a raised tribal tattoos or scars. The Tabwa depend spiritually upon mipasi (ancestral spirits) for guidance and wisdom. This female sculpture ha

A long carved wooden avian form flute with mask like face, traditional style and deep well handled surface patina. Bobo peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The flute measures 24 inches tall on its cus

A rare old carved wooden female effigy with wonderfully stylized coiffure,painted black and white sections, carved wooden wrap skirt ,bent legs and hands to abdomen, raised scars and wonderful form. G

A finely carved wooden horse and rider effigy sculpture, finely rendered with stylized riders face, shown with whip and holding the reigns, and the horse itself has a wonderfully exaggerated face. Yor

Carved wooden fragment of a stool featuring two ancestors as the main supports as well as a nicely carved seat. The Stool has lost its base some time agi and has been professionally custom mounted to

A carved wooden male effigy with hands in prayer like pose and classic facial style and form. Bamun or Bamileke peoples, Cameroon Grasslands, Africa. The sculpture measures 11.5 inches tall. Provenanc

A highly stylized carved wooden female effigy with wonderfully exaggerated facial features and form. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The figure measures 12.25 ( 13.5 on wood base) Provenance: The

A very unusual carved wooden zoomorphic shrine object in the form of a warthog with semi circular forms attached, incised with geometric designs accented with kaolin clay pigments. The sculpture measu

A charming carved wooden female effigy with raised scar designs and classic facial features and form, lovely patina. The sculpture measures 11.5 inches tall. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. P

A charming old field used brass and wood tobacco pipe from the Dinka Nomadic peoples of Sudan, Africa. The Pipe measures 7.25 x 2 inches. Provenance: Ex Dr Noble & Jean Endicott collection, New York.

This is a very rare old ancestor idol figure from the Senufo peoples,Mali, Africa. A Fine older male ancestor with well weathered and well handled surface. The figure measures 15 inches tall ( 18 inch

A fine carved wooden avian form heddle pulley from a weaving loom featuring a well carved hornbill bird head traditional form, incised linear designs and a deep well handled surface, with much evidenc

A classic carved wooden zoomorphic heddle weaving pulley in avain form of a Horn Bill bird, a totem animal of the Poro society. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Pulley measures 6.5 x 3.5

Carved wood , painted with kaolin clay pigments. Ewe shrine Figure, Ghana/ Togo, West Africa. Exhibited SMA Museum of African Art in 2012. Provenance: Ex Collection Dr Noble & Jean Endicott, NYC. The

A very old and worn carved wooden camel bell with weathered surface suggesting field use over generations. The Bell measures 6.5 x 8 x 3.75 inches. Provenance: Ex Collection Dr Jean & Noble Endicott c

An elegant well worn slingshot, the handle evolves into a female form with well carved face and head and a well handled patina. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Slingshot measures 9.5 inch

A carved wooden female effigy with head tilted slightly back looking to the stars, and featuring traditional scar designs on the face and a well weathered and worn surface patina. Abron peoples, Ghana

A finely cast pair of antiques, possibly 19th century bronze bangles most likely from the Tikar of Cameroon, or a related ethnic group. The bangles measure 3.75 inches across. Provenance: Ex Dr Noble

This is a rare ancient terracotta head which would have commemorated a member of a royal family who lived in what is now south central Ghana. Such sculptures, viewed as substitutes for the deceased, w

A carved pair of Twin sisters with deep well handled and smooth surfaces suggesting ritual use over many years. The twins females have been ritually fed and bathed as part of a tradition to honor the