Sold2023Shango Shrine Figure, Yoruba, NigeriaAfrican Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine Figure of a Kneeling Sango (Shango) devotee with double-axe (opa) headdress and satchel, holding an ose Sango (a wooden shaft with a double ax-head mSee Sold Price
Sold2021Yoruba hand carved wooden shrine figureHand carved wooden shrine figure, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, depicting a seated female with scarification and earrings holding an offering bowl on her lap, being carried on a litter by attendants, 18.75See Sold Price
Sold2022Female Shrine Figure with Bowl, Yoruba, NigeriaAfrican Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine figure of a woman holding a bowl, 19th/20th Century. Carved wood, dark patina with incised decoration detailed with blue and reddish/brown pigment. PSee Sold Price
Sold2016Female shrine figure.A female shrine figure, Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 31"x 8". In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic origin and not a exact date of creation. Unless stateSee Sold Price
Sold2015Standing maternity shango figure, 20th c.A carved wood standing Shango maternity figure. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 29 1/2"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TXSee Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba Shango Figure from Nigeria - African Tribal Art SculptureMeasurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 23" Width: 7" Depth: 4" Weight: 2 lbs A beautiful shango staff featuring a kneeling figure holding an object. About the Shango Staff<See Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba Mother Shrine FigureAfrican Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine Figure Depicting a Mother kneeling and holding forth a covered bowl, offering its edible contents to worshipers. Early 20th Century. The figure has aSee Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba Shango Figure on Base - Nigeria - African Tribal Art SculptureMeasurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 19.5" Width: 7.5" Depth: 3" Weight: 2.5 lbs An interesting shango staff with indigo pigment accents attached to metal base. About the ShanSee Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba Shango Figure on Base - Nigeria - African Tribal Art SculptureMeasurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 19.5" Width: 3.25" Depth: 2.5" Weight: 2 lbs A gorgeous Shango staff with a beaded necklace around neck and abdomen and secured to metal base.See Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba -Nigeria Sceptre with anthropomorphic figure or Shango. Hardwood with black patina. .Yoruba -Nigeria Sceptre with anthropomorphic figure or Shango. Hardwood with black patina. . . Cm 8,00 x 55,00 x 8,00.See Sold Price
Sold2022A Yoruba Igbomina Shrine Bowl Support Ex Samuelly CollectionA monumental and ancient carved wooden Offering shrine or bowl featuring a female Figure, Yoruba peoples, Igbomina region, Nigeria, Late 19th to mid-20th century, Wood, paint.This is a bowl carrier orSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. African Yoruba Wood Shango Cult Figure - OrishaAfrica, Yoruba, southwest Nigeria, ca. 1st half of 20th century CE. Wooden Shango cult figure depicting the deity Orisha whose power is imaged by thunder and lightning. Squatting female holding her peSee Sold Price
Sold2024Early 20th C. Yoruba Wooden Votive Statue**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall, wooden, phallic-shaped shrine or divination figure, in the form of a long, cylindrical body with a flaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare shrine sculpture "ogun" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, heavily sweating sacrificial patina in places, handwritten inventory no. "H.1797", old label with heavily faded writing: "This idol represents "Shango", God of Thunder. Ogun, God of War. Lent bySee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. African Yoruba Wood Maternity Shrine FigureWestern Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. An enormous, hand-carved wooden statue of a mother feeding her resting infant. She is seated upon a petite stool atop an integral, barSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Yoruba Pair of Shrine FiguresSchreinfigurenpaar Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H je 29 cm. Provenienz: - Helmut Zake (1918-1995), Heidelberg. - Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich (1928-2012), MĂĽnchen. - Auktionshaus ZemSee Sold Price
Sold20175 Yoruba Tribal Figures5 Yoruba Tribal Figures. Including 2 Shango forms. Nigeria, Africa. Carved wood. Largest Size: 29'' x 8'' x 10'' (74 x 20 x 25 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note:See Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba Pair of seated Shrine Figures, "onile"Sitzendes Schreinfiguren-Paar, "onile" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H ♀: 40 cm; ♂: 42 cm. Provenienz: deutsche Privatsammlung, Berlin. Thermolumineszenz-AltersbestiSee Sold Price
Sold2021YORUBA CARVED WOOD POLYCHROME WOMAN WITH BOWLAfrican tribal figures, Nigeria. Comprising a Yoruba female Shango staff carving / dance wand, together with a carved female figure, kneeling and holding a vessel in offering. Both vividly pigmented aSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Yoruba Shango Wand with Drummer EffigyA tall carved wooden staff figure featuring a Drummer, with tall central crest and traditional facial style. The staff has a well handled and worn surface. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figureSee Sold Price
Sold201919th Century Yoruba Eshu Staff Ex Sotheby's Park BernetA very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park BernSee Sold Price
Sold2023African, Yoruba, Nigeria, Shango Founder God Iron HatchetYoruba, Nigeria, Shango Founder God iron blade hatchet, carved wood handle with kneeling figure, aged patina, 18"h x 9"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2021Mid 20th C. Yoruba Wood Shango Staff w/ FiguresWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A remarkable ceremonial staff carved from wood with a double-headed axe finial supported by two seated figures boasting a rich shade of cSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Yoruba Wooden Shango w/ Blue PigmentWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A dark wood staff in the form of a human figure kneeling and holding up an elaborate bow-shaped headdress. The figure has classically YorSee Sold Price
May 22PiasaLarge box/cup carried by a kneeling woman, flanked by two small figures, Yoruba, Nigeria Wood and€800
May 30PasarelChief Zacheus Olowonubi Oloruntoba (Nigerian, 1934-2014) - Figures, Felt Pens on Canvas Mounted onUS$100
May 22PiasaPair of large Ibedji, Yoruba, Nigeria Wood, glass pearls and cowries Late 19th century H : 31 cm€800
May 22PiasaCimier Egungun, Yoruba, Nigeria XIXth century Six Neolithic axes in the cushion at the base of the€1,500
May 22PiasaIbedji, Yoruba, Nigeria Wood Late 19th century H: 24 cm Provenance: Ex Max Wilborg collection,€800
May 22PiasaPair of Ibedji, Yoruba, Nigeria Wood, glass beads Late 19th century H : 22 and 21,5 cm€700
May 22PiasaPair of Ibedji, Yoruba, Nigeria Wood, glass beads and bronze Late 19th - Early 20th century H : 26€800