Sumba Island Ancestor sculpture, Indonesian Tribal Art

A Carved wooden shrine sculpture with archaic features and well weathered surface. Likely a personal shrine object. The figure measures 5.75 inches tall. From Sumba island, Indonesia.

Carved wooden female ancestor image with thick organic pigment and wonderfully stylized form. From the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Measures 17 inches tall. From the Dogon peoples of Mali, West

This is a fascinating vintage wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. A highly stylized ancestral effigy featuring 2 Male and 2 female ancestors, all "bound" together in a circle.

A handsome and interesting carved wooden idol with classic primitive face accented with kaolin clay and a wonderful abstract form with hand in the air. Lega peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measu

Tall carved wooden female ancestor sculpture with incised geometric designs and white and red kaolin clay mineral pigments. Tshogo or Vuvi peoples, Gabon, Africa. The statue measures 27 inches tall.

A Finely carved wooden shrine idol depicting an ancestor with highly stylized arms and form. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The wooden sculpture measures 12 inches tall.

CONGO DRC Cute Ancestor Figure BOYO BUYU Beautiful sculpture and patina The Boyo, or Buyu live in eastern Congo They are known for their effigies of royal ancestors called Mizimu or Misi Characteristi

CONGO DRC Cute TABWA ancestor figure The Tabwa are a small people of Central Africa, they live mainly in eastern DRC, but also in Zambia and Tanzania. Characteristics : TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure

Shoulder wrap or mantle with ikat motifs. Sumba Island, Indonesia.

Ritual dagger with head on handle. Sumba Island, Indonesia. Wood, metal. L: 23". Shipping costs noted below are estimates fo

This is a very fine and vintage Ancestor sculpture from the Azande peoples, DRC / Congo central Africa. Carved from a single piece of wood with a well handled and weathered surface patina, adorned wit

A very finely carved wooden set of Male and female ancestor sculptures from the Chamba peoples of Nigeria, Africa. Custom mounted to professional display stand. The couple measure 11.5 ( 13.5 inches t

A Fine Dayak beaded panel from a ritual skirt featuring ancestor motifs. Dayak peoples, Borneo / Kalimantan. The panel measures 12 x 8 inches. Provenance: Field collected in Kalimantan by Michelle Mic

A Carved wooden primitive mask with a well weathered and worn surface and very simple facial treatment. Timor Island, Indonesia. The mask was carved from a hard wood and measures 9 x 5.5 inches. A met

This is a very interesting old wooden effigy of a Male ancestor holding an offering bowl. This sculpture likely represents a Hogon or village medicine man / Priest.The Dogon peoples depend spiritually

A handsome Old Mangbetu sculpture of a male ancestor with tribal tatoo designs and a long extended head, evidence of the tradition of cranial deformation. This wood sculpture is a vintage to antique e

Gorgeous Ornate hard wood carving of a Bird of paradise from the island of Borneo, Indonesia. Measures 28 x 19 x 9 inches.

A Carved wooden effigy of a male ancestor with stylized face, chin and barrel like torso. Makonde or related peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The figure has been custom mounted and measures 16 inches tall.

This is a very old wooden ancestor shrine sculpture head from Western Nepal. Such sculptures were placed on bridges, at crossroads and placed on shrines and fresh water springs as protection from evil

Title: Biteki Bembe, Béembé wood figure - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Description: Beembé are appreciated in African art for the care and finishing of ancestor sculptures for fertility and h

Carved limestone marker with anthropomorphic image and some geometric designs. The stone has some lichen like growth on it and is in overall fair condition, no breaks or repairs. Sumba island style ca

Woven cotton panel with designs and embroidered ancestor motifs. From Sumba island, Indonesia. Measures 24.5" x 10" (62 x 25 cm) Collected in early 1980's in Indonesia.

This is a vintage Batak style ancestor sculpture from Sumatra, Indonesia. This is a silver plated bronze with obvious weathering and erosion. There is a green patina forming on the silver plated bronz

Island Ancestors Oceanic Art from the Masco Collection Wardwell, Allen Washington / Detroit: University of Washington Press / The Detroit Institute of Arts Founders Society (1994). ISBN: 0-295-97330-7