WEST AFRICAN TRIBAL MUSICAL FETISH

West African tribal musical instrument, kora lute with six strings and cowrie shell decoration. 28" L. Occasional wear, lacking one shell.

This is a wild and fantastic Gere / Wobe peoples mask from Cote D'Ivoire , West Africa. Carved from a heavy dense wood with a heavy encrusted patina and a assemblage of wild goat horns, all set into a

An unusual and rare carved stone horned fetish figure from the Ewe peoples of Togo, West Africa. The figure measures 13 inches tall ( 16 inches tall on professional display stand which is included) Th

A carved wooden shrine idol embellished with seeds and shells, bells and iron spikes in the ears,mouth and top of the head. Fon or related ethnic group, Togo or Dahomey, West Africa. The Idol measures

This is a wild and fantastic Gere Wobe peoples mask from the Ivory Coast, West Africa. Carved heavy dense wood with a heavy encrusted patina and a crown of wild goat horns, all set into a bold pattern

A Bocio double image set into a Asen ritual staff, Fon peoples, Togo / Dahomey, West Africa. featuring a pair of carved spirit idols set into a ritual Asen staff, which were created to honor ancestor

A Carved wooden Vodun effigy with various magic regalia attached and bound to a shrine fetish with encrusted surface and signs of ritual use. Fon peoples, Togo/Dahomey, West Africa. The sculpture meas

A carved wooden Monkey effigy with thick encrusted surface and signs of weathering and wear. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Monkey sculpture measure 16.25 inches tall x 3 x 3 inches wide

Authentic old Fon Vodun/Voodoo bottle fetish from Togo / Dahomey, West Africa. The Fetish bottle has two carved wooden idols sealed in cow dung and a Iron snake atop the corked bottle. The Bottle is u

This is a wild and fantastic Gere / Wobe peoples mask from Cote D'Ivoire , West Africa. Carved from a heavy dense wood with a heavy encrusted patina and a assemblage of wild goat horns, all set into a

This is a wild and fantastic Gere Wobe peoples mask from the Ivory Coast, West Africa. Carved heavy dense wood with a heavy encrusted patina and a crown of wild goat horns, all set into a bold pattern

This is a large and fascinating older carved wooden shrine idol from the Ewe peoples of Togo / Dahomey, West Africa. The idol has been painted white and features 3 heads looking in every direction wit

A bold and dramatic example of the Vodun shrine art, a pair of Bocio or spirit figures Bound together with various magic implements and offerings. Ewe or related ethnic group, Benin, West Africa. The

Carved wooden Monkey totem from the Baule , Ivory Coast, West Africa. Adorned with old bell, fetish bundle and thick organic pigment. Measures 17.5 inches tall.

Carved wooden stylized spirit form from Togo, West Africa. A carved wooden idol known as a "Tchitcheri" which was considered a healing magical statue. The sculpture measures 26 inches tall.

A carved wooden musical instrument with elaborate raised designs , mineral pigments and a wonderful overall form. The Drum measures 23.5 inches tall. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Provenanc

A Carved wooden fetish idol with very squared off form and heavy patina of sacrificial matter and indigo dye. Ewe peoples, Togo or Dahomey, West Africa. The fetish measures 10 inches tall.

A Carved wooden fetish idol with very simplistic form and heavy patina of sacrificial matter and indigo dye. Ewe peoples, Togo or Dahomey, West Africa. The fetish measures 10 inches tall.

This is a very rare and quite old Dogon ancestor fetish from Mali, West Africa. Carved wood with undeniable weathered and worn, worn smooth from handling and evidence of a ritual or sacrificial patina

A set of two carved wooden male and female idols from the Ewe peoples of Ghana, West Africa. Well worn and polished, such idols were traditionally rubbed and cared for as living spirits , a similar tr

A very strange carved canine fetish with mask faces on the side and a dog like face wearing a finely carved Dan face mask. Dan peoples, Ivory coast, West Africa. The Dog like sculpture measures 19 inc

A uncommon cast bronze mask in classic form and embellished with fetish material , shells and textiles. The only one we have encountered. Loma peoples, Liberia, West Africa. The mask measures 13.5 x 6

This is a very rare and unusual magic fetish from the Kissi peoples of Sierra leone, West Africa. A heavily encrusted vessel with a carved stone topper in the form of an ancestor head. The vessel has

A well weathered and worn carved wooden shrine idol with cubistic features. Such idols are often linked to healing rituals. Chamba or Mumuye ethnic group, Nigeria, West Africa. Custom mounted. measure