Solomon Islands Seated Ancestor Figure

Solomon Islands Seated Ancestor Figure. Carved wood and shell. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 11'' x 4.5'' x 6'' (28 x 11 x 15 cm).

BIDJOGO WOOD SEATED MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE, BISSAGOS ISLAND, 19TH C., H 16 3/4":Carved as a seated male figure with staff. Measures H.16 3/4" x 6 1/4" x 5". Property of the Flint Institute of Arts. For

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like ornament from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting two opposing seated figures atop a circular form b

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving of an ancestor figure seated in

Oceania, Melenesia, Solomon Islands probably Barava 20th c. Fossilized currency shell "Tridacna Gigas" pictorial depicting two opposed male figures in a seated position above the circular base of semi

Indonesian Belu Ancestral Carved Wood Figure 20''x5.5''. Seated male or female ancestor figure. Patung or Flores islands. Natural age cracking and wear. 19th or 20th century.

wood, greyish brown patina, seated in typical posture with knees drawn up to the chest and arms folded across the knees, wing-shaped headdress and ear ornament in openwork design, dam., insect caused

**Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A lively, hand-built, and highly-burnished redware pottery figure seated on a pair of deli

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, c

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive polychrome seated figure, possibly a hunchback given his curved silhouette, with hands folded across his lap. His characterist

Old African Dogon Seated Ancestor Figure, carved wood, with weathering, Mali. Size: 24.5'' x 7.5'' x 7.5'' (62 x 19 x 19 cm). Provenance: Sam Hilu. Ex Collection of Bernard Barach. Please Note: There

West Africa, Mali or Burkina Faso, Dogon culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved ancestor or Tellem figure made from a warm red-brown sandstone in a stylized crouching position. The

African Igbo Bronze Seated Ancestor Figure. Size: 8'' x 4.25'' x 4.5'' (20 x 11 x 11 cm).

Moluccas Islands Ancestor Figure. Carved wood. For measures please refer to the pictures taken with a measuring tape. This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION: there are no hidden or confidential reserves, all ac

Nias Island Ancestor Figure, Indonesia. From an old French Oceanic collection. Size: 21'' x 6.25'' x 5.5'' (53 x 16 x 14 cm).

Group of five objects from the Caroline Islands. Four seated wooden figures, Palau or Satawan, Micronesia, ca. 1900-WWII-era. One sea urchin spine necklace, Palau, Micronesia, ca. early-mid 20th c. Di

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba/Kusu, ca. early 20th century CE. A remarkable carved-wood sculpture of a seated ancestor figure painted black and embellished w

A Bold carved wooden image of a seated Ancestor figure with white glass inset eyes and raised tribal scars on the abdomen. Bembe peoples, Congo, Africa. The Sculpture measures 12 inches tall, 13.5 inc

Seated wooden figure from the Caroline Islands, Palau or Satawan, Micronesia, WWII-era.Height: 8 in x width: 4 1/4 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.

Seated wooden figure from the Caroline Islands, Palau or Satawan, Micronesia, WWII-era.Height: 5 1/2 in x width: 2 3/4 in x depth: 3 in.

Metal . Gilt metal figure has water staining on patina. From a Long Island estate .Seated Figure

Pair of Chinese Seated Bronze Ancestor Figures, 20th C. (2 pcs.) (4) {WK} (ALEXC6231/2) Measurements: 7 H Please view our Terminology page to learn ho

Unusual Solomon Islands Shark Rider Figure. Carved wood and pigment. See: A Carved Wooden Fish Sculpture, Solomon Islands, Auctionata Paddle 8 AG, 4/21/2016, Lot 2; Solomon Islands Carved Wooden Fish

Standing Back to Back Figures, Solomon Islands, Early -Mid 20th C. Paired male, female figures as a single presentation reoccurs in Solomon Island art. The present pair are joined at the heads and bac