A Moba Tchitcheri Shrine Idol

A carved wooden human effigy with a highly stylized form and very well weathered surface. Tchitcheri are symbols of ancestral spirits and are often placed in the ground around the home and shrines. Mo

A carved wooden image of a spirit with heavily eroded surface,known as a Tchitcheri Shrine Figure, such idols were used by the Moba peoples as a medium to the spirit world. Measures 14.5 inches tall.

A Tall Moba Tchitcheri Ancestor shrine sculpture, carved from a hard dense wood, this human effigy has a highly stylized form and very well weathered surface. Tchitcheri are symbols of ancestral spiri

A carved wooden anthropomorphic form with heavily weathered surface and overall minimally carved as it represents a spirit, and rendered abstractly in human form with no facial features, hands or feet

A Tall Moba Tchitcheri Ancestor shrine sculpture, carved from a hard dense wood, this human effigy has a highly stylized form and very well weathered surface. Tchitcheri are symbols of ancestral spiri

A Carved wooden effigy of an ancestral spirit, in a very simplistic human form, that gives the sculpture a fairly modern aesthetic. The figure has a weathered and worn surface and measures 35.5 inches

Tall slender carved wooden anthropomorphic sculpture, minimalist form. Moba peoples, Burkina faso, Africa.Measures 26.75 inches tall.

Moba People, Togo, Tchitcheri (family ancestor shrine) large statue, carved wood, 27"h x 6"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

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 large and impressive old Pende female ancestor sculpture with well weathered surface and shown with one had to her breast, perhaps suggesting a fertility idol. The hard wood sculpture was painted wi

Carved wooden Bateba Thil or Spirit figure in janus Form with signs or offerings and obvious weathering and age. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Idol has been custom mounted and measures

Carved from a single piece of heavy dense wood and embellished with a kaolin clay natural pigment. This is a powerful and dramatic shrine idol from the Urhobo or The Isoko who reside in the southeast

Antique carved wooden Cult idol of Maximon, The Patron Saint of DRinking and smoking ,also called San Simón,who originally was a Mayan deity and folk saint. Maximón is said to represent both light a

A carved wooden female effigy with thick encrusted sacrificial surface patina that sweats in the sunlight, suggesting years of ritual applications or offerings. Such images of female ancestral spirits

A carved wooden anthropomorphic effigy with heavy encrusted surface from offerings over many years. Losses to one leg and old stress fractures in the wood. The Idol measures 15 inches tall on custom d

A carved wood shrine idol with hands to face in a traditional pose, a deep weathered surface with time worn smooth facial features and remains of legs. The Idol appears to be 19th century and measures

A rare and haunting carved wooden idol from a Brujos shrine, with a small old candle embedded into its head. Such idols are known to have been used by sorcerers in witchcraft and ritual. This idol mea

A carved wooden female effigy with thick encrusted sacrificial surface patina that sweats in the sunlight, suggesting years of ritual applications or offerings. Such images of female ancestral spirits

A carved wooden shrine idol of the Water Goddess Mami Wata (Mother Water) with multiple arms and three heads looking in all directions which represents the omnipotent power of the beloved Goddess who

A carved wooden shrine idol with energetic facial expression and suggested sense of movement with the bent legs and arching back posture. The figure has large coffee bean style eyes as well as incised

This is a very fine and rare Old Alusi Shrine idol figure from the Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A carved wooden figure with tall central crest, accented with a yellow mineral pigment , the face is n

A carved wooden post like idol with heavy encrusted red mineral pigmented surface and highly stylized facial features. Wurkun peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 19 inches tall ( 24 inche

A carved wooden bateba Thil with extended arms and unusual treatment to the overall form. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The Figure measures 24 x 14 inches. Provenance: The Robert Banks coll

A very old, possibly ancient ancestral shrine sculpture with primitive traditional form, with a very well handled surface patina. The figure has been mounted to a marble base and appears to have great