Sold2024Ancestor figure - Wood - Mangbetu - CongoStylistic ancestor figure from the Mangbetu tribe of DR Congo. The figure has a typical high fan-shaped hairstyle and its body adorned with tattoos, the ideal of MANGBETU beauty. Mangbetu art is famouSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Mangbetu Female Ancestor sculptureThis is a Female Ancestor sculpture from the Mangbetu peoples, Congo, Africa. Carved from a golden honey colored light wood in female form, with linear designs ( Tribal Tattoos ).Of note, the figuresSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Mangbetu Male Ancestor sculpture, African ArtThis is a Male Ancestor sculpture from the Mangbetu peoples, Congo, Africa. Carved from a hard wood in male form, with linear designs ( Tribal Tattoos ).Of note, the figures hands are behind her backSee Sold Price
Sold2022Ancestor figure - Wood - Ngbaka - Congo DRCTitle: Ancestor figure - Wood - Ngbaka - Congo DRC Additional Information: Wooden ancestor figure from the Ngbaka people of DR Congo. Typical large round shaped head.The artistic style of their statueSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancestor figure – Wood – Teke – DR CongoNo Reserve! Title: Ancestor figure – Wood – Teke – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: he figures carved by Teke are characterized by slightly bent legs, a columnar torso framed by arms bent aSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancestor figure – Wood – Kusu – DR CongoNo Reserve! Title: Ancestor figure – Wood – Kusu – DR Congo Provenance/Additional Info: Beautiful male ancestor figure of the KUSU tribe from D.R. Congo. Kusu figures have the same kind of appeaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Zande ancestor wood figure - DRC Congo - African ArtTitle: Zande ancestor wood figure - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Type: Statue, figure, ancestor Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 11,42 Inch Weight: 1,21 PoundsSee Sold Price
Sold2017Two Hemba/Luba FiguresTwo African Hemba/Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo carved wood ancestor figures; each of male form; H: 35 1/2" (taller, approx.)See Sold Price
Sold2023Late 19thC Bakongo Ancestor Figure Carved Wood African Tribal Statue, DRCCa. late 19thC. Bankongo ancestor figure, Democratic Republic of Congo. Very good with age appropriate wear, including head gear, and glass eyes. Ex-colonial collection Louvain, Leuven Belgium. Ex-TadSee Sold Price
Sold2023Figure - Wood - Songye - CongoVery interesting Songye figure. Stylistic wooden ancestor figure of the SONGYE tribe from D.R. Congo It served to protect the family against diseases, accidents, bad spirits and bewitchment. Good condSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. African Luba / Kusu Wood Ancestor Figure**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 wSee Sold Price
Sold2024Power Figure - Wood, Horn - Songye - CongoAuthentic Songye figure. Stylistic wooden ancestor figure of the SONGYE tribe from D.R. Congo It served to protect the family against diseases, accidents, bad spirits and bewitchment. Large pieces likSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ceremonial Broom - Straw, Wood - Yombe - DR CongoFine carved wooden broom with ancestor figure from the Yombe people, former Belgian Congo. Used during ceremonial purposes. The ancestor figure has a fine aged patina and a fine face expression. CondiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Biteki Bembe, Béembé wood figure - DRC Congo - AfricanTitle: 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 hSee Sold Price
Sold2023Power Figure - Wood - Babembe / Bembe - DR CongoPowerful ancestor figure from the Babembe people of DR Congo. Good aged patina with beautifull scarifications pn the belly. The function of Bembe art is said to be primarily concerned with contactingSee Sold Price
Sold2020African Congo Mangbetu Figural Wooden DrumAfrican Congo Mangbetu Figural Wooden Drum, carved wood stained, depicting to figures; one male, one female, holding a ribbed surface for making music standing atop at platform with two carved sides fSee Sold Price
Sold2021African Congo Hemba Ancestor Figure SculptureAn African D.R.C. Congo Hemba Wooden Ancestor Figure sculpture (19th Century) carved wood depicting male figure standing on a circular base having short legs, elongated torso, and hands resting on theSee Sold Price
Sold2023Mangbetu Style, Carved Wood Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central AfricaMangbetu style, carved wood figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, 20th century. Approximate size, 17" H. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2017Mangbetu Pottery vessel with Hermarphrodite AncestorLarge and impressive Pottery vessel from the Congo/ DRC and the Mangbetu peoples. Tall black earthenware vessel with a highly ornate ancestor figure which appears to have male and female attributes. SSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Mangbetu Slit Drum w/ Ancestor FigureA Carved wooden slit drum or gong with half moon shape, handle and embellished with metal tacks and anthropomorphic ancestor head. Mangbetu peoples, Congo/ DRC/ central Africa. The drum has a well hanSee Sold Price
Sold2017Mangbetu Male ancestor sculpture, African ArtThis is a vintage wood sculpture from the Mangbetu peoples of the Congo / DRC , Africa. The sculpture features a elongate head from cranial deformation, a tradition practiced by the Mangbetu until theSee Sold Price
Sold2016Standing male figure - D. R. Congo, Tetelawood, dark brown patina, prominent genitals, missing parts, fine cracks, base; probably an ancestor's figure representing a local chief or a royal lineage. H: 39 cm, H: 15,4 inch Provenance: collectedSee Sold Price
Sold2022Luba statue - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal ArtTitle: Luba statue - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Ancestor, figure, statue Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood, fabric Dimensions: 10,24 InchSee Sold Price
Sold2024Decorative HEMBA ancestor figure wooden african sculpture CongoHEMBA Ancestor Figure Congo DRC - 33.5 cm (About 13 1/4 inches high) Nice decorative sculpture Wood Medium condition Reserve: $150.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $35.00 to anywhere within the conSee Sold Price
Jun 08Simpson Galleries, LLC.AN AFRICAN CHIBINDA ILUNGA KING FIGURE, CHOKWE, ANGOLA AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO REGION,$100
2 days LeftJasper52Ancestor Figure - Wood - Lobi - Burkina Faso - Karl Ferdinand Sch?dler certificate$280