Dance puppet head - Kuyu - Rep.Dem.Congo

This is a Large carved wooden janus form sculpture from the Kuyu peoples of the Congo, Africa. Such sculptures were carried and were used as large to life size marionettes. Kuyu puppet heads were used

A tall slender carved wooden marionette like head, also possibly used in dance or as a parade staff with stylized ancestor face, elaborate coiffure, incised scar designs and traditional grimace like s

A Kuyu Marionette Head. Carved wooden abstract Ancestor head with finely carved linear designs. Used during the KebeKebe Serpent clan initiation dance. Kuyu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The staff measures

A tall slender carved wooden marionette like head, also possibly used in dance or as a parade staff with stylized ancestor face, elaborate coiffure, incised scar designs and traditional grimace like s

Antique carved Folk Art Puppet Head. Carved wood with old, probably original  paint, c. 1890, 9.125"h x 5.5"w x 4.5"d. Fedex US lower 48 states ground shipping available for $35, international sh

A wooden puppet head of a bunraku puppet. The puppet head had moving eyes, knodding head, red lips. Hair could be real. Two control pegs on side of head. Custom stand is included. Dimensions: 7 " H w/

Melanesia, Vanuatu Island, ca. 19th century CE. A dramatic puppet carved from wood and accented with dried red-brown mud applied to bamboo stalks to form a long, phallic nose and bulging eyes that pro

Chinese Puppet Head, Yunnan Province, 19th/20th C. Carved wood and lacquer. On stand. Provenance: Thomas Murray Asiatica-Ethnographica, Mill Valley, CA. Size: 5.5'' x 2.5'' x 2.5'' (14 x 6 x 6 cm); He

A carved wooden elongated horse head sculpture, pointed ears, bulging eyes, pronounced snout, and delicate and well worn incised decorative elements along its face. Known locally as a koredugaso (wood

Asian Carved Wood Puppet Head. Size: 21" H x 8" W x 8" D

Marionettenkopf, "temes nevimbur" Vanuatu, Malakula Insel Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Hauer, Pflanzenfasern. H 55 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf.

India, 19th century CE. This is a hand-carved puppet head painted in a realistic style with bright colors and an expressive face. This was part of a hand puppet, where the puppeteer would put his arm

A Myanmar traditional wooden male puppet head, wearing a red hat and with a moveable tongue. 10 1/2" x 6".

Sinhalese Rukada Fertility Talisman Puppet Head, Sri Lanka, Early 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. A finely carved female head with fine features and tight cropped hair, long neck. Used in rites regar

East Asia, Japan, Meiji Period, ca. 19th century CE. A finely carved wood puppet head covered in plaster and painted in lustrous hues of scarlet, lime green, neon orange, black, and beige. Displaying

Western Africa, Burkina Faso / Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet head with a perforated tubular neck. The simplistic face is comprised of a slender nose, purse

India, 19th century CE. This is a hand-carved wooden puppet head with an expressive male face and impressive mustache and beard. This was part of a hand puppet, where the puppeteer would put his arm u

A Myanmar traditional wooden female puppet head with horse hair and a movable tongue. 6" x 4".

Carved and dyed wood with silk garments. 4dia x 9 1/2h

Folk art well-carved and painted wood head of child, with reticulated mouth, 4”H x 3.5”D

**Originally Listed At $175** West Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet with a slender body, a knob-shaped tip, and a thick midsection surmounted

Burmese Red Clay Painted Puppet Head w Stand. 17 inches x 10 inches x 10 inches on Stand.

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good with no apparent repairs. Age-appropriate surface patina wear. From Mali, this piece is carved with horizontal crest, braids, includes cowrie shells and beads. Measures

A Myanmar traditional wooden male puppet with a movable tongue. 9" x 4 1/4".