Sold2024Elongated Bamana Maternity Sculpture Ex Robert Banks CollectionA carved wooden sculpture of a Mother & Child or Maternity sculpture, and strong facial features and elongated form from the Bamana (Bambara) peoples of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a single piece oSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Robert BanksA finely carved wooden female effigy Nkiteki (Ancestor Figure) or translated as "Good Wife" with her child on her back. Featuring raised scar designs, inset glass eyes and a well handled honey coloredSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Senufo Male Sculpture Ex Robert Banks CollectionA finely carved male effigy with stylized form, classic facial features and overall golden honey colored surface patina from handling over many years. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The scuSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Mambila Sculpture Ex Robert Banks collectionA carved wooden shrine idol with some classic treatment to the face and coiffure, though the artist carved this figure with the head off axis giving it a sense of motion. Mamblia peoples, Nigeria, WesSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Dogon Female Sculpture Ex Robert Banks CollectionA dramatic almost cubistic carved wooden female effigy sculpture with a highly stylized face and form and a well handled and worn surface. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The sculpture measures 22 inchesSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Old Mumuye Healing Fetish Ex Robert Banks Coll.A Very fine and rare "lagalagana" Healing fetish with highly stylized form and features. Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Ex Robert banks Collection, Maryland, USA.The sculpture measures 22 inches talSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Rare Bozo Female Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA Carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized form and features, well handled, smooth surface patina suggests field use over many years, perhaps generations. Bozo or Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2020Songye Nkisi Magic fetish Ex Robert Banks collectionThe Songye people called upon supernatural forces which they believed could be contacted and manipulated in their favor through power sculptures known as "Nkisi". The Songye regarded the wood figure aSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Fine Old Bamana Nyeleni Female Effigy Ex Banks CollectionA dramatic carved wooden female sculpture with strong carving style and rigid form. Female figures of this kind are known as nyeleni among the Bamana people of Mali. The figures are an idealization ofSee Sold Price
Sold2021Songye Kifwebe Dance mask Ex Robert Banks CollectionA Highly stylized dance mask with precise linear incised designs accented with black paint and white kaolin clay pigments. The mask has a woven rope netting and traditional "tail" on the back. The memSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Fine Old Nyamwezi Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionAn elegant and refined example of a male effigy with hands to the chest, incised beard, pouty mouth and deep well handled surface patina. The Sculpture was reportedly once offered at Sothebys London,See Sold Price
Sold2024A Mumuye Healing Sculpture Ex Banks collectionA Tall carved wooden shrine idol known as Iagalagana, some were used as oracles, others in connection with healing, and still others reinforced the status of important elders as embodiments of vaguelySee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Baule male Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA Handsome and well carved male sculpture from a dark wood with well handled, well polished surface , finely crafted and twisted beard, red mineral accenting the coiffure with a traditional pose on scSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Bozo Fish Parade Mask Ex Robert Banks collectionA very large and intricate field used carved wooden Fish mask / marionette that was carried in parades and festivals known as the Sogo Ba masquerade. Masks such as these were used during performance oSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Bwa Bushcow Dance mask Ex Robert Banks CollectionA large field used carved wooden Bushcow dance mask with woven rope and well used mouth bit. decorated with red, black, and white organic pigments and geometric designs. The mask features a tall roundSee Sold Price
Sold2023Handsome Baule Male Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA very finely carved wooden seated male sculpture with classic facial features and form, carved coiffure, raised scar designs and well handled and worn patina. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2021Igbo Dance Crest Cross River Ex Robert Banks CollectionA Carved wooden headdress featuring a stylized ancestor with tall swept back horns and facial scar designs and basketry type mount for wearing. Igbo or related group, Cross River region, Nigeria, AfriSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Luba Shankadi Female Effigy Ex Robert Banks CollectionA Carved wooden female idol with serene downcast heavy eye lids and hands in front of abdomen in a traditional pose. According to the literature it was believed that only the image of a woman’s bodySee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fanti Dog Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA carved wood and painted zoomorphic sculpture of a Dog, with a charming face and green painted color, an unusual, yet fascinating example. Fanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The Sculpture measures 8.5 incSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Malinke Ancestor Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA Carved wooden female effigy with ornate incised tribal tattoo or scar designs, pierced septum, well handled surface patina, large hemispherical head. Malinke peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measurSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Luba Janus Shrine Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA carved wooden female effigy with a janus style head and well handled surface patina. The female in kneeling pose possibly suggests a devotee to a diviners cult and the spirit world , always present,See Sold Price
Sold2024A Fine Baule Female Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA carved wooden female effigy with finely incised coiffure, raised scar designs classic facial features and shown holding an offering bowl. The surface is well handled and worn smooth. Baule peoples,See Sold Price
Sold2023A Fanti Male Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA Tall carved wooden male effigy with attached arms and hands carved in an outreaching pose, incised scars, painted coiffure and white kaolin clay pigmented surface. Fante peoples, Ghana, Africa. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Dan Janus Kedie Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA Carved wooden staff or handle with two janus mask like faces and a well worn deep patina from handling. The heads are defined by slanted, slit-form eyes and classic mask like faces. Traditionally KeSee Sold Price
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc2 3/4" SONORA Clovis, Dickey COA, HUGE FLUTE!! found in Kentucky, made of Sonora Chert, EX$16(4 bids)
May 18Fontaine's Auction GalleryConstant Troyon (French, 1810-1865), "The Gamekeeper and His Dogs"$12,000