5914) African carved Luba/Shankadi Sanza, from DR Congo

4 Yaka Suku Masks. DR Congo, Africa. Carved wood, raffia, fiber and pigment. Largest size: 28'' x 10.5'' x 12.5'' (71 x 27 x 32 cm). Stands Not Included. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on

4 Yaka Suku Masks. DR Congo, Africa. Carved wood, raffia, fiber and pigment. Largest size: 28.25'' x 13'' x 15'' (72 x 33 x 38 cm). Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will start a

Lwalwa D.R. Congo carved wood mask, with protruding domed forehead, nose, and mouth, in a typical reddish brown wood patina of age and use, largest: 11"h x 8"w x 7.5"d. Provenance: Property from the e

Kuba Peoples, (4) carved wood clysters, DR Congo, 10.5"h x 3"dia. (largest), 7.25"h x 2"w (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literature: Professor of Chin

Kuba Peoples, group (6) carved objects, DR Congo, including a cup, flutes, a lidded box and a clyster on custom stand, 15.5"l (largest), 7"l (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Ph

Yaka, Zaire (DR Congo), carved wood Protective Fetish figure with burlap skirt and braided natural fiber necklace, darkened patina and red pigment, 18.5"h x 5.5"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Profess

Group (6) Kuba boxes, DR Congo, carved wood with dark patina, the surface carved with geometric patterns, lids secured with cord fiber, 11"h (largest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Phi

Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), carved wood Protective Fetish figure with head turned to the right, vegetable fiber pouch, darkened patina, 19.5"h x 4.75"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Ph

Kuyo, Zaire (DR Congo) carved wood mask with white kaolin and red pigment, 12"h x 7"w x 2.5"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Yaka Peoples, large carved male figure, ex-museum, DR Congo, carved and painted wood with seashells, fur tuft, and braided wicker or reed anklet, on wooden stand, museum accession numbers to edge of s

1945 AFRICAN TRADE DENGESE CARVED WOOD HALF FIGURE, KUBA, DR CONGO An exceedingly rare, nicely carved half-figure, with head, arms, and torso only. The figure has deeply incised decorative scarring o

Title: Matomba Figure – Plant fibre, Wood – Teke – DR Congo Description: Powerful Matomba figure from the Teke tribe of DR Congo. The figures carved by Teke are characterized by slig

Chibokwe/Chokwe People, Zaire (DR Congo), carved wood mask, darkened patina, 8"h x 6"w x 2.5"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

(8) African carved wood head rests, Includes Luba, Hemba, Ethiopia, DR Congo, 4"h x 11"w x 4.5"d Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literature: Professor of Chinese

Group (4) African carved wood objects, Includes an African double chameleon on stand, DR Congo, 4.25"h x 10"l x 3"w (incl. stand); a Fang male figure with brass eyes, 7"h, a notched object, possibly B

**Previously listed at 50** Africa, D.R. Congo, ca. 1950 CE. Whimsical carved wooden chameleon from a single piece of native wood. Four short legs that you can picture walking at a snail's pace, raise

19th c. Kifwebe of the Songye/Luba Peoples, North Shaba, (Katanga, DR Congo), in painted and carved wood with downturned horns of a Ram, symbol of virility and leadership. Displayed on a black metal m

Yak, Zaire, (DR Congo), polychromed carved wood mask, border wrapped with natural fiber, 11"h x 7.25" w x 3.75" d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Yaka Peoples, Kholuka helmet mask, DR Congo, carved and polychrome painted wood, woven raffia, the house-form helmet paint-decorated with geometric patterns, the front carved with an oval face with up

Early 20th Century Mbuya Muyombo Pende Beard Mask - DR Congo. Hand carved wood, hand painted with woven material and vegetal material used to represent hair. Some patina with a light polish to high sp

DESCRIPTION: Wooden carved Kifwebe teaching figure, Songye, D.R. Congo. Wears customary costume for initiation ceremony: Blackened fiber strips attached to a row of holes on the bottom of the mask, a

Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), mask, carved line textured wood, 15.25"h x 6.25"w x 3.5"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Kuba Peoples, Ngaady a Mwaash style mask, DR Congo, carved and painted wood with beads and cowrie shells bound by raffia, hanging mount attached to inner mask, 10"h x 7"w Provenance: The Collection of

Group (5) African style masks, Including Dan, Teke, Pende, Kub and Lega, Ivory Coast and DR Congo, carved and pigmented wood, beads, cowry shells, and vegetable fibers, 31,5"h x 9"w (largest), 15"h x