A RARE AND IMPORTANT CARVED WOODEN AMULET SHIVITI.

This is a Rare and important Metoko carved wooden and painted figure with highly stylized form and facial features. Statues of this type adorned the graves of dignitaries of the "Bukota", a secret soc

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A charming, hand-carved wooden zoomorphic amulet of a baboon seated upon an integral ovoid plinth. The figure's arms rest upon be

A Very heavy carved wooden effigy in the form of a stylized Ram. Known locally as "Uhmwogho" it was considered a memorial to Important male ancestors who were often honored with wooden ram heads. Thes

A Very heavy carved wooden effigy in the form of a stylized Ram. Known locally as "Uhmwogho" it was considered a memorial to Important male ancestors who were often honored with wooden ram heads. Thes

A Vintage and Rare carved wooden helmet "N'Kang" mask with large smiling ancestor face and elaborate tall coiffure. the mask has a heavy earthen pigment surface and white kaolin clay accenting the eye

Extremely Rare Museum Ming Dynasty Wooden Carpenter Ink Marker. Exquisite lion head ( Foo Dog ) carved has a handle. Come from important private collection of New York. Museum item.W:21 L; 5.5x H: 10c

RARE EARLY CARVED WOODEN ANGEL GABRIEL WEATHERVANE, LARGE SIZE, 53 X 11,

Egyptian. An ancient, circa 1,200 B.C.E. life sized, carved wooden sarcophagus hand modeled with extended thumb, possibly created as a funerary boat decoration. Presented on a clear Lucite base. Rich

Looff Carousel Camel. Long Beach, CA: Charles Looff, 1925. Rare carved wooden leaping camel with original stirrups and trappings, carved brown saddle, blue blanket, blue jewels, and bridle. 47 x 56 x

Rare carved wooden ships figure head model. 13" x 13" x 48" Ht.. The figure head this was made for is pictured in "American Folk Art In Wood, Metal And Stone" (Jean Lipman), page 18. (Figurehead of Sh

A rare carved wooden janus form mask with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments, with a well handled surface. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask

A stunning and rare carved wooden Kore secret society mask in the form of the monkey (Ngon) which probably originates from the Koulikoro region at the centre of the Bamana country in Mali, West Africa

A rare carved wooden female effigy with incised scar designs and encrusted surface. The figure is probably a chief's figure which is a symbol of a local ruler's authority. According to literature such

A very uncommon and rare carved wooden mask with dramatic facial features. The mask measures 15 x 8.75 inches ( 17 inches tall on its own display stand) Pere peoples Eastern Congo, Africa. - Fine and

A rare carved wooden male ancestor sculpture accented with various colored organic pigments, from the Kuyu ethnic group, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Related figures were used in initiation ceremonies that imp

A very rare carved wooden mask with multiple round holes that emulate the small pox disease. Kumu peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 9.5 x 8.5 inches ( 14 inches tall on professional custo

A very rare carved wooden mask decorated with incised linear designs. The rites and practices of the Mbole people, who inhabit the east-central region of the equatorial forest in the Democratic Republ

A very rare carved wooden six legged stool fully tacked and with loops on the back to hang royal regalia, sometimes bronze bells. Tack-studded stools and chairs like this, called Ekele, are used as pr

A very rare carved wooden idiophone two rectangular slots carved into a barrel like drum form and two zoomorphic heads on a four legged form. Bangwa peoples, Cameroon, Africa. The drum measures 25.5 i

African Ivory Coast Senufo Wooden Mask. Size 14 inches high x 10 inches. Rare Carved wooden mask Senufo Ivory coast. Private New York City Collection 1980's

A Very rare carved wooden staff with a ancestor face, carved designs and a deep well handled surface patina suggesting many years of field use. The staff measures 30.5 inches tall. Azande / Zande peop

A rare Carved wooden mask with heavy incised linear designs and overall classic form, with long attached raffia grass beard. Tetela/Sungu peoples mask, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 14 x 10 inches

A Very rare carved wooden Hunde or Nande Mask, Maniema province, Congo / DRC, central Africa. Provenance: Ex. Joseph Gerena Fine Arts, New York. 1989. The mask measures 14 x 8 inches. A metal display

A Very rare carved wooden diminutive mask with a painted black surface and signs of age and handling over many years. Masks are generally considered rare from the Hemba , though many monkey masks exis