Senufo Door - Chief's Staff, Ex. Sotheby's

A very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park Bern

This is a very finely carved wooden staff or "Tefalipitya" ceremonial staff from the Senufo peoples of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. A carved wooden scepter with a highly stylized anthropomorphic fini

A Rare Ovimbundu Staff Ex Sotheby's, Ex Irwin Hersey.A carved wooden colonial era staff with a honey colored surface patina and featuring an anthropomorphic figure in colonial garb.Ovimbundu peoples,

This is a finely beaded scepter of parade staff with wonderful stylized form. Ndbele peoples, also called Transvaal Ndebele, a Bantu-speaking African peoples who live primarily in the Limpopo and Mpum

A very finely carved wooden staff featuring a well carved anthropomorphic figure on top with a deep well handled surface patina. The Staff measures 37.5 inches tall. 39 inches tall on professional cus

A fine and very rare carved wooden Nsapo/Songye cheif’s staff finial. The staff measures 32.5 inches tall. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $40.00 - Ex. Sol and Josephine Levi

A very fine old carved wooden staff with female effigy on top, with a deep well handled surface patina. This staff is known as tefalipitya (meaning 'hoe-work-girl') among the central Senufo. The Yearl

A carved wood and painted black parade staff featuring a female effigy in classic Senufo style, with stylized coiffure, hands on hips and well handled patina from years of field use. Senufo peoples, I

A Very finely carved female effigy with classic treatment to the face and coiffure, well patinated dark surface. This figure was once atop a wooden staff , known locally as a tefalipitya staff. Local

A very fine old carved wooden staff with female effigy on top, twisted form with serpent like design winding up the staff. The Figure on top is well carved and has a deep well handled surface patina.

Ancient Egyptian Bronze Staff with Falcon head horus Ex Sothebys. Size 6 1/4 inches high. + mount. Rare Ancient Egyptian Bronze Top of staff with Falcon head Horus late period c.625-520 BC. with insci

This is a very fine and rare carved wooden Eastern Luba Chief's staff, accented with hammered aluminum and incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Irwin Cernic, NY, acquired from

3 Carved Wood Senufo Doors. Largest Size: 55" x 27" x 1" (140 x 69 x 3 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will s

DESCRIPTION: Ex-Sotheby's Carlo Bugatti attributed Egyptian revival breakfront cabinet. Features a lacquered wood foundation with three hinged glass panel doors, supported by animalistic paw and knob

A Senufo carved wood staffCote dIvoireRaised on a black metal stand.height 48in (122cm) Provenance:With Pierre Deveraeux.Sold Sothebys New York, 20 November 2012, lot 145.Property from th

A Bold Male effigy carved from a heavy dense wood and shown seated on a stool with a staff in hand, perhaps the portrait of a Chief. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The figure measures 13.5 inche

This is a rare and old Tabwa Anti-Witchcraft staff. Staves of this sort were used by the Tabwa and documented by Dean Ripa in field photos as having being part of an Anti-Witchcraft cult. The chief di

A very well handled and well worn crooked staff with cut circular clappers that make a sharp clapping sound when shook. There is little doubt that this shaler was used over generations. The staff meas

Ancient Greece, Athens, Early Attic, ca. 6th century BCE. A very large and incredibly fine black-figure neck amphora of an exceptionally elegant, classic form - both sides expertly painted with mesmer

Marquesas Islands carved wooden Chief's Staff, approx. 58" tall, Acquired by consigner in 1970

India, Pala Dynasty, ca. 11th-12th century. Fine depiction of Parvati with attendants. Ex: Sotheby's New York City: "Indian & Southeast Asian Art," September 1999, Lot 121 (therein described as Lalita

DESCRIPTION: Ex Sotheby's Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau vanity desk, features a wood foundation with upper shaped mirror back, two curved shelves above pull-out drawers at each side. Includes original m

A very old female effigy, carved from a dense hard wood with well handled surface patina and incised / raised designs. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measures 20 inches tall. Provenance: Soth

Possible tang dynasty house, with a sotheby receipt in 70s. 11 inches width, tall 10.75 inches. It comes with original invoice and It was on the cover of the sale. Important item.