Fine Early African Carved Baule Wood Dream Lover

Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, ca. 1940s or earlier. A finely carved standing wooden female figure known as a "Blolo Bian" - an ancestral sculpture that would be placed in the home, looked after and atte

A very fine old carved wooden effigy of a female with a deep well handled surface patina and well worn smooth features suggesting field use as a oracle or " Dream Lover". Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, w

POWER FIGURE, carved wood statue with patina and finely encrusted finish, 25” tall. Provenance: from the collection of William A. Emboden PhD. F. L. S.

Africa, Baule, ca. early 20th century CE. A sculpted and incised wood heddle pulley used to create the fine woven fabrics on the traditional narrow-band loom. Wood pulleys were designed to hold a cord

Ca. early 20thC. Possibly a Baule piece. Very good with minor wood loss with original rich patina. Heart shaped concave face encircled by radiating spikes suggesting celestial rays, usually the moon.

Ivory Coast, Akan Region, early period portrait mask of the Baule tribe, whose culture has remained unchanged since the 13th c. or earlier. This is a fine and typical example of their craft, showing t

Height 24 inches.

Early African Baule Carved Wood Figural Door Latch. Mounted on contemporary metal stand. 15 ½” x 16 ½” x 4”.

A FINE GURO/BAULE CARVED WOOD MASK, IVORY COAST, WEST AFRICA, of oval shape, with forehead centering a vertical raised line scarification flanked by curved notch and line hairstyle details, above arch

Fine African Baule Figure. Carved wood with articulated braided beard and body scarring. Size: 17.5'' x 4'' x 3.5'' (44 x 10 x 9 cm).

Early 20th Century Hand Carved & Painted African Baule Wood Slingshot with Antelope Handle from Western Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule (Baoule) people | A remarkable wooden slingshot handle carved in the

Ca. late 19th to early 20thC. Fine throughout with rich original patina and age-appropriate surface patina wear, old repair shown in photos. Handled Kuba cup, Democratic Republic of Congo. Originally

Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure sta

Congo. Songye people. Early 1900 AD. Traces of pigment. Ornate with plaques and plant filament. Wood loss on the neck. Rare 3539 gr. (123,9 oz.) - 67x15x14 cm (26,1x5,8x5,5 inch). GUEYE MUSTAPHA COLLE

West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A small personal maskette, hand-carved from a lightweight brown wood, created to serve as an amulet by the Dan peoples and n

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with no breaks or repairs. Fine original glossy dark patina. Exhibited at The Baltimore Museum of Arts The Monumentality of Miniature African Sculpture in 1973 as Ma

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with no breaks or repairs, partially missing beard hairs. Fine original dark patina. Exhibited at The Baltimore Museum of Arts The Monumentality of Miniature African

West Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved dark wood mask with a heavy, squared-off brow line and long, slender nose; there is a mouth opening on th

A lovely carved wooden mask with finely carved features, coiffure and a remarkable scorpion finial on top, all carved from a single piece of wood. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The mask measures

Ca. early 20thC. Good with age-appropriate patina surface wear and discoloration. Otherwise fine as shown. Bakongo male standing on tall cylindrical plinth, hands held to torso; large open mouth; Demo

Ca. late 19th to early 20thC. Very good throughout as shown with fine original patina, please note old repair shown in photo 5. Kuba tall tumbler style cup, Democratic Republic of Congo. Originally fr

Fine old carved African slingshot depicting a person kneeling with arms crossed. Baule origin. Mounted on a black metal base. Carved from a medium-toned hard wood with good proportion and even feature

Antique wood sculpture of a leopard with its young cub, painted and carved designs. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. A very old carving, likely early 20th century. Provenance: Ex Dr Brian Heal

Carved from a single piece of heavy dense wood, this is a vintage Baule wood sculpture of a female Spirit Wife , Or \"Blolo Bla\" from Cote De Ivorie, West Africa. This Vintage to antique idol has a v