Vintage Baule Blolo Bian Male Sculpture

Carved wooden male sculpture from the Baule peoples, Ivory Coast West Africa. Carved with an elaborate coiffure and hand holding long bead. Custom mounted. Measures 16 inches tall on wooden base. Plea

Carved wooden male figure with finely crafted coiffure and raised tribal scars. The male holds one hand across his chest and the other rests on his abdomen. The figure shows good handling and patina,

Finely carved Old wooden Male ancestor sculpture from the Baule of Cote De Ivorie, Africa. Measures 15 1/4 inches tall. Buyer to pay for an 3 lb shipping weight. Each man and woman is believed to have

A Carved wooden male effigy with finely carved coiffure and tribal scar designs. The sculpture has a very well handled and polished patina suggesting much handling over the years. The figure has some

A carved wooden male effigy, possibly used as a Blolo Bian or "Spirit Husband" Oracle figure. The face and extremities like the mouth are worn quite smooth from handling and wear consistent with cerem

This is a very handsome wood sculpture from the Baule peoples of the Ivory Coast of west Africa. carved wooden male image with carved raised tribal tattoos and finely incised coiffure. The male sculpt

A Very Heavy carved wooden "Spirit Husband" or Blolo Bian, a male effigy kept by the bedside and often rubbed and cleaned, the Baule believe that if a person who experiences physical or emotional dist

A finely carved wooden male effigy known as a Blolo Bian. Baule men and women have figures like this carved for their “other-world” or spirit spouses in order to please them and ensure they will b

Africa, Early 20th Century Carved wood male figure dyed black with finely carved hair, scarification to face, neck, and back, and beads around his face. The Baule believe that every married man and wo

An elegant and refined wood sculpture of a "Blolo Bian" Or Spirit Husband from the baule peoples of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. A handsome example with perfectly carved coifurre, braided beard and s

A SERENE OLD WOOD SCULPTURE FROM THE BAULE PEOPLES OF WEST AFRICA.A HANDSOME CARVED WOODEN MALE SCULPTURE WITH ELABORATE COIFFURE AND ORNATE DECORATIVE ELEMENTS. NOTE THE HIGHLY STYLIZED FORM, WITH WO

Finely carved wooden Male ancestor sculpture from the Baule of Cote De Ivorie, Africa. Measures 17 1/2 inches tall. Buyer to pay for an 3 lb shipping weight. Probably not very old, but what a handsome

A Carved wooden Baule Blolo-Bian or Male Shrine Figure. Ivory Coast, West Africa. Provenance: Sothebys Arcade, NY, Mid 1980s. The figure measures 19.75 inches tall.

Tall carved wooden male sculpture with elaborate coiffure, long beard and shown holding an egg, perhaps a indication of a fertility fetish. A vintage example, likely carved in the latter half of the 2

Baule Blolo Bian figure, carved wood with leather loincloth, along with two carved wooden Senufo-style Kpelie masks. 19.25", and 11"

This is a very fine vintage wood sculpture from the Baule / Akan peoples, West Africa. Carved from a single piece of wood with a well weathered patina from handling over many years. The Statue feature

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

Carved wooden male "Blolo Bian" or Spirit Husband from the Baule peoples of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. Overall well carved male with raised tribal motifs or scars as well as a well handled surface

Baule male figure, Ivory Coast. Wood, fine dark brown patina, traces of erosion. This standing figure represents the spirit of an ancestral male spouse (Blolo-Bian). Upright on a circular base with na

A Very finely carved wooden effigy of a male or "Blolo Bian" a "Spirit Husband". Carved from a single piece of dense and heavy wood, with finely crafted facial features and form, raised tribal scars a

Old Baule wood sculpture of a female Spirit Wife , Or "Blolo Bla" from Cote De Ivorie, West Africa. This Vintage to antique idol has a very well worn and well handled surface patina.The sculpture meas

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

A very finely carved male and female couple of Blolo or Spirit husband and Wife sculptures. The figures are very well worn with a honey colored surface worn smooth, raised scar designs and classic fac

A 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 sc