Mumuye Ancestral Figure Wood Figure, Nigeria. Prov

Mumuye Ancestral Figure Wood Figure, Nigeria. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition And Have A Custom Made Metal Stand

West Africa, Middle Benue River Valley, Nigeria, Mumuye peoples, ca. 1970s CE. A superb and sizable hand-carved wooden female ancestral figure standing atop a pair of short, delineated legs with point

African Mumuye Carved Wood Figure, Nigeria, incised geometric designs, h. 18 3/4 in., w. 3 1/4 in., d. 3 in.; mounted on wood stand, overall h. 20 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Curator and Scholar and

A standing wood figure, Nigeria, Mumuye. 20th century. 48"Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic or

A Mumuye Wood Figure West Africa, Nigeria Height 29 1/8 inches (74 cm). Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance: Gifted in 1991 (Inv. no. 1991.018).

African Mumuye Power Figure, Nigeria. Carved wood. Size: 46'' x 9'' x 13'' (117 x 23 x 33 cm).

Property from the Estate of David Rapkin Description: African Carved Wood Standing Figure, probably Mumuye, Nigeria, the standing figure with stylized features. Provenance: Exhibited "Af

A Mumuye Wood Female Figure West Africa, Nigeria Height 26 11/16 inches (68 cm). Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance: Gifted in 1992 (Inv. no. 1992.072).

African Mumuye Female Figure Carved Wood Dola Sculpture, Nigeria, standing elongated figure with crest on head, mounted on wood base. Sculpture: 27.5" H 5" W x 3.5" D, base: 2" H x 7" W x 7" D. Proven

Two Mumuye Wood Figures. Two Iagalagana by the Mumuye people of Nigeria depicting a man and a woman. Together with a Mambila mask; Mambila Suaga, Mambila people, Nigeria/Cameroon, Central Africa. Pain

A Mumuye figure. Nigeria, West Africa. 20th century. Wood. 39 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 8". Condition: includes stand. Insect damage to legs. Provenance: Private dealer, Brussels. Private New York Collection.

Mumuye Wood Male Figure with wide thighs and dagger slung on hip, on black wood base, Nigeria, 16 3/4" tall figure only. Age and use patina. Provenance: From the Estate of Thomas Cavanaugh of Maine an

African Mumuye Carved Wood Standing Ancestor Figure, Upper Benue River Region, Nigeria, incised geometric designs, h. 13 3/4 in., w. 4 in., d. 4 1/4 in.; mounted on wood stand, overall h. 15 in. Prove

Early 20th c Mambila People Spirit (Nigeria/Cameroon) Tadep ancestral Mask With Totem Figure Carved wood , Rams horns, raffia shroud,red seeds/beads with red polychrome, 18 x 12 x 12"

wood, kaolin, camwood powder, rest., base Mumuye figures have different names depending on their region and function: "jagana" ("child of medicine"), "lagana" ("medicinal wood"), "sukp(w)a", "janari",

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation FundTo be sold subject to no reserveSTYLE OF Big Male Ancestral Figure large light colored carved wood of full young male figure standing

Chamba Peoples, (6) spike figures, Nigeria, Benue Valley Region, columnar, abstracted carved wood figures with protruding iron spike, to be placed in ancestral shrines, mounted on black wood bases, 23

West Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standin

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

**Originally Listed At $1800** Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet eni

Mumuye Standing Ancestral Shrine Figure (to watch over the family after a death), with elevated hair form, diagonal profile carving, North Nigeria-Sudan, 21" x 4 1/2". Wear from age and use. Provenanc

A Mumuye Figure, iagalagana Benue River Valley, Nigeria, 20th century Wood with black coloration, remainder of red and white earth pigments in crevices and under chin. Of typical form with front of le

This is a rare and powerful old wood sculpture of a Healing fetish known as a "Lagalagana" idol. Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa.Mumuye Lagalagana figures were carved by village blacksmiths for use as

African, 20th Century. Likely Idoma people of Nigeria, this carved wood and painted ancestral statuary measures approximately 34" high, 11" wide and 11" deep. The paint shows wear throughout but the o