Mumuye Ancestral Figure

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

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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

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

Figur, "lagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 80 cm. Provenienz: - lt. Inventar-Notiz: Youssouf Dioum, Genf, Schweiz. - Georges-Jacques Haefeli (1934-2010), La Chaux-de-Fonds (2009).

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 91 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Künzi, Gottfried Künzi (1920-1979), Solothurn. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Solothurn (1973 erworben).

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Gesockelt / with custom base Holz. H 76 cm. Provenienz: - René David (1928-2015), Zürich. - Koller Auktionen, Zürich (20.06.2011, Lot 239). - deutsche Privatsamm

West Africa, Mali, Bankoni style, ca. 12th to 16th century CE. A wonderful abstract figure with an elongated, expressive form with massive long legs and smallish upper body. The head is in an upward p

Ahnenfigur, "lagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 49 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Helmut Bastian, Wiesbaden. 1970/80er-Jahre. Die für ihre erstaunliche Abstraktion geschätzten

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

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 70 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich (in Kamerun erworben). Die für ihre erstaunliche Abstraktion geschätzten Fig

Papua New Guinea, ca. 1940 CE. Extremely rare and important wooden ancestoral figure painted in red, yellow and green. While finding polychrome ancestoral figures is not all that rare, this unusual ex

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 70 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Die für ihre erstaunliche Abstraktion geschätzten Figuren der Mumuye hatten

Type: Carving / sculptureMaterials: Wood, feathersMarkings & Inscriptions: UnmarkedDate: Early to mid 20th centuryMaker: African (Mali, Congo)Description: To wood carvings, include a Dogon ancestral c

Carved wooden figure, Waigeo Island. Irian Yaya Indonesia. Figure has removable arms as made. Missing cloth elements. Shows age wear. Difficult to find. Provenance; Irwin Hershey, New York 1988. Banks

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Gesockelt / with custom base Holz. H 66 cm. Provenienz: - Sammlung Kunz, Bern. - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - deutsche Privatsammlung. Ausgestellt: Musée International

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden figure representative of a deceased ancestor. The statue has a rotund body which sports a pair of nubbin-shaped leg

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation FundTo be sold subject to no reserveSTYLE OF DJENNE PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF MALI Ceremonial Female Ancestral Figure in Sitting Position Terra c

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 850 CE. A lovely Maya Jaina terracotta figural rattle depicting the bust of a figure wearing headgear associated with the M

Shell, patina of time. Salomun Islands, 15,5x12cm. Provenance : Former collection Holger Braun.

Carved ancestral figure or "kumbianmu", Tigowi tribe, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, regarded as a dwelling place for ancestral spirits, rendering aid and good fortune to living family members, compri

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitalia

African Wood Female Fertility or Ancestral Figure on Stand 40''x8''. Painted wood facial features and ears. Four woven rings around elongated neck and belt. Some natural age cracking to wood and surfa

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 90 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Africana, Zürich (1999). - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. Die für ihre erstaunliche Abstraktion ge