20th C. West African Lobi Wood Head

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A head on a thick, conical neck, with an elongated, rounded skull, large ears, and a sensitive face with a raised chinstrap beard. T

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi Culture, 20th century Female wood carved Bateba figure standing pose with slightly bent knees and hands at the side of her belly. 12 1/2" H including custom standCollec

West African Lobi Stool, Early/Mid 20th C. Carved wood. Size: 9.25'' x 15.25'' x 11.25'' (23 x 39 x 29 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

**Originally Listed At $225** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi tribe, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden dish of a shallow form resting atop a quartet of conical legs. Dense crossha

(lot of 3) West African Decorative Wood Figures, including Standing Figures, a male-female pair or couple, Lobi, Burkina Faso, West Africa, late 20th century and appear made decoratively to sell to We

A standing Lobi figure. Burkina Faso, West Africa. 20th century. Wood. 28" x 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". Condition: includes stand. Chipping, cracks, and dents throughout. Provenance: Private New York Collection

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large standing anthropomorphic bateba (literally "carved wooden figure"), hand-carved from a single piece of hard wood and

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-detailed carved wooden female mask with twin spiraling plaits of hair framing her face. Full lips

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden female figure with delineated legs, a cylindrical abdomen, pendulous breas

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, Senufo peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden stool with a spade-shaped seat, a projecting

**Originally Listed At $175** West Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet with a slender body, a knob-shaped tip, and a thick midsection surmounted

**Originally Listed At $700** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century. Skillfully carved from a single piece of hard wood with a deep, lustrous dark brown patina, a zoomorphic

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Sierra Leone, Temne people, ca. mid 20th century CE. Animalia and womankind join forces on this ornate, hand-carved and colorfully painted wood festival head

Hand carved statue with Alligator on top of mans head. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 20"H

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bozo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fantastic piece, a helmet mask hand-carved from wood depicting an antelope's head with huge, curv

A Lobi mask attributed to the atelier of Sikire Kambire (1896-1963). Burkina Faso, West Africa. 20th century. Wood. 7" x 4 1/2" x 3 1/2". The oval shape of the mask, the domed coiffure, and treatment

West Africa, Ivory Coast, Guro people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden heddle pulley with a U-shaped band slender neck, and a stylized bird head with a downward curved bea

Two tall West African drums, 20th century, executed in carved wood and animal hide, each having a single skin covered head (one with hair on hide), held on by pegs, above tapering bodies having carved

A group of four West African objects. 20th century. ++ Benin terracotta head fragment. Benin style. Nigeria. 9." ++ Bamana chiwara headdress fragment. Bamana. Mali. ++ Lobi female figure with bowl. Lo

A group of 3 West African objects. 20th century.++ Nigeria desiccated head fragment. Possible Bembe. Late 19th-20th century. ++ Yoruba Eshu staff with kneeling figure. Nigeria. ++ Oron wood post. Nige

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Ghana, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden doll, known as a Fante doll, with a rounded body and long, spatula-like head. The face is incised low

West Africa, Mali, Dogon or Bamana, early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved lock intended for a granary door, made of wood featuring three anthropomorphic figures. Three simple heads project from

West Africa, Cameroon, Bamileke/Bamun, ca. early 20th century. A hand-carved wooden pipe in the form of a highly stylized human head with a rounded headdress that also serves as the bowl of the pipe a

West Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic Chamba figure (also Camba, Tshamba, Waschamba) with an elongated torso, a crested head, and styli