Early 20th C. Nepalese Wooden Squatting Guardian Figure

Central Asia, Nepal, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden human figure, seated, with knees up, elbows leaning on knees, and hands pressed together under the chin. The figure's body is slender,

Central Asia, Nepal, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden human figure, seated, with knees up, elbows leaning on knees, and hands pressed together under the chin. The figure's body is slender,

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Niger River Delta area, possibly Oron or Eket peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden squatting female figure with long legs, wide hips, a lar

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Nepal, ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden guardian figure depicted squatting atop an integral circular plinth. The figure has its legs

Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon island, Ifugao culture, ca. early 20th century. A fantastic hand-carved wooden male deity figure known as bulul (also bul-ul or tinagtaggu). He squats on an integral

Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A well-preserved example of a bulul, a hand-carved wooden figure made to protect the rice crop. He has a simple form:

DESCRIPTION: Antique wucai ceramic sculpture depicting a guardian deity wearing ornate armor and riding a dragon among foamy waves. Mounted on a carved wooden base. CIRCA: Early 20th Century, possibly

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Nepal, ca. early 20th century CE. An aesthetically beautiful, hand-carved wooden butter churn handle known as a "ghurra" or "neti." Churning rods consist of a r

Near antique American folk art wood carving of a lion on a pedestal, well carved example of an early 20th century wooden figure sculpture. Signed H. Widdup 1933. Approximately 10.125 x 5.5 x 4.5 in.

**First Time At Auction** South Asia, Nepal, ca. early 20th century CE. A large and impressively carved wooden ritual container, its walls intricately incised with horizontal registers of twisted rope

Family of (4) and a puppet. Carved and painted wood. unmarked 5 inches (and under)

Congo Republic, early 20th century. Carved wooden figure with white and red pigment, cloth, nails and rope. Wear, some loss, repaired feet. 48"h. not including base and plinth (16"h. 15.5" x 15.5").

Congo Republic, early 20th century. Carved wooden figure with traces of pigment, embedded nails, glass eyes and applied iron scraps. Once held spear. 50"h.

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure standing atop delineated legs and wearing a shin-length apron with an exposed

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall standing ancestor figure from Timor, Indonesia, carved from a single piece of light-brown hardwood. The figure displays spread legs

**Originally Listed At $300** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A heavy wooden figure of a crouching woman with long arms that she is using to leverage herself from the

**Originally Listed At $150** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved male Ere Ibeji twin figure with large feet and parted legs, delineated genitalia, protrudin

Africa, Mali, late 19th to early 20th century. Fabulous carved wooden figure of a female sitting upon a stool. Depicting the "ideal" female form with liberally decorated torso and large conical/perky

Latin American, Panama, Kuna People, early 20th century CE. A wooden figure beautifully carved by the indigenous Kuna people of Panama and Colombia, known as a nuchu (uchu). As typical with nuchu, thi

First half 20th century. Double faced wooden guardian figure/mask with woven strips of copper. Verdigris patina. 18"h.

Early 20th century Indian/Nepalese bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni on a lotus flower seated in lotus position while meditating. The statue is sealed in the lower part. Size: 7x10x4,5 cm Weight: 297

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

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Ngaju peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden miniature male figure crouching atop an integral ovoid platform. The figure presen