Early 20th C. Nias Islands Wood Adu Zatua Figures

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden male ancestral figure known as "Adu Zatua." Exhibiting a rigid form, the in

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving of an ancestor figure seated in

Ca. Late 19th to Early 20thC. Wear and partial wood loss on base of figurine. The block of wood used as a plinth is a later addition.

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, Philippines, Luzon island, Ifugao culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden spoon known as a pakko with a figural handle depicting a figure with either two heads

Possibly Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, early to mid 20th C., fernwood or palm wood, polychrome decorate with carved alligator in relief at base. A similar example can be found in the Michael C. Rockefeller

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, West Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Dayak, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A skillfully carved wooden figure, often referred to as a hampatong (also called a hempatong, tempat

Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan region, Dayak, ca. early 20th century. A monumental, hand-carved wooden figure (hampatong) representing an ancestral figure standing upon an integral cylindrical pedestal

Early 20thc solid wood figure of a boy 19" high Maybe a store display? Hoop is brass. Original paint VG. There is a shallow shrinkage crack on the back. 19" high. Good surface. Please note that this l

Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - now with wonderful old patina.

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - n

Pair of Sumba Roof Finials of Ancestors that bring protection and fertility to the house. 19th-Early 20th C. Carved wood figures on metal stands. Size: 1) 21.75'' x 4'' x 4.25'' (55 x 10 x 11 cm). Hei

United States,Late 19th- Early 20th Century Carved wood figure of a Brant duck decorated with black, gray, and white paint, and a smaller hollow ring neck duck with yellow glass eyes. Wood,Smallest 6"

Africa, Early 20th Century Carved wood figure with two faces, one decorated with with triangle shape to forehead and the other with a line of dots. The Poro society is a men's society or hunting group

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,

**Originally Listed At $750** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Mentawai Islands, Siberut Island, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely wooden paddle, hand-carved from a rich wood that glows with a warm

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, probably Malaita Island, ca. second quarter of the 20th century CE. A fine throwing club carved from dense, caramel-hued palm wood. T

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderful and early example of a dance club with a thick handle, a semicircular pommel bulb, proj

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. The Yoruba use wood to carve figures of people they see in their everyday lives. After the arrival of the

**Originally Listed At $150** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A group of four wooden carvings with nice aged surfaces. Two are the heads of puppets, both simple faces with large

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

Africa, Mali, Dogon Peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. Large well carved wooden figure of a standing male, although genitalia appears to have been deliberately removed, possibly by a miss

**Originally Listed At $600** Western Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early 20th century CE. A slender wooden figure standing on short legs, with an overhanging chest and shoulders, as well as a promi

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary statue of a highly-stylized anthropomorphic form. The figure stands