AFRICAN YORUBA CARVED WOOD MATERNITY FIGURE 68"H

Group of three African Yoruba, Benin/Nigeria carved wood maternity figures; H: 19" (tallest, approx.)

African Maternity Figure, 20th Century, Yoruba, carved wood, Provenance: Museum of African Art, 19" h

BANGWA PEOPLE, CAMEROON, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MATERNITY FIGURE H 28.75" W 9.5" D 9" Depicting a mother nursing her child. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MATERNITY FIGURE H 8" W 5" D 4" Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for

Type: Carving / sculptureMaterials: WoodMarkings & Inscriptions: UnmarkedDate: Early 20th centuryMaker: African (Nigeria, Yoruba)Description: A carved wood maternity figure or fetish, depicting a fema

Tall African, Mali carved wood figure; likely Dogon; H: 68" (approx.)

African Fante, Ghana polychrome and carved wood seated maternity figure; H: 23 1/2" (approx.)

African Yoruba, Benin/Nigeria carved wood figure; wrapped in woven cloth; H: 24" (approx.)

Tall African Bambara, Mali carved wood maternity figure; seated with young in arms; H: 60 1/4" (approx.)

African tribal carved wood maternity figure column, the central woman with baby kneeling on a stool with figural base, atop her head another kneeling woman. 47.5" H. Vertical shrinkage cracks.

Massive African Bambara, Mali carved wood maternity figure; seated with child upon her lap; H: 7'9" (approx.)

African Yoruba Maternity Shrine Figure. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from Galerie Carrefour, 141, Boulevard Paspail

Group of three African, Mali carved wood standing female figures; of varying cultures, including: two possibly of Bambara; together with Dogon maternity figure; H: 27 1/2" (tallest, approx.&#4

Tall African Dogon, Mali carved wood maternity figure; of female form, seated, wearing a long bronze chain around her neck; H: 57" (approx.)

Two African carved pieces: wood, of a female bust, showing scarifications to face and chest; together with steatite maternity figure; H: 18 1/2" (tallest, approx.)

Group of three tall African, Mali carved wood maternity figures, including: two possibly of the Bambara; together with Dogon figure; H: 50" (tallest, approx.)

African Carved Wood Female Maternity Fertility Statue Figure Cowrie Shell Eyes. 29.5 H X 12 W Inches.

Tall African Dogon, Mali carved wood maternity figure; of female form, seated, wearing a long bronze chain around her neck; H: 57" (approx.)

Two African carved wood maternity figures; Yoruba, Nigeria olumeye (offering bowl figure); together with Chokwe, Angola/Democratic Republic of the Congo/Zambia seated with child in lap, wearin

Two African Kongo/Yombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Angola carved wood phemba (maternity figures); H: 21 1/4" (taller, approx.)

Group of five various African Yoruba, Bénin/Nigeria carved wood figures, including: two pairs of ibeji figures, together with standing male form; H: 10 3/4" (tallest, approx.)

Two African Baule, Cote d'Ivoire carved wood figures; standing male, with tall headdress; together with seated maternity figure; H: 33 1/2" (taller, approx.)

Collection of ten African Yoruba, Benin/Nigeria carved wood ibeji figures; each of various male and female forms; with incised detailing; H: 11 1/4" (tallest, approx.)

Pair of African Yoruba, Benin/Nigeria, carved wood ibeji (twin figures); with metal stud and woven embellishments; H: 21 1/2" (each, approx.)