Ethiopia Oromo People Two Forked Pilgrim Staffs.

Two hand carved wood headrests, Oromo peoples, Ethiopia, mid 20th century, each having a crescent shape platform with waterfall ends, surmounting a double-cone base incised with geometric designs and

3 Antique African Carved Wood Headrests: 1) Headrest, Boni Or Somali People, Mid/Late 19th C. Size: 7.25"H x 6"W x 2"D (18.5 x 15.5 x 5 cm); 2) Headrest, Oromo People (Ethiopia), 19th C. Size: 5"H x 1

This is a Beautiful African Carved Wooden Headrest from the Oromo peoples of Ethiopia. This pair of headrest's are carved out of a single piece of wood with well handled deep patina from use, indicati

War Shield, Sidamo / Oromo People, 19th C. Ethiopia, East Africa. Formed buffalo hide. Size: 28" diameter (68.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview and pick up at 130

A Carved wooden shrine idol featuring a highly stylized ancestor with long twisted beard and raised tribal scarification, and shown holding two staffs. Oron ethnic group, Ibibio peoples, Nigeria, Afri

AN AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED WOOD TWO TIERED STAFF, POSSIBLY TIKAR PEOPLES, with a standing bearded chieftain having a long stylized braided hair tail and holding a staff, above a recumbent tiger resting

TWO PIECES OF AFRICAN TRIBAL ARTAfrica, 20th century. East African carved wood headrest, Oromo People, Kenya together with a West Africa wrought iron figural horse (possibly Dogon) grease lamp. Headre

West Africa, Kingdom of Benin, 19th century CE. This is a cast bronze figure in the shape of two people, one at the top and one at the bottom, with highly stylized arms bent at the elbows. The faces o

**Originally Listed At $650** West Africa, Kingdom of Benin, 19th century CE. This is a cast bronze figure in the shape of two people, one at the top and one at the bottom, with highly stylized arms b

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, probably Dan peoples, ca. mid-20th century. A tall - taller than me! - wooden staff capped with two faces, one oriented upward, t

Two East African Vessels, first, Somalia, wood pot in fiber basket, h. 16 in., w. 11 1/2 in, d. 11 3/4 in., second, Oromo, Southern Ethiopia, leather and cowrie shell embellished fiber milk/butter con

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with two groups of long bells spaced out along it. The staff is capped by a bird finial below an upside-down group of four

A very old and rare fragment of a figural staff with two ancestors and embellished with metal studs. The staff is completely weathered and worn. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. Ex Mebel Collection New

A finely carved wooden staff featuring two ancestor faces and incised designs on a criss cross shaped handle. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. measures 10.5 inches tall on simple metal display stand.

A finely carved wooden staff featuring two ancestor faces and incised designs on a criss cross shaped handle. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Measures 10.5 inches tall on simple metal display stand.C

TWO AFRICAN YORUBA PEOPLE BRASS MALE/FEMALE EDAN OGBONI SOCIETY STAFF FINIALS, NIGERIAN, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the seated pair chained to each other and cast on tapering wrought iron spikes, t

Luba/Akan-speaking peoples, Ghana, Congo, anecdotal scene, perhaps a staff-top, showing two opposing seated figures interacting, with tiny raised scarifications and other fine detailing, 8". Provenanc

This is a very fine and quite lovely old carved wooden staff from the Lwena peoples of Angola, Africa. featuring two finely carved spirit faces as well as raised and incised design work, the staff has

A finely carved old wooden Eshu staff with a finely crafted figure shown holding two ritual objects. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staff measures 11.25 inches tall on simple metal base.

This Lot contains two very old forged iron staffs from the Yoruba peoples. The Yoruba believe the power of Osanyin is vested in a wrought iron staff, called an Osanyin staff, that is placed on altars

Benin Edo People, bronze ceremonial staff, 19th c. Nigeria, in two pieces, naturally dark and verdigris patinated cast bronze, in a stacked totemic form, the round standard surmounted by a long beaked

A tall slender carved wooden staff with a double sided finial featuring two classic mask faces. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Staff measures 28 x 2.75 inches. A display stand can be ad

Three Coptic cross staff finials, Ethiopia, executed in reticulated spelter, each of square section rising on a cone form attachment point, two having custom stands, largest 26"h x 18"w, base 6"sq.

14th century AD. A pewter pilgrim's badge comprising an arch with fronds joined at the apex, enclosing a standing robed and nimbate figure with a staff in his left hand and his right hand with two fin