Pair of Early 20th C. Kuba Wooden Initiation Figures

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba (Bushoong) peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful statue of an "ndop" (literally meaning "statue"), hand-carved from a single piece of h

**First Time At Auction** Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic shrine figure known as an "ikenga." The figure has a pair of bro

Continental, early 20th century. Pair of carved wooden hanging brackets or columns of figures playing musical instruments. Apparently unsigned. Approx. h. 19"

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitalia

Pair of Dresden Style Porcelain Figural Sweetmeats Bowls, early 20th c., with a boy and girl holding flower bedecked baskets, on integral circular relief bases, on carved wooden stands, Figures- H.-9

West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fascinating and petite carved wooden female figure that most likely belonged to a male-female pair symbolizing the

**Originally Listed At $800** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A set of hand-carved wooden Ere Ibeji figures depicting a matched pair of female twins. The figures have

After Louis Moreau (1855-1919), "Vendangeuse," and "Vendangeur," early 20th c., pair of patinated spelter figures on stepped turned faux marble wooden bases, now mounted as lamps, H.- 18 in., W.- 7 in

Southeast Asia, Burma (present day Myanmar), ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful pair of wooden pulleys expertly carved to resemble mythical kinnaras. The lower base of each figure is a rou

Chinese pair of large blanc de chine porcelain figures of Guanyin, mounted as table lamps. The pair sits on gilded wooden bases emulating clouds. The figures were made in the early 20th century, with

West Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th century. A matched pair of deceased male and female twin figures, known as Ibeji, most likely come from Osogbo or the Igbomina region of Yoruba land,

Pair of Italian Carved and Polychromed Figures on Faux Marbre Pedestals early 20th century, each figure holding a torchere standard and mounted to a turned wooden faux marbre column. h. 70", w. 20", d

late 19th / early 20th century; painted wood; each mounted to a later painted wooden base; possibly architectural fragments 33 x 10 x 11 in. (83.8 x 25.4 x 27.9 cm.)

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A pair of hand-carved wooden crocodile figures, each with a horned nose and deeply inlaid cowrie shell eyes. The bodies

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").

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,

Pair of early 20th century bisque figures, one inscribed "R. Wagner", both mounted as lamps, on lacquered gilt plinths. [12" H to top of figure].

**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

Early 20th C. Kuba Ppl Colonial Figure in Prayer. D.R. Congo. Wood with metal. Height: 8 in. (custom steel mount). In very good condition, overall; slight abrasions to high points. Medium brown aged p

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