20th C. Nigerian Wooden Carved Bird Ritual Figure

**Originally Listed At $125** West Africa, Nigeria, ca. 20th century CE. A fascinating ritual object, hand-carved from wood, shaped like a bird with its body pressed together sleekly as if it is plumm

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Chamba peoples, early 20th century CE. A simple, stylized human female figure, carved from a single piece of wood and smoothed. Small black and red

West Africa, Middle Benue River Valley, Nigeria, Mumuye peoples, ca. 1970s CE. A superb and sizable hand-carved wooden female ancestral figure standing atop a pair of short, delineated legs with point

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta area, possibly Oron or Eket peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved wooden stake-shaped ancestor figure, with a cylindrical b

Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden kachina doll depicting a large, bird-faced figure. Painted in yellow, red, white, and black pi

CHINESE (20TH CENTURY) A jade stone carving of birds on a wooden base (7" x 3")

Description: This lot includes a lovely carved bird figure made of horn. The carving is mounted onto a turned wooden base and appears to be late 19th century to early 20th century in age. Unsigned, bu

A PAIR OF NIGERIAN YORUBA 'ERE IBEJI' TWIN MALE CARVED WOODEN FIGURES, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the West African figures each carved on a circular base, the faces with linear scarification marks, the coiff

19/20th century. Pair of Chinese carved white jade bird figures with bird head cover and come with match wooden base. bird size: 5"L x 4 3/4"H , with base about 6 1/2"H

DESCRIPTION: A chinese carved jade figure depicting a long-tailed phoenix bird resting on a tree branch. The detailed carved figurine sits atop a carved wooden stand. CIRCA: 20th Century. ORIGIN: Chin

**Originally Listed At $350** West Africa, Benin, Fon peoples, early 20th century CE. A hand carved, wooden male figure with a tenon, made to be held by hand during a ritual dance. The Fon people (Fon

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure depicting a bearded ancestral human wearing a large bird-headed headdress. The

Reed and Iron Halibut Hooks American, late 19th/early 20th century: bird effigy, and human figure with woven cord and iron hook, base with woven reed, good early patina, 10-1/2 in.; human-head effigy

A CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURAL GROUP, 20TH CENTURY, the carved figure of two birds in a tree raised on stepped base. With scrolled end wooden pedestal. Height: 6 3/8" Width: 3 3/8" Depth: 1 3/4"

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood figure, kneeling, with a long, beak-like nose and deep set eyes. Carved as part of his head is another head with wid

Mexican folk art carved wooden santos figure, depicting a monk, circa 1920s, with paint remnants throughout, includes two carved birds 29"h x 9"w x 6.5"d Provenance: A prominent Corpus Christi, Texa

Including an Ibo carved & polychrome ritual figure, West Africa, Nigeria, c. 19th or early 20th century (37-1/2 x 9 x 6 in.); an African helmet mask, possibly Mossi, with serrated bird crest (15-1/2 x

A vintage carved figure of a young boy holding a bird in the air to set free. Artist carved name on the side. Anri carved on the base. Artist: Juan Ferrandiz Issued: 20th century Dimensions: 3.5"L x 2

Africa, Nigeria, early to mid-20th century CE. This is a pair of nice folk art wood figures, a male and a female, both with original, bright pigment remaining. The male figure is largely painted green

**Originally Listed At $75** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, early 20th century CE. A carved wooden bird with red, white, and black feathers and a high degree of detail. Feet and head are detachable,

A group of four South American and Oceanic objects. 20th century. ++ Carved wooden figure by Luis Hey. Rapa Nui, Easter Island. ++ Peruvian style mask. ++ Miniature reproduction of a Kemu- Kemu, a Map

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.

SAINT BARBARA Martin Schonhardt, 20th century Carved wooden figure. With studio label. 59 cm high. Martin Schonhardt, born in 1963, resident in Simonswald / Black Forest.