20th C. Yoruban Ose Sango Wooden Staff

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful, hand-carved wooden Yoruba Ose Sango (also known as a Shango Staff or dance wand) of a traditional fo

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. early 20th century CE. An intriguing ceremonial staff known as an ose Shango depicting a stylized woman kneeling atop an integral rectangular plinth. The woma

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), a

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A monochromatic example of a wooden Gelede mask. The face is exquisitely carved with repeated triangular pa

**First Time At Auction** Africa, Nigeria, early 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), a royal ancestor of the Yoruba who was t

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wood carving of a standing woman with an enormous rectangular crest on top of her head. A staff like this is called an Os

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large ceremonial staff carved from wood with an upper portion shaped like a double-axe-blade, and the g

A group of two ethnographic wooden staffs. 20th century ++ Pounder. 51" x 4" x 3". ++ Lega style staff. Condition: Items may not stand on their own.Accretions and wear throughout.

A group of three African objects. ++ A wooden paddle with cylindrical handle. 20th century. 9" x 5". ++ A wooden staff with forked elements. 20th century. 15" x 1 1/4" x 1 1/4". ++ An ivory side blow

**Originally Listed At $250** Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Con Son Island, ca. mid 20th century. A skillfully carved and incised wooden staff in the form of a writhing dragon, the staff of a generally tap

**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

**Originally Listed At $250** Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Con Son Island, ca. mid 20th century. A skillfully carved and incised wooden staff in the form of a writhing dragon, the staff of a generally tap

A Democratic Republic of the Congo wooden staff fragment. 19th/ 20th century. Democratic Republic of the Congo._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved wooden ceremonial staff depicting a pair of heads with almond eyes, prominent noses, full lips, scarification mark

A group of 4 West African objects. 20th century. ++ Benin fragment ivory maskette. Nigeria. ++ Pounder.++ Wooden staff or tool.++ West African pendant. Burkina Faso Provenance: Inventory and Collectio

A wooden staff with many carved figures. Ivory Coast, Baule, 20th century. 63"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A carved wooden staff with central figure. West Africa, 20th century. 78 1/2"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A carved wooden staff with figures. West Africa, 20th century. 72 1/2"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A wooden staff with head finial. West Africa, 20th century. 53 1/2" w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A wooden staff with figure and heads. Ivory Coast, Dan, 20th century. 43"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

Carved African mask, 1st quarter 20th century. Carved antelope horns and exaggerated ears. May have been mounted on top of a wooden staff. Eyes are carved through. Measures 22" tall.

TWO CHINESE PAINTED PORCELAIN FIGURES, REPUBLIC PERIOD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. One figure of Shou Lao, God of longevity, seated holding a wooden staff. The other figure of Caishen, Money God, holding an

A group of 3 African objects including 1 wooden staff, 1 brass Ogbonie staff & 1 New Caledonia war club. c.20th century.. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of styli

A group of 2 African wooden staff's including a Chokwe wooden implement with a wire wrapped handle and South African staff. DRC/Angola, Chokwe. 20th century. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from