A Bozo Horse Head Staff, African Art

A carved wooden hand held parade staff with a highly stylized Horse head and a well handled and worn surface patina. Bozo peoples, mali, Africa. The Staff measures 13 inches on display stand. Provenan

A Kuyu Marionette Head. Carved wooden abstract Ancestor head with finely carved linear designs. Used during the KebeKebe Serpent clan initiation dance. Kuyu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The staff measures

A very fine Old Bozo marionette head in the form of a Young Antelope, with wonderful painted designs. Obvious age and handling. measures 17.5 x 7 inches. The display stand shown was for photography pu

A Carved wooden head crest or parade staff that has obvious handling and wear , some minor decay and adorned with a hand hammered bronze ring around the neck. Idoma or related ethnic group, Nigeria, A

A carved wooden head staff carried in ceremonial processions, with some incised designs and remains of kaolin clay pigment. Kuyu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The staff measures 20 inches on simple wood bas

A YORUBA CEREMONIAL STAFF HEAD, 10" PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF JANINE AND JOSEF GUGLER. SEE ALSO THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART.

Elegant carved wooden staff or scepter from the Attie peoples of the lagoons region, Cote De Ivorie. carved wood with finely crafted form and featuring a classic ancestor image with hands above head c

Large heavy club like staff from the Fang ( or related ethnic group ) with Ancestor head and obvious age and handling. Gabon, Africa. Measures 20 inches tall

The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Ceremonial staff in carved wood fabrication. Region of origin: Africa. This staff has a figural head at the top, and it measures fifteen

A very rare Old carved wooden female effigy with articulated arms, holding a staff and standing on an ancestral head. Eket peoples, Cross river region on Nigeria, Africa. Measures 23 inches tall.

An antique carved wood African primitive folk art sculpture. A figural work with hand applied polychrome pigment, modeled as a tribal chief's head. Produced to surmount a staff or scepter. Presented w

Seven: two polychrome carved African, two with dog's head handles, horse head handle, carved burl, compass, 20th c.; Various wood, metal, resin; Giraffe: 36" x 3 1/2"

A carved wooden Horse head for use as a toy, with highly stylized ears and overall form, adorned with leather tassles and has an area where a staff can be inserted so a child could pretend they were r

A carved wooden male ancestor sculpture with stylized form, enlarged head with raised tribal scars and shown holding a staff. Tabwa peoples, Drc/Congo, Africa. The figure has some wonderful design to

A carved wooden mask with a ancestor head finial on top, simple hair locks and a brilliant blue pigment. Bozo peoples, Mali, Africa. The mask measures 14 x 6.5 inches. * A durable metal display stand

A group of four African objects. 20th century. ++ Dogon style lidded wooden vessel with a horse head. 62" x 14" x 8". ++ Yoruba beaded sheath for Opa orisa Oko staff. 62" x 11". ++ Igbo Link female fi

A colorful and charming marionette style headdress, actually worn in parade festivals and village celebrations, typically attached to a superstructure worn on the head. The sculpture measures 29.5 inc

This is an old and fascinating object from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. This janus form headrest features two Horse head finials along the sides of a deeply scooped head rest block. Carved

This is a vintage Ancestor sculpture of a Horse and rider from the Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. Carved wooden equestrian sculpture with elongated neck and head, well weathered surface and clasic style

A primitive carved wooden marionette figure head with a dramatic hyena like face and a well handled surface. Bamana or Bozo peoples, Mali, Africa. The Staff measures 31 inches tall x 15 inches across.

32" x 24" - wonderful painting by Richard Burnside. African American from Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Routinley visited the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach and created art for the staff as a tip. Died

A Carved wooden Shrine head with tall slender spike and a finely carved head of a spirit of Bateba Thil. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The head measures 23.5 inches tall on custom display s

A wonderful highly stylized bronze memorial head, cast using the lost wax method and with traditional features of the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The head measures 11.5 inches tall.

This is a very rare ancient to antique carved stone head known locally as "Mahen Yafe. The Mahen yafe, "head of the chief," are archaeological finds from an area covering parts of present-day Liberia