Sold2023Japanese 7 Lucky Gods Hardstone FiguresA set of mid 20th century Japanese carved hardstone figures depicting the "Seven Lucky Gods". Includes figures of Lapis, Rose Quartz, Carnelian, Quartz, Jade, Amethyst and Tiger's Eye on a stepped harSee Sold Price
Sold2017Matched Pair 20th C. Nigerian Wood Carved FiguresAfrica, 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 greenSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. African Fon Wood Short Staff - Hand & ChameleonAfrica, Republic of Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An impressive and rare wood short staff displaying the hand-carved figure of a chameleon on one side and a left hand on the otSee Sold Price
Sold2017African Senufo Female Ancestral Carved Wood Figure**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely and petite carved wooden female figure that most likely belonged to a male-feSee Sold Price
2018African Senufo Female Ancestral Carved Wood Figure**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely and petite carved wooden female figure that most likely belonged to a male-feSee Sold Price
Sold202420th C. African Carved Wood Figures**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples; Togo, Ewe peoples; Ghana, Mina (or Elmina) peoples; ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine gathering of three hand-carved wooden figuresSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. African Songye Wood Nkisi FigureCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure adorned with a rattan fiber skirt and a bulbous headdress also of raSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. Fillipino Ifugao Wood Guardian Figure 45" TallSoutheast Asia, the Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A well-preserved example of a bulul, a hand-carved wooden figure made to protect the rice crop. He has a simple form:See Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Bakwa Luntu Wood Standing Maternity FigureCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bakwa Luntu culture, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating anthropomorphic figure carved from dark wood, depicting what appears to be a woman givingSee Sold Price
Sold201620th C. African Teke / Yaka Fetish Figure, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Teke / Yaka, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden figure surrounded by fetish materials encased in painted cloth with a serene visage comprised oSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Carving - Crocodile**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a crocodile's head. The carving is detailed, with raised rSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Lobi Carved Wooden Bateba FigureWest Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large standing anthropomorphic bateba (literally "carved wooden figure"), hand-carved from a single piece of hard wood andSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. African Baga Carved Wooden Female FigureAfrica, Guinea, Baga, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A tall standing female figure, carved from a beige-hued lightweight wood, likely representative of an ancestor. She has broad feet and attenuateSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Burkina Faso Wood Janus Figure Male / Female**Originally Listed At $700** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Aribinda region, Kurumba culture, ca. mid-20th century CE. A remarkable hand-carved wooden figure presenting as both male and female with 2 facSee Sold Price
Sold2022Indonesian Dayak Wood Dancing HampatongSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, West Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Dayak, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A skillfully carved wooden figure, often referred to as a hampatong (also called a hempatong, tempatSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. African Yoruba Wood, Bead, & Textile Figure**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive and intricate ceremonial reliquary figure carved from wood and ornamented in glass beSee Sold Price
Sold202320th C. African Yoruba Wood Ibeji Twin FigureWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure, known as an Ibeji, representative of a twin, standing on an integral pedestal, with a skirt around the waistSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mid 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figure**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. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2017Papua New Guinea Wooden Kneeling Bird FigurePapua 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 widSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Fon Wooden Standing Fetish Figure**Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon/ Dahomey, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a standing man, made to be a fetish figure with a receptacle carSee Sold Price
Sold2019Mid-20th C. Asante Painted Wood Figure Holding Stool**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Ghana, Asante peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure standing atop an integral rectangular platform with delineated legs and a rounSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Benin Female Wooden FigureAfrica, Republic of Benin, Fon/ Dahomey, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a female, standing with hands placed just above her ample hips and below her breasts, her visaSee Sold Price
202420th C. African DRC Kusu Incised Wood Male Figure**Originally Listed At $800** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kusu peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved wood figure in the form of a standing male. TSee Sold Price
Sold201620th C. Mexican Male Dancer Wearing Torito on Head** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** Latin America, Mexico, ca. mid 20th century CE. A carved wood figure with a corn husk head and a scarecSee Sold Price
Jun 04John Moran Auctioneers, Inc.Karoo Ashevak (1940-1974, Inuit; Spence Bay/Taloyoak), A carved whalebone bird figure, mid-20th$350
3 days LeftSloans & KenyonIBEJI TWIN FIGURE CARVED WOOD YORUBA NIGERIA, Mid-to-late 20th century. - Height: 9 inches.$20
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyBakongo people Nkisi Nkondi fetish power figure hand carved wood metal shards$200