A Carved wooden Avian scepter Ex Simpson, Ex Hersey

A carved wooden staff with avian finial and well handled surface. This staff has several collection numbers on the back. A display stand can also be included for an additional $50.00. The staff measur

A finely carved wooden heddle weaving pulley with avian motif and incised linear designs. The Pulley shows field use and wear and measures 6.5 inches tall. 7.25 inches tall on custom display stand. Ba

A carved wooden face mask with comb like structure on top, well handled and weathered surface and edges, embellished with cowrie shells and the remnants of abrus seeds. The mask measures 19 inches tal

A carved wooden tray with ornate incised and raised designs and the face of Eshu on top, in this case with a tobacco pipe. An opon Ifá is a divination tray used in traditional Yoruba ritual. The me

A very finely carved wooden Horse & Rider sculpture, a Chieftain shown with staff and a long headdress embellished with silver metal inlay. The sculpture of a Horseman is a symbol of power among the Y

Carved wooden male idol with small antelope horn atop of traditional ancestor idol. Such objects were used during magic ritual as a medium to the spirit world. Adorned with glass beads and animal hide

A Large heavy carved wooden door with a Fish motif carved in low relief and undeniable weathered surface and patina , well worn attachment "hinges" suggest years of traditional Use. Wooden doors known

A Carved wooden mask with inset wooden studs, painted linear designs and a animal hide beard attached to the chin. Glossy surface patina and well worn edges. Bakongo peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The m

A Rare Ovimbundu Staff Ex Sotheby's, Ex Irwin Hersey.A carved wooden colonial era staff with a honey colored surface patina and featuring an anthropomorphic figure in colonial garb.Ovimbundu peoples,

A Carved wooden round mask with incised linear designs and accented with mineral pigments. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 15 x 12 inches ( 21 inches tall

A very fine and elegant carved wooden stool featuring a lovely ancestor figure with hands on the knees and wearing a wrap skirt is used as the central support, as well as two carved support poles embe

A carved wooden double or twin Fanti doll decorated with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigment and embellished with old glass beads, Ghana, West Africa. The sculpture measures 14 x

Carved wooden shrine altar featuring six ancestor figures. While the purpose for which it was created is not entirely clear, the rich patina of this Dogon figural group and the flatted top suggests a

A very finely carved old wooden Kuba cup with incised designs and a charming old Children's doll, also from the Kuba peoples. The cup measures 4 x 4.5 inches and the Doll head measures 4.5 inches. Pro

A carved wooden mask in a highly stylized form, adorned with red mineral pigment and human hair. The mask still retains an original textile costume fragment. Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The mas

A very finely carved wooden mask in Avian form with incised linear designs. Luba peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Alfred Schienberg Collection, Ex Sol and Josephine Levitt collection, New York.

This is a very finely carved wooden staff or "Tefalipitya" ceremonial staff from the Senufo peoples of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. A carved wooden scepter with a highly stylized anthropomorphic fini

A very fine old carved wooden staff with female effigy on top, twisted form with serpent like design winding up the staff. The Figure on top is well carved and has a deep well handled surface patina.

A long carved wooden avian form flute with mask like face, traditional style and deep well handled surface patina. Bobo peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The flute measures 24 inches tall on its cus

A charming carved wooden seated male effigy with large eyes, hands held in front of the bent knees and a heavy kaolin clay surface which appears to have a sacrificial patina, perhaps serving as a shri

A very finely carved wooden scepter with twisted or ribbed design along the shaft and a well worn ancestor style head on top. This staff is very well handled suggesting many years, possibly generation

A rare pair of carved wooden miniature mask diviner’s pendant masks, worn as part of the diviners magic regalia. The masks measure 8.5 inches ( tallest) and 6 inches. Provenance:Ex. Irwin Herse

A fine carved wooden avian form heddle pulley from a weaving loom featuring a well carved hornbill bird head traditional form, incised linear designs and a deep well handled surface, with much evidenc

Carved wooden helmet dance mask with red,blue and white kaolin clay pigments and an overall charming style. Holo Holo peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Helmet mask measures 10 x 9 inches. A metal displ