A Dan Janus Kedie Shrine Object

A Carved wooden handle with two janus mask like faces and a golden honey colored wood with deep patina from handling. The heads are defined by slanted, slit-form eyes and finely striated coiffures. Ke

A carved wooden janus form shrine idol with two dan mask like faces and an undeniable golden honey colored patina from generations of handling. The heads are defined by slanted, slit-form eyes and fin

A Carved wooden staff or handle with two janus mask like faces and a well worn deep patina from handling. The heads are defined by slanted, slit-form eyes and classic mask like faces. Traditionally Ke

Group of two Dan divination objects. ++ A janus divination object with red pigment and cowre shells, Ivory Coast, Dan. 1st half 20th century. 7 3/4"h with base. ++ A divination implement in the shape

A carved wooden janus form head with elongated cylindrical neck, ridged coiffure and a well weathered surfca e suggesting many years as a shrine object. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The he

A Fine old terracotta head which was used traditionally as a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan ruler from southern Ghana or southeastern Côte d'Ivoire. It is an idealized representation whose ser

A tall slender carved wood and painted male & female effigy in janus form with highly stylized facial features and overall form. The sculpture is adorned with a red textile wrap skirt and measures 22

A carved wooden magic shrine object featuring 4 spirit faces on a male and female body, supporting a wooden cup which likely served as some sort of mortar to mix magic ingredients by a shaman/priest.

A very rare Horse Reliquary skull from the Igbo-Izzi peoples of Nigeria, Africa.To the Igbo peoples, horses were especially precious sacrificial animals which only the wealthy elite could afford.Durin

Altarobjekt, "ofo" Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. L 16,5 cm. Provenienz: - lt. Notiz: Galerie Africana, Antonio Fiacco, Zürich (2000). - Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Mu

Vintage Tibetan Rams skull with ornate Buddhist designs and adornment. Actual Ram skull covered with brass and copper decorated with Buddhist symbols. Measures 17 x 10 inches

An unusual carved wooden hand holding a sword blade , perhaps used on a shrine as a divination type object. Ashanti or Fanti / Akan peoples, Ghana, Africa. * There are old museum inventory numbers pai

A Carved wooden fetish idol with very squared off form and heavy patina of sacrificial matter and indigo dye. Ewe peoples, Togo or Dahomey, West Africa. The fetish measures 10 inches tall.

This is a very well weathered and worn shrine carving with ancestor head atop an unusual hour-glass shaped form with geometric designs. The sculpture is carved wood and shows much wear and exposure to

A rare ancient sculptural terra cotta object phallic like form was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage vessel would have protecte

Altarobjekt, "ofo" Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H 8 cm. Ø 18,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du Golfe de Guinée,

A carved wooden male effigy in classical form with serene face and a heavy encrusted surface of offerings. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 20 inches tall. Ex Houston Te

A Carved wooden janus form effigy with incised designs as well as hols where the arms once were suggesting cloth arms were once attached. The surface suggests good handling and age. Dan peoples, Ivory

A carved wooden female effigy with a janus style head and well handled surface patina. The female in kneeling pose possibly suggests a devotee to a diviners cult and the spirit world , always present,

Schrein-Objekt, "ofo" Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H 5 cm. Ø 8 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du Golfe de Guinée,

A Fang style janus object. Central Africa. 20th century. Wood, glass beads, natural fibers, and horns. 15 1/4" x 4" x 4 1/4". Condition: includes stand. Accretions and general wear throughout. Conditi

This is a very rare and unusual carved wooden image of a Zoomorphic ancestor head or bust from the Bamana peoples of Mali, West Africa. The sculpture is quite exaggerated and the form is very interest

A carved wooden ancestor shrine idol known as a "Bateba Phuwe". Lobi peoples, Burkina Fso, West Africa.

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Ghana, Adan people, ca. 20th century CE. A hand-carved abstract wooden figure, depicting what looks like a human carrying a basket on her or his head. Painted ha