A Fine Nyamwezi Ancestor Idol / Dense Heavy Wood

A incredibly heavy and dense carved wooden ancestor sculpture with wonderful archaic style face and primitive form, and a well handled and well worn surface patina suggesting age and handling over man

Merton Simpson Inventory # 8943 A tall ancestor idol carved from a very dense heavy wood with reddish pigments and elaborate designs, classic facial features and overall style. According to literature

Vintage carved wooden male sculpture from the Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. Featuring a ancestor idol, carved from a heavy dense wood with an over-sized and exaggerated head and classic songye facial

Tall carved wooden Female ancestor sculpture with exaggerated and elongated torso and stylized face and form. The Female sculpture is carved from a dense heavy wood and shows plenty of handling and we

Carved from a dense heavy wood, this anthropomorphic effigy features classic Timor style treatment to the face and form, large open eyes, flat nose and large ears , the figure stands with hands to his

Carved from a dense heavy wood with classic facial features, form and style. Lake Sentani or related ethnic groups, North Western Papua New Guinea. The figure is well handled and worn, small chip out

A Finely carved wooden female image from the Luba peoples of the Congo, DRC , central Africa. Carved from a dense heavy wood with stylized features, a lovely example. Measures 22.25 on custom base.

Bold and powerful carved wooden ancestor idol from the Mitsogo peoples, Gabon, Africa. Carved from a single piece of heavy dense wood, this older example features a wonderfully stylized face and form.

Carved from a dense heavy wood with a reddish patina and serene style, a classic example of the tradition. The figure measures 19.25 inches tall and has been professionally custom mounted to a display

This is a very fine old carving from the Makonde peoples of Tanzania, central Africa. carved from a dense heavy wood with reddish tone and featuring a classic Makonde style face and exaggerated form.

A very nice older wood sculpture of a Female ancestor effigy , shown kneeling and with raised scars designs and a long coiffure down her back. The sculpture was carved from a heavy dense wood and meas

This is a very fine and vintage ancestor on horseback sculpture from The Senufo peoples of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a single piece of very heavy and dense wood with a well weathered surface pati

Carved from an incredibly heavy and dense wood with a high stylized form, and well handled surface patina. The figure has been custom mounted because of the loss to its legs long ago. Luguru or relate

A very nice example of a female ancestor sculpture from the Senou region of Mali, and the Dogon peoples, West Africa. carved from a very heavy and dense piece of wood with classic Dogon style. Note th

Carved from a single piece of dense and heavy wood, this finely crafted effigy of a Male ancestor with split horn like coiffure, chiseled beard and a bold stocky stance with a well handled surface pat

Large carved wooden idol from the Lobi peoples of Burkina faso, West Africa. Carved from a heavy dense wood and featuring a male ancestor with his arm raised high in the air. The Lobi carve bateba to

Carved from a single piece of heavy dense wood, this is a vintage Baule wood sculpture of a female Spirit Wife , Or \"Blolo Bla\" from Cote De Ivorie, West Africa. This Vintage to antique idol has a v

A Fine old Bamana ceremonial vessel with two stylized female ancestors on top, carved from a single piece of heavy dense wood with solid construction. The vessel has some incised linear design and tig

This is a fine older Luba game board carved from a heavy and dense wood which shows a beautiful rich smooth patina due to years of use. Known as Wari, Mancala or Mankala, the game boards range from ev

A large carved wooden votive idol , carved from a dense heavy wood with an incredible wind worn surface suggesting great age, perhaps late 19th century as the wood is very strong and hard. The Idol ha

Carved Ewe male figure in Colonial attire , his surface embued allover with fine ground kaolin. Old. Of dense and heavy wood, a few induced vertical crack lines add to its appeal 18"

A tall bateba thil shrine idol carved from a heavy dense wood and with loss to eroded feet, well weathered surface and signs of field use as a shrine object. Note the Diamond shaped eyes and classic f

A Tall magic fetish idol carved from a heavy dense wood in traditional fashion with a highly stylized face and form and embellished with beads and shells and a snake skin skirt. Songye or Kusu peoples

Important Chinese Hexagonal Carved Stand Probably Zitan, the dense heavy wood mostly carved from one piece with high detailing of scroll work. Good condition, small damages and shaving to inside edges