A Fine Yoruba Maternity Sculpture

A very fine and elegant carved wooden effigy of a Mother and children, with exaggerated facial features and highly stylized coiffure and overall classic Yoruba style and form. The sculpture measures 2

Finely carved Mother and child image with their Pet Dog at her knees. This wood sculpture has elaborate design and was obviously created by a skilled craftsman, all carved from a single piece of wood.

A Carved vintage to antique Mother & Child effigy with a wonderful stylized features and form. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 17 x 8 inches.

Carved wooden Mother and child sculpture from the Yoruba of Nigeria, West Africa. Finely carved example with seated mother and offering bowl, with tall elaborate coiffure and her child clinging to her

This is a very finely carved wooden Mother and children sculpture from the Afo peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Such sculptures not only honor the Mother and maternity, they also relate to the origina

A very fine old carved wooden Mother & children sculpture on the back of a feline. The sculpture from a single piece of wood is a masterpiece of Fanti tribal arts, Ghana, West Africa. The Figure measu

A carved wooden female mother effigy with small child on her lap, holding on to her breast. The sculpture likely served as a element to a maternity shrine. The figure measures 15.5 inches tall. Luba p

A very finely cast effigy of a Mother & child with a highly stylized crown, and raised crescent moon shaped designs on the torso with decorated pants and tribal tattoos on the face. Yoruba peoples, Ni

This is a very interesting old wood sculpture featuring a Dayak Mother and child, the mother having a hudoq mask like face and the baby on her back in a traditional carrier, as she holds a Tortoise to

A beautiful carved female and child sculpture with kaolin clay pigment on golden colored wood with black painted accents, old glass beads and stylized facial features. Fante peoples, Ghana, West Afric

A beautiful Senufo peoples maternity sculpture from Mali, West Africa. A finely carved wooden statue with a polished surface. The figure has such a wonderfully exaggerated style. Senufo peoples, Mali

A very finely carved maternity sculpture featuring a lovely Mother and child image, the mother with elaborate coiffure and with a small child on her back, adorned with glass beads. baule peoples, Ivor

A very finely carved femal effigy shown holding an infant, who appears rather stiff which may suggest an infant who has passed away, and also shown chewing a Root, which may indicate the Iboga tree an

A carved wooden female mother effigy with small child on her lap, holding on to her breast. The sculpture likely served as a element to a maternity shrine. The figure measures 15.5 inches tall. Luba p

A rare old female sculpture with child, all carved from a single piece of wood. This figure of a nursing mother was most likely part of a community shrine that honored the founding ancestors. Housed i

A very finely carved wooden effigy of a Dan Mother and child, the mother shown with elongated flattened breast, a sign of prestige and honor , with a small child clinging to her back. The Mother has s

A carved wooden maternity image from the Kongo peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa.The mother's peaked hairstyle is echoed by the coiffure of the child cradled in her lap. This sculpture was likely placed in

This is a very fine old Yoruba Maternity staff of the Oshe Shango cult. The staff is quite lovely, with a well carved female effigy of a Mother with her child, shown holding a ceremonial sash on her s

A Lovely carved wooden effigy of Pregnant Mother with elaborate tattoos and decorative elements. Kuba Dengese peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 21 inches tall ( 23.5 inches tall on profes

A carved wooden female effigy of Mother & Child with a most unusual head turned off axis. The Mother has a painted black coiffure and is shown holding her infant on her lap while sitting legs crossed.

A carved wooden effigy of a female devotee of Shango, shown kneeling and accented with indigo dye in her coiffure and holding her breasts, with classic facial features and a deep well handled surface

A carved wooden effigy of a Mother holding her infant child with elaborate tribal scars / Tattoos and tribal motifs. The figure has a well handled and lustrous patina and measures 21 inches tall on it

A Fine YORUBA "OLUMEYE" offering bowl, featuring an elegant carved wooden female figure shown kneeling with offering bowl and small child on her back, richly decorated with incised designs. Yoruba peo

A very finely carved wooden effigy of a mother and child, with well handled surfaces and obvious handling and wear. Bakongo peoples, Congo, Africa.