A Finely Carved Attie Female Ancestor sculpture

Carved wooden female shown with tall coiffure or finial atop her head and with highly stylized face and form and adorned with beads. Attie peoples, Cote D'ivoire, West Africa. Measures 26 inches tall

This is a lovely vintage wood sculpture of a Female ancestor with elaborate coiffure and raised tribal tattoo designs. The Female was painted with black and white kaolin clay pigment and a reddish pai

A very finely carved wooden female ancestor sculpture, possibly a "Spirit Wife" style of carving. The figure has serene facial treatment, raised scarifications, and a elaborate coiffure.This statue me

A very finely carved wooden set of Male and female ancestor sculptures from the Chamba peoples of Nigeria, Africa. Custom mounted to professional display stand. The couple measure 11.5 ( 13.5 inches t

A tall elegant female sculpture featuring a seated female on stool with finely carved coiffure, classic facial features and raised tribal scar designs. Attie / Anyi or Kulongo peoples, Lagoons region

A well weathered and eroded female ancestor effigy with stylized coiffure, a serene face with raised scar patterns, and finely carved features, decayed interior and loss to the waist down, what remain

A finely carved female effigy with stylized coiffure and traditional form. Senufo peoples, Ivory coast west Africa. The figure measures 9.5 inches on custom display stand.

A very finely carved wooden female effigy in classic form, with a well defined coiffure, raised scar designs and well handled surface, embellished with old glass beads. Attie or Anyi peoples, Lagoons

A very finely carved female effigy shown holing two small containers and decorated with incised tribal scars. Note the energetic grimace on the females face. Chokwe peoples, Angola, Africa. The figure

Tall carved female ancestor holding a vessel above her head, adorned with beads. Attie or Anyi peoples, Lagoons region, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Statue measures 25 inches tall.

A lovely carved wooden female ancestor image with raised scarification and tattoos and well handled and worn surface. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 18.5 inches tall.

This is a finely carved shrine sculpture of a female Ancestor,with lip plug / labret, and abstract form and overall style. Carved from a single piece of wood with an overall abstract style. Such sculp

A Finely carved wooden sculpture of a female ancestor or Queen mother seated on traditional stool, with finely carved coiffure, raised scars and a serene face. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

A finely carved wooden female effigy Nkiteki (Ancestor Figure) or translated as "Good Wife" with her child on her back. Featuring raised scar designs, inset glass eyes and a well handled honey colored

A finely carved wooden effigy of a female ancestor with a honey brown colored patina and adorned with facial scars and small earring. Chokwe peoples, Angola, Africa. The figure measures 10.5 inches (

A very finely carved wooden effigy of a female ancestor with raised scar designs and a well handled surface patina. Such mipasi figures are kept by the ruling elders. The figures are believed to embod

A finely carved wooden effigy of a female ancestor with a raised tribal tattoos or scars. The Tabwa depend spiritually upon mipasi (ancestral spirits) for guidance and wisdom. This female sculpture ha

Carved set of Male and female ancestor sculptures from the baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Elaborate body scars and finely crafted faces, the male has a long beard and holds an egg, the femal

A finely carved "Mipasi" wooden effigy of a female ancestor with a raised line of tribal tattoos or scars. The Tabwa depend spiritually upon mipasi (ancestral spirits) for guidance and wisdom. Using t

A Finely carved contemporary Lulua female sculpture with a highly stylized ancestor shown seated with hands to face and elbows on the knees. The figure was carved from a heavy dense wood has been prof

A finely carved wooden sculpture of a highly stylized female kneeling devotee with encrusted surface and wonderful traditional, almost "cubist" style. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The sculpture measur

A Carved wooden female effigy with a wonderfully stylized coiffure and serene facial features. Carved from a hard wood, Anyi or Attie peoples, lagoons region of the Ivory Coast of west Africa. Measure

A Carved wooden female effigy with raised scars, finely carved coiffure and a black polished surface. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The figure measures 15.5 inches tall.

Vintage carved wooden female ancestor sculpture with highly stylized facial features and elongated torso, accented with raised scarifications, ribbed neck, elaborate coiffure and a metal strip accenti