Sold2022A Fon Shrine figureA large carved wooden male effigy with head tilted back gazing at the heavens. The entire sculpture has been eroded and weathered suggesting generations of use as a shrine object. Fon peoples, Togo/DaSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Fon Shrine Figure Couple, BeninAfrican Fon Shrine Figure Couple, Benin. Carved wood figures facing one another and encompassed by plant fiber, cord with metal lock. On base. Size: 7.5'' x 4'' x 2.5'' (19 x 10 x 6 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2022African Fon Terracotta Shrine Figure, BeninAfrican Fon Terracotta Shrine Figure, Benin. Anthropomorphic pseudo vessel altar piece with snake motif. Ex NY collection. Size: 26'' x 10'' x 9'' (66 x 25 x 23 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2023Ex-Thomas McNemar Fon / Ewe Shrine Type FigureHollow with open base. Of the type called kronkronbali, ('children of earlier times'.) Togo or Benin. Minor repairs. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fon Shrine fetish with large phallus, African ArtA older carved wooden male shrine idol shown playing a flute and holding an exaggerated erect phallus hidden under a textile loin cloth. Fon peoples, Togo or Dahomey, West Africa. The figure measuresSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Fon Boccio Shrine Post, African ArtFon bocchio figure from Benin, Africa.Carved in wood, depicting a female with hands held in front, face with large round eyes.Measures 24 inches on a professional custom mountSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fon Vodun Magic Fetish Idol Ex Simmons CollectionA highly stylized carved wooden magic fetish from a Vodun shrine. The idol features an anthropomorphic figure surrounded by animal horns, shells, metal implements and other regalia, esoteric objects fSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fon Female SculptureA carved wooden female effigy, perhaps a shrine idol embellished with a cowrie shell necklace and a well handled and worn surface patina. The figure is shown with her hands to her breasts which may inSee Sold Price
Sold2023Published FON Vodun Cult Idol Ex Simmons CollectionA tall carved wooden shrine idol embellished with many vodun implements, including the iron axe of Hevioso, The God of thunder and lightning, as well as several wooden spirit figures, iron chains, ankSee Sold Price
Sold2023NORTHWEST COAST WOOD SHRINE FIGUREcarved stylized male figure, the circular head with exaggerated features in relief, curved shoulders, slightly spread legs, rectangular torso; the face with distinct brow, almond shaped eyes, roundedSee Sold Price
Sold2018IGBO, MALE SHRINE FIGURE, NIGERIA20th c. Carved wood Without stand: 72" x 15" x 12" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York The Igbo are one of Nigeria’s largest ethnic groups. Each Igbo village, defined by lineage, contains lSee Sold Price
Sold2020Monumental West African Igbo Shrine FigureMonumental West African Igbo Shrine Figure. Nigeria.Male figure, carved and paint decorated wood.Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 64'' x 11.5'' x 8'' (163See Sold Price
Sold2018Baga "a-tshol" / Headdress and Shrine Figure4 Wächterfigur, "a-tshol" Baga Sitem, Guinea Holz. H 52 cm. Provenienz: - Nachlass Max Kamer, St. Gallen. - Galerie Walu, Zürich. Anthropomorphe, schützende, a-tshol genannte Kopfskulptur, die alsSee Sold Price
Sold2021Cameroon Area Shrine Figure Ex Dr Jean & Noble EndicottA Carved wooden effigy with highly exaggerated form, zig zag arms, stylied ears and facial features and a well handled surface patina. The exact ethnic group is a matter of debate on this sculpture. ASee Sold Price
Sold2020African Congo Figure and a Yoruba Shrine FigureAfrican Congolese Female Figure and a Yoruba Shrine Figure. Carved wood. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Sizes: 1) 21'' x 8'' x 7'' (53 x 20 x 18 cm). Height on Stand: 22.5" (57 cm);See Sold Price
Sold2022Shrine figure or fertility doll - Ghana, Fantewood, silver wire, pyro-engraved, surface treated with wax, base H: 31,5 cm, H: 12,4 inch Provenance: "Tropen Museum", Amsterdam, The Netherlands Louis Pieter Cornelis van Rijn, Amsterdam, The NetherlSee Sold Price
Sold2021African Ewe Mami Wata Shrine Figure, Togo, Early/MidFine African Ewe Mami Wata Shrine Figure, Togo, early/mid 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Ford Wheeler, NY; Private Collection, NY. Size: 11'' x 13'' x 17.5'' (28 x 33 x 44 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2024An Igbo Shrine Figure, "alusi"Schrein-Figur, "agbara" Igbo, Nigeria, Bundesstaat Imo, Mbieri (Stadt) Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 77 cm. Provenienz: - Roger Budin (1928-2005), Genf. - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Jean David, BasSee Sold Price
Sold2020Monumental West African Igbo Shrine FigureMonumental West African Igbo Shrine Figure. Nigeria. Female figure, carved and paint decorated wood. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 66" x 11.5" x 8" (168See Sold Price
Sold2020West African Igbo Shrine FigureWest African Igbo Shrine Figure. Nigeria/ Carved and paint decorated wood, with rafia ankle bands. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 56'' x 13'' x 9'' (142See Sold Price
Sold2023A Dogon Shrine Figure, "tou wala ganamba"Altarfigur, "tou wala ganamba" Dogon, Mali Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 12 cm. B 10 cm. L 30 cm. Provenienz: - Gordon Reece, Knaresborough. - Bonhams, London (02.10.2007, Lot 375). - Woolley & WSee Sold Price
Sold2022Female shrine figure - Nigeria, Igbowood, base H: 88 cm, H: 34,6 inch Provenance: Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, GermanySee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient African Katsina Clay Shrine Figure, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Katsina, modern day Nigeria, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. This is a wonderfully (almost)-complete hollow clay shrine figure with a metal bracelet around one wrist. The face is expressive, with a larSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Bamum Shrine FigureSchreinfigur Grasland, Bamum, Kamerun Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 44,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Die Bamun (auch Bamum oder Mamum) sinSee Sold Price
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