Sold2023A Losso Couple Ex Banks CollectionA weathered old carved wooden set or couple with well handled and worn surface patina and a wonderful abstract and stylized form. The Losso people live in Ghana and claim to be descendants of the MossSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Lobi Bateba Betise Copulating Couple, Ex Banks CollectionThis is a vintage sculpture from the Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. Carved wooden image of a male and female in the act of love making. Known locally as "Bateba Betise", It is said that LobiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Archaic Losso Couple Ex Scanzi CollectionA carved wooden set or couple with well handled and worn surface patina, eroded feet and a wonderful abstract and stylized form. The Losso people live in Ghana and claim to be descendants of the MossiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Column - Cast Iron BankEngland - 1900 - 4" Tall. Ex - John Haley Collection. There are only a couple known examples of this bank.See Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Chokwe Pwo Mask Ex Banks CollectionA very finely carved wooden mask with reddish organic pigments and adorned with woven grass headdress and embellished with beads. Chokwe Peoples, Angola, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 8 inches ( 16 iSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Fine Old Nyamwezi Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionAn elegant and refined example of a male effigy with hands to the chest, incised beard, pouty mouth and deep well handled surface patina. The Sculpture was reportedly once offered at Sothebys London,See Sold Price
Sold2022A Lobi Bateba Shrine Idol Ex Banks collectionA carved wooden bateba Thil with extended arms and unusual treatment to the overall form. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The Figure measures 24 x 14 inches. Provenance: The Robert Banks collSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Galoa Ceremonial mask Ex Banks CollectionA carved wooden ceremonial mask painted with kaolin clay and organic pigments was likely used in rituals of the Bwiti Cult. The mask is eroded and weathered, yet what remains is a striking example. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Mumuye Healing Sculpture Ex Banks collectionA Tall carved wooden shrine idol known as Iagalagana, some were used as oracles, others in connection with healing, and still others reinforced the status of important elders as embodiments of vaguelySee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Baule male Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA Handsome and well carved male sculpture from a dark wood with well handled, well polished surface , finely crafted and twisted beard, red mineral accenting the coiffure with a traditional pose on scSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Igbo / Idoma Parade Mask Ex Banks CollectionA large carved wooden parade mask with highly exaggerated facial features, black and white pigments , raised scar designs and evidence of field use as a ceremonial mask. Igbo or possibly Idoma peoplesSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Lega Bwami Society Mask Ex Banks CollectionA very finely carved wooden mask with circular designs and a wonderful stylized form. lega peoples, Bwami society, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 8 x 4.5 inches ( 11.75 inches on custom displaySee Sold Price
Sold2022Chokwe Mwana Ngulu Pig Mask Ex Banks CollectionA carved wooden zoomorphic mask of a Ngulu or Pig with textile adornment and embellished with Copper earrings. The Chokwe animal masquerades, which date back to the colonial period, are performed to dSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Baule Female Effigy Ex Banks CollectionA carved wooden female idol with an unusual treatment to the face and head, finely carved coiffure, raised scar designs. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 17.5 x 3.5 inchSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Miniature Pende Mask Ex Banks collectionA finely carved wooden miniature mask with dramatic facial carving and style, embellished with red mineral pigments and woven grass rope. The Mask measures 7.75 inches tall ( 13.5 inches tall on profeSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Very Fine Old Igbo African Mask Ex Banks CollectionA Tall and elaborate carved wooden helmet mask with stylized leopards, ancestors and large mirror on top. Igbo peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The mask measures 24 inches tall. A metal display stand caSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Wurkun Kundul Healing Idol Ex Banks CollectionA Tall slender cylindrical carved fetish with highly stylized features and well handled surface patina, on iron spike. According to literature , among the Wurkun ( or Junkun) if a member of the tribeSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Mumuye Rain Making Fetish Ex Banks collectionA primitive carved wooden shrine idol with stylized form, incised facial features, central crest and traditional zig-zag legs. Such sculptures were considered healing fetish idols known as a "LagalagaSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Luba Adze Ex Banks CollectionA Fine Old carved wooden adze or axe handle with lovely female ancestor face on the handle, and long steel blade inserted. Note the incised village images along the handle edges, along with a deep welSee Sold Price
Sold2023Handsome Baule Male Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA very finely carved wooden seated male sculpture with classic facial features and form, carved coiffure, raised scar designs and well handled and worn patina. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2022A Rare Bozo Female Sculpture Ex Banks CollectionA Carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized form and features, well handled, smooth surface patina suggests field use over many years, perhaps generations. Bozo or Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2024A Chokwe Bush Pig (Ngulu) Mask Ex Banks CollectionA carved wooden mask with large rounded eyes, and zoomorphic form of a Bush Pig (Ngulu) from the Chokwe peoples, Angola, Africa. The mask has a deep well handled and worn surface and measures 10 x 6.5See Sold Price
Sold2024Unusual Salampasu White Faced Ceremonial Mask Ex Banks CollectionA Carved wooden ceremonial mask with heavy kaolin clay pigment painted white face and evidence that the mask once had an attached headdress. Salampasu or related ethnic group, Congo, central Africa. TSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Hemba Kabeja Janus Idol Ex Banks CollectionA Finely carved old wooden magic Idol in Janus form known as Kabeja from the Hemba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. Typically such an idol would be a prized possession of the chief and kept away fSee Sold Price