A Monumental Bangwa Shrine Sculpture Ex Allan Stone

A very large carved wooden village shrine idol of a female ancestor with enlarged belly perhaps suggesting a maternity shrine and shown with one hand on the shoulder and a wonderful facial expression.

A carved wooden female effigy with thick encrusted sacrificial surface patina that sweats in the sunlight, suggesting years of ritual applications or offerings. Such images of female ancestral spirits

A carved wooden female effigy with thick encrusted sacrificial surface patina that sweats in the sunlight, suggesting years of ritual applications or offerings. Such images of female ancestral spirits

A very finely carved wooden helmet mask with realistic painted face and painted designs, embellished with real human hair atop a stylized "elvis" coiffure. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask mea

American School, painting, ex Allan Stone Gallery, American School (First half 20th c.), Red Barns, c. 1930, oil on canvas, with protective board backing, gallery stamp to board, contemporary frame, 1

This is a rare wooden helmet mask known as a "tshibangabanga" among the Binji, an ethnic group within the Kuba complex of Tribes, DR Congo, central Africa.This powerful bell-shaped helmet mask was cle

A fine and charming old carved wooden shrine effigy with classic facial features and shown with hands in a gesture of offering. There are a few areas on linear scar designs and a open cavity in the ch

A very fine Old "Lipiko" mask or "Muti Wa Lipiko " translated as the head of Lipiko, which was typically worn during initiation rituals. This old example has a well carved face suggesting a type of po

A Carved wooden helmet mask with portrait like features, human hair and a well handled surface suggesting ceremonial use. Such masks were often worn during initiation into manhood ceremonies by young

A carved wooden mask in a highly stylized form, adorned with red mineral pigment and human hair. The mask still retains an original textile costume fragment. Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The mas

A very rare and important large scale shrine sculpture of a Mother and her children, shown seated with infant feeding on her lap as well as two other figures on either side of the mother figure. The s

A very finely carved wooden club with excellent fluted surface and carved from a dense hard wood. Australian Aboriginal peoples and most likely 19th century. The club measures 21.5 inches tall. A meta

A Carved wooden helmet or cap mask with classic facial features and vegetable like finials on top. The mask is well handled showing field use and wear. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask itself

Old and high quality example of the Yoruba Tribal arts from Nigeria, Africa. This container features the form of a Rooster, carved feathers and raised linear designs. Such containers are known as Ager

A finely carved old wooden shrine effigy shown with one hand pointing towards the sky, perhaps in reference to the spirit world. The sculpture was painted with kaolin clay pigments and black paint and

This lot contains two very old and well used kalimba thumb piano's with well handled and well used finger boards suggesting generations of field use. The largest measures 7 x 3.5 inches and is likely

A carved wooden face mask. The mask has been embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells on textile , animal hide /hair as well as a bronze bell. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask me

A very finely crafted Forowa container with incised designs and tribal motifs, avian and serpent images and what appears to be a Union jack flag. The vessel also has a small hidden container underneat

A Carved wooden face mask with heavy organic orange pigment on the face and alternating human hair strips and indigo blue pigments as the coiffure, as well as a decorative textile hat would cover the

A large carved wooden dance mask with incised linear designs, large carved eyes and reddish mineral pigments along with kaolin clay. Luba , kasai region, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 21.5 inches t

A Carved wooden idol in abstract form, "cubist" like style and signs of field use and wear. Ishan ethnic group, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Sculpture measures 18.75 inches tall on wooden base. P

A carved wooden face mask. The mask has been embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells on textile , animal hide /hair as well as a bronze bell. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask me

A Tall Moba Tchitcheri Ancestor shrine sculpture, carved from a hard dense wood, this human effigy has a highly stylized form and very well weathered surface. Tchitcheri are symbols of ancestral spiri

A very unusual carved wooden zoomorphic shrine object in the form of a warthog with semi circular forms attached, incised with geometric designs accented with kaolin clay pigments. The sculpture measu