A Punu Female Effigy Sculpture

An elegant carved wooden female effigy with a deep well handled surface patina. The image of a female with ceremonial headdress and holding two rattles, raised scar designs and overall classic form. T

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 wonderful carved wooden sculpture with highly stylized and exaggerated features. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The figure measures 18.5 inches tall ( 19.5 inches tall on custom base)

A small carved wooden female spirit image with stylized headdress and shown with hands to chin. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The statue has been mounted to a professional display stand. The statue its

A fine older female sculpture of carved wood with deep well handled surface and classic form. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The sculpture measures 8 inches tall.

A dramatic almost cubistic carved wooden female effigy sculpture with a highly stylized face and form and a well handled and worn surface. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The sculpture measures 22 inches

This is a very large and uncommon sculpture from the PUNU peoples of Gabon, West Africa. This sculpture represents an Female ancestor spirit , a protective "Maiden" spirit that watches over the Punu p

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 old and weathered primitive sculpture of a female effigy with lip plugs , a tradition that is still practiced in this region and a sign of prestige and beauty among the Makonde peoples, Tanzani

This is a finely carved old wood sculpture of a female effigy from the Senufo peoples of Mali / Ivory Coast, West Africa. Carved from a single piece of hard dense wood with highly stylized features an

A rare old carved wooden sculpture of a highly stylized female effigy holding her infant child, presumably a fertility idol. The sculpture has some raised scar designs stylized coiffure, shown seated

A very nice older wood sculpture of a Female ancestor effigy , shown kneeling and with raised scars designs and a long coiffure down her back. The sculpture was carved from a heavy dense wood and meas

A Finely carved wood sculpture featuring a male and Female effigy with colonial style dress and a deep well handled surface patina suggesting many years of field use. Zela or Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo,

Tall carved wooden shrine sculpture featuring a male and female effigy, likely the image of the first ancestor couple. The sculpture has a heavy encrusted shrine patina of organic matter. Dogon people

A carved wooden female effigy with stylized coiffure of a snake, and shown wrapped over the shoulder by another serpent. In southeast Nigeria among the Anang Ibibio, figures of Mami Wata blend with id

A large heavy carved wooden female effigy with small child and shown with classic coiffure and a well handled surface patina suggesting real age, perhaps a maternity shrine object. Pende peoples, DRC/

A very fine carved wooden female effigy with a stylized coiffure and wonderful treatment to her face and most notably the hands. The figure appears to have good age and handling and has been custom mo

A wonderfully exaggerated carved wooden female effigy with long legs that use the natural form of the wood to create a playful sense of movement, the form is also stylized, with short arms and torso,

A finely carved wooden female effigy with stylized form and classic treatment to the face and overall style. Ogbom dances where such headdress were worn would honor the Earth, and called attention to

A very old and interesting carved wooden female effigy with well worn and well handled surface, and shown with a highly stylized coiffure, with hair pins and top knots, buns and such. The sculpture ha

A Very Finely carved wooden female effigy of a "Queen Mother" with a well handled surface and wonderful closed eyes and serene expression, with signs of ritual offerings. Fante peoples, Ghana, Africa.

This is a very rare old carved wooden sculpture from the Mbole / Yela ethnic group, Congo, Africa. A carved wooden female effigy with dark patinated surface and kaolin clay painted face. The sculpture

A Lovely female effigy with a highly stylized form, raised central crested coiffure, ribbed neck accented with kaolin clay pigments and very interesting zig zag shaped legs. Kulongo peoples, lagoons r

A tall slender carved wooden female effigy shown carrying a Burden on her head and seated on a small animal (Lamb?) and adorned with glass beads and classic treatment to the face and torso with raised