A Rare Fon Staff in the form of a Hand Ex Endicott NY

A tall carved wooden staff with encrusted surface and featuring the form of a hand holding an object, perhaps some type of magical object. The Fon typically create staffs as either signs of prestige o

A very rare old and worn Vodun ceremonial staff featuring a hand clutching an Offering or possibly a scroll. The life like hand is rendered from a single piece of wood. The Staff measures 19.5 inches

A rare old carved wooden female effigy with wonderfully stylized coiffure,painted black and white sections, carved wooden wrap skirt ,bent legs and hands to abdomen, raised scars and wonderful form. G

A very finely carved wooden scepter with twisted or ribbed design along the shaft and a well worn ancestor style head on top. This staff is very well handled suggesting many years, possibly generation

A carved wood and painted half figure with classic form, hands to abdomen, protruding navel, and a well handled surface patina. The figure likely served as a divination idol and measures 4.75 inches (

Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An impressive and rare wood short staff displaying the hand-carved figure of a chameleon on one side and a left hand on the ot

This is a very fine and rare carved wooden Eastern Luba Chief's staff, accented with hammered aluminum and incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Irwin Cernic, NY, acquired from

A very Fine carved wooden female Mvunzi Cult idol, with serene facial features, classic form, showing her hands to the chest and large oval eyes. Holo peoples , DRC/ Congo / Angola Border region, Afri

Hand hammered and formed Iron ceremonial staff considered an altar and place for the spirits to reside. This is a Most unusual example, it features two figures seated across from one another , BOUND t

A Highly stylized ceremonial parade axe from the Fon peoples of Dahomey, West Africa. Carved wooden handle with inset iron blades, one in the form of a snake with incised designs. Ex Karl Zabel collec

African Shona Stone Carved Serpent Snake Zimbabwean. Dynamic hand carved greenish stone of undulating form, large triangular shaped head; nice polish. 11-5/8 inches H. Ex NY Dr. S. Tuttman Coll.

A large carved wooden helmet mask in Janus form with two faces and raised tribal scars and motifs, featuring a large cross like form on one side. The mask is painted with mineral pigments and shows ha

A carved wooden helmet style mask with zoomorphic form, ribbed coiffure, long extended antelope like horns and flared snout mouth. This mask was used during the Vabong ceremony, which constitutes the

A long carved wooden headdress / mask in the form of a Bush Cow, painted red with mineral pigments and embellished with incised linear scar like designs. Mama ethnic group, Nigeria, Africa. The mask m

A carved wood and painted black parade staff featuring a female effigy in classic Senufo style, with stylized coiffure, hands on hips and well handled patina from years of field use. Senufo peoples, I

A very fine and rare old senufo Shrine figure in the form of a horse. Senufo peoples,West Africa. The Size is 10 inches long x 8.5 inches tall. Provenance: Ex McConnell Coll, VA; Ex Kahan Gallery, NY

A very fine carved wooden divination idol with a wonderful abstract form and well handled surface. Chokwe peoples, Angola, West Africa. The Idol measures 4.5 inches tall on its custom base. Provenance

A hand forged Iron Phallus from the FON peoples and part of the Vodun religion. It is said that such relics were placed in fields to act as fertility fetish, as well as worn on the hips of women who w

This is a rather charming carved wooden cap mask in the form of a scorpion with incised and painted designs and an overall fantastic style. The mask shows wear and handling and has been professionally

A rare Old Tribal made dagger or knife with hammered Brass and steel , to form a classical Mongo peoples ceremonial blade. Central Congo, Africa. The Knife measures 15 inches long. Provenance: Ex Mebe

A carved wooden male effigy with hands in prayer like pose and classic facial style and form. Bamun or Bamileke peoples, Cameroon Grasslands, Africa. The sculpture measures 11.5 inches tall. Provenanc

This is a Rare and important Metoko carved wooden and painted figure with highly stylized form and facial features. Statues of this type adorned the graves of dignitaries of the "Bukota", a secret soc

This is a rare find, a Lobala Short sword in stylized human form, from the DRC / Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel, NY c. since the 1980’s. The sword measures 18 inches long.

A well weathered male effigy with wide open mouth, hands carved resting on the abdomen , central cavity carved out of the torso on one side and deep weathered surface patina suggesting great age. The