A Rare Ibibio Fatting Doll, African Art

A carved wooden female fetish with well handled surface patina and overall classic form and style. Known locally as a "Uden nyama" This fatting house doll was traditionally given to unmarried girls at

A old and well weathered carved wooden dance crest featuring a male ancestor image with unusual hat form that likely represents a 19th century french sailors cap. The wood is very dry and light weight

African Ibibio Fatting House Doll, Nigeria. Carved wood. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 11'' x 2.5'' x 3'' (28 x 6 x 8 cm).

This is a very rare and unusual find from the Ibibio peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. A carved wooden headdress with three ancestor heads and Black and white kaolin clay pigment accents. A wonderful a

A rare old wooden face mask of a Skull like face, known as "Hell dwelling spirit" with obvious age and wear. Ibibio peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Mask measures 12.75 x 8 inches. A durable display stan

A carved wood and painted "Uden Nyama" or fatting house doll from the cross river region of Nigeria, West Africa. This lovely wooden doll was given to young unwed girl at the time of entering the Ibib

This is an old and rare Dance mask from the Ibibio peoples of Nigeria, Africa. Carved from a dry light wood, with some age and handling. Note the articulated jaw. Measures 9.5 inches tall x 7 inches w

A Highly exaggerated carved wooden mask with a wonderfully deformed snout like mouth with tangled Fangs, bulging eyes, enlarged ears and nose , encrusted black painted surface. The mask has an old tag

An old and interesting carved wooden Kwere Mwana Hiti doll with exaggerated coiffure and well handled surface patina. Kwere peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The sculpture measures 5.5 inches tall. Ex Collec

African Art Beautiful and large anthropomorphic trunk wooden oliphant 34 1/4 inches / 87.5 cm condition: medium Reserve: $300.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $35.00 to anywhere within the contiguo

This is a large carved stone idol in the form of a a Nomoli ancestor with phallus from The Sapi , or mende peoples of Sierra Leone, West Africa. The stone is well weathered and appears scraped on one

Uncommon carved wooden abstract form doll with breast and navel and a stylized, openwork form for the head. Luba dolls are similar to the Yoruba Ibeji as they are carved at the death of a twin. Luba p

A very fine and well handled old Mossi Bigga doll from Burkina Faso, West Africa.Such dolls are often carved as playthings for your girls to practice being a mother, they were given to little girls in

A Lovely carved wooden doll with round flat head and ribbed neck, classic form. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The sculpture measures 13 inches tall.

A carved wooden doll sculpture adorned with various beads and iron bells. Fali peoples, Cameroon, Africa. In Cameroon, when a young Fali man becomes betrothed, he makes a doll (ham pilu) from wood and

This is a sweet and simple old wooden doll from the Fulani peoples, Nigeria. A carved post like sculpture with hand strung beads attached as "arms". The doll has been mounted to a metal display stand

Carved wooden doll from the Mossi peoples of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Known as "Bigga" such dolls are used as playthings for young children, and then later in life considered teaching aides on child

Old carved wooden doll adorned with beads and animal hide in typical dress. Turkana peoples, Tanzania, Africa. Measures 10/5 inches tall.

A set of two carved wooden male and female idols from the Ewe peoples of Ghana, West Africa. Well worn and polished, such idols were traditionally rubbed and cared for as living spirits , a similar tr

This is a carved wooden pair of dolls from the Turkana peoples,Tanzania, east Africa. carved wood and decorated with leather hide and glass beads. The tallest measures 9 inches tall.

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Type: Doll, figure, statue Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Cameroon Materials: Wood, pearls Dimensions: 20.47 Inch Weight: 2.43 Pounds Note: Stand not included. Reserve: $206.50 Ship

Maske Ibibio, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 34 cm. Provenienz: Carlo Monzino (1931-1996), Castagnola. Eine eindeutige Zuordnung des einstigen Gebrauchs dieser Maske ist ausserhalb des ges

Title: Traditional Namji Statue Doll - Cameroon - African Art Tribal Art Provenance/Additional Info: It is only quite recently that the dolls of the Namji, people of animist mountain people living in