A Rare Old Igbo Carved Door

A very rare and finely crafted old wooden door with geometric motifs incised into the surface. This elaborate door was carved of a hardwood, known locally as Iroko, and likely served as entrance to a

A very finely crafted old wooden door with geometric motifs incised into the surface. This elaborate door was carved of a hardwood, known locally as Iroko, and likely served as entrance to a mens meet

A tall carved wooden sculpture depicting a helmeted male figure standing atop a well weathered circular iron base. Most likely created as a protective idol for a home or shrine. The sculpture measures

A carved wooden dance crest actually worn on top of the head with two classic Igbo style faces and a wonderful janus avian finial, natural pigments and overall well handled and worn surface. Igbo peop

This is a very fine old carved wooden door with an impressive semi-circular designs and signs of use over generations. The door has been custom mounted and measures 62 inches tall. * Note that this do

A very old, heavy and intricately carved wooden door from the Igbopeople of south eastern Nigeria. Traditionally doors such as this example are carved from a sacred hardwood, known locally as \\\"Irok

This is a very fine and rare Old Alusi Shrine idol figure from the Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A carved wooden figure with tall central crest, accented with a yellow mineral pigment , the face is n

A rare old carved wooden face mask with kaolin clay painted surface accented with reddish and orange clay pigments. Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa.The mask measures 9 x 6 ( 10.5 inches tall on simple d

A rare late 19th century Shrine Door from the Tana Torajah peoples of Sulawesi island, Indonesia.Traditionally such doors were once used to protect large shrines or even tombs that were carved into th

A Very rare old carved wooden head dress sculpture from the Igbo Ekpeye peoples of Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture has ornate painted form and design. Loss to both arms, long ago. The sculpture has bee

British, second half 17th century, oak throughout with old mellow dark color, central balustrade door flanked by stylized flowers in carved relief, shelved interior, iron butterfly hinges, 30 x 35-1/2

A carved wooden tray with raised and incised designs and small wooden handle for holding and hanging. The vessel is an older example with scrapes and wear, old areas of paint and chalk residue. This w

A Very rare, old and interesting wooden mask from the Igbo peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. A powerful and dramatic Okoroshi Ojo mask from the Igbo of Nigeria. Okoroshi masks are used in ceremonies to

A Rare Old Igbo Okwanazu Chalk dish with elaborate ancestor head finial on handle. From Nigeria, West Africa.To the native peoples of this region white lime or chalk powder is a special symbol of puri

A Very Rare Old carved wooden Cross River dance crest with stylized female form, ornate decorative appendages and areas of weathered organic pigments. The dance crest measures 23 x 16 inches on its cu

A very rare Old carved wooden reliquary head from the Byeri Cult of the Fang peoples, Gabon, Africa. Among the fang peoples figurative sculptures were produced for the ancestor cult, or "Byeri," which

A very rare old carved wooden mask in disc shape with various mineral pigments and geometric designs. The mask shows extensive handling and wear suggesting many years of traditional Use. Eket ethnic g

A very rare old carved wooden helmet mask with janus mask faces and two protruding spirit faces from the forehead. The mask is completely covered in animal skin, stretched tightly over the mask form a

A Rare Old Igbo Okwanazu Chalk dish with elaborate ancestor head finial on handle. According to the Igbo traditions white lime or chalk powder is a special symbol of purity, health, beauty, morality a

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 very rare old carved wooden mask decorated with incised and raised linear designs, metal studs and spike like appendages all set onto an elongated form, raised stylized brow, carved coiffure and the

This is a very rare old carved wooden image of the Merekun from Mali , West Africa and the Bamana peoples. A fine old marionette used by the Bamana in ritual theater with a highly stylized form, and a

A very rare old carved wooden harp (Body). The Harp is missing its neck and strings. Anthropomorphic arch harps with the neck emerging from the body of the instrument have a very limited distribution

A very fine and rare Old carved wooden effigy of the Hindu God Vishnu riding the Avian God Gardua. The sculpture has been painted with a reddish mineral pigment and shows extensive weathering and wear