A Rare Old VERE Cult idol, African Tribal Art

A Very rare, old and interesting magic protective fetish from the Azande peoples of The Congo (DRC) Central, Africa. According to literature, such cult figures were known as "yanda" and traditionally

A carved wooden effigy with highly stylized facial features and form, and most interesting is an area where it is likely a wooden phallus was once attached. Tiv or related ethnic group, Nigeria, West

This is an old and very fascinating Twin fetish from the Songye / Kusu Border region, Congo, Africa. The sculpture of twins is not at all common among the Songye, and this example has a painted surfac

Offering a bronze effigy of a HOGON, a Shaman Priest ofThe cult of Lebe, the Earth God.All Dogon villages have a Lebe shrine whose altars have bits of earth incorporated into them to encourage the con

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

This is a very nice older carved wooden idol with highly stylized form and features. Known locally as "Tadep" such idols were kept in small groups in sacred huts and were associated with the Suaga, a

A Very finely and well handled old Kusu or Luba peoples Power figure or "Nkisi" sculpture, with stylized face and form, an opening on top that likely once held an animal horn filled with magical subst

CONGO DRC LEGA Superb Lukwakongo Mask Nice little mask, visibly old, very expressive despite its absence of a mouth, a relatively rare characteristic Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden ma

A very old and rare "Kibsi" ancestral sculpture found only on the Yatenga plains in Burkina faso. This is a rare substyle of Dogon tribal arts, a primitive,traditional form with weathered and sun-bake

A carved wooden male effigy with a striking face covered in offerings and with a sweating patina. The idols right arm has been worn away. Adan or Ewe peoples, Ghana, Africa. The Idol measures 10.25 in

This is a very fine old Fang Byeri cult idol from Gabon, Africa. Carved wood with a classical aesthetic and shown holding an offering vessel. The Fang peoples of Gabon believed that ancestral relics h

This is a very fine old Fang Byeri cult idol from Gabon, Africa. Carved wood with reddish color, possibly from rubbing an organic or mineral pigment on the sculpture. The Fang peoples of Gabon believe

This is a very fine old Fang Byeri cult idol from Gabon, Africa. Carved wood with a serene and classical aesthetic and shown holding an offering vessel. The Fang peoples of Gabon believed that ancestr

CONGO DRC RARE LEGA MASK Powerful mask probably representing an old man or a sick person. This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a "semi-secret" association that organized the social str

This is a very fine Old Teke Buti idol. Buti are named after and identified as specific male ancestors and located in a shrine to one’s deceased family members. Individual male devotees use buti fig

This is a rare old and field used Shrine idol from the Lobi peoples of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Carved from a light wood with highly stylized faces and form, exaggerated facial features, large foreh

This is a rare and powerful old wood sculpture of a Healing fetish known as a "Lagalagana" idol. Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa.Mumuye Lagalagana figures were carved by village blacksmiths for use as

This is a unusual and interesting old Abstract wooden idol from the Azande peoples of central Africa, the Congo region. A highly abstract human figure made of wood, known locally as "Yanda" Such idols

A rare Yoruba peoples altar to the Shango cult, NIGERIA, Africa. An Exceptional old shrine carved from a single tree trunk, depicting ancestor faces, male and female devotees and showing plenty of age

This is a Rare and unusual wooden idol from the Nyamwezi peoples of Tanzania, Africa. Such sculptures with articulated limbs are reffered to as "Ritual Puppets" in my books, but I cannot find much inf

A very old and weathered wood sculpture of a Byeri cult idol or Reliquary from the Fang peoples of Gabon, Africa. carved wood with black painted pigment surface, heavy erosion suggesting a long use. T

This is a very fine and vintage Ancestor sculpture from the Azande peoples, DRC / Congo central Africa. Carved from a single piece of wood with a well handled and weathered surface patina, adorned wit

This is a very fine vintage wood sculpture from the Eket of Nigeria, West Africa. Carved from a single piece of wood with an undeniable well weathered patina from handling over many years. The Statue

CONGO DRC RARE LENGOLA BUKOTA FIGURE Superb geometrization and stylization for this figurine The Lengola are a forest people Bantu of Central Africa, settled in the center-east of the Democratic Repub