A Very Rare Tiv Mirror Board Divination Ex Becker

A carved wooden Mirror board with ancestor face, carved cowrie shells and old mirror inside. Such objects are exceedingly rare and were presumably used in divination ceremonies. Tiv peoples, Nigeria,

A Tall carved wooden panel with 3 ancestor type heads on top and several mirrors embedded into the panel and decorated with ornate designs. Note the handle on the back. The panel measures 27 inches ta

A carved wooden Mirror board with ancestor face, carved cowrie shells and old mirror inside. Such objects are exceedingly rare and were presumably used in divination ceremonies. Tiv peoples, Nigeria,

A Very Fine and rare Old Opon Ifa or Divination board from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, Africa.The Board measures 18 x 10.25 inches.Provenance: Ex Collection: Dr Brian Healy estate, New York, USA. T

A very rare wooden vessel with spirit mask face above vessel adorned with textiles, cowrie shells and mirrors, likely some type of divination object, and included is a wooden carved pointer object. Da

A diminutive carved wooden effigy of a male with facial scars, ceremonial cap and shown with hands to the heart. The entire sculpture was accented with a reddish mineral pigment and adorned with some

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 carved wooden tray with ornate incised and raised designs and the face of Eshu on top, in this case with a tobacco pipe. An opon Ifá is a divination tray used in traditional Yoruba ritual. The me

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this artwork will be donated to the Anthony Quinn Foundation, whose mission is to advocate for the important role arts education plays in personal develop

A Rare Old carved wooden divination idol knwon by the tribe as "kakishi". Such idols are used to carry out a form of divination practice by the Luba known as "Kashekesheke". Essentially, this is a rit

A very rare old dagger from the Tiv peoples of Nigeria, with a hammered brass and wooden handle with openwork designs, and a forged iron blade. The Knife measures 16 inches long. Provenance: Dr Noble

Yoruba Opon Ifa divination board, ex-museum, Nigeria, carved wood with white pigment, museum name and accession number to verso, wood appears old and well-used, 11.75"h x 14.25"w x 1"d Provenance: Dea

A large carved wood and painted helmet with exaggerated facial features and wonderful dramatic style of a Kwag Hir festival mask. The Tiv began the Kwag-hir ceremony to address many of the traditional

Among the tribes of Papua New Guinea warriors are awarded gope boards for each act of bravery they perform in battle. The boards are often made from the remains of an enemy's canoe. Gope boards have a

This is a very rare and unusual wooden bowl, likely used in Divination and rich with symbiology. The carved wooden bowl is embellished with iron avian bird images, 16 ( 15 now, one lost long ago) arou

Apsaalooke [Crow] Tacked Wood Mirror Board fourth quarter 19th century thick beveled mirror set in a pronged board studded with 35 brass tacks length 11-1/4 inches x width 4-1/2 inches Ex Putt Thompso

A rare and fascinating relic of a anthropomorphic sculpture from the Bura-Asinda-Sikka Culture. The remains of a statue with classic facial features and long neck. The relic dates to the 3rd-11th cent

A carved wooden ceremonial mask embellished with numerous cowrie shells, seeds , mirrors set into some type of resin or tree sap. The mask has the tall traditional comb like finial and appears to have

RARE SMALL MIRROR AND HOLDERCherry and pine, original varnish finish, silvered glass, three brass tack buttons at bottom for brushes, shaped vertical back board with hole for peg, 17 1/2" h, 10 1/2" w

This is a very rare and fascinating old Yoruba Opon Igede Ifa Divination bowl with fitted lid of circular form, weathered brown patina and decorated with the faces of Eshu, the Yoruba "Trickster "deit

A rare old wooden magic fetish with a well handled surface and strong visual presence. Luba or Kusu peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The sculpture has been custom mounted and measures 6.25 inches

A very rare Old Yoruba Divination Idol , Oduoso or a Ikin Ifa , used in the divination rituals and related to the Cult of Eshu, the Yoruba Trickster god. The figure has a heavy encrusted surface and i

**Originally Listed At $200** Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1960 CE. A rare style of ex-voto painting, done on a piece of particle board, and finely painted with good use of perspective and attention to

18TH C. AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE MIRROR, ALL ORIGINAL INCLUDING GLASS, BACK BOARDS AND EAGLE, ORIGINAL FINISH, UNTOUCHED , 14" WIDE X 27" TALL