Sold2022A Pair of Baule Divination IdolsCarved wooden male and female effigies with a deep well handled surface and signs of ritual use. The figures measure 13.5 inches ( 15.25 inches on wooden base) Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, west Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2019Old Senufo Deble Rhythm Pounder female sculptureThis is an older vintage wooden figure carved in the form of a woman by the Senufo people of West Africa and used as a “rhythm pounder” in certain rituals performed to promote the fertility of theSee Sold Price
Sold2021DOGON CARVED LIDDED VESSEL WITH EQUESTRIAN FIGURETribal carved hardwood lidded vessel, Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa, finial model as a man with spear on horseback, over vessel with incised geometric patterns, female figures in relief, all supporSee Sold Price
Sold2016Old Yoruba Agere Ifa Divination dish, African Tribal ArAuthentic old Divination dish or Agere Ifa from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Carved wood with a delicate and fine female ancestor support shown holding two roosters. Note the incised deSee Sold Price
Sold2018Two West African Hardwood Fertility Figures20th century, two carved hardwood female figures with cloth skirts and cowrie shells. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 23 in. tallest From the Complete and ImportantSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. African Asante Wood Female Fertility IdolWest Africa, Ghana, Asante (also Ashanti, Achanti) people, ca. 1980s CE. An impressive, hand-carved wooden figure known as an Akua'ba (also Akuaba) on an integral plinth, painted in a rich, black pigmSee Sold Price
Sold20192 West African figural objects. 20th c.A group of two West African style figural objects. 20th century. ++ A Baga style serpent. Guinea. 34 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 5". ++ Kneeling Baule style female figure. 36 1/8" x 10 1/4" x 13".See Sold Price
Sold2016Three West African Figural Wood Carvingsto include: a seated male with ritual scarification on face and upper body (17.5 in.); a Baule male, polychrome decoration, on square base (15.5 in. HOA); Janiform figure with two female faces above nSee Sold Price
Sold2022Three Vintage African Art Tribal Figures - A group of three carved wood tribal fertility statuesThree Vintage African Art Tribal Figures - A group of three carved wood tribal fertility statues from West Africa. Comprising: A seated Ashanti female figure with tattoos/scarification 18" h; a StandiSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Baga Nimba Guinea Fertility Mother HeaddressA 20th century West African Guinea Baga Nimba fertility mother shoulder headdress depicting a female figure with braided hair and abstracted form representing the ideal woman in society.See Sold Price
Sold2016large Yoruba Divination vessel, African ArtOld large lidded bowl used by an Ifa diviner priest as part of his divination ritual regalia. This example has such a fantastic energy to it, with raised zig zag linear designs and a image of Eshu, ThSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Mossi "Biiga" wood and leather fertility dollA Mossi "Biiga" wood and leather fertility dollMid-20th century; Mossi Peoples, Burkina Faso, West AfricaAppears unmarkedThe carved wood stylized female figure accented with leather wrappingSee Sold Price
Sold2018West African Wooden Female Effigythe figure seated on a custom stand, her face depicts ritual scars while her left ear lobe sports an iron ring. HOA 21.25 in. Private Collection, Pittsboro, NC Additional high-resolution photos are avSee Sold Price
Sold2016West African Sheet Metal Compositiondepicting an iron and tin warrior figure wearing full body armor, brandishing a sword and trumpet in his right hand while holding a whirling divination staff surmounted by a seated man with a serpentSee Sold Price
Sold20184 West African objects. 20th century.A group of four West African objects. 20th century. ++ Benin terracotta head fragment. Benin style. Nigeria. 9." ++ Bamana chiwara headdress fragment. Bamana. Mali. ++ Lobi female figure with bowl. LoSee Sold Price
Sold2018Three African fertilty figuresAttributed Sepik or Baule Figure with androgenous traits and beast's head 16" high, Pair of Male and female figures west coast of africa, Sepik river figure of man with snake biting his phallus 15" hiSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. African Tiv Wood Female Ihambe Figure - RareWest Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standinSee Sold Price
Sold2018Jalisco Pottery Ritual Circle of FiguresPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fascinating ceramic sculpture, showing a group of six human figures, hands linked, standing around a double-headed serpent or avian figureSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Senufo Seated Female Figure, Ivory CoastAfrican Senufo Seated Female Figure, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from Pierre Verite, Galerie Carrefour, 141 BloulSee Sold Price
Sold2022A ROSE PORCELAIN LIDDED POT WITH FIGURE MOTIF.Rose Porcelain Lidded Pot with Western Figure Story Motif. Provenance: We are very honored to have the consignment from Mr. Ken J. White, whose father was the nephew of Thaddeus C. White, husband of PSee Sold Price
Sold2020West African Terracotta Figure, Nigeria, Ht. 23.5"West African Terracotta Figure, Nigeria. Size: 23.5'' x 8.5'' x 11'' (60 x 22 x 28 cm). Provenance: Sam Hilu. Ex Collection of Bernard Barach. Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential ReservesSee Sold Price
Sold2016DOGON, Mali Standing Female Figure Wood The DDOGON, MaliStanding Female Figure WoodThe Dogon people are subsistenSee Sold Price
Sold2024African Mumuye Iagalagana Figure Wood SculptureAfrican Mumuye Female Figure Carved Wood Dola Sculpture, Nigeria, standing elongated figure with crest on head, mounted on wood base. Sculpture: 27.5" H 5" W x 3.5" D, base: 2" H x 7" W x 7" D. ProvenSee Sold Price
Sold20173 Yoruba sculptures. 20th century.A group of 3 Yoruba sculptures. 20th century. ++ Congo style stool with animal and figure. DRC ++ West African equestrian figure fragment. ++ Kneeling Yoruba Eshu figure. Nigeria ++ West African styleSee Sold Price
2 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtAn Asante Fertility Figure, "akua'ba", HandycraftCHF 180(4 bids)
2 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtAn Asante Fertility Figure, "akua'ba"CHF 45(3 bids)
2 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtAn Asante Fertility Figure, "akua'ba"CHF 60(3 bids)
2 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtAn Asante Fertility Figure, "akua'ba"CHF 15(2 bids)
4 days LeftSelkirk Auctioneers & AppraisersSIX PIECE COLLECTION OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN DECORATIVE ARTS$50
2 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtA Yoruba Oracle Bowl, "agere ifa"CHF 25(2 bids)
2 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian Art3 Twin Figures, "ere ibeji"CHF 40(2 bids)
2 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtA Yoruba Pair of Twin Figures, "ere ibeji"CHF 45(3 bids)
2 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtA Yoruba Pair of Twin Figures, "ere ibeji"CHF 5(1 bid)
2 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtA Sapi-Kissi Stone Group of Figures, "pomdo"CHF 5(1 bid)
3 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian Art5 Divination ImplementsCHF 25(2 bids)
3 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian Art3 Asante Lidded Vessels, "forowa"CHF 5(1 bid)
6 days LeftTremont Auctions19th century German photograph boards of South and West Africans. CDV size albumen photographs of$150
Jun 04Heritage Auctions70319: A Dogon Ritual Adze Mali, c. late 19th to early$1,000