Sold2024A Yoruba Ifa Divination Bowl Ex Karl Zabel CollectionA finely carved wooden ceremonial bowl featuring the image of a warrior with whip and shield , finely carved beard and coiffure, carved regalia and incised linear designs. Known as Agere Ifa, such bowSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Dan Divination Effigy Ex Karl Zabel CollectionA lovely carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized coiffure , incised linear designs, metal adornment, raised carved designs. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 13.25See Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Yoruba Ifa Wooden Divination Bowl Ex MaurerThis 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) arouSee Sold Price
Sold2019Yoruba Opon Igede Ifa Divination bowl Ex Harry FranklinThis 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 "deitSee Sold Price
Sold2022Yoruba Opon Ifa Divination Tray Ex Simmons collectionA carved wooden tray with elaborate incised and raised designs , well handled surface and the face of Eshu, the Yoruba trickster deity. The Tray measures 8.5 x 13 inches ( On custom display stand it mSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Yoruba Oshe Shango Staff Ex Karl Zabel CollectionA carved wooden ceremonial staff with a deep well handled surface patina and featuring a kneeling devotee with hands raised supporting the axe symbol at the top of the staff. Shango is the Yoruba godSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Very Old Yoruba Opon Ifa Divination BoardA 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. TSee Sold Price
Sold2021Yoruba Divination Bowl with 4 Heads, Ex Crocker ArtYoruba wood divination bowl with cover decorated with four heads. Dimensions: 12"h, 15"d.See Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Yoruba Ifa Divination BowlA carved wooden bowl with central avian support and glossy surface suggesting handling over many years and ritual use. Yorùbá peoples, Nigeria, Africa. This Ifa Divination Bowl dates from the laSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Eastern Mongo Shield Ex Karl Zabel CollectionA Finely carved wooden shield with classic kaolin clay pigment painted areas dividing the shield and a carved wooden handle on back. Eastern Mongo peoples, DRC/Congo, central Africa. Provenance: Ex KaSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Very Old Nyamwezi Maternity Sculpture Ex Karl Zabel CollectionA wonderfully carved Mother and Child sculpture with strong dramatic facial features and a deep well handled surface patina. Nyamwezi peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The Sculpture measures 18.25 inches talSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Rare Yoruba Ifa Divination Bowl / sculpture ~ AfricanA very finely carved Ifa Divination Vessel featuring a mother and child caryatid (Agere Ifa). Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Measures 9.5 inches tall ( 10.5 inches tall on custom display stand)CONDISee Sold Price
Sold2024A Fine Old Kwere Medicine Gourd Ex Karl Zabel CollectionA well handled old Medicine Gourd container with carved wooden stopper in the form of a classic Mwana Hiti doll, The vessel was adorned with old glass beads and animal hide and has an undeniable wellSee Sold Price
Sold2021Antique African Yoruba Ifa Divination Bowl (Nigeria)Antique Original African Yoruba Ifa Divination Bowl (Nigeria) | This authentic antique + divination bowl is constructed of hand-carved wood with high relief pictographs on the bowl and lid top. The inSee Sold Price
Sold2019YORUBA AGERE IFA DIVINATION BOWL WITH MUDSKIPPERSA Rare Old Yoruba Agere Ifa Divination Bowl, Nigeria, AfricaCarved wooden bowl featuring elaborate open-work design and the image of twin Mud fish. Mudfish are both Mythical and real creatures to theSee Sold Price
Sold201620th C. Yoruba Wood Ifa Divination Bowl of AntelopeAfrica, Yoruba, Nigeria and Benin, 1st half 20th century CE. This is a wooden Agere Ifa, a container for storing sacred palm nuts used in divination. The bowl is supported by an antelope in a bowing pSee Sold Price
Sold2018* A Yoruba Ifa Wood Divination Bowl Height 8 inches.* A Yoruba Ifa Wood Divination Bowl mid-20th century Height 8 inches. Estimate $ 80-120 The Property of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund Provenance: Gift of GovernorSee Sold Price
Sold2024African Yoruba Ifa Divination Carved Wood BowlAfrican Yoruba Ifa Divination Carved Wood Bowl. Mid Century. 6"h x 6 1/2" diameter. Condition, cracks, overall wearSee Sold Price
Sold2019Very Old Ngbandi Sword with Etched Blade, African ArmsA very old Ngbandi Sword,with etched blade and well worn wooden handle. DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Sword measures 26.5 inches long. Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel Collection, NY since the 1980’sSee Sold Price
Sold2022Yoruba Opon Ifa divination board, ex-museumYoruba 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: DeaSee Sold Price
Sold2019Mpama / Mongo Swort Sword, African Arms, Ex Zabel Coll.An old and weathered Mpama (Western Mongo) Short Sword with stylized blade and well worn wooden handle, From the DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex. Karl and Wilma Zabel Collection, NY since the 1980��See Sold Price
Sold2021Yoruba Divination Tray Ex Sol Levitt collection 1986A carved wooden tray with raised tribal motifs including insects, Eshu devotees, geometric designs and the Face of the Trickster God, Eshu. This Yoruba Divination tray originates from the Ekiti YorubaSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Yoruba Igbomina Shrine Bowl Support Ex Samuelly CollectionA monumental and ancient carved wooden Offering shrine or bowl featuring a female Figure, Yoruba peoples, Igbomina region, Nigeria, Late 19th to mid-20th century, Wood, paint.This is a bowl carrier orSee Sold Price
Sold2016Yoruba Divination bowl Agere Ifa with avian formThis is a finely carved wooden bowl known as a "agere ifa" and was used as part of a divination ceremony by the Yoruba of Nigeria Africa. Carved from a single piece of wood with heavy patina from rituSee Sold Price
May 22PiasaVery large wooden cross of procession covered with a brass sheet marrying an outline of sculpture in€2,000
May 18Fontaine's Auction GalleryConstant Troyon (French, 1810-1865), "The Gamekeeper and His Dogs"$12,000