African Songye Carved Wood Figure Tribal Fetish Statuette

Ca. last half 20thC. Very good with original patina and age-appropriate surface patina wear. Songye truncated figure, arms not defined, DRC. The head cavity used for magic herbs has a round object ins

Ca. last half 20thC. Good with age-appropriate wear including surface patina rubs and age cracks. Truncated figure; flat angular head; hands placed on abdomen, DRC. The head cavity has clay or another

Ca. first half 20thC. Fair with age cracks, otherwise all age-appropriate surface patina wear. Features a hollowed top for use in ceremonies. Kusu truncated figure with arms and joined hands forming d

Ca. last half 20thC. Good with age-appropriate wear including surface patina rubs and age cracks. Kusu truncated figure; arms raised from torso with hands held together at waist. DRC. Ex-Nooter coll.

Ca. first half 20thC. Good with patina wear, insect wood holes seen from the bottom, age cracks (see photos). Truncated ritual figure with head cavity. Ex-Nooter coll.

Ca. mid 20thC. Good condition with original warm patina, some cracks and minor wood losses. Age-appropriate wear. Tabwa figure with hands to abdomen on round plinth; scarification; undefined feet. Ex-

Ca. late 20thC. Very good with articulated arms. This piece was made to sell. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Please view all pictures, a

Ca. mid 20thC. Good with age cracks as shown, original patina with only minor wood loss from age. Truncated figure; long arms with hands placed on lower trunk. The head cavity was filled with magic he

Ca. mid 20thC. Good with age cracks as shown, original patina with only minor wood loss from age. Truncated figure; long arms with hands placed on lower trunk. The head cavity was filled with magic he

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good condition with age-appropriate patina wear, and very minor wood wear. Lengola style figure with long bent arms; belt-like detail; round base. Somewhat similar to sculpt

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear, stains and rubs to the original patina. Red pigment traces remain, along with age crack(s) as shown. Ex-Nooter coll.

Ca. mid 20thC. Very good with age appropriate surface patina wear, minor wood loss and age crack(s). Songye divination object; head atop open ring; flat feet on round plinth. DRC. Ex-Nooter coll.

Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), carved wood Protective Fetish figure with head turned to the right, vegetable fiber pouch, darkened patina, 19.5"h x 4.75"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Ph

Songye Fetish Figure. Gabon. Carved wood. Size: 13.5'' x 4'' x 5'' (34 x 10 x 13 cm).

A VINTAGE AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED WOOD STANDING FEMALE FETISH FIGURE WEARING ANIMAL HIDE LOIN CLOTH, POSSIBLY HEMBA PEOPLE, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY, with a dissecte

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good with no apparent breaks or repairs. Age appropriate wear throughout. Carved wood and raffia standing figure; white heart-shape mask, striped knitted costume, fringe col

African Congo primitive tribal Nkondi or Nkonde nail fetish statue. Crafted carved wood figure wearing a tightly woven hat with feathers embellishing the top of the head, and dozens of nails and spike

**Originally Listed At $125** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine seated figural statue, hand-carved from hard wood, depicting a fetish

Title: Songye Nkisi wood figure fetish - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Type: Statue, figure, fetish Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 18,11 Inch Weight: 3,09 Pou

This is a very rare and quite old Dogon ancestor fetish from Mali, West Africa. Carved wood with undeniable weathered and worn, worn smooth from handling and evidence of a ritual or sacrificial patina

Songye N'kisi Figure, Zaire. Carved wood with woven grass and fetish bundle on bottom, early to mid-20th century. (Provenance: Zemanek Auctions, Germany). Loss to end of horn, stress fractures in rear

African Tribal Art: Luba People, Zaire: Female Fetish Figure. Carved wood with attached animal horn at the crown of its head. Brass tacks adorn the forehead; a wrapped bundle held by a braided fiber c

The Songye people called upon supernatural forces which they believed could be contacted and manipulated in their favor through power sculptures known as "Nkisi". The Songye regarded the wood figure a

A fine Yaka figure on with magic bundles, known as Phuungu, such idols were considered "power" figures. Carved wood and embellished with fetish bundles. The idol measures 12.5 inches tall ( 14 inches