Ancient Ethiopian Gameboard Ex Endicott Collection

A truly monumental archaic old wooden game board with obvious age and field use over generations. A very heavy dense wood, the game board has been professionally custom mounted and measures 41 inches

A large heavy carved wooden Mankala Gameboard with cephalomorphic head and well handled surface, golden honey colored patina. Custom Mounted to professional display stand. The board on mount measures

A expressive and dramatic Bura sculpture fragment of a head, with incised linear designs and "minimalist" facial features. Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture dating from the 3rd to 11th century, Niger, West Af

A beautiful old carved wooden headrest made from a single piece of wood with a lovely deep well handled surface, and a wonderful form and style.The nomadic lifestyle of the peoples of southern Ethiopi

An ancient Akan peoples terracotta Memorial Head (Mma) with large flat rounded head and obvious age and field use, dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century, Ghana, Kwahu traditional area. Th

This ancient relic dates back over 2000 years from approx 200 BCE – 100 CE. Such ancient terracotta heads and figures, such as this one, were originally tops of globular jars and perhaps used a

A very old and worn carved wooden camel bell with weathered surface suggesting field use over generations. The Bell measures 6.5 x 8 x 3.75 inches. Provenance: Ex Collection Dr Jean & Noble Endicott c

A very fine and very well handled Ibeji twin fetish idol with classic elongated features and a deep well handled surface suggesting ritual use. The Yoruba peoples have an unusual Practice of carving a

A very old and very well worn magic idol, likely from a diviners kit, and exceedingly well handled and worn with a deep patina suggesting generations of field use as a medium to the spirit world. The

A carved wooden post like idol with heavy encrusted red mineral pigmented surface and highly stylized facial features. Wurkun peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 19 inches tall ( 24 inche

A carved wooden sculpture with enlarged and flattened head and some incised designs, a well worn surface patina indicates good age and handling. Although often referred to as dolls, they are fertility

A carved wooden female figure from the Yoruba peoples known as "Ere Ibeji" or Twin Idol. The mother of twins provides ritual care to such figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, and feeding them. Such d

An old carved wooden cap mask in the image of a Fulani woman. The mask has been painted with mineral pigments in black, red and white and accented with incised linear "scar" designs. Mossi peoples, Bu

A very fine Old Yoruba Ibeji twin doll with a deep well handled surface patina and elaborate embellishments such as yellow glass beads, numerous black glass beads and large heavy copper rings. Yoruba

A rare old carved wooden female effigy with wonderfully stylized coiffure,painted black and white sections, carved wooden wrap skirt ,bent legs and hands to abdomen, raised scars and wonderful form. G

A tall slender carved wood and painted male & female effigy in janus form with highly stylized facial features and overall form. The sculpture is adorned with a red textile wrap skirt and measures 22

A finely carved wooden procession staff for the cult of Shango. Yoruba peoples Nigeria, Ora-Igbomina region, Africa. The Staff measures 15 inches tall ( 16.75 inches on display stand) Provenance: Ex D

A diminutive carved wooden male effigy accented with kaolin clay mineral pigments and carved in an overall highly stylized though traditional form. Tadep figures embodied ancestors who according to th

A refined and classic Bura sculpture fragment of a head, with incised linear designs and "minimalist" facial features. Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture dating from the 3rd to 11th century, Niger, West Africa

A carved wooden helmet style mask with zoomorphic form, ribbed coiffure, long extended antelope like horns and flared snout mouth. This mask was used during the Vabong ceremony, which constitutes the

A long carved wooden headdress / mask in the form of a Bush Cow, painted red with mineral pigments and embellished with incised linear scar like designs. Mama ethnic group, Nigeria, Africa. The mask m

A carved wood and painted black headdress sculpture in the form of a stylized antelope, typically worn on a basketry cap during agricultural festivals. This is a dark and dramatic example. The headdre

A very finely carved wooden heddle weaving pulley with mask like face and incised linear designs, and a well handled surface. Baule / Akan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Pulley has been custom

A finely carved old wooden shrine effigy shown with one hand pointing towards the sky, perhaps in reference to the spirit world. The sculpture was painted with kaolin clay pigments and black paint and