BAMANA RITUAL VESSEL WITH JANUS FEMALE ANCESTORS ON TOP

A Fine old Bamana ceremonial vessel with two stylized female ancestors on top, carved from a single piece of heavy dense wood with solid construction. The vessel has some incised linear design and tig

A carved wooden hand held staff or scepter with janus Male and female ancestor faces on top, well handled surface and overall classic form. Hemba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The staff measures 14 inc

A highly stylized anthropomorphic form with wide open mouth and raised facial features. The vessel is terracotta and shows some ritual use, and a ancestor effigy on top. The vessel measures 8 x 6 x 6

A Very finely cast lidded vessel featuring seated ancestors at the base and on top of the lid, and embellished with circular motifs. The vessel measures 9.5 inches tall. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. P

Bamana Peoples, Janus female figure, 20th c., Mali, dark stained carved wood, the double-headed figure divided by large headrest, raised on slender neck, supported by two male figures on domed base, 3

A very elegant and dramatic carved wooden female effigy shown seated on a stool with hands around the knees. The sculpture shows much handling, weathering and wear, what remains is stable. Custom moun

**First Time At Auction** Africa, Nigeria, Dakakari culture, ca. 1850 to 1920 CE. A terracotta ritual libation vessel - a female human effigy with an abstract, elongated head that conjures transformat

A tall carved wooden dance mask with highly stylized female ancestor image on top with slightly movable arms. The Satimbe mask is a mask danced in the Dogon culture to represent women ancestors, an el

A Tall carved wooden Dance mask representing the sacred Hornbill bird with female ancestor image on top and various painted designs, woven grass rope for attachment. Known locally as a (Dyodyomini),Do

A carved wooden staff embellished with hammered aluminum metal strips and featuring a janus male and female ancestor staff and topped with a hand motif with one finger pointing upward. Luba peoples, D

A carved wooden staff with a female ancestor as a top finial and well handled surface. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Central Africa. The staff has been custom mounted to a display stand and measures 29 in

A carved wooden ceremonial parade staff with a finely carved female ancestor effigy on top, detailed headdress and face and torso rendered in a realistic fashion. The Staff has a nice well handled sur

A very well carved old wooden Kwere Chief iniator’s staff for the Girl’s initiation with an elegant female ancestor effigy as the top finial. Kwere peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The Staff measures 44

This is a very fine old Fang Byeri cult idol from Gabon, Africa. Carved wood with a serene and classical aesthetic and shown holding an offering vessel. The Fang peoples of Gabon believed that ancestr

A very finely crafted old terracotta clay jug vessel with classic ancestor face on top and some simple incised designs. The well handled surface has a wonderful patina and shows years of use. The vess

Tall carved female ancestor holding a vessel above her head, adorned with beads. Attie or Anyi peoples, Lagoons region, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Statue measures 25 inches tall.

A very ornate terracotta clay vessel with highly stylized ancestor figure on top and plenty of signs of wear and age. There appears to be an old tribal repair to the center of the vessel. Note the ban

A vintage sculpture from the Bamana / Bambara peoples sculpture from Mali, Africa. Carved wooden image of a female carrying a vessel above her head. The sculpture shows wear and handling and may have

African Peoples, (2) ritual vessels, Including an Igbo, Nigerian terracotta human female-form container, 14"h, together with a Mambeila, Cameroon terracotta container depicting a monkey, 14"h Provenan

A Large Igbo-Ukwu Ritual Vessel Nigeria, 19th to early 20th century Cast copper alloy in form of a giant African or tiger snail with insects interspersed all around and four frogs near the top of the

An Igbo-Ukwu Bronze Ritual Vessel Nigeria, 19th to early 20th century Cast copper alloy in form of a giant African or tiger snail with insects interspersed all around and three frogs near the top of t

TIBETAN SKULL CUP, THE CUP IS A REAL TOP OF A SKULL. THEY ARE CALLED KAPALAS 1880-1910 RITUAL VESSEL FOR BUDDHIST CEREMONIES , IN HOUSE SHIPPING AVAILABLE OR FREE PICK UP

A finely crafted vessel created from the top of a Buddhist Monks Skull and lined with silver and embellished with small skull designs. Tibetan Buddhist peoples use the kapala was in Vajrayana rituals

The archaic bronze vessel you is of globular form, stands on splayed foot ring on top of wooden stand, the body cast with mythical beast and triangular patterns, a spiral lifting handle mounted on the