Sold2020Early 20th C. Bamana Wood Maani Puppet Head**Originally Listed At $175** West Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet with a slender body, a knob-shaped tip, and a thick midsection surmountedSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Bamana Wooden Puppet Head**Originally Listed At $125** West Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet with interesting proportions; this once would have had a larger costume aSee Sold Price
Sold2017Published Bamana Wood Marionette PuppetAfrica, Mali, Marka people, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet with a pronounced head presenting skillfully delineated facial features, hammered brass eyes and decorative pieces atSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mid-20th C. African Bamana Wooden Puppet HeadWestern Africa, Burkina Faso / Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet head with a perforated tubular neck. The simplistic face is comprised of a slender nose, purseSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. African Bamana Wood Painted Puppet Head**Originally Listed At $125** Western Africa, Mali, Bamana culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An amusing, hand-carved wooden puppet head from the Bamana people of Western Africa. It has a slenSee Sold Price
Sold2016Matched Pair of African Ibibio Ancestral PuppetsWest Africa, Nigeria, Cross River region, Ibibio culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A matched pair of hand-carved wooden ancestral puppets with mannequin-like torsos, with hand-painted detailsSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Beautiful Indonesian Wooden Head - Dewi SriSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden visage, perhaps a puppet head, of the Indonesian Rice Goddess, Dewi Sri, atop an integral wooden handle with a tapered botSee Sold Price
Sold2024Antique Hand Puppet European Early 20th Century Large 21in Hand CarvedAntique European hand carved puppet dating to the early 1900s. This gentleman features a wooden head with detailed carving and hand painting of his beard, hair, and facial features. He is dressed in hSee Sold Price
Sold2021African American Puppet ca. 1921a fine example of an early 20th century working puppet. Carved wooden body with molded pottery and painted face. Clothes are hand stitched. Height 21"See Sold Price
Sold2021African American Puppet ca. 1920a fine example of an early 20th century working puppet. Carved wooden body with molded pottery and painted face. Clothes are hand stitched. Height 21"See Sold Price
Sold2020Set of Two Indonesian Wayang Golek Wooden PuppetsA set of two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek female puppets (20th century) intricately hand carved, both painted gold with white faces. The left puppet is painted with an intricate headdress and wears aSee Sold Price
Sold2020Two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek Female Wooden PuppetsA set of two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek female puppets (20th Century) intricately hand carved, both painted gold with cream colored faces, headpieces and purple tops. The left puppet wears a cottonSee Sold Price
Sold2020Two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek Female Wooden PuppetsA set of two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek male and female puppets (20th century) intricately hand carved, both painted gold with cream colored faces. The female puppet is painted with a crown, wears aSee Sold Price
Sold2020Set of Two Indonesian Wayang Golek Wooden PuppetsA set of two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek female puppets (20th century) intricately hand carved from softwood both painted gold with crowns, red shirts and similar patterned skirts. The left has a creSee Sold Price
Sold2020Set of Two Indonesian Wayang Golek Wooden PuppetsA set of two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek female puppets (20th century) intricately hand carved. The left has a white face, blue tunic and tan skirt. The right has a cream colored face and multicoloreSee Sold Price
Sold2020Set of Two Indonesian Wayang Golek Wooden PuppetsA matching set of two Indonesian Wayang Java Golek male and female puppets (20th century) intricately hand carved, dressed in green and yellow patterned clothing. Unpainted. Each is supported by a sinSee Sold Price
Sold2022EIGHT EUROPEAN PUPPETS.Early 20th century. Carved wooden heads with original paint. Wooden hands and feet are attached to cloth costumes. Figures include a devil, clown, skeleton, men and women and a policeman or officer. WSee Sold Price
Sold2020Two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek Female Wooden PuppetsTwo Indonesian Java Wayang Golek female puppets (mid-20th Century) intricately hand carved, both painted gold with ornate crowns. The left puppet wears a cotton cream and red pattern skirt, while theSee Sold Price
Sold2022Indonesia Javanese Wood Wayang Golek Theater PuppetsSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, pair of hand-carved folk Art wooden Wayang Golek rod operated theater puppets with fully articulated arms, bodies and head (detachable). Early 20th Century. Hand-carved, paiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Set of Two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek Wooden PuppetsA set of two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek female puppets (mid-20th Century) intricately hand carved. The left has a white face with gold body, intricately painted headdress and beaded shoulder sash. TSee Sold Price
Sold2020Set of Two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek Wooden PuppetsA set of two Indonesian Java Wayang Golek male and female puppets (mid-20th Century) intricately hand carved. The left has a white face, intricately painted headdress and beaded shoulder sash. The rigSee Sold Price
Sold2017African Marka Wooden Janus Headed Puppet Head**Originally Listed At $100** Africa, Central Mali, Bamana, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved, janus-headed puppet head, each side presenting a dramatic visage with a red fabric tassel threaded tSee Sold Price
2018Mid-20th C. African Marka Wooden Janiform Puppet Head**Originally Listed At $100** Western Africa, Mali, Marka peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved, Janus-headed puppet head, each side presenting a dramatic visage with fabric tassels threadedSee Sold Price
Sold2020Chinese Carved Wood Scholar's Box, 19th or Early 20thChinese Carved Wood Scholar's Box, 19th or Early 20th Century Hand Carved Wooden Box with Key. Approximately 14 x 8.5 x 11 in.See Sold Price