Chancay Wood & Textile Figure of an Ancestor

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1425 CE. An anthropomorphic wooden figure with painted details and a hand-woven textile headdress and cape with cords wrapped around his head an

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, Late Intermediate to Late Horizon, ca. 1100 to 1550 CE. An incredible wood and textile funerary figure of a standing man, the size of a small child, with ar

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Central Coast, Chancay, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A carved wooden standing male figure made from one piece with a typical mummy bundle face with incised di

A Dark female ancestor figure carved from a heavy dense wood and adorned with textiles and glass beads. Sukuma peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The figure measures 21.5 inches tall

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1425 CE. A large funerary mask carved from wood, with a coiffure of human hair and a camelid wool headdress. The visage is stylized and painted

Group of three pre-Columbian Peruvian artifacts. Comprised of one Moche copper tupu/pin, ca. 8th-16th c; one Chancay wood figure, ca. 1000-1470 CE; and one Chancay ceramic deer vessel, ca. 1000-1200 C

**Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 CE. A hand-carved and painted wooden maternal pair. The mother's visage is delineated with characteristically diamond

**Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 CE. A hand-carved and painted wooden maternal pair. The mother's visage is delineated with characteristically diamond

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A haunting wooden figure, probably carved in effigy to represent someone deceased, colored in red and black hues, and adorned with a wra

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A finely-carved anthropomorphic figure standing atop blocky feet and delineated legs. The figure holds his b

**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive and intricate ceremonial reliquary figure carved from wood and ornamented in glass be

Pair of Chancay Wood and Textile Dolls, Chancay, Central Coastal Peru (1,000 - 1200 A.D), each carved from a hard wood plank with rough features indicated by carving and added pigments; each doll dres

Chancay Carved Wood Figure, Central Coast. On stand. Size: 7.5'' x 2.25'' x .75'' (19 x 6 x 2 cm); Height on Stand: 8" (20 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A pair of Chancay / Huacho figures likely representing a husband and wife, both carved from wood, painted in red and black hues, and ado

Two Chinese gilt lacquer,polychromed carved wooden figures possibly 17/18 century-the back with compartments-Estate owner sent inquiry to Christies in 1980 and the letter attached was the response-mea

Oceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor figure known as a korwar, shown

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. One of my favorite pieces of African art! A charming, diminutive fetish figure of a woman. She is made of wood, wit

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptu

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Middle Sepik River region, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautifully carved and painted figural head representing a spirit and/or ancestor, boasting a chara

Ca. 900-1300 AD. Vilcaroel. North Coast, Peru. Very good with age appropriate wear to wood and paint surface, as well minor losses to the original fabric. According to Mr. Nooters notes, this item was

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptu

Pre-Columbian Chancay Culture painted wood figure with inlaid stone eyes. Peru, 900 - 1200 AD. Cylindrical body with flattened head and bottom. Body carved inward at the chin to delineate the shape of

Stylistic wooden Urhobo figure fromf Nigeria. The authentic figure is carying a baby in here hands and is covered in phembe (white clay). The Urhubo people settled north of the Niger river delta and l

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall wooden figure, hand-carved, in the form of a long-limbed male with his arms held at his sides and a prominent, flaccid phallus.