Sold2021Early 20th C. African Luba Wood Female Cup BearerAfrica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba / Kusu, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden statue of a seated female figure holding an offering bowl or cup known as an mboko. Highly stySee Sold Price
Sold201619th C. African Bamana Wood Seated Female Djon YeniAfrica, Mali, late 19th to early 20th century. Fabulous carved wooden figure of a female sitting upon a stool. Depicting the "ideal" female form with liberally decorated torso and large conical/perkySee Sold Price
Sold2015Seated female figure, 20th c.A wooden seated female figure. Ivory Coast, Baule, 20th century. 32"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TXSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. African Baga Carved Wooden Female FigureAfrica, Guinea, Baga, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A tall standing female figure, carved from a beige-hued lightweight wood, likely representative of an ancestor. She has broad feet and attenuateSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Ivory Coast Senufo Wood Standing FigureWest Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fascinating and petite carved wooden female figure that most likely belonged to a male-female pair symbolizing theSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Yoruba Ere-Ibeji Wooden Female Figure**Originally Listed At $125** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall wooden Ere Ibeji figure standing upon an integral circular base, hand-carved to represent a deceasSee Sold Price
Sold2023Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Ibeji Twins**Originally Listed At $800** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A set of hand-carved wooden Ere Ibeji figures depicting a matched pair of female twins. The figures haveSee Sold Price
Sold2015AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN CARVED TRIBAL FERTILITYAN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN CARVED TRIBAL FERTILITY FIGURE modelled as a seated female holding a baby. Figure 10.75ins high.See Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Igbo Wood Seated Ikenga FigureWestern Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden seated Ikenga Alusi (deity) - an anthropomorphic figure with large, dramatically curled horns, holding a hSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Malinke Carved Wooden Female Figure**Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Mali, Malinke, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden female figure of an elongated, abstract form with an extended torso, a protruding perhaps pregnantSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Ibeji Wood Female Twin - Metal Pupils**Originally listed at 250** West Africa, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden female "ere ibeji" figure, most likely from Osogbo or the Igbomina region of Yorubaland (spanning NigeSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. African Wood Articulated Puppet Headdress Top**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Niger River Delta area, possibly Oron or Eket peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden squatting female figure with long legs, wide hips, a larSee Sold Price
Sold2016Very Fine African Wooden ibeji TwinWest Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th century. A nice example of a deceased female twin figure, known as an Ibeji, most likely from Osogbo or the Igbomina region of Yorubaland (spanning NSee Sold Price
Sold2016Fine Old African Wooden Ibeji PairWest Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th century CE. Showing graceful signs of aging, this pair of deceased male and female twin figures, known as Ibeji, most likely come from Osogbo or theSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Ibeji Wooden Twins - Original Glass BeadsWest Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th century. A matched pair of deceased male and female twin figures, known as Ibeji, most likely come from Osogbo or the Igbomina region of Yoruba land,See Sold Price
Sold202120th C. African Akan Wood Slingshot w/ Female Figure**First Time At Auction** Western Africa, Ghana, Akan peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden slingshot with a forked sling attachment and a handle depicting a seated womaSee Sold Price
Sold20174 African figures. 20th century.A group of 4 African figures. 20th century. ++Congo style wooden female figure, DRC, 12"h x 3 1/2"w x 2 1/2"d.. ++ Seated Congo style figure , 8 1/2"h x 3 1/2"w x 3"d.. ++ Standing wood figure, DRC, 1See Sold Price
Sold202220th C. African Benin Fon Wood Effigy Figure MonkeyWestern Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden effigy figure depicting a highly stylized simian creature in a seated position with legs crossedSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Figure, ex-Arnovick**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure standing atop delineated legs and wearing a shin-length apron with an exposedSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Female Spirit Mask**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and hand-painted wooden Maiden Spirit (Agbohbho mmwo) mask with delicate features andSee Sold Price
Sold20183 Senufo objects. 20th century.A group of three Senufo objects. 20th century. ++ Senufo wooden standing female figure. Senufo style. Ivory Coast/ Burkina Faso. ++ Senufo Beble wooden rhythm pounder. Senufo style. Ivory Coast/ BurkiSee Sold Price
2018Fine Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor FigureWestern Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure staSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $1800** Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet eniSee Sold Price
Sold2017Tall 20th C. African Songye Wooden Female Power FigureAfrica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A striking and imposing figure of a standing female with elongated neck, hand-carved from wood. A wooden imitation-hoSee Sold Price
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