Early 20th C. Nepalese Wood Guardian Figure

Central Asia, Nepal, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden human figure, seated, with knees up, elbows leaning on knees, and hands pressed together under the chin. The figure's body is slender,

Central Asia, Nepal, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden human figure, seated, with knees up, elbows leaning on knees, and hands pressed together under the chin. The figure's body is slender,

Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon island, Ifugao culture, ca. early 20th century. A fantastic hand-carved wooden male deity figure known as bulul (also bul-ul or tinagtaggu). He squats on an integral

**Originally Listed At $250** Southeast Asia, Burma, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating sculpture of a crouching mother nursing a child, carved from wood and painted a deep shade of brow

Dayak Guardian Figure Hampatong, Borneo, Carved wood. Early 20th c. On stand. Size: 35'' x 28'' x 4.5'' (89 x 71 x 11 cm). Height on Stand: 36"( 91 cm). Reference: Feldman, Jerome. The Eloquent Dead:

Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A well-preserved example of a bulul, a hand-carved wooden figure made to protect the rice crop. He has a simple form:

Large Balinese Dwarapala Temple Guardian Stacked Carved Wood Figures, Bali, Indonesia, early 20th century??? Polychrome pigments, jointed details. Two demon figures, one bird figure and a human figure

Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous stylized ancestor figure that fits snugly into a fiber and shell bilum bag. The guardian has an anthropomorphic

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Asia, Nepal, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of a circular form with a concave verso. The hemispherical countenance presents with diamond-sha

Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan region, Dayak, ca. early 20th century. A monumental, hand-carved wooden figure (hampatong) representing an ancestral figure standing upon an integral cylindrical pedestal

Early 20thc solid wood figure of a boy 19" high Maybe a store display? Hoop is brass. Original paint VG. There is a shallow shrinkage crack on the back. 19" high. Good surface. Please note that this l

Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - now with wonderful old patina.

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - n

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Nepal, ca. early 20th century CE. Carved from a single piece of wood and painted in a vibrant red, black, silver, white, and yellow ochre color scheme, a vibran

Pair of Sumba Roof Finials of Ancestors that bring protection and fertility to the house. 19th-Early 20th C. Carved wood figures on metal stands. Size: 1) 21.75'' x 4'' x 4.25'' (55 x 10 x 11 cm). Hei

West Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic Chamba figure (also Camba, Tshamba, Waschamba) with an elongated torso, a crested head, and styli

Africa, Mali, Dogon Peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. Large well carved wooden figure of a standing male, although genitalia appears to have been deliberately removed, possibly by a miss

**Originally Listed At $600** Western Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early 20th century CE. A slender wooden figure standing on short legs, with an overhanging chest and shoulders, as well as a promi

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary statue of a highly-stylized anthropomorphic form. The figure stands

**Originally Listed At $300** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pende peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely elder female figure hand-carved from hard wood. The female pre

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A tall and intriguing sculpture, hand-carved from hard wood, depicting a male fi

Latin American, Panama, Kuna People, early 20th century CE. A wooden figure beautifully carved by the indigenous Kuna people of Panama and Colombia, known as a nuchu (uchu). As typical with nuchu, thi

**Originally Listed At $300** East Asia, China, Republican Era, early 20th century CE. A skillfully carved and finely painted wooden standing figure - perhaps an auspicious household deity or a shaman

**Originally Listed At $300** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lulua (also Luluwa) peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved male power figure that stands on two thick legs wi