Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary

Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary LaGamma, Alisa New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2007). ISBN 13: 9781588392282 Italian text 368 pages 233 illustrations Softcover 28

a rare old Mangbetu peoples Pipe Bowl or Stove from the Congo, central Africa.Carved wood sculpture with energetic pose and face, incised facial designs, swept up coiffure and lovely golden honey colo

A very fine small wooden stool with serene ancestor figure carved as the central support. Chokwe peoples, Angola, Africa. The stool is rather small and measures 8.5 inches tall x 5.25 inches across.

Old and authentic example of the Arts of the Hemba peoples of the DRC / Congo, central Africa. The sculpture is of a Chief or Ancestral Spirit. Not every Hemba chief was honored with such a depiction.

A Finely carved wooden female image from the Luba peoples of the Congo, DRC , central Africa. Carved from a dense heavy wood with stylized features, a lovely example. Measures 22.25 on custom base.

This is a very fine carved wooden panel from the Pende peoples of the Congo, central Africa. A wonderful image of a male ancestor carved in relief on a decorated panel, all from a single piece of wood

Woven cotton textile sculpture featuring a seated ancestor with textile facial features and rope regalia. Reliquary figures called muzidi are basically cloth dolls which typically feature red cloth, b

Fang Byeri sculpture or Reliquary Guardian from Gabon, West Africa. Well weathered and worn , overall good condition, but with obvious areas of decay and wear. Male ancestor shown in traditional pose

Title: Figure of ancestor of reliquary Byeri Fang - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Figure, statue Alleged Seniority: Mid 20th century Origin: Gabon Materials: Wood Dimensions: 11,02 Inc

Title: Figure of ancestor of reliquary Byeri Fang - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Figure, statue, ancestor, reliquary Alleged Seniority: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Material

Carved wooden male ancestor sculpture with feather headdress and mounted atop of a Bark box. Traditionally such objects were used by the tribe as a reliquary for their ancestors remains. The entire pi

This is a very large wooden sculpture from the Kuyu ethnic group of the Congo, central Africa. A highly decorated and ornate example, featuring 3 ancestor faces, suggesting a protective spirit, guardi

A Carved wooden ancestor reliquary guardian sculpture with three heads and adorned with feather headdress. Fang peoples, Gabon, Africa. The sculpture measures 29 inches tall ( with feathers) Ex Max Ge

Title: Ancestor figure Kongo Yombe - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Statue, chief, reliquary, figure Date/Period: Mid 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood Dimensions: 20,

This is a very fine and vintage Ancestor sculpture from the Azande peoples, DRC / Congo central Africa. Carved from a single piece of wood with a well handled and weathered surface patina, adorned wit

A carved wooden image of an ancestor figure on the back of a tortoise. Such figures were likely carved as curio's for early travelers. Kongo peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa.This is an antique exa

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 wonderfully exaggerated male ancestor sculpture with abstract treatment to the face and form. Hemba peoples, Congo, central Africa. The sculpture measures 23.5 inches.

CONGO DRC Cute TABWA ancestor figure The Tabwa are a small people of Central Africa, they live mainly in eastern DRC, but also in Zambia and Tanzania. Characteristics : TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure

A beautiful vintage wood sculpture from the Congo / DRC , central Africa. Carved from a hard, heavy wood with an overall reddish tone , this serene image of a female ancestor shown with hand to face a

Carved wooden beaker featuring a Ancestor head cup with a single leg as central support. Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. The Cup measures 7.25 inches tall ( 9 inches tall on custom professional base)

Unusual old Senufo peoples mask from mali, West Africa. carved dense hard wood featuring a long avian bird beak and two stylized animal ears, and a Ancestor face as a central finial. The mask has some

A carved wooden male idol with raised central coiffure, facial scars and overall heavy white kaolin clay pigment. Mitsogo peoples, Gabon, Africa. The sculpture measures 18.5 inches tall ( 21 inches ta

Kota Gabon Mbulu-ngulu Reliquary Figure, circa early 20th Century. Copper banded figure with protruding eyes and nose. Design on copper base, wood footing. Dimensions: 15" H; Weight: 2 lb. Provenance: