Figurative Sculptures of the Niger River Delta

Figurative Sculptures of the Niger River Delta Gallery K, LA (1976) CHF 10 / 20 EUR 8 / 17

A rare ancient terracotta clay shrine sculpture exaggerated head, likely representing an ancestral spirit. Bura peoples, Niger river delta, Nigeria, likely dating from the 11th to the 15th century. Th

Hardwood. Nigeria, Niger River Delta, Igbo ethnic group, early 20th Century The sculpture has long legs, a rectangular body with leant arms on the hips and a long neck. Expressive facial features, tri

A choice Bura Asinda Sikka head from the Niger River Delta of Nigeria or Mali, ca. 200 – 1200 AD. It is 8-3/4 in high and is nicely detailed showing ritual scarification and incised ornaments. Ex Ka

Africa, Niger River Delta, ca. early 20th century CE. A secular festival mask carved from wood depicting a peaceful face with openwork eyes for the wearer, naturalistic features including an upturned

Djenne style, inland Niger River Delta, West Africa style bronze equestrian figure, 3"h. Provenance: Retired Southern California Art Professor who collected tribal art beginning in the 1950's in Europ

A choice Bura Asinda Sikka head from the Niger River Delta of Nigeria or Mali, ca. 200 - 1200 AD. It is 8-1/2 in high and is nicely detailed showing ritual scarification and incised ornaments. Ex Kauf

A choice Bura Asinda Sikka head from the Niger River Delta of Nigeria or Mali, ca. AD 200 - 1200 AD. It is 10 in high and is nicely detailed showing ritual scarification, coif and multiple necklaces s

20th Century African Ogoni Wood Mask Height: 7 1/2 (H) x 7 (W) inches Provenance: Dr. & Mrs. John Finley The Ogoni people, living in the fertile land east of the Niger River Delta, have a long history

Africa, Niger River Delta, Igbo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating terracotta shrine effigy created by the Igbo peoples of the Niger River Delta, its unusual form elaborately adorn

Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved wooden mask from the Ibibio peoples of the region between the Niger River Delta and the Cross River. This is one of the two major masks tha

Enormous Igbo Ikenga figure, total lenght 92 cm! Heavy piece, 10 kg! The 8,000.000 IGBO people - who live primarily from farming - settled in the northern part of the Niger River Delta, in an area of

A rare ancient terracotta clay shrine offering with stylized form, a exaggerated head of an ancestral spirit. Bura peoples, Niger river delta, Nigeria, likely dating from the 11th to the 15th century.

A Nok Culture head with beard, Inland Niger River Delta and Nigeria, circa 500 B.C -- A.D. 200 raised on stand, 14.75"h (overall); 11.5"h (head) Provenance: Collection of Vanna and N. Lee Lacy (Palm S

Africa, Nigeria, ca. 1929 to 1940 CE. An elegant, hand-carved wooden face mask created by the Eket peoples of the Niger River Delta. The Eket are a sub-group of the Ibibio people, and Eket is the name

A Nok clay ram's head, Inland Niger River Delta, Nigeria, 500 B.C. -- A.D. 200, raised on stand, 8.75"h (overall); 5"h (head) Provenance: Collection of Vanna and N. Lee Lacy (Palm Springs, California)

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta area, possibly Oron or Eket peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved wooden stake-shaped ancestor figure, with a cylindrical b

A rare ancient terracotta clay shrine offering with elongated and exaggerated head of an ancestral spirit. Bura peoples, Niger river delta, Nigeria, likely dating from the 11th to the 15th century. Th

**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 lar

**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta, Ibibio peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An expressive wood mask intended to represent a diseased or deformed individ

A Bura abstract clay cone, Inland Niger River Delta, and Niger, A.D. 200 -- 1200, possibly used for funerary purposes, with fine design, 25.5"h Provenance: Collection of Vanna and N. Lee Lacy (Palm Sp

A very rare old ancient terracotta clay shrine offering with stylized form, a exaggerated head of an ancestral spirit. Bura peoples, Niger river delta, Nigeria, likely dating from the 11th to the 15th

West African equestrian figural group, 20th Century, Djénné Inland Niger River Delta, depicting a mounted rider, 22.5"h x 12"w 6"d

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta, Ibibio peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large-scale face mask with a powerful visage comprised of coffee-bean-shaped eyes,