Highly Stylized Nyamwezi Female Effigy

A highly stylized and elongated ancestor style figure with a charming facial expression and wonderful exaggerated legs and torso. The sculpture has a well handled surface patina suggesting good age.Ny

A wonderfully exaggerated carved wooden female effigy with long legs that use the natural form of the wood to create a playful sense of movement, the form is also stylized, with short arms and torso,

A rare old carved wooden sculpture of a highly stylized female effigy holding her infant child, presumably a fertility idol. The sculpture has some raised scar designs stylized coiffure, shown seated

A highly stylized female effigy with exaggerated features and a small child shown clinging to her back. The sculpture features raised and incised tribal motifs and she is shown with a small vessel in

A Highly stylized female effigy or bateba ( Spirit Idol) with encrusted sacrificial patina as well as classic form. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, Africa. The sculpture measures 7 inches tall on lucite b

A Highly stylized female effigy or bateba ( Spirit Idol) with encrusted sacrificial patina as well as classic form, tall conical head and protruding navel. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, Africa. The scul

A carved wooden female ancestor sculpture with a highly stylized and exaggerated form, weathered surface. Sukuma or related ethnic group, Tanzania, Africa. The sculpture measures 24 inches tall ( 25.5

This is a very rare old wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a dense wood, this image of a highly stylized female ancestral effigy, with incised coiffure facial scar

A highly stylized Bamana female effigy with exaggerated form and features, well handled and weathered, old tribal repair with staple and inset aluminum eyes and breasts. Bamana or Bambara peoples, Mal

This is a very rare old wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a hard dense wood, this image of a highly stylized female ancestral effigy, and appears to be a staff to

A Highly stylized carved wooden female effigy with wonderfully abstract facial features and overall form. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 18.75 inches tall. Provenance: The Dr B

A highly stylized carved wooden female effigy with wonderfully exaggerated facial features and form. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The figure measures 12.25 ( 13.5 on wood base) Provenance: The

A tall highly stylized wooden female Mother & Child effigy with incised linear scar designs, strong angular arms and legs, column like torso and accented with abrus seeds and red mineral pigments. The

A lovely carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized coiffure , incised linear designs, metal adornment, raised carved designs. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 13.25

A lovely carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized face and form, and a deep well handled surface patina, custom mounted. The statue measures 17.5 inches tall ( 19.25 inches tall on professiona

A carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized form and exaggerated features. Attie or Anyi peoples, Lagoons regions, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Sculpture measures 17.25 x 5.5 inches. Provenanc

A Carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized form and style, note the almost cubistic features, the 4 pointed coiffure, exaggerated arms and legs. A wonderful example of African Art. The figure

A Carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized form and features, well handled, smooth surface patina suggests field use over many years, perhaps generations. Bozo or Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa.

A Carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized form and shown holding a child at her waist. The figure was carved from a heavy dense wood and has a very well weathered and eroded surface with laye

Carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized ears, face, elongated arms and zig zag legs. Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa. the figure has been mounted to a wooden base. The sculpture itself measur

A carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized face and form, shown seated on throne with one hand on her breast, suggesting a fertility aspect. The Sculpture was painted with kaolin clay pigment

A finely carved pair of wooden male and Female effigies with highly stylized facial features and forms, raised geometric linear scar designs as well as triangle shaped eyes. The pair are shown in seat

A Lovely female effigy with a highly stylized form, raised central crested coiffure, ribbed neck accented with kaolin clay pigments and very interesting zig zag shaped legs. Kulongo peoples, lagoons r

A very fine carved wooden female effigy with a highly stylized form and facial treatment , old metal repairs to sculpture and a deep well handled surface. Luguru or related ethnic group, Tanzania, Afr