Highly Stylized Nyamwezi Sculpture

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 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 highly stylized sculpture of a female Thil spirit known as bateba, which are placed on local shrines to act as a medium to the sprit world. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. This sculpture me

Pair of Asian Carved Stone Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs. Pair of Foo or Fu dogs, possibly 17th or 18th century. The highly stylized sculptures are guardian lions, also known as Shishi, used in architect

A Very fine carved wooden ancestor image with wonderfully exaggerated hands and nose in the classic upturned style. Yaka peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The figure measures 9.5 inches tall ( 10 inches on

A Highly stylized bronze sculpture of a male and female ancestors , with abstract looking costumes and form. Mambila peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The sculptures measure 12 inches tall.

A find old stylized ancestral sculpture with classical facial features and post like form. The figure has been mounted to a marble base and appears to have great age. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast / Mal

A tall carved wooden female sculpture with highly stylized form and features. Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa. Among the Bamana figures of this kind are known as nyeleni among the Bamana people of Mali.

A very interesting old carved wooden shrine idol, with a bush cow like head atop a long neck, the arms and torso carved in a highly stylized manner. The sculpture had been painted with a red mineral p

A Highly stylized carved wooden sculpture with incised linear designs and exaggerated form, well weathered surface. Montol figural carving is associated with the Komtin Secret Society and used to cure

A Highly stylized contemporary bronze sculpture featuring a male and female couple with exaggerated features and standing back to back. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The bronze sculpture measures 7.5 i

A tall highly stylized female ancestor sculpture or rhythm pounder (deble) from the Senufo people of the Ivory Coast. Carved from a very heavy and dense piece of wood, such figures were once a crucial

This is a powerful and elegant example of Songye artistry and Tribal Art. This highly exaggerated form of a Divination object, a sculpture used by a Songye diviner "Naganga" with a energetic carved fa

A Fine carved wooden sculpture with highly stylized and elongated features and a undeniable well handled surface patina. Luba / Kalanga peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 8.75 inches

A Fine carved wooden sculpture with highly stylized facial features and a undeniable well handled surface patina. Luba / Kalanga peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Leonard Kahan Gallery, NY,

A carved wooden female Mother and child sculpture from the Senufo of Mali / Ivory Coast, West Africa. Carved wood with refined details and a highly stylized form. The female sculpture measures 14 inch

This is a very large and impressive example of bamana sculpture from Mali, West Africa. Carved from a incredibly heavy and dense piece of wood, this highly stylized Mother and child sculpture features

This is a very large and impressive example of bamana sculpture from Mali, West Africa. Carved from a incredibly heavy and dense piece of wood, this highly stylized Mother and child sculpture features

Vintage carved wooden female ancestor sculpture with highly stylized facial features and elongated torso, accented with raised scarifications, ribbed neck, elaborate coiffure and a metal strip accenti

This is a very finely carved wooden female sculpture with highly stylized facial features and form, with a deep red paint and small loin cloth/skirt carved in relief. The sculpture has obvious age and

A Highly stylized and exaggerated bronze sculpture with elongated features and green patina. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The sculpture measures 5.75 inches on custom display stand.

A Finely carved wooden female sculpture with highly stylized form and a well handled surface patina. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. This is a vintage example, obvious age and handling, however it is l

A wonderful carved wooden sculpture with highly stylized and exaggerated features. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The figure measures 18.5 inches tall ( 19.5 inches tall on custom base)

A carved wooden and highly stylized magic fetish style sculpture with exaggerated mouth and fetish bundle wrap on the lower torso. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 13 inches tall ( 1