Important Ex Museum Baule Couple, African Art

This is a very rare and important wood sculpture of a Spirit couple from the Baule peoples of Cote D\'Ivoire , West Africa.Carved wood with layered and encrusted surface suggesting ritual use over man

A Finely carved wooden effigy of a female holding palm leaf fans, Baule peoples, Ivory Coast of west Africa. The sculpture was very finely crafted and measures 14 inches tall. Provenance: Ex Ian and S

Baule wood slingshot with human head depicted at top. Dimensions: 8"h.

Shrine Art such as this were typically placed on personal or village shrines and acted as a medium to the spirit world. Calling on the ancestor spirits for help with a number of maladies, including in

A finely cast Ashanti Gold weight acquired in 1971, featuring an Akan stle ceremonial sword with ancestral face. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. This Gold weight measures 3.75 inches ( 4 inches tall o

A Very Old Carved wooden shrine idol with highly stylized facial features that mimic the fire spitter masks. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. This idol was previously in the SMA Fathers Museum of

Carved set of Male and female ancestor sculptures from the baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Elaborate body scars and finely crafted faces, the male has a long beard and holds an egg, the femal

African Bamana/Bozo Mother & Child Articulated Puppet, Mali. Carved wood, iron and rope. Provenance:ex-Museum of African Tribal Art, Portland, ME. Size: 57'' x 17.5'' x 16.5'' (145 x 44 x 42 cm). Plea

A exceedingly beautiful carved wooden couple with a well handled surface suggesting many years of traditional field use. The sculptures Measure 22 inches tall on their bases. Baule peoples, Ivory Coas

This is a very nice Old mated Baule male and female Spirit couple from West Africa. carved wood with refined features and facial treatment, The couple are elegantly carved with raised tribal scars, an

This is a lovely vintage carved wooden set of a male and female mated couple, from the Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Elaborate and precise designs, raised tattoos and overall well handled a

This is a very old and impressive wooden mask from the Toma peoples of Guinea, Sierra leone and even into Liberia, West Africa. Carved wooden mask with hand hammered metal work designs and three large

A carved wooden helmet style mask with traditional face and stylized headdress. Created for the Gelede spectacle, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 12 inches. A metal display sta

carved wooden mask from the Kore society of the Bamana peoples, Mali, West Africa. The mask was carved from a hard dense wood in the image of a Antelope, with tall horns and ears alert and tall. The m

This is a finely carved wooden door from the Baule peoples from The Ivory Coast of West Africa. Carved from a hard wood with highly stylized ancestor effigy and stylized leopard, along with goemetric

A lovely carved and mated pair of male and female with child from the Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Measures 17 inches tall. Elaborate carved designs and raised tribal scars and adornment.

A very fine Old Bozo marionette head in the form of a Young Antelope, with wonderful painted designs. Obvious age and handling. measures 17.5 x 7 inches. The display stand shown was for photography pu

This is a very fine and fascinating twin couples sculpture featuring two males and two females all seated together and with arms around one another, a incredible work of art carved from a single piece

A very finely carved male and female couple, likely used as a Diviners pair, vessels for the spirits during ritual and placed on a shrine to act as a medium to the spirit world. The pair are well carv

Arthur Lismer (1885-1969) Canadian, ink drawing titled: “Georgian Bay” off Lake Huron. Provenance: Comes from the important ex board member of the Ontario Museum of Art. His purpose and goal w

FEMALE FIGURE, carved wood statue, 20 x 4 x 4”. From the collection of a Beverly Hills Art Historian and Museum donor. Provenance: Morton Dimondstein African, Indonesian, Polynesian Art, Los Ang

Figuren Paar Baule (?), Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 18 und 18 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). CHF 100 / 200 E

Carved wood , painted with kaolin clay pigments. Ewe shrine Figure, Ghana/ Togo, West Africa. Exhibited SMA Museum of African Art in 2012. Provenance: Ex Collection Dr Noble & Jean Endicott, NYC. The

A pair of standing figures, male and female, with remains of blue pigment. 10" H (w/o stand). Display stand is included. Provenance: Ex Larry Erickson collection.