KUYU Puppet head Kebe Kebe Provenance Kouyou African

A Kuyu Marionette Head. Carved wooden abstract Ancestor head with finely carved linear designs. Used during the KebeKebe Serpent clan initiation dance. Kuyu peoples, Gabon, Africa. The staff measures

This is a Large carved wooden janus form sculpture from the Kuyu peoples of the Congo, Africa. Such sculptures were carried and were used as large to life size marionettes. Kuyu puppet heads were used

Tanzkeule, "kébé-kébé" Kuyu, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 62 cm. Provenienz: - Hans Koller und Helen Knill, St. Gallen. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. Die Kuyu leben auf einer Hoc

A tall slender carved wooden marionette like head, also possibly used in dance or as a parade staff with stylized ancestor face, elaborate coiffure, incised scar designs and traditional grimace like s

A Bamana Wood Marionette Figure with Eight Wood Puppet Heads West Africa, Mali ONE LARGE FIGURE WITH 8 ADDITIONAL FIGURES (9 TOTAL) Height 30 inches (76.2 cm). Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, S

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good with no apparent repairs. Age-appropriate surface patina wear. From Mali, this piece is carved with horizontal crest, braids, includes cowrie shells and beads. Measures

Western Africa, Burkina Faso / Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet head with a perforated tubular neck. The simplistic face is comprised of a slender nose, purse

**Originally Listed At $125** West Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet with interesting proportions; this once would have had a larger costume a

**Originally Listed At $125** Western Africa, Mali, Bamana culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An amusing, hand-carved wooden puppet head from the Bamana people of Western Africa. It has a slen

**Originally Listed At $100** Western Africa, Mali, Marka peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved, Janus-headed puppet head, each side presenting a dramatic visage with fabric tassels threaded

**Originally Listed At $100** Africa, Central Mali, Bamana, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved, janus-headed puppet head, each side presenting a dramatic visage with a red fabric tassel threaded t

African art Mali, Marka.Merekum puppet head. Wood and metal. . . Cm 9,00 x 17,50.

Antique Continental Morality Play Puppet Head. Size: 10" L, 26 cm (object). Provenance: Bob Brand and Liz Werthan, Philadelphia.

Marionettenkopf, "temes nevimbur" Vanuatu, Malakula Insel Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Hauer, Pflanzenfasern. H 55 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf.

BENIN KINGDOM, NIGERIA, AFRICAN TERRACOTTA MEMORIAL HEAD FOR A CHIEF H 9" W 6" 9 - 7/8" x 6-1/8" x 7 -1/2". Center of sculpture is open from neck to top of head. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Mich

Chinese Puppet Head, Yunnan Province, 19th/20th C. Carved wood and lacquer. On stand. Provenance: Thomas Murray Asiatica-Ethnographica, Mill Valley, CA. Size: 5.5'' x 2.5'' x 2.5'' (14 x 6 x 6 cm); He

African Ashanti Clay Funerary Head, Ghana. Sculpture of an ancestral figure, traditionally considered memorial heads. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchase

**Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni, early to mid 20th century CE. A finely carved, painted wooden puppet head mask displaying several hallmark traits of Ogoni masks such as a petite

**Originally Listed At $175** West Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden puppet with a slender body, a knob-shaped tip, and a thick midsection surmounted

DESCRIPTION: A possibly Yohure wooden African mask. Features A female visage with long horns arching above her head. PROVENANCE: Acquired from the estate of Rev. John J. Mericantante. For a further in

possibly Dogon, Mali, carved wood zoomorphic scepter, black pigment around the mouth, decorated with color beads, fabric and a cowrie shell necklace, 20"h x 4.25"w (head) PROVENANCE:From the estate of

Indonesian Painted Wood Puppet Head, Early 20th C. Wayang Golek figure with upright head, pink face and red turban. Provenance: Artemis Gallery; Adeon Gallery, Chicago, IL. Size: 11'' x 5'' x 4'' (28

LUBA, CONGO, AFRICA WOOD GAME BOARD W 10" L 27" Rectangular, carved from one piece into 28 divided sections. Handles are in the form of heads. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator, and c

Large African Bamana Merekun Janus Sogobo Puppet, Mali. A large carved wood two-faced figure supporting multiple puppet heads above. Size: 22'' x 8'' x 6.5'' (56 x 20 x 17 cm).