Mende Carved Wood Mami Wata Spirit Figure

Fine African Ewe Mami Wata Shrine Figure, Togo, early/mid 20th C. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Ford Wheeler, NY; Private Collection, NY. Size: 11'' x 13'' x 17.5'' (28 x 33 x 44 cm).

Nguzenguzu Figural Canoe Prow. Solomon Islands, mid to late 20th century, carved wood spirit figure shown holding an albatross, inset with natural material panels, measuring 12.5” h x 5.5”

Near Pair of African or Aboriginal Carved Wood Spirit Figures, bird and fish form, h. 19 1/2 in., w. 14 in., d. 2 in.

Large African Baule carved wood male spirit figure, Ivory Coast, with defined features, standing on circular base, approx 31"h, 6.5"w, 6"d, 11lbs **Provenance: exhibited at Olive Deluce Gallery, North

African Baule carved wood female spirit figure, Ivory Coast, the standing figure with well-formed body and detailed hair, approx 22"h, 5.5"w, 3.5"d, 4.5lbs **Provenance: exhibited at Olive Deluce Gall

Antique carved ancestral figural Dogon tribe granary wood door, Mali. Africa. Carved wood ancestral spirit figures throughout. Dimensions: H: 21.75 in., W: 17.6 in. Condition: good overall condition,

African Congo nail power figure (spirit), carved wood, nail & fiber, 30" h

African Congo Nkisi Nkondi power fetish figure (spirit), carved wood & metal, glass in belly represents the otherworld inhabited by spirits of the dead who can peer through and see potential enemies t

Tall African Dogon, Mali carved wood Tellem-style (ancestral/spirit) figure; exhibiting a long raffia skirt around its waist; H: 69 1/2" (approx.)

African Chamba Spirit Figure, Nigeria. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from Galerie Kamer, 2 quai Malaquaise, Paris, Fra

Baule Peoples, early female spirit figure, 19th/20th c., Ivory Coast, carved wood, "Blolo- Bian", female spirit spouse figure, on custom hardwood base, 156"h x 3.5"w x 3.25"d (figure), 16.75"h (incl.

Papua New Guinea Mid Sepik Sawos Amulet Mask (Mid-20th Century)carved wood, natural pigments, cowrie shells depicting spirit figure with polychrome geometric pattern carved and painted on the face.

A PAIR OF VINTAGE AFRICAN CARVINGS, BAULE COUPLE, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, MID 20TH CENTURY, carved wood, a content male and female "spirit" figures, each with bun hair and curling ox horns; the male with

Papua New Guinea Wood Carved Traditional Figures including Kore Spirit Figures and Ceremonial pieces. Tallest is 26". Antique, some are in as found condition.

Tsimshian People, water spirit figure, 19th/20th c., Pacific Northwest Coast, in two parts (head is separate), carved wood, animal hair, trace polychrome pigment, modeled as a crawling spirit figure,

Senufo Peoples, large carved wood stool, 20th c., Ivory Coast, the top and leg fronts relief carved with lizards, monkeys, snakes and a spirit figure, 11"h x 35"l x 17"w

This mask is quite an uncommon example from the festivals/ masquerades of the Tiv people, Nigeria, Africa. Carved wood with a highly stylized human face, accented with a bright paint and with the addi

African Dogon Carved Wood Granary Door, Mali. Carved overall with ancestral spirit figures. Size: 24'' x 18'' x 2'' (61 x 46 x 5 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.

Tall PNG spirit figure carved out of wood with pigment, cowrie shells, fiber, fur and feathers. The spirit figure appears to be leaned against a painted stool, with his phallus exposed and painted. Th

Group of three African carved wood figures, each standing and of various cultures, including: Mende, Sierra Leone of female form; anthropomorphic figure with incised detailing; together with polychrom

A rare carved wood and painted ceremonial mask worn by young boys during initiation rituals. They embody ancestral or spirit figures in human form. They serve as instructors and guardians to the initi

Group of three west African carved wood figures, of various cultures, including: Côte d'Ivoire, Baule; Cameroon/Gabon, Fang; together with Sierra Leone, Mende; H: 22 3/8" (tallest, a

A Carved wooden female spirit effigy with brilliant red painted body of a female with a fish tail. The image most likely represents Mami Wata, The Water spirit worshipped throughout West Africa. The f

A vintage carved wooden mask with brightly painted features and a wonderful image of Mami Wata the water spirit as well as serpents and frogs. The mask measures 21 x 9 inches. Ibibio peoples, Nigeria,