Sold201620th C. African Teke / Yaka Fetish Figure, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Teke / Yaka, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden figure surrounded by fetish materials encased in painted cloth with a serene visage comprised oSee Sold Price
Sold2024Vintage African Tribal Art Collector's Lot, Mid/Late 20th C.Vintage African Tribal Art Collector's Lot, Mid/Late 20th C. Five Carved Wooden Figures. Size: Ranging from: 24'' x 8'' x 7'' (61 x 20 x 18 cm) to 37'' x 6'' x 6'' (94 x 15 x 15 cm).See Sold Price
Sold202219th C. African Songye Wood Nkisi FigureCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure adorned with a rattan fiber skirt and a bulbous headdress also of raSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Carving - Crocodile**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a crocodile's head. The carving is detailed, with raised rSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Bakongo Nkondi Nkisi Nail Fetish**First Time At Auction** Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bakongo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden power figure, called a nkisi nkondi, is carved in the likeness oSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. African Benin Fon Wood Effigy Figure MonkeyWestern Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden effigy figure depicting a highly stylized simian creature in a seated position with legs crossedSee Sold Price
Sold20212 German Clockwork Whistler FiguresTwo mid 20th century German clockwork "Whistler" figures. Carved wooden automaton figures whose heads move and whistle a tune when activated via Brass keywind movements with bellows. Both with originaSee Sold Price
Sold2016JAPANESE LACQUERED TRAVELING BUDDHIST SHRINElate 19th/ early 20th Century, containing a carved wooden figure of Buddha holding a peach, with glass (?) eyes, h. 8 in., and a later shrine, h. 23 in., Provenance: The Estate of the late Milton GelfSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Ifugao Bulul Rice God Collected Mid 20th CenturyBulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestorSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Bulul Rice God collected in the Mid 20th centuryBulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestorSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Rare Bulul Rice God collected in the Mid 20th centuryBulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestorSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mid 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figure**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure depicting a bearded ancestral human wearing a large bird-headed headdress. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2019Mid-20th C. Asante Painted Wood Figure Holding Stool**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Ghana, Asante peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure standing atop an integral rectangular platform with delineated legs and a rounSee Sold Price
Sold2021Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Ramu Wood Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Ramu River region, ca. 1950s CE. A hand-carved wooden figure depicting an ancestor standing with feet fused to an integral semicircular pSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. African Senufo Wood Figure on Horse**Originally Listed At $1800** West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden sculpture of a equestrian figure. The horse. As is usual with SeSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. Fillipino Ifugao Wood Guardian Figure 45" TallSoutheast Asia, the Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A well-preserved example of a bulul, a hand-carved wooden figure made to protect the rice crop. He has a simple form:See Sold Price
Sold2020Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Abelam Wood Male Figure**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Abelam peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male figure standing with wide-spread legs and delineaSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Ancestor w/ Shell EyesOceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden head of an ancestral figure. The elongated visage features inlaid white shell eyes, one wSee Sold Price
Sold2023Karl Griesbaum Clockwork Whistler FigureA mid 20th century German clockwork "Whistler" figure by Karl Griesbaum, Triberg. Carved wooden automaton figure whose head moves and whistles a tune when activated via Brass key wind movement with beSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. Hopi Polychrome Wood Kachina Bird-Faced FigureNative American, Southwestern United States, Hopi, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden kachina doll depicting a large, bird-faced figure. Painted in yellow, red, white, and black piSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Lobi Carved Wooden Bateba FigureWest Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large standing anthropomorphic bateba (literally "carved wooden figure"), hand-carved from a single piece of hard wood andSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. African Baga Carved Wooden Female FigureAfrica, Guinea, Baga, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A tall standing female figure, carved from a beige-hued lightweight wood, likely representative of an ancestor. She has broad feet and attenuateSee Sold Price
Sold2018Mid-20th C. African Igbo Wood Ikenga Shrine Figure**Originally Listed At $175** West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic wooden horned shrine figure known as an Ikenga. The Ikenga is a ritualSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. African Yoruba Wood Maternity Shrine FigureWestern Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. An enormous, hand-carved wooden statue of a mother feeding her resting infant. She is seated upon a petite stool atop an integral, barSee Sold Price
5 days LeftWinter Associates ASIAN: Four carved figures, Chinese style, 20th C., ivorine composite with color wash, including:$75
May 11Cape Ann AuctionTwo Late 19th or Early 20th C. Chinese Carved Soapstone Figures of Immortals Holding Peaches$100
May 10Crescent City Auction GalleryPair of Chinese Poured Emperor and Empress Figures, early 20th c., Figures- H.- 7 3/4 in., W.- 4 in.$325
5 days LeftWinter Associates STERLING: Two Modern silver boxes by Genova Silver Co. and Poole, mid to late 20th C., both with$275(2 bids)
1 day LeftMerrill's Auctioneers and AppraisersMid 20th c Caucasian Soumak Flat Woven Runner$100(1 bid)
May 10Crescent City Auction GalleryCarved Wooden Model of a Spanish Galleon, 20th c., in full sail, on a wooden stand, H.- 36 in., W.-$325