Sold2022Ngala / Ngbandi Ancestor cult idolA stylized carved wooden male figure adorned with earthen pigments and embellished with bead eyes and wire regalia. The male effigy has incised circular designs accented with kaolin clay. This sculptuSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Old Fang Byeri Cult Idol Head Ex Dr. MandelbaumA very rare Old carved wooden reliquary head from the Byeri Cult of the Fang peoples, Gabon, Africa. Among the fang peoples figurative sculptures were produced for the ancestor cult, or "Byeri," whichSee Sold Price
Sold2017Fang Female ancestor with Offering vessel, African ArtThis is a very fine old Fang Byeri cult idol from Gabon, Africa. Carved wood with a serene and classical aesthetic and shown holding an offering vessel. The Fang peoples of Gabon believed that ancestrSee Sold Price
Sold2024Eroded Fang Byeri Cult IdolHeavily weathered and worn fragment of a Byeri Cult Idol, a protective guardian sculpture often placed on the top of bark containers which were vessels for the remains of important ancestors. Fang PeoSee Sold Price
Sold2024Dogon Nommo Idol on Mythical BeastThis is an interesting and unusual old wood ancestor shown with arms raised to the heavens in a prayer like pose, and shown riding a unusual form, likely a mythical beast, and part of the cult of theSee Sold Price
Sold2020Large African Dogon Momo Cult Idol, Ht. 65"Large African Dogon Momo Cult Idol. Carved wood, heavily worn. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 65" x 14" x 7" (165 x 36 x 18 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or ConfidentiaSee Sold Price
Sold20169" Stone Ancestor Cult Head. Taino. Hispaniola,9" Stone Ancestor Cult Head. Taino. Hispaniola, 1200-1500 AD. Ex-Sadofsky. Davis G10 COASee Sold Price
Sold2023Published FON Vodun Cult Idol Ex Simmons CollectionA tall carved wooden shrine idol embellished with many vodun implements, including the iron axe of Hevioso, The God of thunder and lightning, as well as several wooden spirit figures, iron chains, ankSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Tall Dogon Nommo Cult IdolA carved wooden male effigy with second spirit face above, hands raised to the star sirius as is part of the traditional prayer for rain and a typical pose for Nommo Idols. This sculpture may referencSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Very Rare Janus Garra Cult Idol Field Collected 1970sA very fine and rare , and elaborately carved janus Garra initiation idol, painted with mineral pigments and featuring double hokks on either side. The Idol was apparently suspended from the rafters oSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Old Bronze Lebe Cult Idol from the DogonOffering a bronze effigy of a HOGON, a Shaman Priest ofThe cult of Lebe, the Earth God.All Dogon villages have a Lebe shrine whose altars have bits of earth incorporated into them to encourage the conSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Baule Monkey, Mbra Cult IdolA carved wooden shrine idol in the form of a Monkey with offering cup Given offerings, to appease the dangerous spirits with an egg in the cup held between the hands, these figures are powerful objectSee Sold Price
Sold2015Very Old TAU TAU Ancestor idol from Sulawesi IndonesiaOld carved wooden human effigy sculpture from the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Such sculptures were placed in front of burials as shrine figures and were adorned with clothing and acted as a mediuSee Sold Price
Sold2024Rare Rungu Female Ancestor Idol Ex Levitt CollectionA very fine old and elegant carved wooden female ancestor idol with a deep golden honey colored patina from handling and signs of field use and wear. Rungo peoples, a sub group related to the Tabwa peSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ifugao Headhunters Armband with Ancestor idolThe Bontoc and Ifugao peoples of northern Luzon wore armbands such as this example constructed from wild boar or pig tusks, held together with rattan, and mounted by a carved wooden figure of a standiSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Nyamwezi Ancestor Idol / Dense Heavy WoodA incredibly heavy and dense carved wooden ancestor sculpture with wonderful archaic style face and primitive form, and a well handled and well worn surface patina suggesting age and handling over manSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Mambilia Tadep Cult Idol, African ArtThis is a very nice older carved wooden idol with highly stylized form and features. Known locally as "Tadep" such idols were kept in small groups in sacred huts and were associated with the Suaga, aSee Sold Price
Sold2016A Fine Kuba Dengese Ancestor Idol, African ArtCarved wooden figure of a King or Chief from the Dengese peoples, within the Kuba complex of Tribes, DRC / Congo, Africa. This highly stylized example features finely incised geometric designs , and mSee Sold Price
Sold2022Timor Island Ancestor IdolCarved from a dense heavy wood, this anthropomorphic effigy features classic Timor style treatment to the face and form, large open eyes, flat nose and large ears , the figure stands with hands to hisSee Sold Price
Sold2022lake Sentani Ancestor IdolCarved from a dense heavy wood with classic facial features, form and style. Lake Sentani or related ethnic groups, North Western Papua New Guinea. The figure is well handled and worn, small chip outSee Sold Price
Sold2022Archaic Tanzania Ancestor IdolA very old (19th century?) carved wooden effigy with a well weathered anthropomorphic form and remains of a floral design on the best, which is decayed though what remains is quite beautiful. The sculSee Sold Price
Sold2024Abstract Mimika Ancestor Idol from Irian JayaA very care carved wooden Mimika ancestor figure, Mimika (Kamoro) people , with a open work design, and shown holding a shield or spirit board. A Very rare and desirable work from an area that few eveSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Luba Hemba Ancestor IdolA very well handled and well worn wood sculpture of ancestor with ceremonial cap and a very well handled surface patina , stylized form, and feet worn away, perhaps from field use and wear. Luba or HeSee Sold Price
Sold2018Ancient Eroded Ibibio Female Ancestor idol, African ArtThis is a very old, weathered and eroded wood sculpture from the Ibo peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Truly a impressive old example, and although much is lost, what remains is a powerful display of ISee Sold Price
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