Sold2016Two ancestor figures "adu zatua" - Indonesia - Niaswood, brown patina, a) very rudely carved figure with block-like body and arms in "W" configuration, facial features marked by notches, unusual high towering openwork headdress, remains of painting, wSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Nias Wood Adu Zatua Panel, ex BonhamsSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving of an ancestor figure seated inSee Sold Price
Sold2021Zande ancestor wood figure - DRC Congo - African ArtTitle: Zande ancestor wood figure - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Type: Statue, figure, ancestor Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 11,42 Inch Weight: 1,21 PoundsSee Sold Price
Sold2018INDONESIAN NIAS ANCESTOR CHIEF CAST METAL FIGUREIndonesian cast metal sculpture depicting a high ranking Nias ancestor figure (Adu Siraha Salawa). Measures 17" (43cm) height.See Sold Price
Sold2023Nias Island Ancestor FigureNias Island Ancestor Figure, Indonesia. From an old French Oceanic collection. Size: 21'' x 6.25'' x 5.5'' (53 x 16 x 14 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Sumatran Nias Wood Adu Zatua FigureSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden male ancestral figure known as "Adu Zatua." Exhibiting a rigid form, the inSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Indonesian Wood Ancestor Figure for a CanoeOceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor figure known as a korwar, shownSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large 20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Ancestor FigureOceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptuSee Sold Price
Sold2016Late 19th C. PNG Painted Wood Ancestor Figure HeadOceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Middle Sepik River region, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautifully carved and painted figural head representing a spirit and/or ancestor, boasting a charaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large 20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Ancestor FigureOceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculptuSee Sold Price
Sold2024Ancestor Figure - Wood - Urhubo - NigeriaStylistic wooden Urhobo figure fromf Nigeria. The authentic figure is carying a baby in here hands and is covered in phembe (white clay). The Urhubo people settled north of the Niger river delta and lSee Sold Price
Sold2018Tall / Early 20th C. PNG Carved Wood Ancestor FigurePapua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall wooden figure, hand-carved, in the form of a long-limbed male with his arms held at his sides and a prominent, flaccid phallus.See Sold Price
Sold2021AFRICAN DOGON CARVED WOOD ANCESTOR FIGUREAfrican Dogon carved wood ancestor figure, Mali, the standing figure, mounted on black base, approx 20.5"h, 4"sq, 4.25lbs**Provenance: exhibited at Olive Deluce Gallery, Northwest Missouri State UniveSee Sold Price
Sold2024Ancestor figure - Wood - Yoruba - NigeriaStylistic Yoruba ancestor figure from Nigeria. The ancestor figure is riding a horse. Eshu is a deity - orisha - in the Yoruba pantheon which is very widely celebrated. Eshu is the messenger ; he is tSee Sold Price
Sold2023Fine African Lobi Carved Wood Ancestor FigureFrom Burkina Faso or Mali. A hard wood carved stylized standing female figure with bulging eye lids, jutting jaw, hands to sides and angular breasts. A good old piece.Size 9-1/4 in H. + custom mount.See Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Nigerian Carved Wood Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta area, possibly Oron or Eket peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved wooden stake-shaped ancestor figure, with a cylindrical bSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. African Luba / Kusu Wood Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba/Kusu, ca. early 20th century CE. A remarkable carved-wood sculpture of a seated ancestor figure painted black and embellished wSee Sold Price
Sold2024Ancestor figure - Wood - Mangbetu - CongoStylistic ancestor figure from the Mangbetu tribe of DR Congo. The figure has a typical high fan-shaped hairstyle and its body adorned with tattoos, the ideal of MANGBETU beauty. Mangbetu art is famouSee Sold Price
Sold201620th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Ancestor Figure** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, ca. 1960. Large ancestor figure. Large, shield shaped, bird-like face.See Sold Price
Sold2022African Lobi Wood Ancestor Figure Burkina Faso or Mali.African Lobi Wood Ancestor Figure Burkina Faso or Mali. A hard wood carved stylized standing male figure with bulging eye lids, jutting jaw, hands to sides and angular breasts. A good old piece. SizeSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ancestor figure - Wood - Chamba - NigeriaAuthentic wooden ancestor figure from the Chamba people of Nigeria. It`s a protective `tau-wandoa` figure. The Chamba people live in southeastern Nigeria, to the south of the Benue river, on either siSee Sold Price
Sold2024Ancestor Figure - Wood - Mbole - CongoLarge wooden Mbole Figure from DR Congo. The Mbole are know principally for their figures which tend to be characterized by their geometric features, elongated emaciated bodies, enlarged heads with heSee 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
Sold2024Ancestor figure - Wood - Mangbetu - CongoStylistic ancestor figure from the Mangbetu tribe of DR Congo. The figure has a typical high fan-shaped hairstyle and its body adorned with tattoos, the ideal of MANGBETU beauty. Mangbetu art is famouSee Sold Price
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