Pair of shrine figures - D. R. Congo, Zela

wood, kaolin, each mounted on base H: 17,5 cm / 19 cm, H: 6,9 inch / 7,5 inch Provenance: Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany

Male and female 'Inginga' type human figures, the large heads with flattened facial plane with protruding eyes, long narrow triangular nose, small slit mouths. The bodies are carved with undersized ar

A pair of Bold hand forged Iron shrine idols from the Dogon of Mali, West Africa. The largest measures 9.25 inches tall on its custom base. Provenance: The Dr. Brian Healy estate, New York.

A Fine and rare pair of Kuba-Kete initiation figures, Kuba - Kete; D.R. CongoThe matched pair of large size and executed in light wood, the male shorter than the female and with facial characteristics

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 8" Width: 3" Depth: 3.25" Weight: 0.5 lb An interesting Kuba male figure featuring a human head that is attached to a pair of legs.

A Fine and rare Ngbaka figure, Collected in DR Congo prior to 1975 by Dr. Kenneth Adelman, Former director USAID Zaire. The fetish has a reddish mineral pigment rubbed into the wood, which according t

A very rare pair of Teke shrine figures, each carved from a single piece of wood and showing plenty of handling and wear. This is a large old and rare set. Teke peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex.

An exceptional Chokwe pipe from the Angola/D.R. Congo region. It is 11-1/4 in long and depicts a pair of nicely detailed figures atop the stem. The bowl is heavily used and decorated with incised desi

A set of two hand forged iron shrine sculptures from the Dogon of Mali, West Africa. Two figures made by the village blacksmith for use on a Nommo shrine. The figures shown kneeling and in prayer like

A very unusual and rare male and female effigies in terracotta clay of seated figures with well weathered surface. The clay idols measure 9 x 5 x 3.5 inches. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa.

16 Figur Teke, DR Kongo Gesockelt / with custom base Holz. H 21,5 cm Provenienz: Nachlass Sammlung Klaus Clausmeyer, Köln. (*1887; †1968) Persönliche Schutzfigur, welche das Gute förderte und das

A Hemba janus figure. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa. 20th century. Wood. 12 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2". Condition: includes stand. Insect damage, cracks, and chipping present throughout

A TRIBAL YAKA FIGURE. DR Congo. 12cm x 9cm x 41cm

This mid to late 20th-century, 19" carved wood fetish figure is from the Kongo people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The torso is embedded with fetish bundles and impaled with nails.

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 12.5" Width: 3" Depth: 3.25" Weight: 1.25 lbs A beautiful standing female figure with arms on her abdomen. There is gorgeous diamond shaped carved d

DESCRIPTION: Wooden carved Kifwebe teaching figure, Songye, D.R. Congo. Wears customary costume for initiation ceremony: Blackened fiber strips attached to a row of holes on the bottom of the mask, a

DESCRIPTION: Lega Figure. Angular legs tapering to the torso with truncated arms, the sloping shoulders supporting the head with scooped, heart-shaped facial plane, notched mouth and coffee-bean eyes.

Western Pende wood and fiber Dancer figures, D.R. Congo, Central Africa, 20th C. Heights: 9.75 / 8.75 in.

A Pende maternity figure, D.R. Congo, depicting a mother with child on her hip and representing the fertility and the continuing lineage of the tribe, covered in red pigment and black, classically dis

Early 20th C. Kalebwe Type Songye Nkisi Figure. D.R. Congo. Wood with sheet and forged copper; brass tack and fiber. The figure shows disintegration and old insect damage, especially along the left si

Kongo Peoples, Nkisi fetish figure, DR Congo, carved and pigmented wood, glass, vegetable fiber, with attached fetish bundles, charge in belly, and glass eyes, 15"h

Katanga Peoples, (2) cross currencies and figure, DR Congo, copper alloy, (2) X-shaped cast ingot Katanga Crosses, together with a large wrapped forged iron human-shaped currency, 19"h (largest), 9"h

Hemba or Luba style figure, D.R. Congo, 20th century, depicted standing with hands on hips, 24.5"h

Schreinfigurenpaar Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H je 29 cm. Provenienz: - Helmut Zake (1918-1995), Heidelberg. - Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich (1928-2012), München. - Auktionshaus Zem