RAJA ISLAND ANCESTRAL FIGURE EWX. IRWIN HERSEY

Carved wooden figure, Waigeo Island. Irian Yaya Indonesia. Figure has removable arms as made. Missing cloth elements. Shows age wear. Difficult to find. Provenance; Irwin Hershey, New York 1988. Banks

Shell, patina of time. Salomun Islands, 15,5x12cm. Provenance : Former collection Holger Braun.

A Fine carved wooden sculpture with highly stylized and elongated features and a undeniable well handled surface patina. Luba / Kalanga peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 8.75 inches

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden figure representative of a deceased ancestor. The statue has a rotund body which sports a pair of nubbin-shaped leg

A Large Stone Artifact Figure Possibly Pre Colombian Was Repaired Or Sumba Island Stone Ancestral Figure I Am Not Sure. Measure 16.5". READ CAREFULLY! Please carefully read our terms of sale, shipping

Large coconut grater with ancestral female figure- Flores island - tribal Coconut grater from Flores island, decorated with female ancestral figure. Signs of use and some wormholes but the wood remain

Marine fossil ancestral figure - Leti island Mesurements: 18,5 cm (base diameter); Figure of ancestor in sitting position. Long hearrings symbolize high social rank, very finally carved. Please note t

A very Fine early 20th century carved wooden male sculpture with stylized torso and dramatic facial features. The figure has a well handled surface patina suggesting good age. Azande peoples, Congo, c

A Rare Ovimbundu Staff Ex Sotheby's, Ex Irwin Hersey.A carved wooden colonial era staff with a honey colored surface patina and featuring an anthropomorphic figure in colonial garb.Ovimbundu peoples,

A very finely carved wooden staff or cane with a ancestor figure on top with kifwebe society like features and deep well handled surface patina. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Staff m

A Carved wooden shrine idol with classic facial features and form, embellished with metal tacks and decorated with glass beads. Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The figure measures 8 inche

Southeast 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 in

including Ramu River ancestral figures, including three or more attributed to the Misingi Village, as well as a Kadovar Island betel nut mortar h. 9 in. (largest) Provenance: from the estate of the la

A PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROW SPLASH BOARD, POSSIBLY MASSIM TRIBE, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, MILNE BAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, the ancestral figure squats at center

A LOBI MALE FIGURE, BURKINA FASO bateba Wood with light brown encrusted patina Height 13 1/4in (33.5cm) Provenance Irwin and Marcia Hersey Collection, New York Swiss Private Collection, acquired from

Taino Ceremonial Axe w/ Shaman Figure (900-1500 AD) The most numerous category of polished stone sculpture emerging from the Taíno world of the ancestral Caribbean islands are ceremonial axes and bla

Indonesian Belu Ancestral Carved Wood Figure 20''x5.5''. Seated male or female ancestor figure. Patung or Flores islands. Natural age cracking and wear. 19th or 20th century.

West Africa, Mali, Bankoni style, ca. 12th to 16th century CE. A wonderful abstract figure with an elongated, expressive form with massive long legs and smallish upper body. The head is in an upward p

This rare pipe is a excellent example of the style, classically represents a stylized character, the abdomen swollen by the obliquely cut bowl, The round head, enlarged by the hemispherical ears, offe

Carved wooden helmet dance mask with red,blue and white kaolin clay pigments and an overall charming style. Holo Holo peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Helmet mask measures 10 x 9 inches. A metal displ

Papua New Guinea, ca. 1940 CE. Extremely rare and important wooden ancestoral figure painted in red, yellow and green. While finding polychrome ancestoral figures is not all that rare, this unusual ex

Type: Carving / sculptureMaterials: Wood, feathersMarkings & Inscriptions: UnmarkedDate: Early to mid 20th centuryMaker: African (Mali, Congo)Description: To wood carvings, include a Dogon ancestral c

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ancestral Figures 20th century, the man seated in a dragon armchair and the woman seated in a rooster armchair. h. 15", w. 9-1/2", d. 5" Provenance: The Estate

West Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standin