Rare Old Nkuma Washuk Mindja Sculpture

This is a very rare old field used Nkuma Washkuk Mindja board. The carving measures 37.5 inches tall and has been mounted to a metal display stand. Nkuma Washkuk, Amaki Village, Papua New Guinea. Prov

This is a very rare old field used Nkuma Washkuk Mindja board. The carving measures 37.5 inches tall and has been mounted to a metal display stand. Nkuma Washkuk, Amaki Village, Papua New Guinea. *Pro

This is a very rare old field used Nkuma Washkuk Mindja board. The carving measures 52 inches tall x 12.5 inches wide and has been mounted to a metal display stand( the stand is a bit old and rusty) N

A Very finely carved and well weathered old Hemba male ancestor sculpture, with obvious age, wear and decay. Hemba peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture has been professionally mounted to a display st

A carved wooden image of an ancestor figure on the back of a tortoise. Such figures were likely carved as curio's for early travelers. Kongo peoples, DRC / Congo, central Africa.This is an antique exa

This is a very rare old Kuba initiation figure , with an incredibly deep well handled surface patina and plenty of signs of age and field use. Provenance: Field collected by Lawson Mooney, Ex Director

This is a very fine vintage wood sculpture from the Eket of Nigeria, West Africa. Carved from a single piece of wood with an undeniable well weathered patina from handling over many years. The Statue

A very well worn old female effigy that perhaps served as a shrine object for ancestral worship. The figure has raised scar like designs on the abdomen. The figure measures 10.25 inches. Kaguru or rel

A very large and rare old female sculpture with child, all carved from a single piece of wood. This figure of a nursing mother was most likely part of a community shrine that honored the founding ance

This is a very rare old wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. A highly stylized ancestral effigy featuring a stylized ancestor with a well weathered and encrusted surface, sugges

This is a very rare old wood sculpture of a Female ancestor, Dogon Peoples, Mali , West Africa.Carved wood with a well weathered surface suggesting use over many years. The figure features a female wi

This is a very rare old wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. A Very proud Female Ancestor shown holding a staff, a symbol of rank among the tribe. Carved wood with a well weathe

This is a very rare old wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a dense wood, this image of a highly stylized female ancestral effigy, with incised coiffure facial scar

A FASCINATING AND RARE OLD WOOD SCULPTURE FROM THE FANTI PEOPLES OF GHANA, WEST AFRICA.Carved from a single piece of wood with an undeniably well handled and weathered surface, featuring the image of

A fine and rare old wooden sculpture of a female ancestor with incised linear scar designs, stylized coiffure and a deep well handled surface suggesting many years of field use as a shrine object. Min

A rare old female sculpture with child, all carved from a single piece of wood. This figure of a nursing mother was most likely part of a community shrine that honored the founding ancestors. Housed i

This is a very old and rare old "Guardian" sculpture from Nepal and the tribal peoples of that region. The locals carve such idols as guardians to set at crossroads, natural springs and other sites ar

This is a very rare old wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a hard dense wood, this image of a highly stylized female ancestral effigy, and appears to be a staff to

A wonderful stylized Avian form Bronze with burial patina. Dogon or related ethnic group, Mali, West Africa. The bronze measures 7 inches tall. Ex Michael Rhodes Gallery, NYC.

A VERY OLD CARVED WOODEN "NKISHI" SCULPTURE FROM THE LUBA PEOPLES OF THE CONGO, AFRICA. MEASURES 20 INCHES TALL ( 21.5 INCHES ON PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM DISPLAY STAND) PLEASE NOTE THE DEEPLY PATINATED SUR

Bidjogo Tribal Altar sculpture from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.A ritually used old altar piece with worn patina. A traditional head rising from solid cylinder form with some weathered and encrusted su

A carved wooden female effigy with small child on her back, classic treatment to the face and overall form, incised tribal scar motifs throughout, accented with a reddish mineral on the surface sugges

This is a large and very finely carved old wooden sculpture featuring the image of a stylized Mother, he head looks slightly up to the heavens while her child clings to her back. Decorated with linear

This is a Rare and unusual wooden idol from the Nyamwezi peoples of Tanzania, Africa. Such sculptures with articulated limbs are reffered to as "Ritual Puppets" in my books, but I cannot find much inf