Ritual staff - Mali, Bamana

Dogon Peoples, ritual staff, Mali, topped with sculptural figure, 35.5"h x 2.25"w (staff), 38.5"h (with stand) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literature: Profess

Ritual staff, Dogon, Mali, mid 20th century. H. 75 cm. Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your maximum. Jasper52 will bid on y

A group of 8 African objects. 20th century. ++ Songe staff. Congo, DRC. ++ Bamana iron staff. Mali. ++ West African iron sword. ++ Maasai spear point & Idoma currency. West and East Africa. Kenya / Ni

A Dogon or Bamana Ritual Implement Mali Height 17 inches. Provenance: Art Market, Chicago, Illinois. Howard Jacobs Collection, California, acquired 1970s; thence by decent. (With signed statement from

Originally offered at $650... West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara or Banmana), ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a Chiwara (also Tji Wara), a ritual mask used by the Bamana people

A primitive carved wooden marionette figure head with a dramatic hyena like face and a well handled surface. Bamana or Bozo peoples, Mali, Africa. The Staff measures 31 inches tall x 15 inches across.

Bamana Würdestab, "guan nege" Bamana, Mali Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen. H 116 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Kunstvoll geschmiedeter Ritualstab. Eisenar

Figur auf Stab Bamana, Mali Mit Sockel / with base Eisen. H 50 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Solothurn (erworben am 26.03.1968). Kunstvoll geschmiedeter Ritualstab. Die auf einem hohen Stu

West African, Mali, 20th century. Bambara / Bamana "Solima Bere" female figural carved wooden staff. Accompanied by custom stand. Unmarked. Provenance: The Private Collection of Mr. Noel F. Parris, Fa

Imposing zoomorphic figure, with densely packed organic / ritual material over a frame that includes a metal pipe, and possibly wood and / or rattan. Approx. 25" L x 9" W x 19" H. Provenance: The Coll

Ritual headdress carved from wood in the first half of the 20th century. Carved in the shape of an antelope with a cub and represents the feminine principle. Used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali.

This is a very rare old carved wooden image of the Merekun from Mali , West Africa and the Bamana peoples. A fine old marionette used by the Bamana in ritual theater with a highly stylized form, and a

A group of five West African objects. 20th century. ++ Staff. 20" x 3" x 4 1/2". ++ Bamana style marionette head. Mali. 22 3/4" x 4 3/4" x 5 1/2". ++ Bamana style marionette head. Mali. 21 3/4" x 4 3/

wood, rich blackish-brown patina, ten metal earrings, elongated trunk with broad angular shoulders, breasts and navel particularly emphasized, slightly dam., ear holes broken out in parts, insect caus

wood, metal, plant fibre, The mask is a symbol for youth, health and vitality. The young men sing the praises of the mask, comparing it to gold and silver. Gold is as precious as youth, and life turns

A Bocio double image set into a Asen ritual staff, Fon peoples, Togo / Dahomey, West Africa. featuring a pair of carved spirit idols set into a ritual Asen staff, which were created to honor ancestor

Western Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Perhaps the oldest and most important Ntomo masks we have ever handled, carved from hardwood and presenting a wonderful vi

West Africa, Mali, Bandiagara region, Bamana people, ca. late 19th early 20th century CE. An intricate wooden mask depicting an oval face, a pronged headdress, and a smaller figure on the top, all han

brass, cast around iron staff, crowned by a bearded face, "ogboni" sign in shape of two opposed crescents on the forehead, incised scarification marks, small bird sculpture, patina, base; the "oshugbo

A Carved wooden scepter with deep well handled surface patina and featuring two male effigy on top. According to sources such figures represent the original male initiates known as "Matundu" and "Mala

wood, Just like the "tjiwara" society, the "sogi ni kun" is an association of juveniles ("ton"). The mask dancers appear at working competitions which take place in the villages or on the fields. H: 4

A finely cast bronze double edan staff piece, used by the Ogboni or Oshugbo, one of the most prominent Yoruba religious cult societies, which worships the owner of the earth, Onile. The prime function

wood, red fibre, H: 39 cm, H: 15,4 inch Provenance: Hans Laabs, Berlin, Germany Continent: Africa

Western Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful and fascinating wooden mask with additional tin, cloth, and shell adornments. This mask is hand-carved from a single