Songe ‚Mankishi‘ Wooden Figure, Zaire, Mid-20th C.

Full title: A large wooden carving of a Halloween-themed pumpkin head figure, mid 20th C. Description: H 118,5 cm

A carved figure of Mary Magdalene, Mexico mid 20th century, the carved wooden figure with detachable hands, shown standing upon a silvered rocky mount, her robes richly decorated with gilt & silvered

A group of 4 Songe style power figures. 20th century. ++Songe style wooden whistle (?), DRC, 7 3/4"h x 2 1/4"diam. ++ Songe style wooden power figure, DRC, 9"h x 3"diam (without base). ++ Hemba style

Carved wooden figure from the Baule People, Cote D'Ivoire. Mid 20th century, dimensions 19.5" X 3.5" X 4" The Baule people carve figures as intermediaries with spirits.

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure depicting a bearded ancestral human wearing a large bird-headed headdress. The

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Ghana, Asante peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure standing atop an integral rectangular platform with delineated legs and a roun

Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon/ Dahomey, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a female, standing with hands placed just above her ample hips and below her breasts, her visa

Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestor

Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestor

Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestor

Songye N'kisi Figure, Zaire. Carved wood with woven grass and fetish bundle on bottom, early to mid-20th century. (Provenance: Zemanek Auctions, Germany). Loss to end of horn, stress fractures in rear

Africa, 20th century. A collection of eight finely wooden carved figurines from the early-mid 20th century. Contains totem-like carved heads, bookends, and an elephant with an attached box, which give

**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 p

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye culture, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure adorned with a rattan fiber skirt and a bulbous headdress also of ra

Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A well-preserved example of a bulul, a hand-carved wooden figure made to protect the rice crop. He has a simple form:

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Teke / Yaka, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden figure surrounded by fetish materials encased in painted cloth with a serene visage comprised o

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a crocodile's head. The carving is detailed, with raised r

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large standing anthropomorphic bateba (literally "carved wooden figure"), hand-carved from a single piece of hard wood and

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a brightly painted wooden figure of Salome (Herodia), the daughter of Herod who demanded the head of John the Baptist. His head lies at

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure, known as an Ibeji, representative of a twin, standing on an integral pedestal, with a skirt around the waist

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fine, aged example of a horned anthropomorphic wooden figure. In Igbo society, the Ikenga is a ritual objec

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** Mexico, early to mid-20th century CE. This is a brightly painted wooden figure of Salome (Herodia), the

**Originally Listed At $300** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A heavy wooden figure of a crouching woman with long arms that she is using to leverage herself from the

**Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a seated man, made to be a fetish figure, and with a patina of pigment and ot