Sold2021YORUBA CARVED WOOD POLYCHROME WOMAN WITH BOWLAfrican tribal figures, Nigeria. Comprising a Yoruba female Shango staff carving / dance wand, together with a carved female figure, kneeling and holding a vessel in offering. Both vividly pigmented aSee Sold Price
Sold2021Yoruba hand carved wooden shrine figureHand carved wooden shrine figure, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, depicting a seated female with scarification and earrings holding an offering bowl on her lap, being carried on a litter by attendants, 18.75See Sold Price
Sold2020African Congo Figure and a Yoruba Shrine FigureAfrican Congolese Female Figure and a Yoruba Shrine Figure. Carved wood. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Sizes: 1) 21'' x 8'' x 7'' (53 x 20 x 18 cm). Height on Stand: 22.5" (57 cm);See Sold Price
Sold2024Antique African Carved Wood Shrine Figure; Yoruba, Shango, NigeriaAntique African Hand-Carved Wood Shrine Figure; Yoruba, Shango, Nigeria. A figure wearing a large headrest sits and holds an axe-like object in his right hand and another ritual item in his left. FiguSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Yoruba Maternity Shrine FigureAfrican Yoruba Maternity Shrine Figure. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from Galerie Carrefour, 141, Boulevard PaspailSee Sold Price
Sold2021Yoruba African Eshu Janus Faced WandYoruba Eshu dance wand, Nigeria. Carved wood wand depicting the trickster god Eshu with two carved faces.Height: 14 in x width: 5 1/4 in x depth: 1 in.Height: 14 in x width: 5 1/4 in x depth: 1 in.See Sold Price
Sold2024African - Yoruba Dance Wands ”Oshe Shango”Lot 80 African Yoruba Dance Wands ”Oshe Shango” carved wood Carved wooden wand on stand two human heads on each side with metal nails for pupils and an elaborate carved handle on wooden baSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Yoruban Ose Sango Wooden Staff**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful, hand-carved wooden Yoruba Ose Sango (also known as a Shango Staff or dance wand) of a traditional foSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fine 19th C. African Yoruba Shango Dance Wand, NigeriaFine 19th C. African Yoruba Shango Wand, Nigeria. Carved wood. On stand. Among the objects used to honor the Yoruba god of thunder, Shango, is the oshe Shango, or dance wand. It is carried by Shango pSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Yoruba Shango Wand, African ArtCarved wooden staff, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa.In special festivals and processions, followers of Shango, the Yoruba god of thunder, carry dance wands, oshe shango, depicting a female devotee wiSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Colorful Yoruba Shango Dance wand, African ArtA vintage carved wooden parade staff or dance wand from the Yoruba peoples featuring a kneeling female devotee under openwork superstructure that has been painted with green and yellow paints. TraditiSee Sold Price
Sold2021African Yoruba Eshu/Elegba Dance Wand, Nigeria, 20th C.African Yoruba Eshu/Elegba Dance Wand, Nigeria, 20th C. Carved wood. On Included stand. Size: 14'' x 3'' x 1.5'' (36 x 8 x 4 cm) Height on stand: 16" (41 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2022Dance Wands and RattleLot consisting of one Yoruba Shango wand, one Luba dance wand depicting kneeling female figure, and a Luba rattle. 17", 14.5", 9.25"See Sold Price
Sold2021Dramatic Naga female Ancestor sculptureThis is an antique carved wooden effigy of a female ancestor. The Naga, a fierce head hunting tribe were known for their use of trophy heads as part of their shrines and ritual dances. This figure meaSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Fine Old Yoruba Shango Dance Wand Ex Ladislas SegyA tall carved wooden staff " Oshe Shango" featuring the image of a kneeling devotee of Shango, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Shango is the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning and the double-axe motSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Yoruba Igbomina Shrine Bowl Support Ex Samuelly CollectionA monumental and ancient carved wooden Offering shrine or bowl featuring a female Figure, Yoruba peoples, Igbomina region, Nigeria, Late 19th to mid-20th century, Wood, paint.This is a bowl carrier orSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. African Yoruba Wood Maternity Shrine FigureWestern Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. An enormous, hand-carved wooden statue of a mother feeding her resting infant. She is seated upon a petite stool atop an integral, barSee Sold Price
Sold2022Female Shrine Figure with Bowl, Yoruba, NigeriaAfrican Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine figure of a woman holding a bowl, 19th/20th Century. Carved wood, dark patina with incised decoration detailed with blue and reddish/brown pigment. PSee Sold Price
Sold2020Old Yoruba Shango Dance Wand Ex Fily KeitaThis is a fine Old "oshe shango", or dance wand, which was carried by devotees at the annual festival for Shango, the god of thunder and lightning. The double ax-blade motif on the figure's head repreSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Ose Shango Dance Wand**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), aSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Yoruba Shango Wand with Drummer EffigyA tall carved wooden staff figure featuring a Drummer, with tall central crest and traditional facial style. The staff has a well handled and worn surface. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figureSee Sold Price
Sold2020Fantastic Yoruba Gelede festival mask with MarionetteA charming carved wooden helmet mask featuring a marionette figure on top of a classic Gelede festival dance mask. The mask has plenty of wear and handling suggesting actual field use. The marionetteSee Sold Price
Sold2018Eroded Yoruba Maternity Shrine Sculpture, African ArtA 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 iSee Sold Price
Sold20174 Nigerian objects.A group of four Nigerian objects. ++ Standing brass figure Nigeria, Ife/ Benin. 21" x 8 1/2". ++ Beaded pectoral dance Nigeria, Yoruba style. 34 1/2" x 11". ++ Youruba carved dance crest. Nigeria, YoSee Sold Price
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2024J Solomon & Mackintosh Auction ArtsRare Large Qing dynasty Chinese carved stone figure of Guanyin Ming?See Sold Price
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