Yoruba Peoples, fine torque collar and altar ring

Yoruba Peoples, fine torque collar and altar ring, Nigeria Region, (2) pieces, copper alloy, each approx. 8"dia Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literature: Profes

**First Time At Auction** Central Africa, Cameroon / Gabon / Equatorial Guinea, Fang people (also Fan or Pahouin), ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A pretty brass neck ring or collar of torque form f

A rare Yoruba peoples altar to the Shango cult, NIGERIA, Africa. An Exceptional old shrine carved from a single tree trunk, depicting ancestor faces, male and female devotees and showing plenty of age

Yoruba Peoples, monumental torque currency, Copper alloy, 15"l x 14"w Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literature: Professor of Chinese Art History at Columbia Uni

A FINE AFRICAN YORUBA PEOPLES FOLK ART BEADED ARM CHAIR, LAST HALF 20TH CENTURY. The wood bow back form with arched arm rests, beaded completely allover with a stylized floral pattern. The back on bl

Copper alloy torque currency, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Approximate size, 7.5" diameter. PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Heavy brass mace or scepter 19th century or earlier used by the Ogboni society and Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Fine large rectangular head with overlapping bands of brass and an iron core,

West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina - one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a helmet Gelede mask, made to be worn by

This is a very fine beaded crown from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Featuring several very well made avian (Bird) images and a stylized face. Such crowns were traditionally worn by the O

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fine example of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a helmet Gelede mask, ma

Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved wooden ceremonial staff depicting a pair of heads with almond eyes, prominent noses, full lips, scarification mark

This is a very fine beaded crown from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Featuring a wonderful female ancestor, several very well made avian (Bird) images and a stylized face. Such crowns wer

This is a very fine beaded crown from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Featuring several very well made avian (Bird) images and a stylized face. Such crowns were traditionally worn by the O

A very fine Female figure from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, Africa.Carved wooden effigy of a young girl wearing skirt and with stylized face and features. Adorned with old glass beads and with well

2 African wooden figures- 1.) Akan Peoples, Ghana- Akua'ba figure- wood. Wooden female figures were once used to help women conceive and bear healthy children; 2.) Yoruba People, Nigeria and Rep. of B

A very fine and very well handled Ibeji twin fetish idol with classic elongated features and a deep well handled surface suggesting ritual use. The Yoruba peoples have an unusual Practice of carving a

A very fine old Yorùbá Ogo Elegba of Eshu, possibly a Wrist Pendant, late 19th or early 20th century. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria. The sculpture measures 4 inches on custom base. Provenance: Ex Arcade g

A 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 mot

A Rare Yoruba peoples mask from Nigeria, West Africa. This is a very fine carved wooden helmet mask with painted kaolin clay pigments and tall rabbit like ears and the most beautiful carved face I hav

A carved wooden female figure from the Yoruba peoples known as "Ere Ibeji" or Twin Idol. The mother of twins provides ritual care to such figures, bathing, dressing, adorning, and feeding them. Such d

A Very rare, old and interesting wooden mask from the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Carved wooden helmet style mask with a female sculpture on top with arms above head carrying a burden (vessel). T

A pair of cast bronze figures known as "Edan" by the Ogboni society, and is said to resemble the Yoruba deity Onile, the owner of the earth, who takes on both male and female forms. Yoruba peoples, Ni

Created by a Village Blacksmith, This is a very fine old example of a Opa Osanyin or Herbalist staff from the Yoruba peoples. The Yoruba believe that To cure or protect villagers from mental and physi

A carved wooden musical instrument / drum with female effigy as the central support, polychromed paints and signs of field use and wear. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The drum measures 24 inches ta