A Ritual Staff from Burkina Faso Ex Thomas Wheellock

A carved wooden hand held staff with bold and dramatic knob like carvings on the top and a varied encrusted surface on the staff. Mossi or related peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Staff measure

A large carved wooden mask with stylized avian form and embellished with incised geometric and linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments. Bwa / Bobo peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The mas

A Carved wooden helmet style mask with bold painted and incised designs and featuring a stylized Duck or avian form. Nunuma or related ethnic group, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The mask measures 20.5 i

A Very rare old hammered and cast aluminum bracelet with spike forms and featuring the image of a Leaf mask dancer. Bwa peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Bracelet measures 6.25 x 5.25 inches. Pr

A large carved wooden dance mask in zoomorphic form, with tall horns and incised geometric designs. Nuna peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The mask measures 36 inches in length. Provenance: The Thom

A Carved wooden helmet style mask with swept back horns, long snout and painted with mineral pigments. Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The mask measures 13 x 10 inches. A Metal display stand

African Lobi Ritual Staff, Burkina Faso, Early 20th C. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 14'' x 10.25'' x 1.5'' (36 x 26 x 4 cm); Height on Stand: 17" (43 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma

A very well handled and well used ceremonial crooked staff with ancestor effigy on top. The staff has an undeniable deep patina from handling over many years. The staff measures 15 inches tall, old ir

Large round pot, likely a water vessel, the dark gray terracotta with subtle incised and textured decoration. With custom iron stand. Total height, with stand, approx. 29". Pot alone approx. 17" H. Pr

Energetic carved wooden dance mask with linear designs accented with mineral pigments. Monkey masks are often the leaders in masquerade dance groups used for entertainment. Winiama peoples, Burkina Fa

Carved wooden Bateba Thil or Spirit figure in janus Form with signs or offerings and obvious weathering and age. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Idol has been custom mounted and measures

A tall carved wooden painted plank mask with anthropomorphic central support and avian images, accented with red, black and white kaolin clay pigments. Mossi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. Proven

According to Thomas Wheelock, such masks originate in the far eastern area near Boulsa, Burkina Faso and were worn by aggressive dancers who would patrol the ceremonial grounds and keep unruly spectat

According to Thomas Wheelock, such masks originate in the far eastern area near Boulsa, Burkina Faso and were worn by aggressive dancers who would patrol the ceremonial grounds and keep un-ruly specta

A Carved wooden male effigy, created from a heavy dense wood and having a dry weathered surface with earthen deposits suggesting years of use as a shrine idol. Lobi Peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa.

A very rare example of a Heddle weaving pulley from Burkina Faso, with stylized ancestor face adorned with tribal scars and a well handled surface patina. Mossi or related ethnic group, Burkina faso,

Low animal-form stool with geometric incised decoration, Gurunsi tribe, Burkina Faso. Approx. 27" L x 6" W x 6 1/4" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected th

A fine zoomorphic form stool with a deep golden honey colored surface patina from handling and field use over many years. The Stool measures 18 x 7 x 6 inches. Bwa peoples, Burkina Faso,West Africa. P

A fine zoomorphic form stool with a deep golden honey colored surface patina from handling and field use over many years. The Stool measures 18 x 7 x 6 inches. Bwa peoples, Burkina Faso,West Africa. P

A carved wooden diminutive mask with exaggerated facial features , stylized form behind the head and a well weathered surface patina. According to Thomas Wheelock's book on Burkina faso masks, such mi

This lot contains three Hand hammered iron snakes made by a Lobi village blacksmith in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The snake forms are often considered currency though can also have ritual significance

A tall carved wooden pair of wooden idols with evidence of sacrificial matter and signs or ritual use as mediums to the spirit world. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The pair measure 19.5 inc

A beautifully patinated carved wooden elders crook from the Lobi tribe of Burkina faso, west Africa. The well handled staff depicts a human form in stylized form. The end of the crook refers to a bird

A long carved wooden mask in the form of a chameleon lizard with a curled tail. The mask has incised designs and has been accented with red,white and black organic pigments and paints. Such masks are