African Wood Idol Dayak 19th Century.

African Wood Idol Dayak 19th Century. Size 8 3/4 inches high. Provenance: Ami Brown. Ex private collection of Ami Brown.

West Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. late 19th century CE. An intriguing hand-carved wooden figure of an androgynous figure or idol. Scholars believe renditions like this example were use

19th to Early 20th Century Urhobo Shaman Idol Hand Carved Wood from the NW of the Niger River Delta in Africa. The Urhobo form the main ethnic group in Delta State among the 36 states of the Federal R

WhistleWest AfricaWoodLate 19th centuryH : 31,5 cm

* An African Wood Figure 19th century the figure black-painted with red highlights, raised on a rectangular base. Height 14 inches. Estimate $ 1,000-2,000 The Property of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak, ca. 19th century. A carved-wood shaman box of cylindrical form wrapped in three registers of braided rattan fiber with a pair of hand-carved tutelary figures

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Sarawak, Iban Dayak peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden quiver known as a tolor or telenga used for storing thin, poison-tipped dar

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Loango / Kasai river region, probably Mbala, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful bird effigy club, the wooden handle carved with the head and

Southeast Asia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Ngaju Dayak, ca. late 19th century to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden standing shaman's charm figure created by the indigenous Ngaju Dayak of Bo

Southeast Asia, Borneo, Ngaju Dayak, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved shaman's charm figure with an elongated end depicting an anthropomorphic figure carved with simple facial fea

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Cameroon or Gabon, Bamileke or Tsogo peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting iron figural bell and a wooden mallet. The bell portion is c

**Originally Listed At $175** Southeast Asia, Borneo, Melanau Dayak, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden shaman's charm figure depicting a kneeling figure with his arms held b

Southeast Asia, Borneo, Ngaju Dayak, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely carved wood stopper depicting a seated male karuhai created to fit a bamboo tube. The seated somber and noble look

Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi culture, ca. late 19th century CE. A hand carved wooden slingshot (called a Potomo Waka) depicting a female figure with nubbin breasts, spread out legs, arms carved in low

West Africa, Central Mali, Dogon peoples, ca. 1890s CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a male shown from the waist up with his arms resting to his sides and his hands folded at his waist. Presenting a

Zulu neck supportSouth AfricaWoodLate 19th - Early 20th centuryH: 16 cm ; L: 47.5 cm

* Two Teke Wood Fetish Figures 19th/20th century each having hallowed abdomens. Height of tallest 14 3/4 inches. Estimate $ 100-200 The Property of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Sold to Benefit the A

**Originally Listed At $1200** West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A hand-carved ladder formed from a naturally forked branch or tree trunk, with six notches carved onto the main bo

**Originally Listed At $1800** West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden sculpture of a equestrian figure. The horse. As is usual with Se

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye, Kalebwe District, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. An impressive wooden shield of ovoid form adorned in black and white pigments and featuring a traditional S

**Originally Listed At $1400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan, Dayak people, ca. 19th century CE. An excellent collection of 7 hand-carved wooden figures that represent karuhai stoppers

**Originally Listed At $1200** West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A hand-carved ladder formed from a naturally forked branch or tree trunk, with six notches carved onto the main bo

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

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful Oba staff - a staff intended to memorialize an Oba or king - hand-carved from