BAULE GOLI KPLE KPLE TRIPLE MASK, IVORYCOASTA kple kple three-face mask of the Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, used as part of goli ceremonies. Two side-by-side kple kple faces surmounted with horns,...
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SUSAN KLIEWER BRONZE SCULPTURE, LITTLECROW COWBOYSusan Kliewer (Arizona, b. 1940) patinated bronze, full-length standing figural sculpture titled "Little Crow Cowboy" depicting a standing figure wearing a wide-brimmed...
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SUSAN KLIEWER BRONZE SCULPTURE, WAYOF THE PEOPLESusan Kliewer (Arizona, b. 1940) cold painted bronze sculpture titled "Way of the People" depicting a mature Native American figure holding baby cradle riding...
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MAYA JAINA POTTERY STANDING DIGNITARYFIGURE W/ TLPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Western Yucatan Peninsula, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous and hand-built pottery...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD ANCESTOR FIGUREFOR A CANOEOceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor...
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PUBLISHED ANATOLIAN BEYCESULTAN MARBLEIDOL, EX EDEAncient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Beycesultan type, Early Bronze Age I-II, ca. 3200 to 2300 BCE. A captivating, hand-carved marble figural effigy...
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EARLY 20TH C. NIGERIAN YORUBA WOOD EREIBEJI FIGUREWestern Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden standing figure, known as an ere ibeji, that traditionally comes in a...
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19TH C. AFRICAN YORUBA WOOD IBEJI FIGUREWOOD BEADSWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden Ibeji figure of fine form that was part of a pair of twins. The...
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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN WOOD YORUBA IBEJIFIGURE - MALE**Originally Listed At $300**
Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male "ere ibeji" figure, most likely from...
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UNUSUAL VERACRUZ POTTERY STANDING FIGUREWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A fascinating figure of a woman, probably a shaman but possibly...
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19TH C. SUMATRA BATAK WOOD MEDICINALVESSEL W/ SINGASoutheast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Toba Batak peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved priest's container known as naga marsarang,...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIAN STONE IDOL W/ GREEKSCRIPT**Originally Listed At $400**
Ancient Near East, Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey, Anatolia, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3000 to 2500 BCE. An intriguing stone figure of anthropomorphic...
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EARLY 20TH C. PANAMANIAN KUNA WOOD FIGURE,NUCHU**Originally Listed At $700**
Latin American, Panama, Kuna People, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure known as a nuchu (uchu) by the indigenous Kuna...
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MALEKULA PEOPLES, JANUS FIGURE 20thc., Vanuatu Islands, (near Papua New Guinea), bamboo, carved wood, molded clay, polychrome pigments, on custom wood stand, 15"h x 11"w x 4"d...
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DAN PEOPLES, UNUSUAL ZOOMORPHIC STANDINGFIGURE 20th c., dark stained carved wood, the flattened form with openwork carved shield-form body and turned head, numbered paper label to foot, 44"h x 18"w x 6"d...
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FANG PEOPLES, CHARM FIGURE, EX-MUSEUM20th c., Gabon, white painted carved wood, mirrored glass eyes, bark cap, mounted on custom wood and metal stand, 6"h x 3"l x 2"w (charm), 10"h (total)...
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MANGETU PEOPLES, (4) FIGURAL POTTERYOBJECTS DR Congo, including a double-headed jar, a kneeling and standing figure, and three figures in a canoe, varying sizes...
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(3) OLD AFRICAN CARVED TRIBAL FIGURES,EX-MUSEUM Painted museum accession numbers to all, including a Mende Peoples, Sierra Leone, female figure, 22"h (incl. stand); Chamba Peoples, Nigeria, male figure, 16.5"h...
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MUMUYE PEOPLES, FEMALE FIGURE, EX-MUSEUMNigeria, "Iagalagana" figure, carved wood on wood stand, with scarified cheeks and elaborately styled hair, museum accession number to edge of foot, 22.5"h x 4"w x 5"d (figure,...
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SENUFO PEOPLES, LARGE FEMALE FIGURE,EX-MUSEUM Ivory Coast, carved wood, standing figure with hands clasping belly, museum accession number on bottom edge, 27"h x 6"w x 5"d (figure), in custom museum box, 10"h...
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BURA PEOPLES, STONE FIGURE Niger, c.3rd-11th c., highly stylized human face, soft grey stone, on custom stand, 11.5"h (figure), 13.75"h (incl. base) x 6"w, 4.5"dia (base)...
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MOBA PEOPLES, (12) YENDU TCHITCHIRITogo, forged iron, each in the shape of a standing figure, each approx. 8.5"h...
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(3) LARGE WEST AFRICAN FIGURAL WOODCARVINGS(lot of 3) Large West African figural carvings, including: (1) double-sided face with metal accents, approx 32"h, 8"w; (1) standing figure with long neck, on unassociated...
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AFRICAN DOGON PEOPLE TELLEM STYLE FIGURE,22"HAfrican Tellem style figure, Dogon people, West Africa, the Tellem people being forerunners of the Dogon people (the Tellem people populated the area now Malin, generally...
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ELABORATE AFRICAN DOGON FIGURAL DOORLOCKAfrican hand-carved door lock, Dogon people, West Africa, two figures seated at the top, the center with a standing figure at front and the sliding lock at the backside,...
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DOGON CARVED LIDDED VESSEL WITH EQUESTRIANFIGURETribal carved hardwood lidded vessel, Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa, finial model as a man with spear on horseback, over vessel with incised geometric patterns, female...
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Ledger Drawing, likely of Luther StandingBear (Oglala-Brulé Lakota, 1868-1939)
ca 1885-1895
drawn with graphite pencil on thin unlined paper; depicting a well-dressed man wearing a bow tie, long coat, and trousers;...
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A GROUP OF PRE-COLUMBIAN-STYLE TUMBAGAFIGURAL PENDANTSA group of Pre-Columbian-style tumbaga figural pendants, 20th Century or Earlier Possibly in the style of the Tairona people, each small figure cast in yellow-toned...
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FOUR AFRICAN FIGURAL HEMBA WOOD CARVINGS,HEMBA (O Hemba (or eastern Luba) peoples, DRC, including: 30"H standing male figure; 20.25"H standing male figure; 11.5"H Janus (Kabeja) couple; 11.25"H standing male figure....
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BURA PEOPLES, STONE FIGURE 3rd-11thc. C.E., Niger. a highly stylized representation of a human figure with an intense gaze, possibly a commemorative figure that would be kept in a common area in the village,...
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MBOLE PEOPLES, ANCESTRAL FIGURE 20thc., Democratic Republic of Congo, dark stained wood, standing figure with hands on bent knees, on custom black metal stand, 11"h x 3"squ (wood)...
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MALEKULA PEOPLES, JANUS FIGURE 20thc., Vanuatu Islands, (near Papua New Guinea), bamboo, carved wood, molded clay, polychrome pigments, on custom wood stand, 15"h x 11"w x 4"d...
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AMERICAN MODERN EXPRESSIONIST FIGURALPAINTING United States,20th CenturyThree people stand huddled together with abstracted faces against a green background....
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TWO CARVINGS. Angola 1880-1907 woodpolychrome and glass beads. Seated woman with elaborate coiffure flattened face and scarification wearing a double strand of beads identifying her as someone of high status....
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Yaka/Suku Peoples Standing Female Figure,Democratic Republic of the Congo, the wood figure with an elongated head having a domed coiffure, arched eyebrows, "coffee bean" eyes and triangular nose, the right side...
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Mumuye Peoples Standing Figure, Nigeria,the head of the attenuated wood figure with raised ridge crest from front to back, small indentations indicating eyes and nostrils, a diamond shape mouth, and long, pendulant...
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