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A Luba Lupona Royal Throne Stool Ex~ Robert Banks coll.: A very finely carved wooden stool, made from a dense and heavy wood. Despite their functional form, royal stools are never used for sitting They serve as metaphorical, not literal, seats of kingship.

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A Rare Chokwe Divination Idol Ex Dr Endicott ,Ex Holcombe Collections: A very fine carved wooden divination idol with a wonderful abstract form and well handled surface. Chokwe peoples, Angola, West Africa. The Idol measures 4.5 inches tall on its custom base. Provenance

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A Rare Old Chokwe Chibinda Ilunga Ancestor, Ex Hallet: This is a very fine old wood sculpture of the Hero Chief, or primary ancestor Chibinda Ilunga of the Chokwe peoples. A highly stylized example with excellent openwork design and signs of age and handl

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A Finely carved Chokwe Chikunza Shrine Idol ~Ex Levitt: A Superb Chokwe Chikunza wooden shrine figure with highly stylized face and form. Chokwe peoples, Angola, Africa. The figure measures 18.75 inches tall. Provenance: - Ex. Sol and Josephine Levitt Coll

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Ashanti Priest Sculpture Ex Scanzi Collection: This is an interesting and unusual old wooden sculpture of an Akan or Ashanti priest, shown with articulated arms, one can be moved easily, the other holds the remains of an akan style stool in his ha

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A Rare Dogon Kneeling Female Ex Sotheby: A very old female effigy, carved from a dense hard wood with well handled surface patina and incised / raised designs. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measures 20 inches tall. Provenance: Soth

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Ex Sothebys Bakota Reliquary Sculpture 1972: A very old Bakota Reliquary guardian sculpture with openwork diamond shape body, slender neck, large flattened head with projections adorned with brass wire. There is a primitive face incised into the

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Benin Edo Rooster Ex Christie's / Ex Mayo Johnson Coll: A carved wooden effigy of a Rooster, with elaborate design and carving style. A very elegant old example. In the Benin / Edo culture roosters are placed on ancestral altars commemorating the queen mot

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Songye Nkisi Magic fetish Ex Robert Banks collection: The Songye people called upon supernatural forces which they believed could be contacted and manipulated in their favor through power sculptures known as "Nkisi". The Songye regarded the wood figure a

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A Yoruba Equestrian Figure Ex Simpson collection: A very finely carved wooden Horse & Rider sculpture, a Chieftain shown with staff and a long headdress embellished with silver metal inlay. The sculpture of a Horseman is a symbol of power among the Y

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A Mossi Chieftains Idol Ex Thomas Wheelock: A rare carved wooden female effigy with incised scar designs and encrusted surface. The figure is probably a chief's figure which is a symbol of a local ruler's authority. According to literature such

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A Fine Senufo Deble Sculpture Ex Scanzi Collection: Carved from a heavy dense piece of wood with a well handled golden honey colored surface and somewhat stick patina suggesting field use over many years. This type of sculpture is associated with the P

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A Sculpture of Mami Wata, Water Goddess Ex Simmons Collection: A carved wooden female effigy with stylized coiffure of a snake, and shown wrapped over the shoulder by another serpent. In southeast Nigeria among the Anang Ibibio, figures of Mami Wata blend with id

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Songye Kifwebe Dance mask Ex Robert Banks Collection: A Highly stylized dance mask with precise linear incised designs accented with black paint and white kaolin clay pigments. The mask has a woven rope netting and traditional "tail" on the back. The mem

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19th Century Yoruba Eshu Staff Ex Sotheby's Park Bernet: A very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park Bern

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Rare Bena Lulua Figure of a Chief Ex- Merton Simpson: Merton Simpson Inventory # 8943 A tall ancestor idol carved from a very dense heavy wood with reddish pigments and elaborate designs, classic facial features and overall style. According to literature

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Chokwe Stool Ex Woelffer Bourgeois Authentication Paper

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Description

A very fine and elegant carved wooden stool with central female ancestor surrounded by several villages scenes, including a Child Birth, two figures carrying a small child, a female lovingly embracing the face of a male, and two chiefs with clubs. The central female has a stunning red painted face, carved white teeth and some incised design. A very fine old example. The stool measures 12 x 9 inches. There is a few areas of old insect damage, this has been inactive for several decades and is guaranteed safe. Chokwe peoples, Angola, Africa.Ex Emerson Woelffer collection, prominent Abstract expressionist, Los Angeles, CA, USA.****This Lot will be accompanied by a multi page document by Dr. Arthur P. Bourgeois authenticating it and documenting the style and iconography.

Condition

Fair, old inactive insect damage, otherwise good.

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Chokwe Stool Ex Woelffer Bourgeois Authentication Paper

Name: Chokwe Stool Ex Woelffer Bourgeois Authentication Paper
Brand: Emerson Woelffer
SKU: 72006288
Price: 470 USD
Availability: InStock