Sold2023A Moba Shrine IdolA carved wooden anthropomorphic form with heavily weathered surface and overall minimally carved as it represents a spirit, and rendered abstractly in human form with no facial features, hands or feetSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Moba Shrine Idol Ex Zemanek Auctions, GermanyA Tall Moba Tchitcheri Ancestor shrine sculpture, carved from a hard dense wood, this human effigy has a highly stylized form and very well weathered surface. Tchitcheri are symbols of ancestral spiriSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Moba Tchitcheri Shrine IdolA carved wooden human effigy with a highly stylized form and very well weathered surface. Tchitcheri are symbols of ancestral spirits and are often placed in the ground around the home and shrines. MoSee Sold Price
Sold2021Moba Tchitcheri Shrine FigureA carved wooden image of a spirit with heavily eroded surface,known as a Tchitcheri Shrine Figure, such idols were used by the Moba peoples as a medium to the spirit world. Measures 14.5 inches tall.See Sold Price
Sold2021Monumental Pende Female Ancestor Shrine IdolA large and impressive old Pende female ancestor sculpture with well weathered surface and shown with one had to her breast, perhaps suggesting a fertility idol. The hard wood sculpture was painted wiSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Janus Lobi Shrine Idol Ex Thomas WheelockCarved 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 measuresSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Very Rare Urhobo Shrine Idol Ex Dannenberg CollectionCarved from a single piece of heavy dense wood and embellished with a kaolin clay natural pigment. This is a powerful and dramatic shrine idol from the Urhobo or The Isoko who reside in the southeastSee Sold Price
Sold2020Antique Shrine Idol Maximon Saint of Drinking & SmokinAntique carved wooden Cult idol of Maximon, The Patron Saint of DRinking and smoking ,also called San Simón,who originally was a Mayan deity and folk saint. Maximón is said to represent both light aSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Sweating Toma Female Shrine Idol Ex Allan StoneA carved wooden female effigy with thick encrusted sacrificial surface patina that sweats in the sunlight, suggesting years of ritual applications or offerings. Such images of female ancestral spiritsSee Sold Price
Sold2022Archaic Shrine Idol from NepalA carved wooden anthropomorphic effigy with heavy encrusted surface from offerings over many years. Losses to one leg and old stress fractures in the wood. The Idol measures 15 inches tall on custom dSee Sold Price
Sold2022Archaic Mambila Shrine Idol Ex- Dr Noble EndicottA carved wood shrine idol with hands to face in a traditional pose, a deep weathered surface with time worn smooth facial features and remains of legs. The Idol appears to be 19th century and measuresSee Sold Price
Sold2020Antique Mexican Shrine Idol with Candle in its headA rare and haunting carved wooden idol from a Brujos shrine, with a small old candle embedded into its head. Such idols are known to have been used by sorcerers in witchcraft and ritual. This idol meaSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Sweating Toma Shrine Idol EX Allan Stone CollectionA carved wooden female effigy with thick encrusted sacrificial surface patina that sweats in the sunlight, suggesting years of ritual applications or offerings. Such images of female ancestral spiritsSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ewe Shrine Idol of Mami Wata Ex Becker Collection, NYA carved wooden shrine idol of the Water Goddess Mami Wata (Mother Water) with multiple arms and three heads looking in all directions which represents the omnipotent power of the beloved Goddess whoSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Rare Bamileke Mu Po figure Shrine Idol Ex Carl ZabelA carved wooden shrine idol with energetic facial expression and suggested sense of movement with the bent legs and arching back posture. The figure has large coffee bean style eyes as well as incisedSee Sold Price
Sold2020Very Fine Old Igbo Alusi Shrine Idol Ex~ SothebysThis is a very fine and rare Old Alusi Shrine idol figure from the Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A carved wooden figure with tall central crest, accented with a yellow mineral pigment , the face is nSee Sold Price
2022A Wurkun Shrine Idol Ex Endicott CollectionA carved wooden post like idol with heavy encrusted red mineral pigmented surface and highly stylized facial features. Wurkun peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 19 inches tall ( 24 incheSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Lobi Bateba Shrine Idol Ex Banks collectionA carved wooden bateba Thil with extended arms and unusual treatment to the overall form. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The Figure measures 24 x 14 inches. Provenance: The Robert Banks collSee Sold Price
Sold2020Primitive Old Dogon Shrine Idol, African ArtA very old, possibly ancient ancestral shrine sculpture with primitive traditional form, with a very well handled surface patina. The figure has been mounted to a marble base and appears to have greatSee Sold Price
Sold2020Ancient Dogon Shrine Idol, African ArtA very old, possibly ancient Tellum ancestral shrine sculpture with classical yet primitive traditional form, with a very well handled surface patina. This idol appears to be a truly ancient example aSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Dogon Shrine Idol with Encrusted SurfaceA carved wooden male effigy of Dyougou Serou, and is shown hiding his face in his hands in shame for his misdeed. It has also been described as a Mourning figure. This sculpture appears to have been uSee Sold Price
Sold2019Ancient Dogon Cave Shrine idol with weathered surfaceThis is a very rare old wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. A highly stylized ancestral effigy featuring a stylized ancestor with a well weathered and encrusted surface, suggesSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Baule Shrine Idol Ex SothebysA Carved wooden Baule Blolo-Bian or Male Shrine Figure. Ivory Coast, West Africa. Provenance: Sothebys Arcade, NY, Mid 1980s. The figure measures 19.75 inches tall.See Sold Price
Sold2022A Lobi Ti Puo Shrine IdolA carved wooden shrine idol with hands extended to the heavens, considered a protective fetish and typically placed on shrines to act as a medium to the spirit world. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, WestSee Sold Price
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