70368: A Rare Yoruba Boat for a Shrine Eastern Nigeria

A Rare Yoruba Boat for a Shrine Eastern Nigeria/Benin, early to mid 20th century Constructed of numerous polychrome wood pieces. The narrow canoe is floated on an animal with long leg

wood, heavily sweating sacrificial patina in places, handwritten inventory no. "H.1797", old label with heavily faded writing: "This idol represents "Shango", God of Thunder. Ogun, God of War. Lent by

A rare Yoruba peoples altar to the Shango cult, NIGERIA, Africa. An Exceptional old shrine carved from a single tree trunk, depicting ancestor faces, male and female devotees and showing plenty of age

Rare Original Antique Beaded Yoruba Diviner / Priest Vest / Tunic - Shango Diviner (IFA) Priest's Vest | Decorated with Glass and stone beads | Approx. Size: 28" H x 27.5" W (Folded).

A Rare Yoruba peoples mask from Nigeria, West Africa. This is a very fine carved wooden helmet mask with painted kaolin clay pigments and tall rabbit like ears and the most beautiful carved face I hav

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine Figure Depicting a Mother kneeling and holding forth a covered bowl, offering its edible contents to worshipers. Early 20th Century. The figure has a

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine figure of a woman holding a bowl, 19th/20th Century. Carved wood, dark patina with incised decoration detailed with blue and reddish/brown pigment. P

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine Figure of a Kneeling Sango (Shango) devotee with double-axe (opa) headdress and satchel, holding an ose Sango (a wooden shaft with a double ax-head m

An extremely rare Ibori (Inner Head). Yoruba, Nigeria. The Ibori which means "worship the inner spiritual head" embodies the spiritual essence of the person who owned it. Made from cowrie shells, leat

Rare Old African Ekiti Yoruba Mask, Nigeria. Gourd, leather, plant fiber and pigment. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 11.5'' x 9'' x 12'' (29 x 23 x 30 cm).

This is a rare authentic old and field used female spirit or ancestor sculpture with highly stylized form and shown holding a large snake above her head. Carved wood , incised coiffure, areas of sacri

A group of two West African items ++ A carved panel with two swords, Nigeria, Benin. 20th century. 12 1/2" x 16 1/4". ++ A shrine fragment, Nigeria, Yoruba, Owo. 20th century. 10 1/2" x 26 1/4" x 4".

A female shrine figure, Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 31"x 8". In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic origin and not a exact date of creation. Unless state

A Rare Old Yoruba Agere Ifa Divination Bowl, Nigeria, AfricaCarved wooden bowl featuring elaborate open-work design and the image of twin Mud fish. Mudfish are both Mythical and real creatures to the

Hand carved wooden shrine figure, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, depicting a seated female with scarification and earrings holding an offering bowl on her lap, being carried on a litter by attendants, 18.75

Yoruba tribe shrine post, late 19th century, Nigeria, 57"h. Provenance: Zafero Studios Inc, Philadelphia, PA

Seltene Darstellung eines Königs Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Glasperlen. H 50,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Denise David (1928-2011), Zürich. CHF 2 000 / 4 000 EUR 1 720 / 3 440

Rare and fine Male and female ere Ibeji pair Yoruba peoples Igbomina region Nigeria Early 20th century Wood with encrusted, medium brown, aged patina; glass beads and metal Heights: 11.5 and 11 in., r

A Carved wooden effigy of a male figure on horseback decorated with various shell regalia. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure measures 19.5 inches tall and has a 6 lb shipping weight.

A very finely carved Ifa Divination Vessel featuring a mother and child caryatid (Agere Ifa). Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Measures 9.5 inches tall ( 10.5 inches tall on custom display stand)CONDI

A very fine old Shango cult staff with kneeling devotee and decorated superstructure, showing wear and erosion. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staff measures 21 x 10 inches. provenance: Ex Ladis

Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. An unusual double, janus-headed wooden sceptor, finely carved with two sets of janus heads, the upper pair with and intricately carved double-pointe

A lovely and refined old wooden sculpture from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Measures 14 7/8 inches tall x 6 inches front to back.Yoruba sculptors carved a variety of wooden containers t

A fine and rare old Yoruba Ogboni bronze Staff finial, a 19th Century example that was field collected by Louise Clark, a Peace Corp worker in Nigeria in 1965. The staff finial measures 4 3/8 inches t