Sold2017Tall Dogon Kanaga African maskcarved wooden mask from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Tall superstructure attached with arms and legs, representing a Crocodile. two Ancestor figures act as the top finial. This mask measureSee Sold Price
Sold2016Betel nut mortar - Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Tamiwood, dark brown patina, foot in shape of a stylized human ancestor figure with crocodile at his back, linear ornaments, white pigment in the deepenings, slightly dam., abrasion of paint H: 22,5 cm, HSee Sold Price
Sold2022Headrest, Lake Sentani, PNG (Pupuan Side)Stylized CrocodileHeadrest, Lake Sentani, PNG (Pupuan Side)Stylized crocodile form with a male and female ancestor figure placed at the head and the tail. Incised scroll design, typical of the Lake Sentani Region carveSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fine Borneo Dayak Hampatong Ancestor FigureFine Borneo Dayak Hampatong Ancestor Figure. Size: OA 70" high. Figure, 49.5" x 8.5" x 8.5"See Sold Price
Sold2016Male ancestor figure "siraha salawa", around 1900 -wood, brown patina, in squatting posture, with both hands clasping a libation bowl, separately carved long tapering crown in the shape of an openwork carved palmbranch with notched ornaments, remainsSee Sold Price
Sold2021New Guinea Ancestor FigureNew Guinea, ca. late 19th - early 20th century. A fine carved early Sepik hook figure. Custom base. MEASUREMENTS Height: 15 inches / 38 cm SHIPPING $35 flat-rate shipping in the continental U.S. (insuSee Sold Price
Sold2016A male ancestor figure.A standing male ancestor figure, Nigeria, Urhobo style. 20th century. Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. "The Urhobo have two distinct sculptural traditionsSee Sold Price
Sold2018Seated ancestor figure "iene" - Indonesia - Moluccas -wood, greyish brown patina, seated in typical posture with knees drawn up to the chest and arms folded across the knees, wing-shaped headdress and ear ornament in openwork design, dam., insect causedSee Sold Price
Sold2018DAYAK, ANCESTOR FIGURE (HAMPATONG), BORNEOLate 19th/Early 20th c. Carved wood Without stand: 52 1/2" x 9" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Dayak is a generic term used to categorize a quite large group of indigenous peoples of theSee Sold Price
Sold2020Large Jade Ancestor Figure, Olmec La Venta (900-600 BC)Large Jade Ancestor Figure, Olmec La Venta (900-600 BC) This astonishing Jade figure towers at 9 inches, and possesses the classic Olmec features including a bald elongated head, small holes for earriSee Sold Price
Sold2018DAYAK, ANCESTOR FIGURE (HAMPATONG), BORNEOEarly 20th c. Carved wood Without stand: 43" x 47" x 5" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Dayak is a generic term used to categorize a quite large group of indigenous peoples of the islandSee Sold Price
Sold2020Olmec Ancestor Figure Holding Ball (900-600 BC)Olmec Ancestor Figure Holding Ball (900-600 BC) In a rare gesture, this Olmec figure has both arms upturned and extended with a ballgame rubber ball in each hand. The name 'Olmec' comes from the NahuaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Taiwan Aboriginal Style Ancestor FigureTaiwan aboriginal style ancestor depiction, carved wood, inlaid eyes, 20th C. Size: 49'' x 11'' x 1'' (124 x 28 x 3 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2020Senufo Peoples, carved ancestor figure, ex-KomorSenufo Peoples, carved ancestor figure, ex-Komor, 19th c., Ivory Coast, natural patina, mounted on ebonized wood stand, accompanied by Mathias Komor receipt, 8"h (statue), 8.75"h (total) Provenance: FSee Sold Price
Sold2021Mezcala Shaman Cone Ancestor Figure (300 BC-500 AD)Mezcala Shaman Cone Ancestor Figure (300 BC-500 AD) This large example of a Mezcala Shaman figure, carved in white quartz, has a shamans cone above a two tiered cap representing the Mezcala temple. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2020African Igbo Ancestor Figure, Nigeria, 19th centuryAfrican Igbo Ancestor Figure, Nigeria, 19th Century. Carved wood and paint. On stand. Provenance: ex Jacques Kerchache, Paris; Ex Ana and Antonio Casanovas, Spain. Size: 61'' x 12'' x 11.5'' (155 x 30See Sold Price
Sold2021Indonesian Toraja Tau-Tau Ancestor Figure, SulawesiIndonesian Toraja Tau-Tau Standing Male Ancestor Figure, Sulawesi, early/mid 20th century, jackfruit wood. Size: 53'' x 11'' x 16'' (135 x 28 x 41 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential ReservSee Sold Price
Sold2020African Hemba Ancestor Figure, DRCAfrican Hemba Ancestor Figure, DRC. Carved wood with decorative fiber skirt. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 19.5'' x 8.5'' x 6.25'' (50 x 22 x 16 cm); HeSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Indonesian Wood Ancestor Figure for 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 figure known as a korwar, shownSee Sold Price
2018Fine Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor FigureWestern Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet enigmatic features. The figure staSee Sold Price
Sold2022Asmat Ancestor Figure, Papua New GuineaAsmat Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 51.75'' x 5'' x 5'' (131 x 13 x 13 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York.See Sold Price
Sold2023Nias Island Ancestor FigureNias Island Ancestor Figure, Indonesia. From an old French Oceanic collection. Size: 21'' x 6.25'' x 5.5'' (53 x 16 x 14 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2020African Hemba Ancestor Figure, DRCAfrican Hemba Ancestor Figure, DRC. Carved wood with decorative fiber skirt. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 25'' x 8'' x 6'' (64 x 20 x 15 cm). Please NoSee Sold Price
Sold2021BOYO BUYU Royal Ancestor Figure statue sculpture CongoCONGO DRC Superb royal ancestor statue BOYO BUYU Impossible not to compare it to the iconic statue from the Schindler collection, sculpted by the Master of "Kimano Le Vieux" and illustrated in "MainsSee Sold Price
5 days LeftAuktionshaus SchreiberAncestor figure from the Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. 1st half of the 20th century.€100
359 Lots AwayHermann Historica GmbHA large Cameroonian ancestor figure of the Bamun tribeSee Sold Price
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