Sold2018Lot of 3 Early 20th C. African Lobi Wood Bateba FiguresWestern Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. Three fine standing male Bateba figures, hand-carved from hard wood, created to guard against sorcery, evil, and illness -See Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Lobi Carved Wooden Bateba FigureWest Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large standing anthropomorphic bateba (literally "carved wooden figure"), hand-carved from a single piece of hard wood andSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. African Wood Bateba Figure (for Altar)Originally offered at $500... Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century. A standing female Bateba figure, carved from wood with a gray-brown, encrusted, sacrificial patina. A particuSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. African Wood Female Bateba Phuwe Figure**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden female figure with delineated legs, a cylindrical abdomen, pendulous breasSee Sold Price
Sold2016Early 20th C. African Wood Ibeji Male & Female FiguresWest Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th century. These old and well-cared for examples of deceased male and female twin figures, known as Ibeji, most likely come from Osogbo or the IgbominaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. African Wood Yoruba Ibeji Figure - 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 Oshogbo or the Igbomina region of YorubSee Sold Price
Sold2022Baule Tribe Blolo Bian Spirit Spouse SculptureAfrica, Early 20th Century Carved wood male figure dyed black with finely carved hair, scarification to face, neck, and back, and beads around his face. The Baule believe that every married man and woSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine / Early 20th C. African Ibeji Wood Male Twin**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male figure known as an "ibeji" standing with attenuated legs atop an integraSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. Lulua Wood Power Figure w/ Stick Pouches**Originally Listed At $300** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lulua (also Luluwa) peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved male power figure that stands on two thick legs wiSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Benin Fon Wood Seated Male Figure**Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a seated man, made to be a fetish figure, and with a patina of pigment and otSee Sold Price
Sold2023Bakongo African Carved Wood Standing Male Figure Tribal Statue, DRCCa. early 20thC. Good with age-appropriate patina surface wear and discoloration. Otherwise fine as shown. Bakongo male standing on tall cylindrical plinth, hands held to torso; large open mouth; DemoSee Sold Price
202420th C. African DRC Kusu Incised Wood Male Figure**Originally Listed At $800** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kusu peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved wood figure in the form of a standing male. TSee Sold Price
Sold2024African DRC Ambete Wood Male Reliquary FigureCentral Africa, Gabon and Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ambete (also Mbete) peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden reliquary figure exhibiting wonderful age and pigmSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Yoruba Carved Wood Male, Female FiguresWest Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th century. These old and well-cared for examples of deceased male and female twin figures, known as Ibeji, most likely come from Osogbo or the IgbominaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Large Early 20th C. Dogon Wood Standing FigureAfrica, Mali, Dogon Peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. Large well carved wooden figure of a standing male, although genitalia appears to have been deliberately removed, possibly by a missSee Sold Price
Sold2017African Songye Wood / Fiber Figure, Male Kifwebe MaskAfrica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A figure comprised of wood wrapped with a fiber network, a leather kit with remaining brown hairy coat arounSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lobi Female "Bateba" Figure, 20th c.West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi Culture, 20th century Female wood carved Bateba figure standing pose with slightly bent knees and hands at the side of her belly. 12 1/2" H including custom standCollecSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Bamana Turka Wooden Male FigureWestern Africa, Burkina Faso, Bamana/Turka peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely anthropomorphic representation of a standing male, hand-carved from a single piece of dark-brown wood. ThSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Benin Wood Dance Figure w/ Tenon**Originally Listed At $350** West Africa, Benin, Fon peoples, early 20th century CE. A hand carved, wooden male figure with a tenon, made to be held by hand during a ritual dance. The Fon people (FonSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Wood Ibeji Twin Male Figure w/ Beads & ShellsWest Africa, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A male "ere ibeji" figure standing with both arms at his sides, carved with an integral base and beautifully adorned with many strands of colorful beadsSee Sold Price
Sold201920th C. African Dogon Standing Wood Figure of a Male**Originally Listed At $400** Western Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early 20th century CE. A standing, hand-carved wood figure of a man with his arms raised, a long beard and bald head, protruding bSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Ivory Coast Senufo Wood Standing FigureWest Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fascinating and petite carved wooden female figure that most likely belonged to a male-female pair symbolizing theSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Lobi Wooden Female Bateba Figure**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An intriguing standing anthropomorphic bateba (literally "carved wooden figure"), hand-carved fromSee Sold Price
Sold201920th C. Lobi Wooden Male Figure - Bateba Phuwe**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine hand-carved wooden male figure with delineated legs, a distended abdomen, and slender aSee Sold Price
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Jun 13DuMouchellesIvory Coast, Senufo Peoples, Carved Wood Mask (Kpeliye'e), Early 20th - Mid C., H 15" W 8"$50
Jun 08Simpson Galleries, LLC.AN AFRICAN "SPIRIT HUSBAND" BIOLO BIAN FIGURE IN CARVED WOOD, AKAN PEOPLE, BAULE, IVORY COAST, MID$50
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