Early 20th C. African Mossi Wood Doll, ex-Sotheby's

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi Tribe, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A carved wooden doll known as a biiga (literally "child") covered in tanned antelope hide and used for play by Mossi girls, as

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi, ca. early 20th century CE. A fertility doll with a lovely honey brown patina carved from one piece of wood by an artisan of the Mossi peoples. As is characteristic of

Ca. mid 20thC. Very good with age appropriate patina surface wear and with tiny spots of wood loss. Mossi figure with a large narrow crested head; long neck; no arms. Bamana or Malinke . Ex-Nooter col

African Ashanti Akua'ba Doll, Ghana, Early 20th c. Carved wood, rich patina. On stand. Size: 7.5'' x 2'' x 1'' (19 x 5 x 3 cm); Height on stand: 11'' (28 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, So

**Originally Listed At $650** West Africa, Burkina Faso, northern Yatenga region, Mossi peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden Karanga mask of a tall form with a projecting to

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi people, ca. early 20th century CE. A charming, hand-carved wooden stool of abstract anthropomorphic form. The "back" of the figure is the

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**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Ghana, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden doll, known as a Fante doll, with a rounded body and long, spatula-like head. The face is incised low

Africa, Togo, Ewe, ca. early 20th century CE. An early doll hand-carved from a single piece of wood by an Ewe artisan and clothed in a drawstring dress made from a pink and green on white floral fabri

Africa, Namibia. Herero People. ca. 19th-early 20th century. Abstract form with finely carved radiating striations to the head. Custom base. Ex : Kevin Conru , Conru African and Oceanic Art , Brussels

A fine 19th century or early 20th century carved wooden pair of Ibeji twin Idols with classic facial features and signs of traditional use over many years. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The pa

Ca. second half 20thC. Very good with age appropriate patina surface wear and with spots of wood loss. Glass trade beads. Mossi figure with a large narrow crested head; long neck; no arms. Bamana or M

African Dogon Carved Wood Dog Figure, Early 20th C. Provenance: James and Lin Willis Tribal Art, San Francisco. Size: 4.75'' x 9.5'' x 3.5'' (12 x 24 x 9 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, So

Ca. 19th to early 20thC. Well worn surface with areas of wood loss-enlarge pictures to see condition clearly. Figure with head crest; hands to side of torso. Cross River, Nigeria/Cameroon. Ex-Nooter c

Ca. late 19th to early 20thC. Very good with age cracks and original rich dark patina. Minor wood loss at edges, age-appropriate wear. Ex-Nooter coll.

Ca. early 20thC. Fair with partially missing base, wood losses and patina wear, including rubs. Ex-Nooter coll.

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi people, early 20th century CE. A tall statue with a dark, smooth wooden surface. The statue is of a woman with some facial carvings that look like tattoos or scarifica

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with no apparent breaks or repairs. Ex-Yacouba Traore (copy of original receipt can be included) from Old French Collection - previous owner (Denise Potter of Vannes,

Ca. late 19th/early 20thC. Fair with both top and bottom showing extensive eroded wood loss and old insect damage. Original patina is mostly intact. Ex-Nooter coll.

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Good with age cracks and some wood loss. Retains original rich dark patina. Ex-Nooter coll.

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with age appropriate wear, including age cracks and patina surface stains from decades of use. 32 shallow depressions. Purchased from Nyanza Gallery 1990 Ex-Nooter co

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century. A hand carved wooden fertility / birthing body mask worn during Gelede celebrations, rendered in the form of a pr

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with the only issue of note being the partially missing foot, with age-cracks, age-appropriate wear throughout. Fante "doll", Akua'mma; tall flat rectangular head/coi

Ca. early to 2nd quarter 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear with surface patina rubs, missing some raffia, minor wood loss. Ex-Nooter coll.