Sold2021Early 20th C. Chamba Wood Anthropomorphic FigureWest Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic Chamba figure (also Camba, Tshamba, Waschamba) with an elongated torso, a crested head, and styliSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Igbo Wood Seated Ikenga FigureWestern Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden seated Ikenga Alusi (deity) - an anthropomorphic figure with large, dramatically curled horns, holding a hSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Dogon Wooden Figural Door LockWest Africa, Mali, Dogon or Bamana, early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved lock intended for a granary door, made of wood featuring three anthropomorphic figures. Three simple heads project fromSee Sold Price
Sold2023AFRICAN CARVINGVery Rare Zande Anthropomorphic Wood Figure Representing Yanda (the protecting spirit of the Mani Initiatory Sect, sympathetic to social change), early 20th c., Northeast Zaire, 10" x 5" x 4 1/2". PatSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Drum - Avian**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden drum in the form of a standing anthropomorphic figure with a crestedSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Funerary Figure**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary statue of a highly-stylized anthropomorphic form. The figure standsSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Tanzanian Pare Wood & Cloth Power Figure**First Time At Auction** Southeast Africa, northeastern Tanzania, Pare peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An intriguing anthropomorphic power figure from the Pare people of Tanzania that is hSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. African Wood Door Lock AnthropomorphicOriginally offered at $500... West Africa, Mali, Bamana/Malinke peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved door lock depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure in the traditional BamanSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. African Kota Brass / Wood Reliquary FigureCentral Africa, Gabon, Kota peoples, Mahongwe group, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting finial of an abstract anthropomorphic figure skillfully carved from wood and almost completeSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Mossi Wood Carved Stool**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 theSee 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
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Jukun Wooden Ancestor Figure**Originally Listed At $1800** Western Africa, inland Nigeria, Jukun peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An entrancing anthropomorphic ancestral figure, hand-carved from hard wood, with simple yet eniSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Ikenga Shrine FigureWestern Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-aged example of a horned anthropomorphic shrine figure known as an "ikenga," hand-carved from lightweight wood. The ikSee Sold Price
Sold201619th C. Dayak Wood Charm Figure, ex-Ami BrownSoutheast Asia, Borneo, Ngaju Dayak, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved shaman's charm figure with an elongated end depicting an anthropomorphic figure carved with simple facial feaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. African Wurkun Wundul Wooden Figure**Originally Listed At $250** Africa, Nigeria, Benue River area, ca. early 20th century CE. A well-worn Wurkun 'wundul' figure carved from a single piece of wood, the anthropomorphic form with an abstSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. African Wurkun Wood Wundul Figure w/ Ornaments**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, Wurkun people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large wooden anthropomorphic figure known as a wundul with stylized features adorned with fSee Sold Price
Sold2024Early 20th C. African Chokwe Wood Female Ritual Figure**Originally Listed At $400** Southern Africa, Angola, Chokwe peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely depiction of an anthropomorphic standing female. This example sports a conical base whSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Ngaju Dayak Wood Medical Charm Figure**Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Ngaju Dayak, ca. late 19th / early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic charm figure depicted standing with hSee 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
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
Sold2018Mid-20th C. African Igbo Wood Ikenga Shrine Figure**Originally Listed At $175** West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic wooden horned shrine figure known as an Ikenga. The Ikenga is a ritualSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Nigerian Chamba Wooden Female Votive Figure**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Chamba peoples, early 20th century CE. A simple, stylized human female figure, carved from a single piece of wood and smoothed. Small black and redSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Indonesian Toraja Wood Tau Tau PuppetsSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating set of wooden anthropomorphic puppets known as tau tau, connected by two dowels. The figuresSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figure w/ Fiber PouchPapua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous stylized ancestor figure that fits snugly into a fiber and shell bilum bag. The guardian has an anthropomorphicSee Sold Price
3 days LeftDuMouchellesJapanese Ningyo Doll, Early 20th C., "Seated Figure,", H 17" W 147" Depth 9"$70(1 bid)
3 days LeftDuMouchellesJapanese Ningyo Samurai Doll, Early 20th C., "Kneeling Figure,", H 16" W 16" Dia. 8"$100(1 bid)