Female ancestor figure "adu zatua" - Indonesia - Nias

wood, brown patina, a) very rudely carved figure with block-like body and arms in "W" configuration, facial features marked by notches, unusual high towering openwork headdress, remains of painting, w

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving of an ancestor figure seated in

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden male ancestral figure known as "Adu Zatua." Exhibiting a rigid form, the in

wood, brown patina, rattan, nine wooden sticks with indicated ("adu zatua") heads, lashed to a horizontal bamboo stalk with rattan string B: 15 cm; H: 8 cm - 9,4 cm (figures), B: 5,9 inch; H: 3,1 inch

Indonesian cast metal sculpture depicting a high ranking Nias ancestor figure (Adu Siraha Salawa). Measures 17" (43cm) height.

Nias Island Ancestor Figure, Indonesia. From an old French Oceanic collection. Size: 21'' x 6.25'' x 5.5'' (53 x 16 x 14 cm).

wood, bamboo, rattan, greyish brown patina, 62 wooden sticks with indicated ("adu zatua") heads, with rattan fixed to wooden strip, sticks partly missing, dam.; long strings of sticks made of differen

DESCRIPTION: Dayak Hampatong ancestor figure. Carved iron wood female figure wearing floral carved decorated skirt, holding one hand across chest with the other hand clasping wrist. MEASUREMENTS: Appr

Antique Hampatong Ancestor Figure, Indonesia. Carved wood, heavily weathered. Size: 38'' x 7'' x 5'' (97 x 18 x 13 cm); Height on Stand: 36" (91 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Alor Ancestor Figure., Indonesia, early 20th c. Carved wood. Size: 21.75'' x 5.75'' x 5.75'' (55 x 15 x 15 cm).

Antique African Montol Peoples Female Ancestor Figure, Nigeria. Carved wood, on base. 1908 inscribed on base of statue. Provenance: accessioned by the Seattle Art Museum in 1908; deaccessioned 1996. S

Large African Carved Wood Female Ancestor Figure, 20th c., from the Dogon tribe, Mali, H.- 63 1/2 in., W.- 9 in., D.- 14 in. Provenance: from the Estate of John C. McNeese, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Carved Female Ancestor Figure on StandDimensions: Overall 54.5" H Property from the Estate of John 'Parker' Prindle, Jr., Boston, MA.

African Dogon Female Ancestor Figure. Carved wood; on Included stand. Provenance: A Private Oregon collection.Size: 34'' x 9.5'' (86 x 24 cm) Height on Stand: 35" (89 cm).

Ca. late 19th to first half 20thC. Fair with wood losses, a missing ear, and various wood age faults. Age-appropriate for a statue as old as this one. Considered a Luba style, this standing figure fea

After having suffered enormously during the period of slavery, the Boyo migrated from the south and settled north of the Luba territories, in the Maniéma and on the shores of Lake Tanganyka. The art

DESCRIPTION: Middle Sepik River, New Guinea polychrome female ancestor figure wearing cloth loincloth with heart shaped face and hook nose. Attached to wood pedestal. PROVENANCE: From the Saul and Flo

Date: Mid 20th century Origin/Tribe: Burkina Faso - Afrika Material: Wood Dimensions: 30 Additional Information: This Lobi bateba figure represented a female ancestor who was kept in a small sacred ro

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Ghana, Fante

Headrest, 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 carve

A very fine carved wooden spoon with an elegant female ancestor figure as the handle and a well handled smooth surface patina. Ifugao peoples, Luzon Island, Philippines. The spoon measures 6.75 inches

A group of three East African figures. 20th century. ++ Sukuma style wood male ancestor figure. 69" x 12" x 8". ++ Sukuma style wood female ancestor figure. 70" x 10" x 10". ++ Makonde style standing

Sierra Leone; Minde Tribe. A wood female ancestor figure of stylized form. Old auction tag under custom base. 19.25" (48 cm) Willis Henry Auction, 1980's.

Senufo Katieleo "Mother of Village" Figure - Aboriginal Indigenous Art - This Senufo Tribe piece is ceremonial and features a highly important Senufo female ancestor figure. Masterfully rendered from