Sold2018Luba M'boko Bowl Bearer sculpture , African ArtA finely carved wooden female "Mboko" or Bowl bearer sculpture of kneeling female. Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 8.75 inchesSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Luba Mboko Bowl Bearer Divination sculptureA Carved wooden female Designed to forecast future events, this bowl bearer—known as a mboko (the name for the sacred vessel held by the figure) Luba peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measures 1See Sold Price
Sold2019Luba M'boko Bowl Bearer Divination sculpture, AfricanA Very finely carved wooden female Bowl bearer sculpture with elaborate headdress and well polished patina. Luba peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 9 x 4.5 inches. ( 10.5 inches on custom basSee Sold Price
Sold2019Fine Luba Zela Mboko Divination Oracle, African ArtThis is a exceedingly rare and very finely carved wood sculpture of a Mboko or bowl bearer from the Luba or Zela peoples of Congo, central Africa.This magic sculpture was designed to forecast future eSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Luba Wood Female Cup BearerAfrica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba / Kusu, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden statue of a seated female figure holding an offering bowl or cup known as an mboko. Highly stySee Sold Price
Sold2023Beautiful old LUBA Mboko bowl bearer Congo Drc Baluba African Tribal Art 0352CONGO DRC Beautiful LUBA Bowl Bearer Visibly old, this "mboko" is typical of the Eastern Luba The famous “Cup bearers” of the Luba are sacralized sculptures, representing a seated, kneeling (oSee Sold Price
Sold2020Old Luba Twin Sisters Divination Bowl Ex Irwin HerseyA fine carved wooden divination bowl bearer female couple or Mboko, with two finely carved females shown seated across from one another and holding the diviners bowl. The two females both have sereneSee Sold Price
Sold2019Gorgeous Luba Mboko Bowl Bearer Divination ObjectA very finely carved wood female effigy designed to forecast future events, this bowl bearer—known as a mboko (the name for the sacred vessel held by the figure) was carved from a single piece ofSee Sold Price
Sold2019FINE LUBA MBOKO BOWL BEARER DIVINATION SCULPTURECarved wooden female shown with bowl atop her head and with highly stylized face and form. Mboko are traditionally used as divination tools and mediums to the spirit world.Luba peoples, Congo, Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2019LOVELY JANUS LUBA FEMALE DIVINATION BOWL, AFRICAN ARTCarved wooden Divination vessel with two females shown supporting bowl atop their head and with highly stylized form and intricate incised designs. Mboko are traditionally used as divination tools andSee Sold Price
Sold2021Carved Luba Mboko Bowl Bearer SculptureCarved Luba Mboko Bowl Bearer Sculpture, from the Luba territory depicting bowl bearer known as mboko named for the sacred vessel held by figure; used condition wear/worn, nicks, chips, surface distreSee Sold Price
Sold2016Luba African Divination bowl bearer, Mother & ChildrenThis is a very fine and vintage Diviner's sculpture from the Luba peoples of the Congo, Africa. Carved from a single piece of very heavy and dense wood with a well handled and weathered surface patinaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Two Luba 'Mboko' FiguresTwo African Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo carved wood mboko (bowl bearing) figures; H: 16 1/2" (taller, approx.)See Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba Offering Bowl, Nigeria, AfricaAn unusual carved female double bowl bearer with pigment. The primary bowl is supported on the figure's head with four faces and the second bowl is held by the figure and supported by one of five chilSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba Bowl Bearer SculptureElegant carved wooden female figure shown kneeling with offering bowl, richly decorated with painted designs. Known as a "Olumeye". Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 13 inches taSee Sold Price
Sold2019A FINE YORUBA BOWL BEARER SCULPTURE, AFRICAN ARTA Fine YORUBA "OLUMEYE" offering bowl, featuring an elegant carved wooden female figure shown kneeling with offering bowl and small child on her back, richly decorated with incised designs. Yoruba peoSee Sold Price
Sold2021Luba Baluba Wooden Olifant sculpture Congo AfricanCONGO DRC LUBA OLIFANT Rare anthropomorphic Luba oliphant. The female character is embedded in a wooden horn, she has the ritual scarifications, the hands holding the chest. Beautiful headdress DelicaSee Sold Price
Sold2020AFRICAN WOOD SPIRIT CONTAINER, LUBALuba Peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mboko Divining Figure, representing two women holding a covered bowl, which held the white clay used in devination. Roughly 9" x 16" x 5 1/2". Shrinkage craSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Carved Wood Figural Yoruba Divination Bowl20th Century Nigeria African Yoruba Divination bowl, Luba stool. Crafted from a solid piece of wood, features a kneeling female figure with large hands holding up the bowl. Accompanied with photocopySee Sold Price
Sold2023Rare Pair Of Luba Clay Shrine Idols Ex Rosen Collection.A very unusual and rare male and female effigies in terracotta clay of seated figures with well weathered surface. The clay idols measure 9 x 5 x 3.5 inches. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2018AN AFRICAN CARVED FIGURAL FERTILITY STOOL, 20THAN AFRICAN CARVED FIGURAL FERTILITY STOOL, 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, POSSIBLY LUBA/BALUBA, a bowl seat over the triple crested hair of a male and female figure kneelingSee Sold Price
Sold2015Kneeling female bowl bearer - Sierra Leone,wood, matt shiny blackish brown patina, carrying a child on the back, beautiful modelled body with round forms, raised trefoil neck pendant, the bowl carved as a standing fowl (cover missing), slightlSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare Dogon Kneeling Female Ex SothebyA very old female effigy, carved from a dense hard wood with well handled surface patina and incised / raised designs. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measures 20 inches tall. Provenance: SothSee Sold Price
Sold2015LUBA FEMALE WITH BOWLBlack surface, keloids all over her body, unmarked face, she sits holding a lidded vessel carved with designs mimicking her scarification. Such figures were used as oracles and served in divination.DiSee Sold Price
2 days LeftArs Coin WienIvory Coast Baule people Old Ceremonial mask 1970 circa. 490 gr. - 41x16x10 cm€150
Jun 08Simpson Galleries, LLC.AN AFRICAN "ANUAN" FIGURAL AND ANIMAL CARVED DOUBLE DOOR ON STAND, AKAN, BAULE, IVORY COAST,$200
Echoes of Glory International Military Auction HouseTwo RARE Antique African Benin Tribal Bronze Ancestor Figurines (A)$75(16 bids)