Sold2022Rare Bena Lulua Figure of a Chief Ex- Merton SimpsonMerton Simpson Inventory # 8943 A tall ancestor idol carved from a very dense heavy wood with reddish pigments and elaborate designs, classic facial features and overall style. According to literatureSee Sold Price
Sold2018Bena Lulua figure. 20th century.A Bena Lulua female figure. 20th century. Bena Lulua style. Democratic Republic of the Congo._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.See Sold Price
2023A Fine and Rare Pende Stool Ex Merton SimpsonA very fine and elegant carved wooden stool featuring a lovely ancestor figure with hands on the knees and wearing a wrap skirt is used as the central support, as well as two carved support poles embeSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Dogon Altar with ancestor figures Ex~ Merton SimpsonCarved wooden shrine altar featuring six ancestor figures. While the purpose for which it was created is not entirely clear, the rich patina of this Dogon figural group and the flatted top suggests aSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Very Rare Bena Lulua Mask, Ex Leonard KahanA Very Rare and desirable Bena Lulua face mask, Ex. Leonard Kahan Gallery, NY, Ny and also Ex~ McConnell Collection, VA and CA.This is a beautiful and rare initiation mask with intricate painted desigSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Bena Lulua African Mask Ex Leonard Kahan GalleryA Fine and rare Bena Lulua mask with ornate incised designs, kaolin clay painted face and a nose ring. Bena Lulua peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. Provenance: Leonard Kahan Gallery, NY; Ex. McConnSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Bena Lulua Maternity sculpture Ex Kahan galleryA very rare carved wooden maternity or fertility idol with classic facial features and a well handled surface patina suggesting good age and handling.Bena Lulua peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. PrSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Kuba Ngeende Bongo Mask Ex Merton SimpsonThis dramatic and imposing helmet mask in wood represents the head of a male dignitary. The mask has been embellished with various shells and beads and is quite an elaborate example and can be associaSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Rare Boki Male Figure Ex Bill Wright ,Mert Simpson NYA well weathered male effigy with wide open mouth, hands carved resting on the abdomen , central cavity carved out of the torso on one side and deep weathered surface patina suggesting great age. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Old Igbo Okoroshi Ojo Mask, Ex Merton SimpsonA Very rare, old and interesting wooden mask from the Igbo peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. A powerful and dramatic Okoroshi Ojo mask from the Igbo of Nigeria. Okoroshi masks are used in ceremonies toSee Sold Price
Sold2018Egyptian limestone relief ex. Merton simpson galleryEgyptian limestone relief ex. Merton simpson gallery. Age uncertain? Size 14 1/4 Length x 14 x 1 3/4 inches. An Egyptian limestone relief fragment carved with three figure standing facing left, EgyptiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancient Dogon Ancestor Ex Merton Simpson, NYCThis is a very rare ancient wooden sculpture of an ancestor from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Such idols were often placed on shrines that were in the cliffs above the Dogon villages alongSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Old Bena Lulua Maternity SculptureCarved from a dense heavy wood in the form of a Mother and Child, with thick encrusted surface patina, well handled and worn. The figure of a Mother holding her infant is typically considered an effigSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lulua figure - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal ArtTitle: Lulua figure - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal Art Description: It is in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo that the Lulua, or Béna Lulua, from West Africa settled. . Their soSee Sold Price
2022Mossi Female Chief's Figure Ex Wheellock CollectionA rare tall carved wooden female effigy with incised scar designs and well handled surface, wonderful treatment to the arms and knees slightly bent giving the sculpture a sense of motion, an overall eSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Mossi Chieftains Idol Ex Thomas WheelockA rare carved wooden female effigy with incised scar designs and encrusted surface. The figure is probably a chief's figure which is a symbol of a local ruler's authority. According to literature suchSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Yoruba Equestrian Figure Ex Simpson collectionA very finely carved wooden Horse & Rider sculpture, a Chieftain shown with staff and a long headdress embellished with silver metal inlay. The sculpture of a Horseman is a symbol of power among the YSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Fanti sculpture Ex Merton SimpsonA carved wooden double or twin Fanti doll decorated with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigment and embellished with old glass beads, Ghana, West Africa. The sculpture measures 14 xSee Sold Price
2021Renaissance Period Bronze Female Bust.Renaissance Period Bronze Female Bust. Size 6 1/2 inches high. Cast hollow bronzw bust of drapped female figure. Rare and unique piece. Provenance: Ex Private New York city collection acquired in theSee Sold Price
Sold2016Niger Delta seated clay figure. 15th - 17thc.A seated clay figure. Mali, Niger Delta. 15th to 17th century. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: This figure was probably, according to BacquartSee Sold Price
Sold2023KENTON HAPPY FOXY NODDERS WAGON1047. KENTON HAPPY FOXY NODDERS WAGON | Rare toy, well molded double eagle open wagon with oversized head Happy Hooligan and Foxy Grandpa nodder figures. Ex. Paul Cole Collection. | 16" l. | Front secSee Sold Price
Sold2016Hemba standing figure fragment, 20th c.A standing figure fragment with loin cloth. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hemba. 20th century. 21"h x 5"w x 5 1/2"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.See Sold Price
Sold2016Dogon totemic figures, 20th c.A totemic figure. Mali, Dogon. 20th century. 35" x 4" Base: 6 1/4" x 6 1/4". Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: For this type of figure see DogonSee Sold Price
Sold2016A male ancestor figure.A standing male ancestor figure, Nigeria, Urhobo style. 20th century. Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. "The Urhobo have two distinct sculptural traditionsSee Sold Price
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