Well Worn Old Nupe Bench Stool with Incised Designs

A fine old wooden stool, carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood and featuring incised linear designs and obvious handling and wear. Nupe peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The stool is a bit heavy and

A carved wooden stool with incised linear designs and two well worn handles, one worn through long ago. Nupe peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Stool measures 12 x 8 x 4.25 inches. Provenance: Ex Dr. Israe

A field used carved wooden bowl with incised linear designs and four well worn feet. Nupe peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The Bowl measures 11.5 x 8 inches.

A very well handled and worn old wooden procession cross with incised designs, lovely form and obvious age and handling over many years. The Cross measures 21.75 x 5.5 inches. Provenance: A private Ne

A Wonderful field used and painted hand carved wooden stool with 6 legs and some finely incised designs. The stool measures 14 x 10.5 inches. Nupe peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Provenance: A Private Orego

Well handled and worn old weaving pulley with deep surface patina, classic face and incised designs. Guro peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The pulley measures 6.25 inches tall on base. Provenance: A

A Very colorful and interesting old wooden stool, carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood and featuring incised linear designs, accented with painted motifs in various colors. Nupe peoples, Nig

An Elegant carved wooden bench like stool with incised linear designs and a well carved Rams head finial. baule peoples or related ethnic group, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The Stool measures 17 inches

A very fine old and well used wooden stool with anthropomorphic head on the handle, and a wonderful incised design. Bamana Peoples, Mali, Africa. The stool measures 14.5 inches long x 8 inches tall. P

This is a rare 19th Century Ovimbundu Axe, from Angola, Africa. the Axe features a durable solid balde with incised designs and stylized form, along with a well worn wooden handle. The Axe measures 18

A very old iron and wood short sword from the Ngombe ethnic group, Congo, Africa. The Sword has some incised designs and traditional form, well worn wooden handle. The Sword measures 21 inches long. P

A well used old wood, clay and leather tobacco pipe with obvious signs of field use. The Pipe was wrapped in animal hide, leather and has some simple incised designs on the clay bowl. Nupe peoples, Ni

A very finely carved wooden stool featuring a proud Dengese ancestor figure as the central support, decorated with incised linear designs. The entire stool is very well handled and worn. Dengese (Kuba

A very Nice and beautifully crafted old Shadow Puppet with ornate hand painted and incised designs. This is an antique example of a Wayang Kulit, hand painted buffalo hide and well worn wooden dowel h

A very fine Old carved wooden bench seat / stool with elaborate central post design, flared seat and overall well handled golden honey colored patina and old remains of kaolin clay pigment, suggesting

A very finely carved wooden altar stand from a shrine, with incised designs on the top rim and a conical form as a central motif. Well weathered and worn with years of field use. Fon peoples or relate

This is a very well handled and worn carved wooden idol with janus mask like faces and some incised design, from the Lega peoples, Congo, central Africa. The wood on this figure is quite smooth from h

A Very rare, old and interesting wooden mask from the Bamileke or Bangwa peoples, Cameroon, Africa. Carved wood with incised designs around the eyes and well handled and worn edges suggesting field us

A carved wooden helmet style mask with incised linear designs, strong facial features and a very well handled and worn surface patina, the mask has undeniable field use and wear. Binji peoples, DRC/ C

A carved wooden dance mask with articulated moving bottom jaw embellished with monkey fur and decorated with incised linear designs. The mask has a well handled and worn surface patina and signs of fi

A well handled and worn carved wooden hair pick or comb with ancestor face on the handle as well as some incised linear designs. The Comb measures 9 x 2.25 inches. Tabwa peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. P

A lovely old antique wooden stool with a charming inscription and linear designs. The Stool has a fascinating "abstract" form and measures 8 x 7 inches and is well handled and worn suggesting traditio

A Highly stylized wooden stool with ornate openwork design and featuring a stylized horse as the main support, incised and raised designs and an overall well handled and worn surface. Bamana peoples,

A finely carved old wooden Lute with a wonderfully ornate form and well handled surface, incised designs worn smooth from handling. The Toba Batak people of northern Sumatra create elegant two-stringe