The finely carved sculpture in exotic wool from the Muromachi period ( 1392-1573) with beautiful patina measuring 13” high and on a stand total height is 16”. This piece was collected at the opening of trade in 1853 by Thomas Green, a pilot on Commodore Perry's ship.
EXTREMELY DOTARD MASK
Unidentified rural wood carving mask with sign of actual use. 20th century, China or Japan. approx. 35 x 21 x 9cm (13.77 x 8.26 x 3.54in)
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Japanese Nineteenth Century Carved Sculpture of a Deity Measuring 18 inch in height
A masterwork in sculptured exotic wood from Bali, with the illustration of the Monkey King or Ramayana. Complete with 25 figures amid a landscape measuring 27 in by 65 in. Done circa 1950
Portuguese early eighteenth century Santos of Saint Maria of Lisbon, carved Rosewood sculpture measuring 18.5 inches
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Sacred Totem measuring 30x15” in carved and polychrome wood circa 1970, Chief's Shield for bow of ship
Papua New Guinea Large Life Size Important Sculpture measuring 82x15” Beautiful polychrome piece of a warrior circa 1960
An incredible intriguing wood sculpture of Temple Guardian measuring 35 inches tall on a wood base measuring 11x10 inches. Circa 1940s
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Late 1800s
12.5 "tall 24" wide 2.5" deep, mounted on an ebonized wood base
Buddha Sculpture Info & Price Pending, Chinese
From our African Collection: An Old Base with Yoruba Spiritual Figure, the base measures 12" across x 30" h. Circa 1940.
"The Yoruba people (Yoruba: Ìran Yorùbá) are an ethnic group that inhabits western Africa, mainly the countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The Yoruba constitute around 30 million people in Africa...
From our African Collection: A Nigerian Eket Figure, circa 1950. 5 x 18".
"The Eket are a people who live in this region. They are a sub-group of the Ibibio people. Eket is also the name of the main sub-language that they speak, a Benue–Congo language. Both languages are similar, but sufficiently distinct to give away the precise district the speaker originates from...
From our African Collection: A Luba (Lubua) figure from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 7 x 27"h.
"The Lulua tribes people, also known as Bena Lulua, migrated from western Africa during the 18th century and settled in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). They number 300,000 and live in small regional chiefdoms and in times of crisis elect a single common leader. The role of the village chief is to ensure juridical, political and social cohesion...
From our African Collection: A Nkondi nail figure from Congo, circa 1950. 12" x 24" h.
Nkondi (plural varies minkondi, zinkondi, or ninkondi)are mystical statuettes made by the Kongo people of the Congo region. Nkondi are a subclass of minkisi that are considered aggressive. The name nkondi derives from the verb -konda, meaning "to hunt" and thus nkondi means "hunter" because they can hunt down and attack wrong-doers, witches, or enemies...
From our African Collection: An Ibibio Movable Jaw Mask from southeastern Nigeria.
Ibibio, people of southeastern Nigeria, mainly in the Cross River state. They speak dialects of Efik-Ibibio, a language now grouped within the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family. The Ibibio comprise the following major divisions: Efik, Northern (Enyong), Southern (Eket), Delta (Andoni-Ibeno), Western (Anang), and Eastern (the Ibibio proper)...
From our African Collection: A Male Rhythm Pounder of the Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast Africa, circa 1960.
The Senufo people, also known as Siena, Senefo, Sene, Senoufo, and Syénambélé, are a West African ethnolinguistic group...
From our African Collection: Ivory Coast Figure, circa 1960.
Côte d’Ivoire was inhabited in the Neolithic era and possibly earlier, although the humid climate has effaced most traces of the country’s earliest civilizations. Portuguese explorers arrived in the early 1600s, and French missionaries landed near the Gold Coast (Ghana) border in 1637. European contact was limited until the 19th century, mainly due to inhospitable geography along the coastline...
From our African Collection: An Eastern Congo Stool, circa 1950.