Early 20th C. Chamba Wood AnthropomorphicFigure: West Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved anthropomorphic Chamba figure (also Camba, Tshamba, Waschamba) with an elongated...
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Late 19th C. African Chamba Wood Figure:West Africa, Nigeria/Cameroon border, Chamba, ca. late 19th century CE. An intriguing hand-carved wooden figure of an androgynous figure or idol. Scholars believe renditions...
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Nigeria, Chamba Traditional AnthropomorphicFigure carved wood with incised and painted facial features, pierced nose with ring, elongated body. Presented on metal plate. 50 in....
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20th C. Burkina Faso Lobi Wood AnthropomorphicStool: West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century. A hand-carved anthropomorphic wooden stool with a lovely smooth patina. The stool is carved from a...
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Fine Chancay Wood Anthropomorphic Figure:**Originally Listed At $400**. . Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A finely-carved anthropomorphic figure standing atop blocky feet and delineated...
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ETHNOGRAPHIC ASSORTMENT(19) items fromvarious cultures including carved and painted wood santo style face, (2) figural stone carvings, textile having fine beadwork and cowrie shell adornments, (3) stone style...
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Early 20th C. Nepalese Wood SquattingGuardian Figure: **Originally Listed At $300**. . Central Asia, Nepal, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic guardian figure atop an integral plinth....
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20th C. African Ubangi Wood Figure w/Glass Bead Eyes: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ubangi people, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic statue standing upright...
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Early 20th C. African Yoruba WoodenIbeji Figure: West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic figure, known as an ibeji, standing with thick, delineated...
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Early 20th C. PNG Sepik River Wood Maskw/ Feathers: Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A massive wooden anthropomorphic mask with a knobbed handle and stylized painted features....
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African Dogon Wood Standing Figure -ex Royal Athena: **First Time At Auction**. . West Africa, Mali, Dogon peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic figure of a stylized...
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19th C. Indonesian Toraja Wood Tau TauPuppets: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating set of wooden anthropomorphic puppets known as tau tau,...
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20th C. Papua New Guinean Wood Maskwith Feathers: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 1960s CE. A remarkable wooden anthropomorphic mask boasting a wrapped vegetal reed and brown cassowary feather...
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Alaskan Thule Wood Anthropomorphic EffigyFigure: Native American, Northwest Alaska, Brevig Mission, Thule culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. An incredibly rare hand-carved wooden effigy idol figurine of a miniature size...
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19th C. Ngaju Dayak Wood Medical CharmFigure: **Originally Listed At $400**. . Southeast Asia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Ngaju Dayak, ca. late 19th / early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic...
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20th C. Ifugao Monkey Skull, Boar Tusk,Textile Hat: Southeast Asia, northern Philippines, Ifugao province, ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinating headdress, made from a thick woven textile band decorated with...
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Rare / Massive Huari Wooden Pillar:Pre-Columbian, south coast of Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A massive wooden pillar, made from the wood of the huarango tree, with a long, cylindrical body...
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20th C. African Yaka / Suku Wood Post,Anthropomorphic: **Originally Listed At $300**. . Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yaka or Suku people, ca. mid 20th century CE. An interesting, rare wood post of...
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Proto-Nazca Wood Drug Spoon - AnthropomorphicFigure: Pre-Columbian, Peru (south coast) or Chile, Proto-Nazca culture, ca. 500 BCE to 1 BCE. A wooden spoon with an anthropomorphic figure on its handle, used for scooping...
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Inca Textile and Wood Helmet / Hat w/Figure: Pre-Columbian, Chile, Inca, ca. 1470 to 1530 CE. An impressive and very rare helmet, skillfully made from wound camelid (llama or alpaca) threads sewn to a frame...
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Chancay Wood Box with Lid, ex-Sotheby's:**Originally Listed At $950**. . Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1300 CE. Wow! Preserved wooden objects that are centuries old always shock me - and this one...
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Rare Huari Wood Poporo Stylized AnthropomorphicFigure: **Originally Listed At $600**. . Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A rare example of a hand-carved wooden poporo with a deep...
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