Mambila Fetish

Old Mambila sculpture of an ancestor spirit from Cameroon, Africa, Carved wood with well worn deep patina, obvious age and handling. Measures 18.5 inches tall. Please note that this lot has a confiden

CAMEROON MAMBILA WOODEN PIGMENT FETISH STATUE 95lbs

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria, Mambila people (also Mambilla), ca. second half of the 20th century CE. A fascinating terracotta figure of a seated woman wearing a monkey mask. She

Fetish wood crusty patina depicting a figure standing , skull planted standoffs. Mambila style , Cameroon 39x12.75cm - 15.25x5 ''

A fine Songye fetish figure, Songye, Eki chiefdom; D.R. CongoOf classical form, the figure with enlarged head with carved wooden horn inserted at the apex, the face with wedge-shaped nose, eyes with a

Kongo "N'kisi" Magic Fetish, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Carved wooden female effigy shown with snake to breast, raised scarrification, inset glass eyes (female and snake). Well handled pati

Adrian Wall (Jemez, b. 1970 ) + Tony Jojola (Isleta) + Jody Naranjo (Santa Clara, b. 1969)Thunderbird Fetish Olla, 2022glass, sinew"The history of glass at IAIA is profound,” says sculptor Adri

Baule Peoples, shrine monkey fetish, 20th c., Ivory Coast, carved wood encrusted with ritualistic projections, the expressive head with open mouth and hand raised with food, the other hand holding a b

(7) Animal and fetish carvings in semiprecious hardstones and soapstone with fiber and stone insets. Sizes range from 1/2"- 2 1/4" high. One missing a tail. Otherwise good condition. (1) Encrusted sto

A Zuni Stone Bear Fetish c. 19th century stone, turquoise Provenance: Acquired from Dorian Morley, Tampa, FL Exhibited: North by Southwest, The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee, FL,

A large and heavily embellished wooden female effigy with a large medicine bottle adhered to the front and two crocodile carvings attached to her form with red cloth, animal horns filled with magic in

A very rare wooden vessel with spirit mask face above vessel adorned with textiles, cowrie shells and mirrors, likely some type of divination object, and included is a wooden carved pointer object. Da

Jewelry. Navajo Native American Fetish mulit strand necklace sterling clasp, attributed to David Tsikewa 3 strand hardstone bird, 3 small birds are damages (see images)

Early Zuni Bear Fetish, Collected by Hoffman Birney (1891-1958) ca 1900 carved of a hard stone and wrapped with sinew coated in pitch, strapping a point to the side height 3/4 inch x length 2-1/2 inch

A Kongo style fetish/power figure. Central Africa. 20th century. Wood, glass, fabric, and other natural objects. 11" x 5" x 4". Condition: includes stand. Missing spear for right hand. Cracks througho

A Plains quilled hide umbilical fetish Early fourth quarter 19th century, the body fully decorated in multicolored quillwork on one side, the other side with a quilled morning star device, with long,

A carved wooden dance mask adorned with many Goat horns creating a powerful and bold aesthetic. Guere / We or Wobe peoples, Liberia, Africa. The mask measures 18 x 11 inches. A metal display stand can

The Songye people called upon supernatural forces which they believed could be contacted and manipulated in their favor through power sculptures known as "Nkisi". The Songye regarded the wood figure a

A Jeff Tsalabutie Zuni carved amber fetish necklaceJeff Tsalabutie (d. 2009, Zuni Pueblo)Late 20th/21st centuryPendant signed to base: Jeff Tsalabutie / Zuni; cone terminals stamped: SterlingA coral a

Fine African Kongo Mirrored Fetish Figure, DRC, late 19th century. Carved wood. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 8.75'' x 4'' x 2.75'' (22 x 10 x 7 cm); He

Sioux Beaded Umbilical Cord Fetish, with Dragonflies fourth quarter 19th century sinew-sewn and beaded in colors of white, translucent green, red white-heart, dark blue, and cut brass; tin cones and r

Tammy Garcia (Native American, b. 1969) Fox Fetish Bronze plaque with polychrome ed. 9 of 35 5.5 x 12.5 (in) 15.5 x 22.25 x 1.75 (in) Framed Engraved Tammy Garcia 9/35, right edge

Ancient patina; traces of use, animal skins. Songye, D.R. of Congo. 89x16cm. Provenance : Ex Dandoy collection, Ex Blondel, Bruxelles.

This is a wild and fantastic Gere / Wobe peoples mask from Cote D'Ivoire , West Africa. Carved from a heavy dense wood with a heavy encrusted patina and a assemblage of wild goat horns, all set into a