Nigerian Busts

Hand made leather bust made by a local artisan. Takes 4 days to make. Some of the pictures look like the bust is stained, those are shadows.

Made by the Yoruba Tribe from Benin it dates back to the 19th century. Created for the royal family.

Classical hand carved white marble bust of a woman wearing Greek period dress and a laurel wreath.  

This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...

Beautiful hand carved bust head African sculpture circa 1950's, nice clean condition.

Fascinating detailed Olokun head from the Kingdom of Ife in Western Nigeria. Hand carved hardwood face with almond shaped eyes, neck creases and astounding facial incisions Circa 1...

Bronze Ife Woman Head Oba Edo Benin City Yoruba. The Bronze Head from Ife, or Ife Head, is one of eighteen copper alloy sculptures that were unearthed in 1938...

Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...

This antique bust or figurative sculpture is unsigned by the artist, but is identified as originating from Italy and dates to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style...

Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costu...

An impressive pair of hand-carved hardwood African busts, circa 1970s. The pair are made out of some type of exotic hardwood (zebra wood? very heavy a...

Tribal Bronze Cache-sexe, Vere People, Cameroon/Nigeria Bronze alloy 4.5 (11.4 cm) to 2.25 (6.7 cm) inches high Late 19th century A set of bronze spikes forms this cache-sexe from t...