Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 15

Western African, Guinea or Senegal Baga Serpent Sculptures on Custom Iron Stands

$10,000per set
£7,555.48per set
€8,656.29per set
CA$13,953.24per set
A$15,208.32per set
CHF 8,040.51per set
MX$183,079.34per set
NOK 102,054.06per set
SEK 93,562.71per set
DKK 64,662.90per set

About the Item

Western African, Guinea or Senegal Baga serpent sculptures on Custom Iron Stands Offered for sale is a pair of outstanding Western African (Guinea) Baga society carved and painted wood serpent sculptures which symbolize protection. These sculptures were used and danced in ceremonies which are used to invoke, complement and grant one's requests for life bearing forces, for individuals, family and the community. Initiation ceremonies utilize these figures while facing the heavens referred to as "mantshonatshol" for protection using spiritual practices. They both exhibit signs of wear from use.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 91 in (231.14 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)Depth: 14 in (35.56 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Tribal (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Smaller Snakes Height is 86.5 inches.
  • Seller Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1974333379332

More From This Seller

View All
African Kota People, Gabon Carved, Metal Reliquary Pipe on Stand, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
African Kota People, Gabon Carved, Metal Reliquary Pipe on Stand, 20th Century Offered for sale is an African hand-carved wood and hammered metal reliquary pipe on stand from the Ko...
Category

20th Century Gabonese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Caribbean Carved Wood Painted Sculptures
Located in Miami, FL
Caribbean Carved Wood Painted Sculptures Offered for sale is a pair of carved wood and painted Caribbean sculptures of elongated women. These 20th-century carvings show the Afro-Car...
Category

Late 20th Century Caribbean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Caribbean Carved Wood Painted Sculptures
$395 Sale Price / set
20% Off
African Congo Fetish Statue, Houses Spirits for Protection, Late 20th- Century
Located in Miami, FL
African Congo Fetish Statue, Houses Spirits for Protection 20th- Century Offered for sale is a late 20th-century African tribal fetish statue of a doubl...
Category

Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health Fertility
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility Offered for sale in a 20th-century African Namji doll from the Namji tribe of ...
Category

20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African (Kenya) Hand-Carved Figurative Sculpture of Masai Warrior with Spear
Located in Miami, FL
African (Kenya) Hand-Carved Figurative Sculpture of Masai Warrior with Spear
Category

20th Century Kenyan Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tom Cramer Primitive American Folk Art Carved Figural Totem Sculpture 1994
By Tom Cramer
Located in Miami, FL
Tom Cramer Primitive American Folk Art Carved Figural Totem Sculpture 1994 Offered for sale is a recent acquisition from a New York estate. Thi...
Category

Late 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

You May Also Like

African Guinea Late 20th Century Carved Wood Baga “Rearing Snake” on Metal Stand
Located in Queens, NY
African Guinea Contemporary (Late 1990s) carved wood iconic Baga sculpture titled “Rearing Snake” depicts a serpent representing the spirit A-Mantsho-nga-Tshol, painted green and whi...
Category

20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Monumental African Baga Bansonyi Wood Serpent Snake Sculpture on Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A monumental, very tall, quite engaging African Bansonyi serpent snake sculpture/ headdress/ mask by the Baga people who reside along the coast of Guinea Bissau. The Baga snake...
Category

Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Carved Polychrome Baga Bansonyi Snake Sculpture Headdress, Guinea 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This is a Baga protective serpent, known in the literature under various names: Bansonyi, A-mantsho-na-tshol or Inap. In spite of of its aged look this particular carving is made for...
Category

Late 20th Century Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Sago Peg, Abelam/Wosera People, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sago peg, tapak, Abelam/Wosera people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Sago pegs are used to secure a screen mesh during the preparation of sago flour. This example depicts a ...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Pair of African Sculptures — Heavy Hardwood, Primitivist Style
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of African Sculptures — Heavy Hardwood, Primitivist Style Description: This is a pair of African sculptures carved from exceptionally heavy, high-quality hardwood, displaying r...
Category

Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large African Antique Mounted Dogon Toguna Post or Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A substantial and large hand-carved wood antique Dogon Y-shaped post, from Mali, Africa featuring large voluptuous breasts above a geometric Kanaga mask sy...
Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood