Featured African fertility figurines?

I am not certain but I believe these two bronze (?) figurines are African, but I have not found any similar ones online. 12,5 and 13 cm, 335g total.

Any info regarding origin, age, if they have something to do with fertility or something else is of help and interest. Thank you!

 

I am unfamiliar with these that I found online..

 

@komokwa Thank you.The ones in these pictures you have posted look very similar to my figurines.I have used Google lens many times but I have never seen your pictures.

 

maybe I just got lucky...... searching now !

& yes , those look like yours , but I can't say if yours are older or newer...

 

Your figures are not African, but more likely from Indonesia. There are similarities with ancestor figures (more commonly wood carvings) made by the Batak people of Sumatra. The first photo @komokwa posted is identified as being from the Torajan people of the island of Sulawesi (also Indonesia)-

https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/1289-southeast-asian-oceanic-american-art

The posture of the figure on top of yours, squatting with knees drawn up, frequently occurs in Batak representations of protective beings -

https://wentholtexpertise.com/indon...1-sumatra-batak-pakpak-dairi-ancestor-figure/

And the same form of the headdress can be seen on this Batak figure, cast in brass/bronze -

https://www.artoftheancestors.com/batak

 

@2manybooks Thank you. Very interesting information. Thank you for the pictures and links.

I can't find the figures in the catawiki link, but maybe I am not in the right region to access certain objects.

 

Sorry the catawiki link did not work. Here is a screen shot of the page -

 

mine's bigger...! .......

 

Thank you!