2) AFRICAN YORUBA MULTI-COLOR BEADEDWALL HANGINGS(lot of 2) African multi-color beaded wall hung panel, Nigeria, one with stylized faces and animals, the other with stylized figures, both with cowrie at edges,...
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TIBETAN WOMAN'S SHOULDER/WAIST PENDANTTibetanpendant, chabchab, having an"Endless Knot" pattern brass disc above three incised brass tube spacers, from which hang three strands of cowrie shells. [Disc: 3 5/8 (dia) inches;...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA COWRIE SHELL MASKcarvedwooden face with elongated nose and spiked tusks, with cowrie shells, fiber hair, beard and face painted with black and white pigment, hanging rope attached to back, 26 x...
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PLAINS DENTALIUM BREASTPLATElate 19th/early20th century, the heavy breastplate with ten rows of beads at neck, decorated with shells, large trade beads, hide, hangs approximately 50 in. long
Provenance: Private Collection,...
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KUBA PEOPLES, NGAADY A MWAASH STYLEMASK DR Congo, carved and painted wood with beads and cowrie shells bound by raffia, hanging mount attached to inner mask, 10"h x 7"w...
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(2) DECORATIVE COWRIE HANGING PLANTER& MIRROR(lot of 2) Decorative items, 20th c., comprising: (1) cowrie shell hanging planter, having eight tiers of concentric rings, approx 16"diam; (1) bamboo frame mirror,...
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COWRIE SHELL AND FRENCH COIN MOUNTEDELEPHANT HANGING, JAPANNED MIRROR, PRINT AFTER HOGARTH, AND A BRASS SPYGLASSCowrie Shell and French Coin Mounted Elephant Hanging, Japanned Mirror, Print after Hogarth, and...
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TRIBAL: CARVED WOOD MASK WITH COWRIESHELLS AND A BIRD/CROCODILE FIGURE, 20TH C., DETAILS INCLUDE: BIRD FIGURE WITH PIERCED AND CARV...TRIBAL: carved wood mask with cowrie shells and a bird/crocodile figure,...
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AFRICAN BEADED SASH Yoruba Tribe, Nigeria,West Africa, featuring a snake, a rabbit, a turtle and two chiefs, polychrome, with cowrie shell edge, 5" x 45", having hanging loop....
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(3) AFRICAN BEADED & COWRIE SHELL WALLHANGINGS(lot of 3) African beaded wall hangings, with various depictions of turtles, rabbits, each bordered by hand sewn on cowrie shells, some small losses, each approx 37"l,...
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AFRICAN BOKOTA TRIBE RELIQUARY GRAVEGUARDIAN SCULPTURE: ''Mbulu ngulu'' Metal statue in an abstract geometric form with pegs for hanging fetishes. Cowry shells around his neck. Approx. 68'' x 26'' x 12''....
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Vintage African polychrome beaded wallhanging/belt adorned with figural and reptilian forms in relief, with cowry shells to the borders. Approx. 46" x 6"....
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