- A YORUBA TEXTILE AND COWRIE SHELL HOUSE
OF THE HEAD (ILE ORI) A Yoruba textile and cowrie shell house of the head (ile ori), raised on stand, 14"h (mask), 22"(overall)...
[more like this] - AFRICAN NAMJI CARVED WOOD DOLL W BEADS,
CAMEROON African carved wood doll / standing sculpture, the body decorated with multicolor beads, textile, and cowrie shells, the coiffure styled with cowrie shells, by the...
[more like this] - AN ANTIQUE NAGA COWRIE SHELL EMBROIDERED
BLACK BROCADED... BLACK BROCADED COTTON SHAWL, NAGALAND, LATE 19TH CENTURY, of rectangular form and centering two sections of cowrie shells applied in ring forms and laid...
[more like this] - 20TH C. PNG AMANAB PECTORAL - TUSK,
BOAR TEETH**Originally Listed At $750**
Oceania, Northern Papua New Guinea, near Irian Jaya, Amanab peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An intriguing example of a...
[more like this] - 19TH C. YORUBA TEXTILE & COWRIE "SHRINE
OF THE HEAD"**First Time At Auction**
West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting textile shell shrine container shaped like crown...
[more like this] - (2) AFRICAN MASKS, IBGO AND EKET STYLE
Nigeria, the Eket of carved wood with sun symbol on forehead, 13.25"h x 6.5"w; the Igbo of carved and painted wood with beads, leather and textile, with attached woven fiber...
[more like this] - KUBA PEOPLES, (5) VINTAGE TEXTILES DR
Congo, each with patchwork of geometric designs, one with cowry shell decoration, 144"l x 31"w (largest), 48"l x 18"w (smallest)...
[more like this] - KUBA PEOPLES, (3) LARGE TEXTILES DR
Congo, each with patchwork of geometric designs, one with cowry shell decoration, approx. 190"l x 28"w (largest) and 124"l x 30"w (smallest)...
[more like this] - KUBA PEOPLES, (2) LARGE TEXTILES DR
Congo, traditional geometric designs, including a ceremonial dance skirt, with hand at center and adorned with cowrie shells along edge, approx. 166"l x 31"w (larger) and...
[more like this] - KUBA PEOPLES, (4) LARGE TEXTILES DR
Congo, each with patchwork, embroidered or dyed geometric designs, one with cowry shell border, approx. 216"l x 32"w (largest) and 112"l x 21"w (smallest)...
[more like this] - OLD NAGA WARRIOR CEREMONIAL MANTLE India/Myanmar
(Burma), hand-woven textile with geometric patterns, embellished with cowry shell figure and circles, approx. 59.5"l x 39.5"w...
[more like this] - WEST AFRICAN DAN FACE MASK, COWRIE SHELLS
& BELLSWest African face mask, Dan peoples, Liberia, the carved mask with well-defined features, surrounded by applied with metal bells and cowrie shells, textile bib and...
[more like this] - THREE INDIAN BANJARA TRIBAL TEXTILES
20th century, cotton base with encased mirrors and applied cowrie shell borders....
[more like this] - AFRICAN KUBA BWOOM MASK ON STANDAFRICAN
KUBA BWOOM MASK ON STAND, late 19th/early 20th century, a helmet design of wood, copper alloy, skin, plant fiber, textile, cowrie shell, and beads, 14"H....
[more like this] - KUBA PEOPLES, LARGE TEXTILE ON STRETCHER
DR Congo, geometric pattern with cowry shells and pompom border, tacked onto cloth-covered stretcher, 22"h x 70"w...
[more like this] - GROUP AFRICAN TRIBAL JEWELRY AND SHELL
ACCESSORIES Includes necklaces of clay or metal beads, pendants, a beaded belt decorated with cowry shells, a woven hat, and textiles covered in cowry shell beads, and some...
[more like this] - A Framed Cowrie Shell and Paillette-Applied
Textile Panel
20th Century
Frame: 48 3/4 x 66 1/2 inches....
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