A SEPIK PAPUA NEW GUINEA INITIATIONHELM MASK DECORATED WITH COWRIE SHELLS AND RAFFIA A Sepik Papua New Guinea Initiation helm mask decorated with cowrie shells and raffia, 36"h...
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A LARGE SEPIK PAPUA NEW GUINEA INITIATIONHELM MASK WITH INSET COWRIE SHELLS AND RAFFIA A large Sepik Papua New Guinea Initiation helm mask decorated with cowrie shells and raffia for a 'beard', 39"h...
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TWO SEPIK RIVER INITIATION HELM MASKSWITH APPLIED COWRIE SHELLS, RAFFIA 'HAIR' AND HOG TEETH Two Sepik River initiation helm masks with applied cowrie shells, raffia 'hair' and hog teeth, the larger 24"h...
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A SEPIK RIVER ANIMAL MASK WITH APPLIEDCOWRIE SHELLS A Sepik River animal mask with applied cowrie shells, hair and teeth, 30"h and a Sepik River totem figure modeled as winged bird wrapped with a cowrie shell...
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A SEPIK RIVER RED STAINED CARVED FIGURALPLAQUE WITH INSET COWRIE SHELLS A Sepik River red stained carved figural plaque with inset cowrie shells, 23"h x 22"w and a Sepik River initiation helm basket mask with applied...
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A LARGE PAPUA NEW GUINEA MASK FITTEDWITH COWRIE SHELL EYES AND HAIR A large Papua New Guinea mask fitted with cowrie shell eyes and hair 58"h x 18"w...
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A SEPIK RIVER MASK CARVED WITH CROCODILEAND HAVING APPLIED COWRIE SHELLS A Sepik River mask carved with crocodile and having applied cowrie shells, hair and teeth, 29"h...
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A YORUBA TEXTILE AND COWRIE SHELL HOUSEOF THE HEAD (ILE ORI) A Yoruba textile and cowrie shell house of the head (ile ori), raised on stand, 14"h (mask), 22"(overall)...
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TWO VINTAGE WEST AFRICAN CEREMONIALMASKSA pair of vintage West African masks. The first mask is a Senufo tribe Guro mask (Cote d'Ivoire / Mali), a horned mask of carved and painted wood measuring 20" x 9" x...
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LARGE PAPUA NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER COWRYSHELL WALL MASK FOR A LONGOUSE Large Papua New Guinea Sepik river cowry shell wall mask for a longouse, probably mid 20th century, polychrome paint decorated with cowry shells...
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THREE AFRICAN MASKS Three African masks:the first, a cowry shell mounted and hooded painted wood mask together with two metal clad masks, the larger of an antelope, the smaller of human from Ghana, the greatest...
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AFRICAN COWRIE SHELL AND BEADED HELMETMASKDESCRIPTION: African Cowrie Shell And Beaded Helmet Mask, featuring colorful beads and shell pendant. CIRCA: Late 19th To early 20th Cent. ORIGIN: African DIMENSIONS:...
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LIBERIAN PORO SOCIETY MASKPoro Societymask from Liberia with horn, cowry (cowrie) shells, and hair; measures approximately 31" tall; please refer to photographs for condition. The Poro, or Purrah or Purroh, is...
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MALI MARKA MASKMarka mask from Mali;copper affixed to wood with Cowry (Cowrie) shell accents; measures approximately 20" tall; please refer to photographs for condition. The Marka are neighbors of the Bamana...
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LIBERIAN PORO SOCIETY MASKPoro Societymask from Liberia with horn, cowry (cowrie) shells, and hair; measures approximately 31" tall; please refer to photographs for condition. The Poro, or Purrah or Purroh, is...
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LIBERIAN DAN MASKDan mask from Liberiawith cowry (cowrie) shell tiara and three bells on chin; measures approximately 12" tall; please refer to photographs for condition. Dan masks are worn with full costumes...
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LIBERIAN DAN MASKDan mask from Liberiawith squinting eyes and having a pointed chin; measures approximately 7" tall; please refer to photographs for condition. Dan masks are worn with full costumes covering the...
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LIBERIAN DAN MASKDan mask from Liberiawith open eyes and without ears; measures approximately 9" tall; please refer to photographs for condition. Dan masks are worn with full costumes covering the body. The masks...
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LIBERIA DAN BASSA MASKDan Bassa maskfrom Liberia; measures approximately 14" tall; please refer to photographs for condition. Dan masks are worn with full costumes covering the body. The masks have different...
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LIBERIAN DAN MASKDan mask from Liberiawith beaked chin, cowry (cowrie) shells, and hair tiara; measures approximately 11" tall; please refer to photographs for condition. Dan masks are worn with full costumes...
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AFRICAN WATER BUFFALO MASK WITH COWRIESHELLS TABWA KIY...Tabwa carved wood helmet mask in the form of a water buffalo with cowrie shells accenting the snout and brow from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Remnants...
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BAMBARA COWRIE SHELL MASK, MIXED MEDIA(West African, 20th century). Cowrie shells, wood, metal plate and hair, 26" H x 10" W x 5" D....
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(2) AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MASKS KUBA &CHOKWE PEOPLE(lot of 2) Carved African wood masks, including: (1) Chokwe People, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia, fiber netting for hair and holding the mask...
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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...
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(2) WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOOD & COWRIESHELL MASKS(lot of 2) West African face masks, both likely Dan, Liberia, including: (1) having braided hair, eye slits with applied metal, and carved nose and mouth, over...
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AFRICAN BEADWORK, COWRIE SHELL AND PAINTEDWOOD HELMET MASK 20TH CENTURY HEIGHT 11.5”. LENGTH 14.5”. WOOD HELMET MASK, 20th Century, Dimensions: Height 11.5". Length 14.5"....
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A KUBA "NGADY MWAASH" FACE MASKA Kuba"ngady mwaash" face mask, Fourth-Quarter 20th Century; Kuba people, Democratic Republic of Congo The carved wood mask with duotone geometric designs, applied beadwork, woven...
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OCEANIC PAINTED WOOD COWRIE MASK, AXEAND SEVEN SPEARSOceanic Painted Wood Cowrie Mask, Axe and Seven Spears,...
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COASTAL AFRICAN BEADED AND COWRIE SHELLDECORATED HELMET STYLE MASK, H: 20 INCoastal African Beaded and Cowrie Shell Decorated Helmet Style Mask, H: 20 in...
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CONGOLESE COWRIE-SHELL CARVED WOOD MASKCongoleseCowrie-Shell Carved Wood Mask,...
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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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A group of seven vintage African woodcarvings, including: a black painted female figure 12”H, seated figure with ropes 15”H, carved hardwood mancala board 17”L, impressive large mask with tusks, snakes,...
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SEVEN AFRICAN WOODEN MASKS AND SPIRITCARVINGS. Twentieth century. Three masks with pigments including one with movable jaw and stick teeth. 8.25" to 12"h., one mask with carved bird, cowrie shells and black pigment,...
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AFRICAN WOOD AND SHELL PLAQUE AND FIGURE.Twentieth century. Mask plaque with pigment, boar tusks and cowrie shells embedded in clay. Edge loss. 18"l. And a standing figure with black pigment and clay "beard" embedded...
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THREE PAPUA NEW GUINEA HIGHLANDS NECKLACESThree Papua New Guinea Highlands necklaces, comprising a woven mask pectoral with a sawfish bill and cowrie shells on a woven cord, approx. drop 15"; a carved and painted...
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3PC SEPIK RIVER NEW GUINEA CARVED WOODMASKS New Guinea,20th CenturyIncludes a mask with open mouth decorated with red paint and cowry shell eyes, an intricately carved mask with cowry shell eyes, and a mask with...
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