AFRICAN BEADWORK, COWRIE SHELL AND PAINTED WOOD HELMET

AFRICAN BEADWORK, COWRIE SHELL AND PAINTED WOOD HELMET MASK20th CenturyHeight 11.5”. Length 14.5”.

Ethnographic Assortment (19) items from various cultures including carved and painted wood santo style face, (2) figural stone carvings, textile having fine beadwork and cowrie shell adornments, (3) s

A Kuba Style Bwoom Helmet Mask. Wood, beads, cowrie shells, natural fibers, and animal hair. 20th century. Democratic Republic of the Congo. 12” x 11”. Condition: Surface dirt, residue. Pr

Apears old, Decorated w/Cowrie Shells Glass Beads Carved Wood Painted 17"Tx13"Wx16"D

An African Bwoom Royal Mask, Kuba Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th Century, Having carved wood, copper, glass beadwork, cowrie shells, raffia, seed pods, fabric and animal hair. H: 22 W: 8 1/2 D: 11

Kuba Peoples, Ngaady a Mwaash style mask, 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 Provenance: The Collection of

Three African Helmet Masks. Including an Igala helmet mask and a Yoruba Gelede helmet mask. Carved wood, pigment, cowrie shells and metal bells. Largest size: 17'' x 12'' x 16'' (43 x 30 x 41 cm).

ANTIQUE AFRICAN HELMET MASK, WOOD AND CLOTH WITH COWRIE SHELLS, GUERE-WOBE/DAN, LIBERIA OR SIERRA LEONE, 11.8"H X 8"W, ON ACRYLIC STAND TOTAL HEIGHT 24"SKU812.12,

African Kuba Bushoong Moshambwooy Helmet Mask, DRC. Wood, plant fiber, cowrie shells, beads, raffia. Size: 21'' x 10'' x 12'' (53 x 25 x 30 cm).

A Kuba style helmet mask with oval eyes with slit-like openings, a diamond-shaped mouth, and a beard of cowrie shells. Wood, cowrie shells, beads, feathers, and metal. 20th century. Democratic Republi

20th century, carved and painted wood, to include: one Punu mask, one Baule mask, one Kwele mask, one Fang mask and one Dan/ Guere fack mask with cowrie shells, bells and fabric. This lot to be sold

A Kuba Nyet Helmet Mask with Horns, DRC. Wood, beads, cowrie shell, plant fiber. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Size: 13'' x 21'' x 14'' (33 x 53 x 36 cm).

Item/Description: Decorative, highly decorated Kuba Style helmet mask features elaborate cowrie shell and bead work. Democratic Republic of Congo. (Mukenga / mwaash Ambooy, Republic Congo, Kuba People

Decorated w/beads, cowrie shells wildebeast hair 17"Tx14"Wx17"D

A very unusual carved wood and textile effigy with painted spots and cowrie shell eyes. These works and the ritual practice in which they are used are both known as kafigeledjo which translates as he

A large and very impressive hand-carved baobab wood Dan people helmet mask from the African Coast region, West Africa. The mask is decorated with chicken feathers and cowrie shells. Dan people is a Ma

African Congo tribal mask, carved wood, fabric & cowrie shells, red, black & white painted face, 17" h x 15-1/2" w

20th century, Bushoong Kuba culture, carved wood and embossed leather helmets with seed pods, beads and cowrie shells on woven cloth. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) D

Kuba people, African (Congo), 20th century. Hand carved and decorated African tribal Bwoom helmet mask with carved wood and woven fiber apron ornately decorated with cowrie shells on top and sides of

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good with age appropriate wear including some wood and surface/pigment losses. Fine in carved and painted wood featuring copper, cowries, and good antique glass trade beads.

20th century, to include a Bwoom helmet and a Songye nobility helmet, composed of carved wood, applied metal, beaded decoration, bells and cowrie shells. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, Octo

Ca. last half 20thC. Good with various surface and wood wear throughout. Extensive cowrie shell decorations. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface loss

A Fantastic older and well used carved wooden helmet style mask with elaborate painted designs and woven grass textiles, along with animal skins, cowrie shells, beads , feathers and more. This ornate

A large carved wooden and decorated helmet mask with ornate beadwork set into a dizzying design with accenting cowrie shells. Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. The helmet mask measures 13 x 12 inches, this