African Kuba Headdress, DRC, Early/Mid 20th C.

African Kuba Headdress, DRC, Early/Mid 20th C. Fabric, cowrie shells, beads and plant fiber. Size: 5.5'' x 8.5'' x 8.5'' (14 x 22 x 22 cm); Height on Stand: 11" (28 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Col

African Kuba Headdress, DRC, Early/Mid 20th C. On stand. Size: 6'' x 15'' x 9'' (15 x 38 x 23 cm); Height on Stand: 12.5" (32 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

African Kuba Traditional Textile Loom, DRC. Wood, raffia. Early/Mid 20th C. Size: 38.5'' x 47'' (98 x 119 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Five Kuba Fiber Textiles, DRC, Early/Mid 20th C. Including 4 Kuba shoowa cloth prestige panels of piled raffia, and one other woven fiber mat textile, Kuba People, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Kuba Raffia Panel, DRC, Early/Mid 20th C, mounted. Size: 18.25" x 22" (46 x 56 cm).

A group of textiles and a feather headdress ++ A natural fiber framed textile, DRC, Kuba. 20th century. 61" x 28". ++ A natural fiber textile, DRC, Kuba. 20th century. 52 1/2" x 25". ++ A feather head

A group of 4 African masks / headdresses. 20th century. ++ Group of raffia. Congo. ++ Congo style mask. DRC / Angola. ++ Kuba style helmet mask. DRC. ++ Ethnographic polychrome headdress with feathers

African Bamileke Headdress, Cameroon, Early/Mid 20th C. On stand. Size: 10'' x 17'' x 17'' (25 x 43 x 43 cm); Height on Stand: 21" (53 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

African Yoruba Beaded Headdress, Early-Mid 20th C. Coiled cotton cloth, beads. On stand. Size: 6'' x 10.5'' x 11'' (15 x 27 x 28 cm); Height on stand: 16" (41 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collectio

African Kuba Dance Costume, Early/Mid 20th C. Three pieces, a shirt and two leggings, painted animal hide with raffia lining. Provenance: Channing Dale Throckmorton, Santa Fe, NM. Sizes: 1) 32'' x 51'

3 African Kuba Cloths, DRC. Sizes: 1) 77'' x 23.5'' (196 x 60 cm); 2) 105'' x 21'' (267 x 53 cm); 3) 161'' x 68'' (409 x 173 cm).

African Kuba Ceremonial Headdress, Zaire, Early 20th C. Coiled raffia hat with raffia pom-pons. On stand. Size: 15'' x 10'' x 10'' (38 x 25 x 25 cm); Height on stand: 26" (66 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner

African Lega Button Hat, DRC, Early/Mid 20th C. Woven plant fiber, buttons. On stand. Size: 4.5'' x 7'' x 7.5'' (11 x 18 x 19 cm); Height on Stand: 9" (23 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, S

4 Kuba raffia fiber textiles, rectangular pieces of woven palm leaf fiber enhanced with geometric designs, Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th c. Ranging in Size from: 22'' x 21.25'' (56 x 54 cm) to 24

African Tabwa Headdress Panel, DRC, Early 20th C. Beaded panel with feathers from a diviner's headdress, called nkaka. The design motifs are symbolic of the perceptiveness and second sight of the divi

African Kuba Hip Double Basket, DRC, 20th C. Raffia. Size: 4'' x 8'' x 5'' (10 x 20 x 13 cm).

3 African Kuba Prestige Cloths, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia, cut-pile embroidery. Ranging in size from: 11.5'' x 25.5'' x '' (29 x 65 x cm) to 23.5'' x 12'' x '' (60 x 30 x cm).

African Kuba Ekonda Montolo Hat, DRC, Early 20th C. Plaited plant fiber and metal disk ornaments. Stand not included. Provenance: Jacques Hautelet, La Jolla, CA. Size: 18'' x 8'' x 8'' (46 x 20 x 20 c

3 African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloths, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia, cut pile embroidery. Size: ranging from: 22.5'' x 23'', (57 x 58 cm) to 26'' x 29'', (66 x 74 cm).

African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloth, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia cut-pile embroidery. Size: 24.25'' x 22.25'', (62 x 57 cm).

3 African Kuba Shoowa Prestige Cloths, DRC, Mid 20th C. Raffia, cut pile embroidery. Size: Ranging from 18'' x 36.5'', (46 x 93 cm) to 24'' x 47'', (61 x 119 cm).

A group of 2 Kuba textiles. DRC, Kuba. 20th century.

African Tabwa Diviner's Headdress (Nkaka), DRC, Mid 20th C. Size: 22'' x 10'' x 7'' (56 x 25 x 18 cm); Height on Stand: 32" (81 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

African Kuba Bwoom Helmet Mask, DRC, 19th/20th C. A very old mask with signs of ritual use and some loses caused by time and wear. Wood, glass beads, copper, and raffia cloth. On custom included stand