Ambusap Bridal Cowrie Shell Headpiece, PNG

Papa New Guinea, Ambusap Bridal Cowrie Shell Headpiece, this veil is covered in shells, each pierced up to 2 times in order to be attached, demonstrating the tightest hand-bining technique, and great

Rare Cowrie Shell and Fiber Headdress, Sepik River, PNG. Traditionally this type of ceremonial headdress also served as a form of currency and for that reason they were often included in wedding dowri

DESCRIPTION: A carved, African, wooden mask. Features an overall brown hue embellished with red polychromed detailing and a cowry shell adorned headpiece. Finished with textile strands along the botto

Hand carved wood Papua New Guinea mask with cowrie shells, feathers and rattan 'beard'. Red, white and brown pigments throughout, with dozens of cowrie and pooka shells throughout. Size 14 3/4" H

Monumental PNG Standing Male Ancestor Figure. Carved wood with paint decoration, cowrie shells, mud, and hair. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. With metal base. Size: 86'' x 15'' x 10'

Ancestor Spirit (Tumbuna) Mask, PNG, Middle Sepik River. Wood, pigment; wicker; plant fibers; cowrie shells; guine hen feathers. Size: 20" x 10.5" x 3.5" (51 x 27 x 9 cm).

2 PNG Basketry Trophy Heads. Plant fiber basketry, pigment, hair, cowrie shells, wood. Size: 1) 6.5'' x 9'' x 7'' (17 x 23 x 18 cm); 2) 8'' x 8.5'' x 5.5'' (20 x 22 x 14 cm).

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden hook, carved to show a human face at the top with small creamy white cowry shell inset eyes, a large, pointed nose

PNG IATMUL CARVED WOOD ANCESTRAL FIGUREPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River Region, 20th century, Iatmul People. Polychrome decorated, carved wood figure of a standing male with cowry shell inset eyes

hand carved & painted mask decorated with fiber, cowrie shells & cassowary feathers, 15"h x 5"w ( w feathers 27"h)

AFRICAN CHIWARA BAMARA WOOD ANTELOPE SCULPTURE / DANCE HEADPIECE, 2 ANTELOPES WITH BABY STANDING ON MOTHER'S BACK, COWRIE SHELL DESIGNS, CLOTH WRAPPED BASE, VERY GOOD CONDITION, 39"H X 10"W X 5"D, SKU

Tall PNG spirit figure carved out of wood with pigment, cowrie shells, fiber, fur and feathers. The spirit figure appears to be leaned against a painted stool, with his phallus exposed and painted. Th

14k Yellow Gold Citrine and Emerald Encrusted Cowrie Shell Pin Brooch. One large round cut citrine measuring 13.3mm. The body with the cowrie with alternating smaller round cut citrine jewels along wi

A group of three silver-mounted cowrie shell snuffboxes, late 18th to early 19th century, the first engraved with the crest of the House of Sutherland, Dunrobin Castle, 6.5cm long, the second engraved

African Yoruba Ibeji Figure in Cowrie Shell Mantle, Nigeria. Carved wood, pigment and beads. Property from the collection of Helen Cunningham and Ted Newbold, Philadelphia, PA. Size: 11'' x 8'' x 5.25

Two Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentLate 19th/early 20th century; Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaAppears unmarkedTwin female statuettes held within a leather carrying b

North America, Native American, Mississippian Culture, ca. 1000 to 1600 CE; Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of carved shell artifacts from ancient Pre-Columbian

A collection of Georgian silver mounted cowrie shell and hardstone boxes various makers and dates Comprising: a cowrie shell snuff box, unmarked circa 1780, natural shell with hinged silver base; a l

A LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX, the hinged cover repoussé with a shell, scrolls, flowers and leaves, the mount bright-cut engraved and with shell-form motifs to ei

A Georgian cowrie shell snuff box, the white metal mount with radiating engraving and hinged initialled cover. Length measuring 3 1/4 inches (8 cm).

A George III sterling silver gilt mounted tiger cowrie shell, London 1809 by Thomas Phipps and Edward Robinson The hinged mount engraved with a circular cartouche with initials MB in cursive script ag

Lot 17 African Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure with Cowrie Shell Cloak wood, cowrie shells Carved wood figure with cowrie shell cloak overall: 9 1/2 x 9 x 5 inches Provenance: Property from the Estate of Ros

Mask carved from wood, appears old 11"Tx10"Wx16"D

A COWRY SHELL AND SILVER SPICE CONTAINER. Germany c. 1820. Engraved in Hebrew: "A GIFT TO OUR TEACHER RABBI WOLF MEROVITZ AV HA BES DIN OF THE HOLY COMMUNITY OF OKSIN" in Hebrew and "EIN GESCHENDE VON