Old Kuba Ceremonial Cap

A woven plant fiber and animal hide ceremonial cap embellished with a carved wooden mask like face. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Cap measures 13.5 x 11 inches x 5.5 inches tall. A metal displ

A Very Fine Old Kuba peoples ceremonial Cap adorned with Beads, shells, textiles and what has been suggested to be insect body shells ( small black bumpy objects ). The Hat shows good age and wear and

A early and finely carved wooden staff featuring a classic image of a Kuba mask like face with carved brow and raised scar designs. The staff has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting years of

A very finely carved old wooden anthropomorphic vessel with elaborate incised designs around the cup edges and on the male torso, realistic facial features and a deep well handled surface patina. Kuba

A tall carved wooden female effigy with a tall conical ceremonial cap and with a vessel in a offering posture. The figure has erosion and weathering suggesting age and field use. Yoruba peoples, Niger

A carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with carved and painted incised linear designs as well as painted geometric motifs, well handled and weathered surface suggesting good age and field use. The mask

A very old and weathered wood sculpture of a male with a sweet and serene aesthetic, traditional ceremonial cap and lion cloth and an undeniably charming smile. Bangwa peoples, Cameroon possibly early

A carved wooden mask with painted red face and green and yellow ceremonial cap. The mask has traditional facial features and signs of field use and wear. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask meas

Carved from a dense heavy wood and featuring a the large upturned nose in classic form , hands to chest and a ceremonial cap. The sculpture is adorned with a grass skirt and has a well handled surface

A Carved wooden dance crest featuring a handsome Yoruba ancestral face with ceremonial cap and traditional treatment to the eyes, face and ears. A well worn older example. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Afr

Really nice older carved wooden sculpture of a male with ceremonial cap, enlarged head and classic facial treatment. The Statue has a nice well handled patina, and although possibly made for the art t

An old carved wooden house panel featuring a charming image of a ancestor with hands to breast and wearing a ceremonial cap. The Panel features incised linear designs and has a very well handled surfa

A carved wooden image of young male with floppy ceremonial cap, tribal scars and shown holding an offering bowl. genuinely old and weathered sculpture, likely dating the the early 20th century and per

A Beautiful old field used dance mask with elaborate painted designs and embellished with shells beads and textiles. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. This mask is known as "Ngaady a Mwaash" t

A Collection of Decorative Items. Including a Masonic ceremonial helmet, three mirrors, a brass coin dispenser, a German thermometer, a Middle Eastern embroidered cap, and a collection of old photogra

A Kuba Ceremonial Cup Democratic Republic of Congo, 19th to early 20th century In shape of a human leg and foot supporting a pot-shaped bowl. Carved wood with an oily black patina, sticky in places. T

Zeremonialschwert "ilwoon" Kuba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen, Kupfer, Muschel. L 66 cm. Provenienz: - René Withofs (1919-1997), Brüssel. - Sotheby's London, 30.05.1960. - Peter S

A carved wooden helmet mask adorned with copper sheet, animal hide and embellished with numerous glass beads and textiles. The Bwoom mask was worn at boys initiations where it would represent the natu

Kopfschmuck, "kupash" Kuba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Glasperlen, Pflanzenfaser, Kaurischnecken, . H 13,5 cm. Ø 14 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (194

A very finely carved wooden mask with attached headdress and wonderfully painted geometric designs throughout. This mask represented a wise older man at boys’ initiations. One of the principal Kuba

A very fine older carved wooden mask with a wonderful stylized and exaggerated face with well handled edges suggesting some age.Ibibio or related peoples , Nigeria, Africa.The mask measures 14 x 7.5 i

This is a very rare Gaddang bachelor basketry hat/Saklong or Soklong. This finely woven basketry cap was created over a wood base and decorated with glass beads. Giant butterfly shaped clam shells han

A highly stylized mask with curled horns and large flattened nose. Carved from a hard wood and painted with geometric tribal motifs. This mask type, called "Pwoom Itok" or "Ishen Maal" is occasionally

This is a rare wooden helmet mask known as a "tshibangabanga" among the Binji, an ethnic group within the Kuba complex of Tribes, DR Congo, central Africa.This powerful bell-shaped helmet mask was cle