Yoruba Egungun Costume, Nigeria, 20th c.

A Yoruba Egungun costume. Nigeria, West Africa. 20th century. Fabric, cowries, and other materials. 71" x 20". The Yoruba would wear this costume during a ceremony to honor their ancestors. Includes s

A group of 2 West African objects. ++ Egungun dance costume, Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. ++ Standing protective figure with round head, Togo/Burkina Faso, Moba. 20th century. Provenance: From a Pri

Egungun Costume, Yoruba People, Nigeria, West Africa, 20th C. Cotton, velvet, hemp and cowrie shells. Size: 69"H x 22"W x 18"D (56 x 45.5 x 175.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHIC

**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A dark wooden headdress with a zoomorphic face over a round base drilled through to attach it to somethin

A Yoruba igbo costume and mmwo mask. 20th century. Yoruba. Nigeria. "Men of middle rank in the secret society would dance with these masks, known as "Agbogho Mmwo." They would dance at the beginning o

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful example of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks, this helmet mask shows a gentle

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wooden helmet mask with an abstract zoomorphic face over a round base drilled through to

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A lovely hand carved wooden figural bust of a face topped by a large, hooked coiffure or headdress shaped like an axe blade. A t

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and painted Egungun headdress depicting a bearded visage with very high pointed rabbit-like ears. Egungun

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and painted Egungun headdress depicting a bearded visage with very high pointed rabbit-like ears. Egungun

First half 20th c., Yoruba Helmet Mask, Nigeria/Benin, a ceremonial helmet built on a gourd base, ringed with cowrie shells and bells, would be worn with a full raffia costume. 16" tall. Good conditio

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria & Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A strking example of a Egungun helmet mask with a round, zoomorphic face, its forehead and

YORUBA NIGERIA 20TH CENTURY IRON HERBALIST STAFF W/ STAND 31" H (STAFF)

A group of 3 Ibeji twin figures. Yoruba, Nigeria. 20th century. ++ Female figure. 10 3/8"h x 3"w x 2 1/2"d. ++ Figure. 10"h x 3"diam. ++ Figure. 10 1/2"h x 3 1/2"w x 3"d.

A group of 3 Ibeji twin figures. Yoruba, Nigeria. 20th century. ++ Figure. 10 5/8"h x 3"w x 2 3/4"d. ++ Figure. 10"h x 3 1/2"w x 2 3/4"d. ++ Figure. 12 1/2"h x 4"w x 2 3/4"d.

Handwoven and embroidered men's tunic Hausa or Yoruba, Nigeria, 20th century, executed in cotton, silk, and gold foil thread in black, white, and gold, comprising a wide tunic with embroidery at the n

AN AFRICAN CAST COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF ONI, YORUBA, NIGERIA, 20TH CENTURY, a reproduction after one of the Heads of Ife, wearing a brimmed kufi form hat with Kente style cloth that issues two spiraled

WOODEN FEMALE ABEJI DOLL YORUBA NIGERIA . Early-to-mid 20th Century. Patinated single wooden Ibeji Doll; Yoruba Tribe, Nigeria. Female Eyes carved but she lacks a nose, mouth or ears; body and base wa

PAIR OF DECORATED WOODEN ABEJI DOLLS YORUBA NIGERIA , Mid-to-late 20th Century. A pair of matched male Ibeji dolls with tall caiffeurs on solid pedestals. - Height: 12" / 11".

AN AFRICAN TRIBAL SHELL MOUNTED BRONZE MALE FIGURE, POSSIBLY YORUBA PEOPLES, NIGERIA, 20TH CENTURY, modeled in a standing position and wearing a brown earthen clay covered woven conical headdress cent

AN AFRICAN TRIBAL BRONZE FEMALE FIGURE, POSSIBLY YORUBA PEOPLES, NIGERIA, 20TH CENTURY, modeled in a squatting position with knees bent and wearing a stylized hairstyle of three cylindrical radiating

A group of 2 full costumes. Nigeria, Igbo. 20th century.

Ceremonial Drum, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, 20th c., having the body carved with faces, supported by four male form legs on ring base, carved from one length of trunk with pegged skin top, 30 1/2" tall,

Hausa Agbada or Man's Robe With 2 Knives Motif, Cotton With Natural Silk Embroidery, Hausa & Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, 20th C. Cotton with natural silk embroidery. Size: 48"H x 90"W (122 x 229 cm).PLEA