AFRICAN COWRIE SHELL HEADDRESS

African Cowrie Shell Headdress. Heavy fabric core, cowrie shells and leather. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 14'' x 9'' (36 x 23 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confid

A carved wooden mask with hand hammered brass and aluminum designs as well as a cowrie shell headdress. Chokwe style mask, Angloa, Africa. The mask measures 15 x 7 inches. A metal display stand can be

African Hair, Animal Hide, Cowrie Shell, and Wicker Headdress, Dan or Krahn, Ivory Coast or Liberia, interior filled/lined with feathers, h. (approx.) 16 3/4 in., w. (approx.) 16 in., d. (approx.) 9 i

A VINTAGE AFRICAN COWRIE SHELL AND SEED MOUNTED WOOD ALLIGATOR HEAD HEADDRESS, hewn and hollowed from one block of wood into a stylized alligator head form with one side centering a large open eye slo

A Very finely carved and painted Kuba peoples mask with elaborate woven grass headdress accented with cowrie shells. Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 14 x 7.5 inches. The mask has a 5.5

A Carved wooden mask with stylized facial features, raised designs and overall stylized form. The mask has an attached raffia grass headdress adorned with cowrie shells. Kuba Peoples, Congo, Africa. T

Carved wooden mask incised and painted with linear designs. The mask features elaborate adornment including bronze bells, cowrie shells and textiles. Dan peoples, Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. The mask

20th century, African, carved wood. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 11 in. From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Raleigh, North Carolina Addition

Group (17) West African style passport masks, Including Dan, Baule, Hemba, and Lega, nicely carved and detailed, one with cowry shell headdress, 7.75"l (largest), 3"l (smallest) Provenance: Estate of

20th century, carved wood face mask with cloth/cowrie shells headdress, wood horns, horse hair mustache and bells. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 15 in. From the Co

(lot of 2) African tribal carved wood masks, including: (1) of elongated form, with protruding elements at sides, approx 20"h, 9.5"w, 5.25"d; (1) having cowrie shell ornamented headdress, approx 13"h,

A carved wooden mask embellished with bead work and adorned with a raffia grass headdress decorated with cowrie shells and beads. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 15 x 12 x 7 inches

African textiles, sewn together and affixed to a stand, representing an Oya costume, Yoruba peoples, in the form of a female deity, fashioned with various textiles, cowrie shell bag and headdress, ris

A carved wooden mask with traditional upturned nose and a tall textile headdress adorned with painted motifs and embellished with cowrie shells. Yaka peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask meas

A group of three West African Figural Objects. 20th century. ++ Bamana Headdress. Fiber, cowrie shells. Mali. 16 1/2" x 6 1/4". With mount: 17 1/2". ++ Dan Style Mask. Wood, shell, fiber, cowrie shell

20th century, West Africa, one female head with elaborate headdress and cowrie shell and raffiia base, the other two with incised decoration. This lot to be sold on day 3, Friday, October 5 (Lots 202

A carved wooden dance mask with a textile headdress adorned with cowrie shells as well as a woven grass beard accented with old glass beads. The mask has linear designs accented with colorful kaolin c

A Carved wooden dance mask with attached headdress adorned with cowrie shells and attached animal hide beard. The mask features strong facial style , old glass beads and raffia grass coiffure atop the

A carved wooden dance mask with a textile headdress adorned with cowrie shells as well as a woven grass beard accented with old glass beads. The mask has linear designs accented with colorful kaolin c

African Bakongo carved wood fetish mask with attached woven interior basket and headdress, decorated with cowrie shells. Early 20th century. Dimension: Mask: 15.75 in. hgt. x 12 in. wd. x 8 in. dp; Wo

Tall elaborate African carved wood figure; possibly of the Igbo, Nigeria; seated maternity figure, with young at her feet; her headdress showing inset cowrie shells; H: 36 1/2" (approx.)

An elegant carved wooden zoomorphic effigy of a mystical antelope attached to a basketry headdress adorned with cowrie shells and textiles. Bamana peoples, mali, West Africa. The headdress measures 21

A Finely carved and painted wooden mask with elaborate headdress of woven grass and cowrie shell designs. The Ngaady-a-Mwash is one of a triad of masks that are danced to symbolize mythical characters

African Bambara Chiwara Headdress, Mali. Carved wood, beads, cowrie shells. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia;purchased 1972 from Andre Le Veel, 19, quai Malaqua