5257) African Cowrie covered belt with hanging strips.

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid 20th century. A Yoruba king's belt wall hanging covered with colorful glass trade beads intricately sewn to depict stylized human faces/

Group African tribal jewelry and shell accessories, Includes necklaces of clay or metal beads, pendants, a beaded belt decorated with cowry shells, a woven hat, and textiles covered in cowry shell bea

Vintage African Cowrie Shell Covered Storage Basket. Size: 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.#3383

HAND CARVED AFRICAN MASK WALL HANGING, COWRIE SHELL EYES, APPROX 26" X 6.25"

A Dan Deangle Mask. Dan people, Liberia West Africa. Together with a cowrie shell belt and a cowrie shell basket Mask: 12.5" x 10" x 3"

Kuba Peoples, (6) bead and cowry shell belts, Leather decorated with beading and cowry shell designs, 77"l (largest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literature: P

An old African beaded belt, with cowrie shells, black, white, blue and red small beads. Dimensions: 38" L (w/o braided tie cords at ends) Provenance: Ex. Collection, Hudson, NY

Vintage African Maasai Kenya cowrie shells glass wired beads leather belt. It measures 29 & 1/2 inches long and leather strap 8 inches long. For measures please refer to the picture taken with a measu

possibly Mursi tribe, depicting a pregnant woman wearing a beaded necklace and cowrie shell belt. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 40 x 11 in. From the Complete and Imp

Second half 20thC. This mask features an iron nose ring and a cowrie shell hanging from the nose. String used for the beard. The entire mask measures approx. 18" including the hair. No breaks or repai

(lot of 4) West African metal pieces, a pair of brass bracelets, a bull with birds sitting on his horns, and a flat mask with cowries and leather strips, all late 20th century, 9"l

Group of Middle Eastern artifacts, including a woven metal belt with decorative hanging purse; a metal dish and a leather covered wood box with nail heads.(SEAB2227/3) {WK} Measurements: Box: 4 x 10 x

A West African cloth woven vessel with animal hide base, surrounded entirely by cowrie shells. With handled knop form lid. H. 25.5 cm (10 in) Dia. 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in) Bidders living outside of Canada a

A very nice old Bamileke Sword in sheath, forged steel blade, well worn wooden handle, wooden sheath embellished with cowrie shells and textile attachment belt. Bamileke peoples, Cameroon, West Africa

Ancestral guardian mask with paint remnants, spiral eyes of synthetic or shell/bone material. Mounted on fabric covered panel wired for hanging. Carved figure (possibly African) with natural fiber/gra

Kuba Peoples, Ngaady a Mwaash style mask, DR Congo, carved and painted wood with beads and cowrie shells bound by raffia, hanging mount attached to inner mask, 10"h x 7"w Provenance: The Collection of

African folk art carved wood fertility fetish sculpture depicting male figure with pronounced genitalia covered by animal leather fringe belt, stamped to reverse: "238." 12" H.

from prominent estate mid century Ivorian Senufo hand woven cotton cloth depicting figures and animals painted w/pigmented mud cloth is in narrow strips and stitched together by hand these were used b

A Yoruba tribal beadwork ceremonial belt20th century; AfricaTalismanic lizard sash-style belt with seedbeads and cowrie shells adorning the fabric ground46.125" L x 11.25" W Provenance: The

Wall Hanging and Textile Assortment African, depicting panels of fertility figures and masks in bead-work and pucca shells, tribal cloth and strip of fabric with braided ends; together with three thro

Tribal hanging decor. Carved wood with cowrie shell eyes. Exquisite polychrome detail and carving. Hanger intact. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 16"H x 8.75"W

Kuba Peoples, (6) beaded belts and panels, DR Congo, cowry shells and beads on cloth, includes 4 belts and two small rectangular panels, 7.5"l x 2.5"w (panel), 49"l x 1.5"w (longest belt) Provenance:

Kuba Peoples, (7) beaded cloth belts, DR Congo, raffia, beads, cowry shells, various lengths Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Notes/Literature: Professor of Chinese Art

Bamoun cotton masquerade trousers, strip-woven fabric, draw-string belt, mid-20th century, Republic of Cameroon, Central Africa, 42' x 24'' PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New Yo