African Chieftain Brass Helmet

African Chieftain Brass Helmet West African brass figure on helmet style mask having (12) figures on sides Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of th

A West African brass figure on helmet style mask. 20th century. In the Benin style. Nigeria. 21".

A group of four ethnographic adornments. 20th century. ++ Helmet. Possibly Naga. India. 7 7/8" x 17 5/8" x 5 3/4". ++ Wood box with cover. Japan. 6" x 7 1/2" x 1". ++ West African style brass necklace

A fine carved wooden DUGN\'BE OR Bull helmet mask adorned with hand hammered brass sheet and metal tacks. BIDJOGO Peoples GUINEA BISSAU, WEST AFRICA. A metal display stand can be included for an addit

Carved wooden helmet style mask adorned with elaborate beads, shells and brass emblems. The mask features two large horns and conical eyes and a large collar of shells and beads.The mask measures 18 x

Early 20th c. Singer Mask (Ble Gla), We/ Ngere people, Ivory Coast/Liberia, soft leather shell with pendant flap mask, brass bells, horsehair, red felt, cowrie shells, leopard skin. 32" tall. Some wea

A tall carved wooden helmet style mask with tall stylized face and swept back finial, adorned with hand hammered brass, textiles and beads. Bambara or Marka peoples, Mali, Africa.The Mask measures 30

Carved from an incredibly heavy and dense wood and decorated with layers of hand hammered brass sheet, incised with tribal motifs. Marka Peoples, Mali, West Africa. The mask measures 15 x 12 inches. A

spectacular brass helmet decorated with dragons, velvet & silk side flaps studded with brass and adorned with large brass buttons. Extra long tassel with braided horsehair tassels, 24" long from tip o

Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone soweii Wood with burnished black shiny patina Height 19in (48.2cm) Provenance Mauricio and Emilia Lasansky Collection, Iowa City Jerry Solomon Collection, Los Angeles

Benin Brass Chiefs Wristlet (18th-19th c.)The Oba and chiefs of Benin wear pairs of ornate bracelets at palace festivals. Long and cylindrical, these cuff like ornaments may be made of either ivory or

Antique and finely detailed, African Benin (Nigeria) cast brass ikegobo ("Altar of the Hand); the large and heavy cylindrical sculpture surmounted with three figures and two animal

West Africa, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, first half of 20th century CE. A large and heavy cast bronze bell that is a masterpiece of detail and symbolic iconography. The bell has a flattened, conical shape

A finely carved wooden helmet mask with classic facial features and a well handled and polished smooth surface suggesting ceremonial use over many years. Mende peoples, Bundu society, Sierra leone, We

Chokwe Wooden Carved Table Decorated with Tribesman Figurines & Finished with Beaded & Pounded Copper Size: 35.00x20.00x20.00 inches, 35.00 lbs Tribe: Chokwe Country: Angola Condition: Very Good A lot

West Africa, Ivory Coast / Côte d’Ivoire, Senufo tribe, ca. mid 20th century CE. Elaborate assemblages of male figure with fiber around his legs and his shoulder. The mask plays a part at the buria

Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large and skillfully carved wooden Bundu mask used during ceremonies associated with the Sande female societies

Helmmaske, "kipoko" West-Pende, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 31 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Die kipoko genannte Maske ist die Hauptm

Central Africa, Gabon, Kota peoples, Mahongwe group, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting finial of an abstract anthropomorphic figure skillfully carved from wood and almost complete

A group of eighteen African brass bells of assorted sizes. Brass. West Africa. 20th century. 11 3/8" x 4 1/4" x 4 7/8"; 3" x 2 1/2" Condition: Wear and tarnish to all metal.

A Bamileke wooden helmet mask. 20th century. Bamileke. Cameroon._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A fabulous brass sculpture of a standing figure, likely a former Oba (king), in a dignified st

Helmmaske, "bwoom" Kuba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 34 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Das heutige Königreich Kuba ist eine von der Herrscherschi

1) The smaller carved wood helmet mask for ceremonial purposes in the initiation of young girls entering adulthood depicts hair ornamentation, unusual facial details and typical beauty rings in waves