Carved Shell of the Chicago Stockyards and a Ceramic Decorative Mask

Carved Shell of the Chicago Stockyards and a Ceramic Decorative Mask

Oceania / Papua New Guinea, 20th century, oblong tribal mask with cowrie shell eyes, horns, and intricately carved features, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Veronica Ho

DESCRIPTION: A Oceania Papua New Guinea decorative mask. Features an oblong tribal mask with cowrie shell eyes, shell tusks and intricately carved features. CIRCA: Early - Mid 20th Century ORIGIN: Oce

Lot consists of large shell inlaid carved wood food bowl and two mortars with fish design. Also includes ancestor mask and decorative fish and bird carving.

comprising 21 carved and painted wood and four ceramic; the largest 20 x 10 inches; the smallest 5 1/2 x 4 inches

A carved wooden and decorative mask embellished with bells, seeds, shells and other regalia. Dan style, West Africa. The mask measures 11.5 x 7 x 5 inches. A metal display stand can also be included f

A Carved wooden mask with well worn and weathered surface including areas where shells and abrus seeds were once attached, a highly stylized decorative metal adornment with mirrors and metal rings and

Item/Description: Finely carved, decorative Dan style mask from Liberia. Graceful features, prominent cheekbones and full lips. Embellished with cowrie shells, trade cloth hood, and bronze bell accent

Assembled group of seven decorative articles, including carved African or Tribal wooden figures, feather-accented masks, ceramic vessels, and carved stone items; some signed to bases. [Tallest: 7" H].

DESCRIPTION: An African ceremonial mask composed of hand carved kuba wood portions embellished with cowrie shells, multi colored beading, and decorative animal fur. Lined with a burlap interior and cu

Item/Description: Dramatic and large, decorative Dan Guere style war mask. Finely hand carved features. Embellished trade cloth headdress of yellow and red, adorned with cowrie shells. Aluminum strips

Including a cuckoo clock, Rosenthal porcelain geese, Royal Copenhagen owls and sheep, Chinese ceramic dog, ceramic rabbit form covered box, carved wood duck and rabbit, marble shell cup mounted on dol

Group of African Decorative Accessories, five total including: tortoise shell; tortoise foot which has been cleaned and dried, animal skull mask with feather decoration; carved wooden bead bracelet on

Item/Description: Decorative Punu Gabon style hand carved wood mask. Intricately hand carved mask African mask features ornate headdress with rope and shell embellishments, painted white face, evoking

A late 19th/early 20th century American Library chair, possibly by S. Karpen & Bros. Chicago. Mahogany construction with massive scrolled arms featuring masks with foliate, floral and shell detail, up

Two Continental Carved and Painted Winged Masks and an Ornament of a Putto Sleeping in a Shell 19th Century Width of widest example 14 1/4 inches. Property from a Chicago Collector

4 ethnographic items. Carved wood mask with enamel dot work designs. Wood monkey statue on a rope. Yoruba style beaded sash with cowrie shells on burlap. African style wood shield, stamped "Made in Ta

West African carved decorative mask having protruding horns enclosing the large face with pronounced features, 15"h x 15"w x 20"d

Carved decorative mask, made from avocado wood, in the style of a viejo dance mask, with floral motifs, wire support on back height 12 in. x width 8 in. x depth 4.5 in. Provenance: The collection

Large Hand Carved Decorative Mask. Approximately 18.5 X 12.5 x 5.5 in.

Pair Of Hand Carved Shell Masks & Old Pre-Colombian Mayan Wooden Inlaid Cup . Cup Measure 3.5", Shells Approx. 4" X 3". This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate

Pair of decorative masks. One depicts a bearded man, the other and elderly woman, both figures are smiling. Wear is consistent with age and use, wear to paint, loss present. Longest measures approx 7.

Mid-20th C., together with a carved decorative mask on woven circular base, 2 pieces total Igbo mask: 13"l Provenance: Igbo mask from Gotham Gallery; Ex Collection Paul Barvinchak, Binghamton, NY

Art-Deco ceramic decorative mask by Goldscheider, Austria, modelled as a young lady. Length: 23 cm. Hallmarked. Minute flaws (color fading/ peeling off).