CHINA ANCIENT Bone cowrie shells (bei)

Dogon Tribal vest from the African region of Mali. This hand sewn cloth shirt was worn by an hunter and is covered in trophy horns, tassels, bones and cowrie shells. This garment was used to protect h

Kirdi, Cameroon, group of (5) woven beaded loincloths, assorted designs, with cowry shell and bones, (4) 17"L x 4"w, (1) 15"L x 6"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Lot of 4 Ancient Roman glass, Shell knuckle bones Ca.2nd century AD. Size: 17 - 21 mm. Fine lot of 4 blue color glass and shell “knuckle bone” glass gaming pieces. Ex Private New York City

North America, Native American, Mississippian Culture, ca. 1000 to 1600 CE; Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of carved shell artifacts from ancient Pre-Columbian

Terracotta, Singing bird with "cowrie shell" applique. 8 1/2". 12th-16th Century, Ghana, Africa. Koma figures were originally discovered in the 1980s in what is known as 'Koma Land'. The first were fo

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1479 to 1425 BCE. A faience glazed steatite cowroid (cowrie-shell-shaped) with the royal cartouche of Tutmosis III. This was a f

Tribal Hunting Hat. Mali. Of human hair, cowrie shells and horns, with attached amulet pouch containing small bones. Size: 17" x 12" x 12" (43 x 30 x 30 cm). Provenance: Private Virginia collection.

A group of Egyptian Pre-dynastic shell beads, c. 4000 – 3000 BC, and includes mainly cowrie and shell beads as well as three wide faience disk beads from a later period. Ex Los Angeles private colle

**Originally Listed At $300** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A hand-carved steatite bead in the form of a cowrie snail shell, hence the name "cowroid". A suspe

**Originally Listed At $300** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A hand-carved steatite bead in the form of a cowrie snail shell, hence the name "cowroid". A suspe

**Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A hand-carved steatite bead in the form of a cowrie snail shell, hence the name "cowroid". A suspe

2 1/4" Neolithic Jade Turtle Pendant found in Nothern China. The ancient artisan did an outstanding job capturing the cortex of the stone in their carving to accent the shell of the turtle.

A Rarely Ancient Turtle Shell carved Oracles. The oracle bones bear the earliest known significant corpus of ancient Chinese writing and contain important historical information such as the complete r

Fender Resonator 'Reso-Tele' Telecaster guitar with sunburst finish and hard shell case. Serial # SH0007531, made in China.

This coin is extremely rare, and its patina is mellow and worth collecting.

Qing Dynasty 1853, 100-Cash Xian Feng Yuan Bao 49.5 dia, 4.2mm, 51.9g. GBCA 82.

A WOOD AND COWRIE-SHELLS ANTHROPOMORPHIC SCULPTURE Papua New Guinea, Sepik 48 cm highProvenance: Italian private collection, purchased from New Guinea Primitive Arts, Sydney (label), in the late 1990s

14k Yellow Gold Citrine and Emerald Encrusted Cowrie Shell Pin Brooch. One large round cut citrine measuring 13.3mm. The body with the cowrie with alternating smaller round cut citrine jewels along wi

Four African Kirdi Cache Sexe Aprons, Cameroon,Early/Mid 20th C. Beads, plant fiber and cowrie shells. Ranging in Size from: 4.5'' x 5'', 11 x 13 cm (object); 10'' x 11'', 25 x 28 cm (stretcher) to 7'

A very rare wooden vessel with spirit mask face above vessel adorned with textiles, cowrie shells and mirrors, likely some type of divination object, and included is a wooden carved pointer object. Da

wood, colour pigments, glass beads, coconut discs, fabric, cowrie shells, Very nice pair of figures with heavily rubbed facial features, wearing heavy wide overcoat with cowrie shell trim. H: 28 cm /

Antique African Kirdi Cache Sexe Beaded Apron, Cameroon. Beads, plant fiber and cowrie shells. Size: 9'' x 24'', 23 x 61 cm (object); 13.5'' x 30'', 34 x 76 cm (stretcher). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate

Antique African Kirdi Cache Sexe Beaded Apron, Cameroon. Beads and cowrie shells. Size: 7.5'' x 23'', 19 x 58 cm (object); 12'' x 31'', 30 x 79 cm (stretcher). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, S

African Bamileke Nkougan Court Dance Mask, Cameroon. Horn, vegetal fiber, cowrie shells, human hair and textile. In the Bamana Kingdom, the unique masked dance called Nkougan is performed by a secret