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Cowrie Shell OrnamentCowrie Shell Ornament. Size: 27'' x 7'' (69 x 18 cm).

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Turkmen Bas Suslem HeaddressTurkmen Bas Suslem Headdress, covered with Ottoman coins, cowrie shells, and other ornaments, sewn to tribal cloth. 24" L x 9" W x 9" D. Provenance: From the Kew Gardens estate of L. L., a holocaust s

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African Beaded and Cowrie Shell Necklace with Fringe OrnamentA striking traditional African necklace featuring a rectangular leather or cloth panel richly decorated with rows of cowrie shells and intricate beadwork in red, blue, and black. Suspended from a stra

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Papua New Guinea Mwai Tribal Mask, 20th CenturyThe pre-1950s carved wood mask depicts an elongated painted face with cowrie shell eyes and shell nose ornaments, a feather headdress, and a grass fringe. A multitude of small shells are set in clay o

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Back ornament "kara-ut" - Papua New Guinea, Abelam,plant fibre, red and yellow ochre, boar tusks, nassa snails, feathers, in addition: Sepik breast ornament with cymbium shell, nassa and cowrie snails, feathers, fabricL: 34 cm & 40 cm, L: 13,4 inch &

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Five African Artifacts (Neck Ornament & Wood Sword)The tribal choker incorporating twenty cowrie shells and attached to a thread-wrapped bentwood form, the ceremonial sword of carved ebony, and three various cuffs. Dimensions:  Choker Neck Orname

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TRIBAL BEADED HANGINGS (2)(1) long wall hanging with snake and lizard motif, seed beads and cowrie shell on canvas; edge stitching is loose but beads appear fairly tight; L-50"; (1) hanging bird motif ornament, mainly seed bea

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Sepik River Shell Fetish PendantDESCRIPTION: Sepik River shell fetish pendant or ornament depicting a horned standing figure and decorated with cowry shells, natural ochre pigments. PROVENANCE: From the Saul and Florence Putterman C

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14k Yellow Gold Citrine and Emerald Encrusted Cowrie Shell Pin Brooch14k 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

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A group of three silver-mounted cowrie shell snuffboxes,A group of three silver-mounted cowrie shell snuffboxes, late 18th to early 19th century, the first engraved with the crest of the House of Sutherland, Dunrobin Castle, 6.5cm long, the second engraved

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12 Egyptian Animal and Cowrie Shell Beads with Hieroglyphs12 Egyptian Animal and Cowrie Shell Beads with Hieroglyphs Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. Length of largest 2 cm (3/4 inch). This lot is located in Chicago. <

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African Yoruba Ibeji Figure in Cowrie Shell Mantle, NigeriaAfrican Yoruba Ibeji Figure in Cowrie Shell Mantle, Nigeria. Carved wood, pigment and beads. Property from the collection of Helen Cunningham and Ted Newbold, Philadelphia, PA. Size: 11'' x 8'' x 5.25

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Two Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentTwo Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentLate 19th/early 20th century; Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaAppears unmarkedTwin female statuettes held within a leather carrying b

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Colima Nacre / Cowrie Shells + Mississippian BoatstoneNorth 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

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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SILVER COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOXA GEORGE III SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SILVER COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX by Robert Keay, Perth, c.1800, with a flush-hinged cover, engraved with a monogram. 8.5cm long

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