Dance Shield, Maassai People, Sudan

African Tribal Art: Maasai People, Sudan: A Dance Shield. Carved wood decorated with a bold black and white kaolin clay pigmented tribal motif. Mid 20th century. Dimensions: 43.5H x 13W x 5D (inches)

Toposa Hide Shield, Southern Sudan, Nilotic peoples. Early 20th century.The thick, curved animal hide supported by central wood stick, made into the handle. Original patina. 23 1/4 x 9 in.Good conditi

African painted wood 'Sirata' shield in oval form, from the semi-nomadic Maassai people of Kenya Circa mid 1900s. The shield if composed of hide, wood, pigment, and leather. 38 1/2" H

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Southern Africa, Zulu people, ca. 1960s CE. A remarkable carved-wood dance shield featuring an elongated body with sides that gently curve inwards to form flared

Carved wooden shield with raised mask face and incised linear designs. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The Shield measures 22 x 9 inches. Provenance: A Private New York Cit

A well used older example, this tall Carved wooden Dance shield features an elaborate painted design featuring a stylized ancestor and numerous stylized Horn bill bird designs. Dayak peoples, Borneo ,

A Tall Carved wooden Dance shield with an elaborate painted design featuring a stylized ancestor and numerous stylized Hornbill bird designs. Dayak peoples, Borneo , Kalimantan / Indonesia. The Shield

A Very Finely carved wooden dance shield with ornate incised and painted designs, with a wonderful form that evolves into the dazzling pattern of Aso Dragons and Hornbill Birds. Dayak peoples, Borneo,

An old and weathered carved wooden dance shield with ornate incised and painted designs, with a wonderful form that evolves into the dazzling pattern of Aso Dragons and Hornbill Birds. Dayak peoples,

Two wooden carved shields with braided grass cord and shell, used for dance ceremonies in Papua New Guinea by the Asmat people. 27" and 41", good condition, 20th century.

A tall carved wooden shield with raised tribal motifs accented in red organic pigment. Asmat peoples, Irian Jaya, Indonesia / Western Papua New Guinea. The Shield measures 46 inches tall x 11 inches w

A carved wooden dance shield with incised linear designs and a Kifwebe society mask face adorning the center of the shield, handle carved out of the same wood in the reverse. Songye peoples, Congo, Af

A rare old hand hammered iron dance shield, Kirdi ethnic group, Cameroon, West Africa. A unusual form for a traditional hand hammered iron shield from the Kirdi peoples. Note the stylized form and the

A Very Finely carved wooden dance shield with ornate incised and painted designs, with a central ancestor figure shown wearing a cross necklace and open mouth, large round psychedelic eyes and wonderf

Dance shield Geelvinckbay (korwar-ancestor head on top). Made of wood, dating to the early/mid 20th Century. Country of origin: North Papua New Guinea. Size: 122 cm (49 inches). Private collection the

Zulu carved wood dance shield, 20th c., decorated with concentric circle design, on museum stand, 21.75"dia

Carved Softwood Shield in darkened finish, Kalimantan region, having overall low relief anthropomorphic figures of interlocking demons, inlaid shell 'eyes', slightly convex, offset handle on back with

Native American Plains Indian Dance Shield Painted buckskin covered parfleche rawhide shield having turkey feathers, red felt ribbons, horse hair and buckskin attachments, intact buckskin grips verso

Ceremonial dance shield with guardian face motif. Dayak. Borneo Island, Indonesia. Wood, paint. H: 43", W: 10". Provenance: Mark Johnson, Los Angeles

A Finely painted and carved wooden ceremonial dance shield. Featuring a demon like face and the twisted vine like designs traditionally used by the Dayak tribes in the jungles of Borneo. Dayak peoples

Dinka people, Sudan figural carved wood stool, 10"h x 26"w x 8.5"d

Ceremonial dance shield. Dayak (probably Kenyah). Borneo Island, Indonesia. Wood, paint. H: 42.5", W: 12". Shipping costs noted below are estimates for USA locations via FEDEX ground. Actual costs may

20 1/4" diameter.

A carved wooden dance shield with carved linear designs and accented with reddish orange and white kaolin clay pigments. The Shield measures 24 inches tall and wide. * A durable metal display stand ca