Sold2018Dan/Guere Face Mask with Cowrie Shell Headdress and20th century, African, carved wood. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 11 in. From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Raleigh, North Carolina AdditionSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Dan/Guere Face Mask20th century, carved wood face mask with cloth/cowrie shells headdress, wood horns, horse hair mustache and bells. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 15 in. From the CoSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large Dan Guere Style Mask - Ivory CoastItem/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 stripsSee Sold Price
Sold2018Elaborate Dan Dance mask w/ tall Cowrie shell headdressCarved wooden mask incised and painted with linear designs. The mask features elaborate adornment including bronze bells, cowrie shells and textiles. Dan peoples, Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. The maskSee Sold Price
Sold20222 Banjara Face Masks With Mirrorwork and Cowrie Shells, Rajasthan, India, Early-Mid 20th C.2 Banjara Face Masks With Mirrorwork and Cowrie Shells, Rajasthan, India, Early-Mid 20th C. The mirrorwork and cowrie shells were meant to protect the wearer from evil. Size: 1) 13'' x 10'' (33 x 25 cSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Group of Five African Tribal Masks20th century, carved and painted wood, to include: one Punu mask, one Baule mask, one Kwele mask, one Fang mask and one Dan/ Guere fack mask with cowrie shells, bells and fabric. This lot to be soldSee Sold Price
Sold2024Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Ancestral Mask 10inPapua New Guinea Ancestral Spirit House Face Mask. Hand carved wood with cowrie shell eyes. Painted black. Able to hang on wall., 10 x 3.5 in. Vintage , possibly c. 1970s Papua New Guinea spirit houseSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Tall Old Bobo Fetish Post with 4 Faces, African ArtThis is a very tall and unusual carved wooden marker post with four strong mask like faces , cowrie shells and sacrificial matter, accented with linear designs. Bobo peoples, Burkina faso, West AfricaSee Sold Price
Sold2018CHOKWE STYLE MASK WITH BRASS AND SHELL ADORNMENTA carved wooden mask with hand hammered brass and aluminum designs as well as a cowrie shell headdress. Chokwe style mask, Angloa, Africa. The mask measures 15 x 7 inches. A metal display stand can beSee Sold Price
Sold2021(3) AFRICAN BEADED WALL HANGINGS & PURSE(lot of 3) African beaded items: (2) Yoruba hanging textiles, having multi-colored beads and cowrie shell accents, each showing face masks and animals, approx 46"l, 5.25"w; (1) shoulder bag, having beSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Dan/Guere Face Mask20th century, carved wood, with feather headdress, applied fabric and three bells. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 12 in. From the Complete and Important CollectionSee Sold Price
Sold2016A group of two face masks.A group of two face masks. ++ A wooden face mask, Liberia, Dan Gere. 20th century. 16" x 8 1/2" x 8". ++ A mask with cowrie shells, Liberia, Dan. 20th century. 13" x 8" x 4 1/2", Provenance: The InvenSee Sold Price
Sold2021(2) WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOOD & COWRIE SHELL MASKS(lot of 2) West African face masks, both likely Dan, Liberia, including: (1) having braided hair, eye slits with applied metal, and carved nose and mouth, over cowrie shell accents, approx 11"h, 7"w;See Sold Price
Sold2021Group (17) West African style passport masksGroup (17) West African style passport masks, Including Dan, Baule, Hemba, and Lega, nicely carved and detailed, one with cowry shell headdress, 7.75"l (largest), 3"l (smallest) Provenance: Estate ofSee Sold Price
Sold2023Exceedingly Rare Dan Magic Fetish Ex William Siegmann 1960sA 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. DaSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Bamana Ntomo mask Ex Simpson, Ex Anspach collectionA carved wooden face mask with comb like structure on top, well handled and weathered surface and edges, embellished with cowrie shells and the remnants of abrus seeds. The mask measures 19 inches talSee Sold Price
2022A Bamana N'tomo Dance maskA carved wooden face mask with comb like structure on top, well handled and weathered surface and edges, embellished with cowrie shells and the remnants of abrus seeds. The mask measures 19 inches talSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Dan Deangle Mask Ex Allan StoneA carved wooden face mask. The mask has been embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells on textile , animal hide /hair as well as a bronze bell. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask meSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Dan African Mask Ex Allan Stone CollectionA carved wooden face mask. The mask has been embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells on textile , animal hide /hair as well as a bronze bell. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask meSee Sold Price
Sold20232) AFRICAN CARVED WOOD & COWRIE SHELL TRIBAL MASKS(lot of 2) African tribal carved wood masks, including: (1) of elongated form, with protruding elements at sides, approx 20"h, 9.5"w, 5.25"d; (1) having cowrie shell ornamented headdress, approx 13"h,See Sold Price
Sold2020A Dan Guere Mask with Bells and Shells, African ArtA carved wooden mask with a thick encrusted organic pigment on the surface and adorned with iron bells and cowrie shells. Dan Guere peoples, Ivory Coast and Liberia, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 11See Sold Price
Sold2021Large Middle Sepik Latmul Body Mask, Papua New GuineaLarge Middle Sepik Latmul Body Mask, Papua New Guinea. Traditional tumban mask face, body with arm holes and centering a second, smaller mask, with grass skirt, rattan, cowrie shell, paint and mud. SiSee Sold Price
Sold2019a Rare Old Pende Ritual Post figure, African ArtA Tall slender figurative ritual post with a well carved mask face on top, decorated with geometric tribal motifs. The post has a ribbed "neck" and adorned with cowrie shells. Pende peoples, Congo, AfSee Sold Price
Sold2021Masque Dan Tankaglé - Ivory Coast - African Art TribalTitle: Masque Dan Tankaglé - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal Art Description: The African dan mask face is haloed by a collar lined with textile and cowrie shells on a basketry frame. The dancer weaSee Sold Price
May 06Hudson Valley Auctioneers LLC Beacon NYAfrican lot, carved figures, masks, shell decorated Ethiopian gourd shaped vessel with lid, Senufo$20(1 bid)
13 hrs LeftSan Rafael Auction GalleryPapua New Guinea Sea Snail and Cowrie Shell Necklace$200(4 bids)
May 05Tremont AuctionsCollection of 13 antique silver mounted cowrie shell boxes. 1) Birmingham mark on inside rim and$1,200(1 bid)
May 22HISTORY Collections.ARMOR MUSEUM LEVEL TURKISH WARRIOR FACE MASK ARABIC INSCRIPTION ON FOREHEAD$300
9 hrs LeftJeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesASSORTED AFRICAN AND ASIAN CARVED WOOD ARTICLES, LOT OF FOUR$50