Large Early 20th C. Yoruba Ceremonial Crown

Large Early 20th Century Yoruba (Benin) Impressive Multi-Color Beaded and Nassa Shell Ceremonial Crown Headdress with King on Horseback and Guardian Figures Surmounted Top. Overall measures 27-1/2" x

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large ceremonial staff carved from wood with an upper portion shaped like a double-axe-blade, and the g

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin round disk. Below

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An antique hand-made ceremonial crown known as a ringa, made from thin lacquered wood or thick paperboard painted with golden pigments and

**Originally Listed At $150** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved male Ere Ibeji twin figure with large feet and parted legs, delineated genitalia, protrudin

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A ceremonial staff carved from wood with an axe blade-like upper portion and the body of a woman integrat

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. early 20th century CE. An intriguing ceremonial staff known as an ose Shango depicting a stylized woman kneeling atop an integral rectangular plinth. The woma

Fine African Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown, Nigeria, Mid 20th C. Such pieces were reserved for use by Yoruba royalty. Size: 27.75'' x 10'' x 15'' (70 x 25 x 38 cm).

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A lovely hand carved wooden figural bust of a face topped by a large, hooked coiffure or headdress shaped like an axe blade. A t

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A very nice example of a hand-carved mask with a conical, incised coiffure, almond-shaped eyes underneath large, projecting eyel

**First Time At Auction** Africa, Nigeria, early 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), a royal ancestor of the Yoruba who was t

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), a

English, early 20th C porcelain. Royal Crown Derby "Old Imari" pattern number 1128, with gilded accents, hand painted red flowers and geometric designs on a cobalt blue ground. Inscribed makers marks

English Carved Oak Welsh Cupboard, early 20th C., the stepped crown over a scalloped frieze, enclosing eight shelves. on a base with two large drawers above a scalloped skirt, on turned and block legs

Antique Yi Indigo-Dyed Ceremonial Tunic, China, Early 20th C. Very large woman's tunic known as "Dragon Wife's Robe" or "Longpo Yi" and worn during a funeral ceremony by a female relative of the decea

LARGE CHINESE BRONZE CEREMONIAL HANGING BELLEarly 20th CenturyRaised banded design and archaic elements. Handle in the form of four conjoined animal heads.Height 26.5”.

Ca. early 20thC. This crown is earlier than most, remaining in very good condition, with some discolored beads. Conical form decorated with beads, attached to a fiber backing. The bird finial shows mo

Inlaid Burled Walnut Linen Press Top, early 20th c., the stepped dentillated crown over two large doors, on a later stand with two frieze drawers, on reeded square legs, H.- 76 1/2 in., W.- 50 1/2 in.

A Mount Hagen Area Ceremonial Axe Papua New Guinea, early 20th century The large axe with an attractive gray-green hardstone blade, finely crafted and polished, secured with intricately plaited rattan

Yoruba "Ade Oba" Beaded crown, Nigeria, Africa. Antique glass beads, textile and wood. Early/mid 20th c. Custom mounted. Loss to hanging beads strands, fair condition. Size: 17'' x 9'' x 7'' (43 x 23

A large Chinese export silver ceremonial bowl 19th/early 20th century The body repoussé decorated with flowering branches and bamboo, the scalloped and pierced rim with chased foliage design, the

Description: Large Amphora water dragon vase. Stamped on bottom "Austria Amphora" and a crown. Age: Early 20th Century Dimensions:

French Belle Epoque Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounted Carved Mahogany Bibliotheque, early 20th c., the ormolu mounted ogee crown over two large figural bronze corner mounts, flanking a central door with an u

French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Armoire, early 20th c., with an arched ogee crown with a large C-scroll and shell crest over double arched wide beveled mirror doors with brass hinges, opening to a