SoldStylized Bamana Dance CrestA highly stylized carved wooden dance crest in the form of two anthropomorphic forms, reduced to simple cylindrical male and female forms, with a weathered surface.The Headdress measures 11.5 x 7.5 inSee Sold Price
SoldA Bamana Chiwara Dance Crest Ex Scanzi CollectionA highly stylized carved wooden dance crest in the form of two antelopes, with wonderful openwork design and well handled surface. The Headdress measures 14.5 x 11 inches on a simple wooden base. BamaSee Sold Price
SoldA Bamana Chiwara Dance Crest Ex Robinson collectionA highly stylized carved wooden dance crest that at one time was mounted to a basketry cap and worn during agricultural festivals and ceremonies related to the mythical antelope Chiwara. Bamana peopleSee Sold Price
SoldUnusual Old Bamana Horse and Rider Dance crestA tall carved wooden conical shaped dance crest with a lovely stylized Horse and rider finial on top and accented with linear designs. Bamana peoples, mali, Africa. The cap measures 23.5 inches tall aSee Sold Price
SoldA Bamana Chiwara Mother & Child Dance CrestA highly stylized carved wooden dance crest of a female antelope and her child that at one time was mounted to a basketry cap and worn during agricultural festivals and ceremonies related to the mythiSee Sold Price
SoldA Bamana Chiwara Antelope headdressA highly stylized carved wooden dance crest in the form of a anthropomorphic figure atop a stylized antelope, with wonderful openwork design and well handled surface. The Headdress measures 27.5 x 6 iSee Sold Price
SoldA Bamana Chiwara Horizantal Headdress SculptureA late 20th century highly stylized carved wooden dance crest of a male antelope with finely incised linear designs. Such dance crests were worn and danced during agricultural festivals and ceremoniesSee Sold Price
SoldA Bamana Chiwara Antelope HeaddressA highly stylized carved wooden dance crest in the form of an antelope, atop a chameleon lizard form, with weathered surface, old staples holding the antelope head to the lizard body and some incisedSee Sold Price
SoldA fine Bamana Chiwara Dance crestA fine Bamana Chiwara Dance crest , Bamana ; MaliOf classical form the vertically oriented male antelope head-dress with squared cubistic body the neck and mane carved as concentric open work bands wiSee Sold Price
SoldA Fine Bamana Antelope Dance Crest Ex Netzer CollectionA very old and well handled antelope dance crest or mask with a deep well handled surface patina, tall elegant horns and elongated face and form. Bamana peoples, Mali, West Africa. The Mask measures 2See Sold Price
SoldA Temne Headdress with Female effigyA wonderfully stylized carved wooden dance crest featuring a female ancestor effigy riding on an antelope. The Carved headdress is brightly painted and shows some handling and wear, suggesting field uSee Sold Price
SoldWater Spirit Mask from the Ijaw of NigeriaA highly stylized carved wooden dance crest / mask from the Ijaw peoples of Nigeria. The headdress is painted wood and measures 16 x 8 inches ( 25 inches tall on custom stand.See Sold Price
SoldAfrican Bamana Chi Wara Antelope Dance Crest**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Mali, Bamana (Bambara), ca. early 20th century CE. A Chi Wara (Ci Wara) headdress crest depicting an abstract zoomorphic form with antelope horns. The piece restSee Sold Price
SoldTall antelope-shaped dance crest (chiwara), Bamana,Tall antelope-shaped dance crest (chiwara), Bamana, Mali, mid-20th Century, with a cap to wear atop head and a hood of hemp tresses to hide the identity of the wearer, 50"l x 7"w x 15"d. Provenance: SSee Sold Price
SoldA Rare Cross River Dance Crest Ex Bill Wright GalleryA Very Rare Old carved wooden Cross River dance crest with stylized female form, ornate decorative appendages and areas of weathered organic pigments. The dance crest measures 23 x 16 inches on its cuSee Sold Price
SoldA Mambila Dance Crest Ex Noble Endicott CollectionA Primitive and archaic carved wooden dance crest with stylized spikey coiffure and classic facial features, weathered and worn surface suggests great age. Mambila peoples, Nigeria, Africa. ProvenanceSee Sold Price
SoldA Fine Ibibio Dance Crest Ex Zemanek AuctionsA carved wooden janus dance crest with stylized human skull atop and two anthropomorphic faces rendered in classic style with a well handled honey colored patina. The Crest measures 14 inches tall. 16See Sold Price
SoldA Idoma Dance Crest, African ArtA carved wooden effigy dance crest with stylized coiffure and headdress along with strong classic facial features and a well handled surface patina. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measuSee Sold Price
SoldHand carved antelope dance crest, Mali, 15"lHand carved antelope dance crest 'tijwara,' Bamana peoples of Mali, 7"h x 15"l x 2"w.See Sold Price
SoldMumuye Sukwava Shoulder Mask, African ArtTall carved wooden Dance crest with stylized ancestor face and incised designs. Mumuye peoples, northeastern Nigeria, on the border of Cameroon. This type of large crest or shoulder mask ‘Sukwava’See Sold Price
SoldDramatic Idoma Janus Dance Crest Ex William WrightA very energetically carved wooden crest with two faces, accented with kaolin clay pigments, raised linear designs, stylized coiffure. Traditionally this female dance crest was danced opposite of aggrSee Sold Price
SoldA Fine Idoma Dance Crest Ex William Wright GalleryA very energetically carved wooden crest with two faces, accented with kaolin clay pigments, raised linear designs, stylized coiffure. Traditionally this female dance crest was danced opposite of aggrSee Sold Price
SoldA Rare Budja Dance CrestA carved wooden flat dance-crest of a stylized avian profile, with large beaked bird, incised linear designs and a well handled surface. The remains of a basketry cap are evident. On a custom base. BuSee Sold Price
SoldA Rare Old Idoma Head Crest, African ArtA carved wooden dance crest with highly stylized ancestral face, tall swept back horns and various red, green and black pigments. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Dance crest measure 15.5 inches taSee Sold Price