Yoruba Eshu Flute Player w/ Cowrie shell adornment

A fine carved wooden Yoruba Eshu figure with indigo organic pigments and cowrie shell decorations that relate to divination ritual. Eshu is the Embodiment of the principle of uncertainty in the Yoruba

A very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park Bern

A carved wooden effigy of the trickster god "ESHU" shown with pan flute and long braided pony tail and indigo dyed coiffure. the sculpture is adorned with a cowrie shell necklace and has an undeniable

Yoruba, Nigeria, 9" each, East Coast Collection pre 1975, idiosyncratic, twin figures w/ muliple layers of worn paint and attached cowrie shell rope on hand Please note that this lot has a reserve. Wh

Yoruba Eshu charm figure, ex. J.J. Klejman, 20th c., Yoruba Egba Peoples, Nigeria, carved wood, cowrie shells strung on hide cord, remnants of blue paint, on custom wood and metal stand, see #2 on att

A carved wooden figure shown blowing hunting whistle made of wood on circular base. The male figure has a long headdress and facial scars. Wears necklace of strings of cowrie shells threaded on leathe

African Yoruba Four Eshu Figural Group, Nigeria. Carved wood with long cowrie shell strands. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 30.75'' x 8'' x 3'' (78 x 20

Carved 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 mask

Yoruba, Nigeria African Beaded Carved Wood Ceremonial Mask With Cowrie Shells 20Th Century H 17" W 9" D 4" | Blue, White And Read Beading With Cowrie Shells Around The Chin/Neck And On Top The Head.Pr

African Kuba Flute, Democratic Republic of Congo/Zaire, animal horn, cowrie shells and glass beads; h. 15 in., w. 2 3/4 in., d. 2 1/2 in.; on metal stand, overall h. 15 in. Provenance: Davis Gallery E

Egungun Costume, Yoruba People, Nigeria, West Africa, 20th C. Cotton, velvet, hemp and cowrie shells. Size: 69"H x 22"W x 18"D (56 x 45.5 x 175.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHIC

West African, 20th century. A Yoruba Gelede helmet mask with bells and cowrie shells around neck. Approx. h. 23", w. 13, d. 16".

A Yoruba tribal beadwork ceremonial belt20th century; AfricaTalismanic lizard sash-style belt with seedbeads and cowrie shells adorning the fabric ground46.125" L x 11.25" W Provenance: The

2 African Beaded Artifacts: 1) Pikuran Cache Sexe Or Fertility Apron, Kirdi People (Cameroon), 20th C., beads and cowrie shells. Size: 5.25"H x 18"W (13.5 x 46 cm); 2) Yoruba Beaded Bag, West Africa,

(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 be

Appears very old 46.5"Tx13.5"Wx12"D

Beaded Painted w/Cowrie Shells Approx 22"Tx20"Wx23"D

Pre-Columbian, Western Bolivia, Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A wonderful, hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a flute player balancing on his stomach with his legs bent at th

African 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

Two African Senufo and Yoruba Power Figures. Including a Senufo mud-encrusted wood figure with reed bundles. On stand. Together with a Yoruba figure, wood, fabric, cowrie shell, clay, metal and beads.

NASSER OVISSI (IRANIAN, B. 1934), WATERCOLORS ON PAPER, 1960, 2, H 12 1/2", W 8 1/4", FLUTE PLAYER & TORKAMAN PLAYER:Framed. Signed lower left. With Photographic Prints of Authenticity of each from ar

Two 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

YORUBA, NIGERIA. AFRICAN, LINEN, BEADING, EMBROIDERY AND COWRIE SHELLS CEREMONIAL HANDLED BASKET H 21" DIA 10" Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Mic

Pair of African Yoruba Ibeji (Twins) Figures, Nigeria. Carved and paint decorated wood with beaded jewelry and cowrie shell strands. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis,