Yoruba Peoples, beaded fly whisk and bag

Yoruba Peoples, beaded fly whisk and bag, Niger Region, beaded cloth with horsehair whisk, together with a beaded bag, 19"l (larger) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC Not

Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 19th century CE. Yoruban beadwork is among the most colorful African works of art. Here we have a meticulously beaded fly whisk, beaded with a repeated chevron patte

Hand made turtle form portfolio style flat bag with heishi bead strap (29" approx.). Front panel with hand stitched glass beads on cloth; back panel covered in hand stitched fabric. Inside flat pocket

Yoruba Peoples, beaded crown, sash, and bag, Nigeria, incl. a crown adorned with birds, a sash decorated in bird design with cowrie shell details, and a double bag with beaded front cover panels and s

Rare African Yoruba Nigerian Irukere Beaded Horse Tail Fly-whisk | Fly-whisks appear frequently in the traditional regales of monarchs and nobility in many parts of the African continent. Fly whisks,

A Large beaded bag with strap and the faces of Eshu which indicates use by a Diviner. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The main body of the bag when closed measures 13 x 12 inches, not counting the st

A Yoruba "Apa Ifa" diviner's beaded leather and cloth bagEarly/mid-20th Century, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaThe shadowbox-framed bag with three beaded mask motifs, two red and one yellow

Fly whisk with beaded bush cow carving and horse hair handle. Bamileke people. Cameroon. H: 24.5". Shipping costs noted below are estimates for USA locations via FEDEX groun

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,

A very old and rare chieftains fly whisk with bronze ancestor image on the handle and woven leather wrapped handle, showing field use and wear. The Fly Whisk measures 25 inches tall and has been custo

A finely carved wooden handle featuring an Eshu image, embellished with rattan basketry grip, woven fiber handle and long animal hide strips as the whisk. The entire piece on stand measures 28 inches

BEADED HANDLES. LARGEST 24" L.

A flywhisk with carved wood handle in the form of an equestrian figure with two attendants. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 26"l Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpso

A Yoruba beaded Diviner's bag, Yoruba; NigeriaThe bag of classical form, the interior worn and with old leather pocket, the beaded panel with blue field and border of red and green triangles, typical

A wonderful old beaded diviners pouch showing handling and field use over many years. Diviners carry the tools they need for an ifa divination ceremony in a beaded bag. The bag measures 9 x 8 inches.

Horse-hair whisk- 50" L. One prong of two-pronged handle is broken, but present.

African Nigerian Yoruba Beaded Diviner's Bag (20th Century) trade beads, leather, cloth, cowrie shell, having beaded strap and square pouch with decorated front and hanging tassels.

Africa, Tanzania, 2nd half of 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with hands across her chest, her torso and mid-secti

NIGERIAN YORUBA BEADED CROWN, Mid 20th century. Colorful Yoruba peoples densely beaded ceremonial crown with birds and low-hanging tassels.

Yoruba Peoples, four-faced white beaded Oba Crown, Nigeria, pyramidal-form with raised features, ear-form flanges projecting from edges, fringed rim, cloth-lined interior, 14"h (excluding fringe) Prov

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful and large leather and burlap bag decorated with hundreds of glass seed beads. The bag was intended for a priest or

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful leather and burlap bag of rectangular form with a semi-circular front flap, all elaborately adorned by hundreds of barrel beads in

Yoruba Peoples, (3) ceremonial beaded sashes, Nigeria, relief beaded designs of animals and faces, one with shell trim, 64"h x 8"w (largest), 45"l x 6.25"w (smallest) Provenance: Property from the Col

Baule Peoples, (2) carved fly whisk handles, Ivory Coast, one carved with seated bird finial, the other with three faces on a central band, the surface of each decorated with fine incising of geometri