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African Namji Carved Wood Doll W Beads, Cameroon: African carved wood doll / standing sculpture, the body decorated with multicolor beads, textile, and cowrie shells, the coiffure styled with cowrie shells, by the Namji people of Cameroon. 20.75" H x

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Mali. Dogon people. Ceremonial Mask. 1950 circa. 1,5: Mali. Dogon people. Ceremonial Mask. 1950 circa. 1,5 kg. - 45x20x17 cm. Decorated with cowrie. The Dogon are best known for their extensive carving of masks and wooden figurative art. The primary colo

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Boran/Somali African Shell Weave Basketry Over Gourd Kenya: Ca. first half 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear as shown in photos, missing cowries. Boran/Somali, Kenya plaited fiber container and cowrie decorated lid. Fiber, cowrie shells, encrustation

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AFRICAN YORUBA PEOPLES OYA COSTUME ON STAND: African textiles, sewn together and affixed to a stand, representing an Oya costume, Yoruba peoples, in the form of a female deity, fashioned with various textiles, cowrie shell bag and headdress, ris

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4 West African Style Figures.: A group of Four West African Style Figures. West Africa. ++ West African Style Figure. Wood, pigment. 14" x 4" 3 1/2". ++ West African Style Fetish Figure. Wood, textile, and cowrie shells. 7 3/4" x 2

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Masque Dan Tankaglé - Ivory Coast - African Art Tribal: Title: 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 wea

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(5) Lot of 4 African Maasai beaded items, two beaded: (5) Lot of 4 African Maasai beaded items, two beaded collar necklaces, one decorated with cowrie shells and tassels, two beaded ceremonial dance wands; one African carved wooden hippo with beaded deco

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African Carved Fetish Mask With Headdress, Congo: African Bakongo carved wood fetish mask with attached woven interior basket and headdress, decorated with cowrie shells. Early 20th century. Dimension: Mask: 15.75 in. hgt. x 12 in. wd. x 8 in. dp; Wo

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19th Century African Kuba Maschera Elmo Mulwalwa Kete: 19th Century African Kuba Maschera Elmo Mulwalwa Kete Bwoom Helmut Royal Mask._x000B_ Carved from a single piece of wood; decorated in cowry shells and fiber; highlighted facial features in white pigm

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A Bamana Chiwara Antelope Headdress Ex Scanzi Collection: An elegant carved wooden zoomorphic effigy of a mystical antelope attached to a basketry headdress adorned with cowrie shells and textiles. Bamana peoples, mali, West Africa. The headdress measures 21

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Elaborate Dan Dance mask w/ tall Cowrie shell headdress: 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

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AFRICAN BEADED WALL HANGING TALISMANS (3): Bead work and cowrie shells on cloth; decorated with animals, masks, etc; normal wear; L-48-60"; G-VG

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3 West African Style Objects.: A group of Three West African Style Objects. ++ West African Style Tray with Cowrie Shells. 14 1/4" x 14 1/4". ++ West African Style Camel Decoration. Textile. 25" x 76". ++ African Style Textile. Tex

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Congo Impressive Chokwe shaman mask 43cm: Congo Republic. 1960/1970. Impressive Chokwe shaman mask. Fully decorated wooden mask with cowrie, cords and beads. 1,5 kg. - 43x26x25 cm

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ZIMBA people Fetish "magical" Figure statue Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1036: CONGO DRC Probably ZIMBA Fetish Rare and beautiful fetish with very stylized forms On the head, ther is a small textile bag lined with cowrie shells which probably contains a mixture of "magic" substa

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Fantastic Old DAN African mask with headdress: A carved wooden dance mask with a textile headdress adorned with cowrie shells as well as a woven grass beard accented with old glass beads. The mask has linear designs accented with colorful kaolin c

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