19th C. African Lega Shell & Fiber Masks (pr)

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

Lega, Bwami Culture, Congo, having cast bronze plaque appliques of spider at top and two-headed snake at bottom, bronze nose bridge and cowrie shell trim, set by tar, roughly 30" x 24" x 6". Good cond

African Lega Turtle Shell Mask, Congo/Zaire. With plant fiber. On stand. Size: 20'' x 7.25'' x 3.5'' (51 x 18 x 9 cm). Height on Stand: 22.5" (57 cm).

African Lega Turtle Shell Mask, Congo/Zaire. With plant fiber. Size: 20'' x 5'' (51 x 13 cm). Height on Stand: 21.5" (55 cm).

(Italian, 19th century )painting after Rafaello Sanzio (Italian, 1483-1520), "Madonna Della Sedia" in an elaborate Renaissance Revival giltwood frame, profusely carved with shells, masks and foliage.

Carved mark on stand with applied antique shells and fossils. Applied hair to verso. Circa 1880. Stand was made later. Size (mask only) 10 1/2w x 9d x 20 1/2h

A group of three West African Figural Objects. 20th century. ++ Bamana Headdress. Fiber, cowrie shells. Mali. 16 1/2" x 6 1/4". With mount: 17 1/2". ++ Dan Style Mask. Wood, shell, fiber, cowrie shell

Tribal Tibetan/ African Lot, to include, two African tribal masks one having shell design the other being a horned brass mask, a Tibetan turquoise mask, three 19th century Indo-Persian Kamasutra water

African Congo Royal Mask "Wowaash A Mboog" (Mukenga). Royal Mask. Late 19th / Early 20th C. Fur, beads, shells, wood. African Congo. 20" x 14". Estate of Annette McGuire Cravens, Buffalo, NY.

Western Africa, Mali, Bamana peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful and fascinating wooden mask depicting an oval face, hand-carved from a single piece of wood, with a pronged he

An African D.R.C. Congo Songye Nkisi male power figure sculpture (19th Century) wood, antelope horn, natural fiber, copper, silver, shell, bead, animal hide, and feather depicting a male figre with an

AFRICAN MASKS - LOT OF 2 Two African masks, including a modern carved wood horned mask and one turtle shell mask decorated with shells and fiber fringe (Lega), 20th century. Size: Largest; 17"

Bwami Society Hat, Lega People, Republic of Congo, Africa, West Africa, 20th C. Wood, fiber, shells and buttons. Size: 12.5"H x 5"W x 5"D (12.5 x 12.5 x 32 cm). Based.PLEASE NOTE: All auction items ar

CAMEROON, AFRICAN, CLAY, RAFFIA, PIGMENT, COWRIE SHELLS, BEADS AND METAL PAIR OF MALE FIGURES 19TH C. H 11" W 3" D 4" Comprised of earthenware, shells, feathers, pigment and plant fiber. Each presente

WEST AFRICAN MASK (NIMBA) GUINEA (BAGA PEOPLE) LATE 19TH c., EARLY 20th c., WOOD, 44"H W/ SHELL NECKLACE SPIRIT OF INCREASE AND FECUNDITY "MOTHER EARTH"

Group (5) African style masks, Including Dan, Teke, Pende, Kub and Lega, Ivory Coast and DR Congo, carved and pigmented wood, beads, cowry shells, and vegetable fibers, 31,5"h x 9"w (largest), 15"h x

Antique African Ngady Amwaash Copper Ceremonial Mask. 19th C Bushoong Ngady Amwaash mask made of fabric, copper, cowrie shells and beads from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Measures 50 cm L x 30 de

Group of (9) carved and painted African masks, 20th c., carved wood, pigment, plant fiber, one with cowry shells and beads, some marked incl. "Dan mask", "Punu Gabon", and "Fang mask Cameroon"; 16.75"

TRIBAL: Three Decorative Masks from Liberia and Papua New Guinea, 20th C., wood, metal, fiber, shell, all made for a tourist market, including: Dan mask with large tubular eyes, metal tacks, cloth hea

A Lega style mask. Central Africa. 20th century. Wood, kaolin, raffia, and cowry shell eyes. Measurement does not include beard: 8 3/4" x 5" x 2 1/2". Condition: includes stand. Some holes, cracks, an

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, Bwami society, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare and remarkable hand-carved wood figure known as an iginga - a generic Lega

Antique 19th century African bronze mask. [6 1/2" W x 2 1/2" D x 10" H]. In good condition.

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A conical ceremonial cap made from woven vegetal fibers and raffia then covered with dozens of acrylic buttons

**Originally Listed At $1500** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A delightful mask of an elegant human face. Narrow, rectangular openwor