African Beaded Head
Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Yoruba Nigeria African Red Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
African Vintage Statue Mama Africa 'Masai', Limited Edition
Located in Milano, IT
legs. Mama Africa is depicted with a smiling and serene face, very beautiful. Her head is adorned with
Category
Early 2000s Central African Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
1960's Himba Head Adornment
Located in London, GB
, which are tied backwards after the initiation ceremony, denoting marriageable age.
This head adornment
Category
Vintage 1960s Namibian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
African Namji Fertility Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
beads or clothes, the figure ensured future fertility. Carved with a characteristically small head and
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
with strands of beads suspended around the head.
The neck is bound with a lattice-pattern tight choker
Category
Vintage 1950s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
Located in Paris, FR
dancer's head is covered with a hood of plaited fiber fringe at the bottom edge. The dancer wears a vest
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
blue dye on the head and eyes with beaded necklace,
Condition: old repairs to body and head and small
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African statue Senoufo Horserider figure , Ivory Coast C 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
modernism. The rider stands stiff and arched on his mount, his head raised in the shape of a cone, his arms
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Raffia, Acrylic, Wood, Carbon Fiber
1940s Face Veil, Sinai Bedouin Desert Garment Nikab Framed Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
silk and cotton embroidery with antique Ottoman nickel silver coins, glass beads, wool, embroidered
Category
Vintage 1940s Egyptian Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Lucite, Beads, Textile
Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Babalawo ("diviner") of the West African Yoruba people uses an Opon Igede Ifa to store the tools of his
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair Continental, Probably French, Cold Painted Metal Figural Candlesticks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
their heads. The figures are dressed in Egyptian or North African style wearing ornate turbans and
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Egyptian Revival Candlesticks
Materials
Spelter
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H 15.46 in W 4.73 in D 6.7 in
Hagenauer Modernist Sculpture Josephine Baker Made in Vienna Rare
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Oakland, CA
Carl Hagenauer in Austria, in 1898. His son Karl headed the company for some time, studied under Joseph
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Middle Eastern Women Face Veil Bedouin, Sinai Bedouin Desert Garment
Located in North Hollywood, CA
nickel silver coins, glass beads, wool, embroidered, stones, carnelians, glass, and amber.
Early 20th
Category
Vintage 1910s Egyptian Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Textile
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Set/3 Vases, Ceramic Vases, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Nebula Vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This beautiful set includes three waterproof ceramic vases, perfect to be displayed to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sex modesty apron (Pikuran),
Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sex were worn for celebrations, rituals and rites of passage by wo...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
African Fulani Currency Bracelet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Characterized by its open shape capped with geometric ends, this bracelet is but one form of the many types of body adornments favored the Fulani people of West Africa. The thick des...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Brass
Salish Carved Cedar TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Salish TOTEM depicting a human wearing a potlatch hat perched between the ears of an eagle at top, a human face in relief for the birds eyes, a small humanoid/bird figure standing at...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
African Zulu Shields
Located in Venice, CA
Traditional South African Zulu shields date back to King Shaka Zulu and have been used by tribesman in battle for hundred of years.
These shields are no longer used in battle but in...
Category
Antique 19th Century African Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Hand-Sculpted & Gilded Ceramic Figural Fruit Bowl by Sean Gerstley
By Sean Gerstley
Located in New York, NY
This larger-than-life figural sculpture is functional ceramic serving-ware. Standing nearly 6' feet tall, with hand-sculpted vegetal, delicate leaf-like petals and pinched palm-like ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th C. French Bronze of a Hunting Dog in Landscape in the Style of PJ Mene
By Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C French Bronze of a Hunting Dog in Landscape Style of PJ Mene
France, Circa 1880s
A fine example of late 19th Century of sporting art with this noteworthy French bronze of a ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Sporting Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Bronze
Powerful Scarified Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Tanzania, Early 20th C Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful Scarified Makonde portrait helmet mask from Tanzania. Early 20th century with heavy dark patina from traditional tribal use, wear inside from being used. Finely carved featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 11 in
Single Ethnic Isicholo Bridal Red-Ocher Hat from South Africa, Zulu People
Located in Atlanta, GA
One Isicholo African Hats. This red-ochre dyed women's hat is from the Zulu people, South Africa, and is made of a combination of cotton, human hair over a grass-fiber basketry frame...
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Grasscloth
Bronze Sculpture Mastiff by Charles Valton Dog Bronze Statue Animalier Antiques
By Charles Valton
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bronze Sculpture Mastiff Charles Valton Dog Bronze statue animalier Antiques . Signed and stamped . Valton was known for his big cats but probably his most famous work is the chained...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 18.25 in W 11 in D 13 in
From the Rush Limbaugh Collection Korhogo Cloth from Ivory Coast of Africa
By Korhogo Tribe
Located in Asheville, NC
This is a hand spun, hand woven and hand painted cotton cloth for which an entire village takes part in its creation. Women of the Korhoga Tribe spin the cotton, while the men weave ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Primitive Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
H 64.75 in W 101.25 in D 2.5 in
Early Small Salampasu Warrior's Wood Mask, Zaire, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood small Salampasu Warrior's Mask, Zaire, Africa early 20th century, remains of black and white pigments, on custom stand. Mask 10", height on stand 14" strong angular...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Woman's Prestige Hat (Mpaan)
Located in London, GB
In Kuba society, title holding is dominated by men; there are only two titles held by women. Headdresses were and are the most visible expression of one’s standing within the intrica...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Bamileke Throne Stool with Leopard
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Bamileke throne made with wood, coated with jute, embroidered with polychrome glass beads, cowrie snails, embroidery with glass beads that are missing in some areas. In the Grassfiel...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Animal Sculptures
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women's Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa.
The unusual spiral weave on this cotton Isicholo makes this a beautiful and rare example of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
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African Ceremonial Beaded Yoruba Headdress from Nigeria
Located in Chicago, IL
ancestors.
Keywords: African Art, Sculpture, beaded, headdress,hat, tribal
Category
Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric, Beads
African Ceremonial Beaded Yoruba Headdress from Nigeria
Located in Chicago, IL
ancestors.
Keywords: African Art, Sculpture, beaded, headdress,hat
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric, Beads
Luba Memory or Story Board with Head Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A rare finely carved Luba memory or story board in the shape of a carved paddle with inlaid bead
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 12.5 in W 7 in D 2 in
Yet Beaded Kuba Belt
Located in Portland, ME
The yet is a particularly spectacular example of royal costume in Africa. This yet consists of six
Category
20th Century Congolese Collectible Jewelry
African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a well-executed example of one of Africa’s most recognizable fertility idols, the Akuaba
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Gilt Bronze Candlesticks France 1800 Attributed to Jean Simon Deverberie
By Jean-Simon Deverberie
Located in EL Waalre, NL
young African girl with glass eyes wearing a beaded necklace and a tassel-hung loincloth, her
Category
Antique 18th Century French Empire Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
H 12.6 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Yoruba Wooden Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
prolific tribes of Sub-Saharan Africa. They are centred in southwestern Nigeria, with a significant
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Beaded Heads
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a set of five African beaded heads from Cameroon . Made of Clay and beads and put on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cameroonian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Clay
Large-Scale Vintage African Beaded Head Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Intricately carved and beaded African head sculpture.
Glass beads over clay base.
Very striking
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Beads
South African Beaded Glass Tiger and Lion Heads
Located in Palm Beach, FL
creatures on earth, with simple glass beads and wire. Bravo. Sold as a pair for $10,600.00 or individually
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Campaign Wall-mounted Sculpt...
Materials
Glass
Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of Oriental Style Lamps in Spelter, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Oriental style lamps in spelter figuring: for one, an African man wearing a fabric wrapped
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
Early 20th Century Ghoulish Mask
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Ghoulish mask
A highly decorative yet curious object, of African origins
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Victorian Masks
Materials
Wood
African Beaded Head from Cameroon
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a handmade African beaded head over clay from Cameroon
Mounted on a Lucite base.
Category
Late 20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Beads
Large-Scale Vintage African Beaded Head Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Intricately carved and beaded sculpture.
Glass beads over clay base.
Very striking and unusual.
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Clay
Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric, Beads
African Benin Queen Mother Commemorative Ceramic Head by the Edo people
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Queen Mother commemorative head by the Edo people (present day Nigeria, Africa).
Made after a bronze
Category
20th Century Italian Tribal Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Head of an Oba King Bronze Benin Sculpture African Tribal Altar Bust
Located in Dayton, OH
of coral beads, with lateral strands of coral suspended around both ears. A single bead extends from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tribal Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 7 in
African Kuba Bwoom Helmet Mask Kasai Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in Forney, TX
Kuba Peoples, Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Mid-20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood, Beads
H 11.25 in W 15.75 in D 9.25 in
Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures
Located in London, GB
African art)
These carvings are called ere ibeji (‘ere’ means sacred image, ‘ibi’, means born and ‘eji
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Beads
African Fertility Doll, Lesotho
Located in New York, NY
her first child. The “dolls” are neither child-like nor playthings. They are dressed in a beaded cloak
Category
Early 20th Century Lesothian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
African Ibibio Beaded Head Masks, Pair
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
This fabulous pair of African Ibibio beaded head masks of the Ekpo tribe originate from South East
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Masks
Materials
Crystal
African Tribal Fanti Fertility Figure Ghana
Located in London, GB
elongated head, honey colored patina with beads and metal earrings,
The Fanti people of Ghana use these
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Large Late 20th Century Beaded African Head Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A Large Late 20th Century Beaded African Head Sculpture
Category
Late 20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Beads
A Large Late 20th Century Beaded African Head Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A Large Late 20th Century Beaded African Head Sculpture
Category
Late 20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Pair of Large Late 20th Century Beaded African Head Sculptures
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Large Late 20th Century Beaded African Head Sculptures. Bought on a recent trip to
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Rare 19th Century American Tobacconist Advertising Figure of Large Proportions
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
polychrome decorated, modeled as an African American, the head dress with a gilt band and tobacco leaves
Category
Antique 19th Century Statues
H 49 in W 18 in D 19 in
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African Beaded Head For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic African beaded head available at 1stDibs. Each African beaded head for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using beads, trimming and fabric. There are many kinds of the African beaded head you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An African beaded head is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in folk art, Art Deco and modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made African beaded head over the years, but those crafted by Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is an African Beaded Head?
The average selling price for an African beaded head at 1stDibs is $1,850, while they’re typically $778 on the low end and $4,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About African Beaded Head
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021There are varying traditional names for African head wraps, head ties or head scarves — the head wrap may be called “dhuku” (Shona), “duku” (Chichewa) or “gele” (Yoruba). It is worn for various reasons and has various functions. In Nigeria, head wraps can be quite ornamental and elaborate as compared to their conservative counterparts in South Africa. The motifs might include nagas and other mythological beings and are embedded in the textile to convey sacred themes, often including protection of the wearer from evil forces. On 1stDibs, you can find early 20th century tribal head wraps from different parts of Africa.
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