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Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand
Located in Buchanan, MI
Carved wood African headdress on later iron stand.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Chiwara Wood Bambara Headdress
Located in New York, NY
Tribal West African Bambara headdress in carved wood. The piece depicts an antelope with offspring
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Senufo Crocodile Headdress, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Large openwork crest mounted upon a woven basketry cap. The large, square decorative panel bears a central reptilian or stylized crocodile depiction with alternating squared painted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Primitive Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted mask was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a tradition known as Gelede. A blend of ritual and artistic spectacle, Gelede pays homage t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown Altar Headdress
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce large vintage African tribal beaded ceremonial crown altar headdress, the Yoruba peoples
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Original "The World Holland American Cruises" original vintage travel poster
By David Klein
Located in Spokane, WA
, African headdress and mask, and a sunbather resting on a rainbow deck. Of course, it also features one
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
H 38 in W 25 in D 0.05 in
African sculpture Kanuri-Hausa Headdress, "burtu" Kanuri-Hausa, Nigeria
Located in Paris, FR
Kanuri-Hausa Headdress, "burtu" Kanuri-Hausa, Nigeria
Headdress, "burtu Kanuri-Hausa, Nigeria wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 16.54 in W 4.73 in D 12.6 in
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
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso
It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
Category
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"African Diaspora" mixed media portrait of woman, gold headdress and graphic top
By Janice Frame
Located in Edgartown, MA
"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1920s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Bronze Headdress "God of Thunder" - Protection, Yoruba People, 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Forged bronze headdress or kind of crown/tiara "God of Thunder" which was used for protection. The
Category
Vintage 1930s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
"Bambara Antelope Headdress Pair--Male and Female, " Carved Wood
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This headdress was hand-carved by an unknown artist in the Bambara tribe in Mali, West Africa. It
Category
Early 1900s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 21.5 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which Have Been Danced
Located in Miami, FL
Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which have been Danced.
Offered for sale is a
Category
20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, String, Wood, Paint
Woman with Pink Headdress - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in
Woman with Red Headdress - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in
Ethiopian Woman with Headdress, Fashion, Black and White Photography, Iconic
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
girl wears a traditional headdress made of prized feathers.
This image is in the permanent collection
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 18 in W 27 in D 0.1 in
Malian Chiwara female antelope headdress on a custom stand, c. 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A bold wood headdress of a female antelope, an iconic ritual figure in the Bamana society of Mali
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wool
Ethiopian Woman with Headdress, Fashion, Black and White Photography, Iconic
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
girl wears a traditional headdress made of prized feathers.
This image is in the permanent collection
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bronze Sculpture, African Warrior, End of the 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in bronze figuring a stylized African warrior composed by wheelworks, bolts and nuts. He
Category
1990s African Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Vintage African Pair of Wooden Hand Carved Busts Sculptures
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
.
Pair of vintage handcrafted wood sculptures of African men and women bust with headdress and jewelry
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa.
Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with
Category
Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large 18th-Century Derby Porcelain Figure Emblematic of Africa
By Derby
Located in Downingtown, PA
large figure, emblematic of Africa, is depicted as a black figure of a boy in in elephant headdress
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Georgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental African Baga Bansonyi Wood Serpent Snake Sculpture on Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A monumental, very tall, quite engaging African Bansonyi serpent snake sculpture/ headdress/ mask
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Dance Head Ornament Representing an Antelope Head, Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A beautiful stylized antelope head used as headdress on ceremonial dances. Retains the old painting
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Busts
Materials
Wood
African Baule statue Mother with Childs, Ivory Coast mid XXem
Located in Paris, FR
African Baule statue Mother with child, Ivory Coast mid XXem
Provenance: Swedish private
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of West African Baga Nimba Carved Fertility Mask Sculptures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of imposing West African Baga Nimba fertility shoulder mask sculptures or statues
Category
20th Century Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Tin
Original Vintage Poster Morocco North Africa Exhibition Sale Galeries Modernes
Located in London, GB
illustration of a lady in a white niqab headdress with examples of traditional Moroccan architecture behind her
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Posters
Materials
Paper
H 27.76 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
'Tribal Woman' African portrait painting of a woman figure dressed with jewels
By Ignacio Trelis
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Tribal Woman' a highly detailed portrait painting of a tribal African black woman with jewellery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Shujaa' Contemporary African Tribal portrait of a woman wearing a head dress
By Ignacio Trelis
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Shujaa' by Ignacio Trelis, is a contemporary portrait painting of a African Tribal woman wearing a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Shaman' Tribal Portrait painting of an African Man in Tribal dress & Jewellery
By Ignacio Trelis
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Shaman' a highly detailed portrait painting of a tribal African black man with jewellery and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"African Dancer, " Brilliant Art Deco Vanity Tray Inspired by Josephine Baker
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a female African figure with a feathered headdress and garlands of flowers, in a tropical setting
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Dandy, Surma Boy, Tribal Child Omo Valley Ethiopia Africa, Portrait Photography
By Jean-Michel Voge
Located in New york, NY
headdress from the Surma Tribe in Ethiopia, Africa.
The photograph is printed by the artist on handmade
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
Vintage French Porcelain Round Vase with Painted African Women and Pure Gold
Located in Prato, Tuscany
-painted two very stylized heads of African women wearing rich jewels, headdresses, necklaces, and earrings
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 12.21 in W 11.03 in D 3.15 in
Yoruba Ibeji triplets master sculptor.Abegunde of Ede tribal African Art Nigeria
Located in Norwich, GB
Ibeji - headdress, scarifications, shape of eyes - varies from region to region in Yorubaland, and
Category
1930s Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 10.63 in W 3.15 in D 2.76 in
Antique 14k Gold Stick Pin with a Bust of a Turbaned North African or Arab Man
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique stick pin
In 14k gold.
Depicting the bust of a North African or Arab man with a
Category
Early 20th Century Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
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W 0.48 in D 0.28 in L 2.41 in
Antique Print of a Native of Benguela City and a Native of Angola, Africa, 1855
Located in Langweer, NL
headdress and earrings, and a native of Angola. This print originates from 'Natural History of Man' by J.C
Category
Antique 1850s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 5.52 in W 9.26 in D 0 in
Modernist Female Head Bust in Marble by P. Costagli, XX Century
Located in New York, NY
head bust of African female in an unusual headdress is signed by the elusive Midcentury artist P
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
Original Vintage Silkscreen Travel Poster Fly BOAC Airline Canada Aldo Cosomati
By Aldo Cosomati
Located in London, GB
in Association with Qantas Empire Airways Limited South African Airways Tasman Empire Airways Limited
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.38 in W 24.81 in D 0.04 in
Bamun Copper Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
Africa. Cast in copper alloy using the lost wax method, each miniature head is depicted with an ornate
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1960's Himba Head Adornment
Located in London, GB
headdresses, of which each symbolises a specific position within the community, and specific phase in life
Category
Vintage 1960s Namibian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
An Early 20th Century Cigar Store Indian, Carved Wood With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Cotignac, FR
seen a Native American, these early cigar-store "Indians" looked more like Africans with feathered
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 37.01 in W 13.78 in D 11.82 in
Pair of Polychrome-Patinated and Gilt Bronze Orientalist Princess Busts
Located in New York, NY
ethnographic depictions in galvanoplastie of indigenous peoples from North Africa and Asia. Gaudez's use of red
Category
19th Century Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Gold Brooch, Orientalist Oil Painting, Signed and dated 1894
By Eugene Alexis Girardet
Located in London, GB
North Africa during the 1870s, including a visit to Tunisia in 1877. However, it was Algeria that most
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
PORTRAIT IMAGINAIRE Signed Lithograph Fantasy Portrait Woman's Face Exotic Birds
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
, and blue details. The woman's extravagant headdress consisting of a mass of red swirls and eccentric
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Royal Packet Shipping Company Calendar Bali
Located in London, GB
feather in her headdress and bangle on her arm, set on a brown shaded background, the company name and
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 17.33 in W 11.42 in D 0.04 in
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) A Mythological scene, drawing
By Louis-Félix Delarue
Located in Paris, FR
of Africa, and his headdress is typical of representations of this continent in the 18th century
Category
1770s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
haunches and forepaws outstretched. Both wear the nemes, the traditional royal headdress of the Pharaoh
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Ballet und Pantomime "Columbine", plate #20.
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
, ghosts, flowers, and insects, they are harlequins and an African princess, a Native American shaman, a
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Ballet und Pantomime "Die Negerfürstin" (The Negro Princess), plate #11.
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
, ghosts, flowers, and insects, they are harlequins and an African princess, a Native American shaman, a
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Ballet und Pantomime "Der Paradiesvogel" (Bird of Paradise) plate #1.
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
, ghosts, flowers, and insects, they are harlequins and an African princess, a Native American shaman, a
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Ballet und Pantomime "Der bose Zauberer" (The Evil Wizard), plate #6.
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
, ghosts, flowers, and insects, they are harlequins and an African princess, a Native American shaman, a
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Ballet und Pantomime "Tschaikiun II", plate #17.
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
, ghosts, flowers, and insects, they are harlequins and an African princess, a Native American shaman, a
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Ballet und Pantomime "Groteske", plate #22.
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
, ghosts, flowers, and insects, they are harlequins and an African princess, a Native American shaman, a
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Ballet und Pantomime "Primula Vera", plate #7.
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
, ghosts, flowers, and insects, they are harlequins and an African princess, a Native American shaman, a
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Ballet und Pantomime "Grille" (Cricket), plate #13.
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
, ghosts, flowers, and insects, they are harlequins and an African princess, a Native American shaman, a
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
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African Headdress For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal African headdress for your home. Each African headdress for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, beads and fabric. Your living room may not be complete without an African headdress — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Many designers have produced at least one well-made African headdress over the years, but those crafted by Janice Frame are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is an African Headdress?
The average selling price for an African headdress at 1stDibs is $1,750, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $4,500 for the highest priced.