Cowrie Shells Beaded
African Yoruba Cowrie Shell, Beaded Fertility Doll, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
African Yoruba Cowrie Shell, Beaded Fertility Doll, 20th Century
Offered for sale is a 20th
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Shell, Beads
Rhythms of Color: Mounted Beaded Belt with Geometric Motifs and Cowrie Shells
Located in New York, NY
, braided fiber tassels terminate in natural cowrie shells, elements widely associated with wealth
Category
20th Century Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell
$850
H 12.5 in W 20 in D 3 in
Vintage African Beaded Tie Waist Belt in Turquoise Seed Beads Cowries Sea Shell
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Waist Belt Decorated with Cowries Sea Shells
Handcrafted Boho style beaded tie belt
Category
Mid-20th Century African Belts
$99
W 2 in D 0.5 in L 27 in
1990s Pair of Wood And Shells Beaded Namji Dolls On Wood Bases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Pair of Wood And Shells Beaded Namji Dolls
Made with wood, beads and cowrie shells
Metal
Category
1990s Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood, Beads
"Ceremonial Hunting Shirt - Yoruba, Nigeria, " Glass Beads, Shells, & Cloth
Located in Milwaukee, WI
For the Yoruba people of Nigeria, beads and shells are applied to ceremonial garments and
Category
1940s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Found Objects
$6,100
H 27.75 in W 21 in
Mid 20th Century African Kuba Helmet Tribal Mask Shells, Animal Fibres, Raffia
Located in Nottingham, GB
, featuring a combination of materials such as wood, beads, shells, cowrie shells, fibers, and sometimes even
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Raffia
$1,302
H 22.45 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
Group of Three Traditional Medicine Containers. Luguru, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
container. Decorating the bodies of the containers are cowrie shells and glass beads.
Estimated Period: Mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber, Wood, Beads
20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility
Located in Miami, FL
are traditionally carved from native rosewood and are adorned with cowrie shells and colorful beads
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$495
H 24.25 in W 5 in D 4.25 in
Verre Soufflé - Masque Kuba-Congo - Bois, perles, cauris - Circa 1975
By Vanessa Mitrani
Located in PANTIN, FR
from circa 1975—crafted in wood and embellished with beads and cowrie shells—the piece creates an
Category
Vintage 1970s French Tribal Vases
Materials
Shell, Blown Glass, Wood, Beads
Senufo Seated Female Figure – Early 20th Century
By Senufo
Located in Bilzen, BE
Adornments of cowrie shells, wooden beads, and fiber bands around the neck and hips
Its deep, aged patina
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
period and dressed in beads and cowrie shells. With poised statures, composed expressions, and intricate
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
trade. These include a divination tray, beads, cowrie shells, kola or palm nuts, divination chains, and
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,468
H 9.85 in Dm 15.16 in
Jewelry and Dress in Ethiopia, Black and White Photography, Horizontal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Untitled 10"
A Hamar woman wears a leather apron adorned with cowrie shells and beads of her
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,900
H 18 in W 27 in D 0.1 in
Jewelry and Dress in Ethiopia, Black and White Photography, Horizontal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Untitled 10"
A Hamar woman wears a leather apron adorned with cowrie shells and beads of her
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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Ancient Egyptian Mycenean Period Carnelian Shells with Matching Gold Shell Beads
Located in Bloomington, IN
Eleven ancient carnelian beads and ten gold beads, all shaped to resemble cowrie shells. There are
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Artist Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
Double Strand Choker Necklace with Ancient Egyptian Cowrie Shell Center, Gold
Located in Bloomington, IN
a lapis lazuli cowrie shell bead in the center. The lapis shell is 1.5 cm in length, 1.14 cm in
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Artist Choker Necklaces
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold
Women's Tribal African Loin Cloth/Skirt with Cowrie Shells
Located in Oradell, NJ
-colored beads, and cowrie shells The cowry or cowrie shells figure prominently in many West African
Category
20th Century Skirts
Yet Beaded Kuba Belt
Located in Portland, ME
objects. Each object is typically represented twice, one made of cowrie shells and another made of beads
Category
20th Century Congolese Collectible Jewelry
Lele Face Mask
Located in Des Plaines, IL
, cotton, wool, cowrie shells, glass beads HxW: 10 x 9 inches
Each piece of tribal art is hand carved
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Wood, Wool, Cotton
Chinese Cowrie Shell Beaded Vest on Stand
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1920s Chinese vest of woven fiber is beaded with cowry shells and mounted on a custom made
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Shell
African Cowrie Shell and Glass Bead Bib
Located in Gresham, OR
African Cowrie Shell and Glass Bead Bib with Jute String Tie
Category
20th Century Unknown Ties
African Cowrie Shell and Glass Bead Bib
Located in Gresham, OR
African Cowrie Shell and Glass Bead Bib with Jute String Tie
Category
20th Century Unknown Neckties
2000S African Beaded Harness Top With Cowrie Shells
Located in New York, NY
2000S African Beaded Harness Top With Cowrie Shells
Category
Early 2000s Scarves
A White Cowrie Shell Hanging Light, Papau New Guinea
Located in London, GB
Papua New Guinea, 20th century.
An unusual twentieth century cowrie shell hanging light, with four
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Shell
Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
with cowrie shells and dotted with colorful beads. Secured to the head by a metal pin, such caps were
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Fabric
Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
embellished with a pattern of cowrie shells and colorful beads. Secured to the head by a metal pin, such caps
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Fabric
Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
embellished with a pattern of cowrie shells and colorful beads. Secured to the head by a metal pin, such caps
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Fabric
Set of Three Fali Ham Pilu Fertility Dolls
Located in Chicago, IL
rich displays of strung glass beads and cowrie shells, and topped with beaded thread resembling hair
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Primitive Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood, Beads
20th Century Kuba Man's Hat, from D.R.Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
in D.R.Congo.
Over a base of raffia, decorated with glass beads, copper, cowrie shells and barkcloth
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Headdress from Papua New Guinea Made from Cowrie Shells and Red Seeds, Mounted
Located in New York, NY
Headdress from Papua New Guinea made from cowrie shells and red seeds applied to traditional
Category
2010s Papua New Guinean Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Beads, Natural Fiber, Shell
African Dinka Beaded Vest, Mid-20th Century, Sudan
Located in Austin, TX
beads, fiber, and cowrie shells, mid 20th century, Dinka peoples, Sudan.
This extraordinary garment
Category
Vintage 1960s Sudanese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
African Kuba Bwoom Helmet Mask Kasai Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in Forney, TX
Republic of the Congo, face with scarification to forehead, broad nose, embellished with cowrie sea shells
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
Antique authentic African abstract tribal art, Fali doll, Cameroon, Africa
Located in Norwich, GB
glass beads, cowrie shells and coins.
Dolls from the Fali people in Cameroon are abstracted sculptures
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
H 11.03 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Kuba Beaded Hat
Located in New York, NY
of costly imported glass beads and cowrie shells are signs of wealth and high status.
Tribal art
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric
Yoruba, Nigeria Beaded Gourd with Lid
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
stylized sun medallions and faces, and accented with bands of cowrie shells. Beads were a sign of wealth
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Beads
Yoruba Beaded Side Table.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage table. Glass beads and cowrie shells. Could be a side table or ottoman.
Category
Late 20th Century Side Tables
Pair of Vintage Embroidery African Tribal Lumbar Pillows with Cowries Shells
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
applique raffia African artisanal textile decorative lumbar pillows with Cowries shells and wood beads. In
Category
Vintage 1960s Congolese Tribal Pillows and Throws
Materials
Shell, Cotton, Linen, Beads, Raffia
Vintage Brown and Black Earth Tones African Applique Kuba Textile
Located in Oakland Park, FL
embroidered applique design and tribal woven pattern. Embroidered wood beads and cowrie shells.
In shades of
Category
Vintage 1970s Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Vintage Brown and Black Earth Tones African Applique Kuba Textile Fragment
Located in Oakland Park, FL
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Patchwork and embroidered applique design and tribal woven pattern. Embroidered wood beads and cowrie shells
Category
Vintage 1970s Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Vintage Brown and Black Earth Tones African Applique Kuba Textile Fragment
Located in Oakland Park, FL
embroidered applique design and tribal woven pattern. Embroidered wood beads and cowrie shells.
In shades of
Category
Vintage 1970s Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
Vintage Yellow and Black Earth Tones African Applique Kuba Applique Textile
Located in Oakland Park, FL
and embroidered applique design and tribal woven pattern. Embroidered wood beads and cowrie shells
Category
Vintage 1970s Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Raffia
H 32 in W 23 in D 0.25 in
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African Senufo Stool or Table from Cote d'Ivoire, Late 20th Century
By Senufo
Located in Miami, FL
African Senufo Stool or Table from Cote d'Ivoire, Late 20th Century
Offered for sale is a 20th-century hand-carved Senufo stool from Cote d'Ivoire. The stool is stable and quite se...
Category
20th Century Ivorian Stools
Materials
Wood
$850
H 20 in W 27.13 in D 18.75 in
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
A fantastically hand-crafted piece by the Kota (or Bakota) tribe who are located in the northeastern region of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited w...
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
$3,200
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Pink Quartz Bubble Sconces by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Pair of pink quartz bubble sconces with the polished brass finishes. Created by Phoenix gallery NYC.
Each sconce installed four sockets. Use four 60w LED warm light bulbs. Total 240...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Rock Crystal
African Mali Cast Bronze Figural Helmet on Stand, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
African Mali cast bronze figural helmet on stand, 20th century
Offered for sale is a mid-20th century African lost wax cast bronze figural helmet on a stand from Mali. Mali, offic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36.5 in W 11 in D 11 in
Vintage Chair and Ottoman Set in Mies Van der Rohe Barcelona Chair Style
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Chair and Ottoman Set in Mies Van der Rohe Barcelona Chair Style
Offered for sale is vintage Barcelona style chair and ottoman originally designed in 1929 by Mies Van der Ro...
Category
Late 20th Century Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$1,650 / set
H 30 in W 31 in D 30 in
Carved African Bamileke Throne Chair
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1980s hand carved African chair was made by a member of the Bamileke tribe from Cameroon. Hand carved dark stained wood arm chair with rounded, open-work back that feature...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Tribal Style Songye Kifwebe Mask, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This graphic Songye Kifwebe mask has fine carved lines curved over the eyes and diagonal lines radiating from the nose and mouth in classic Kifwebe form. Mid-20th century mask from t...
Category
Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Belle Époque Diamond Tiara
Located in London, GB
A Belle Époque diamond tiara, to the centre three diamond-set clusters with diamond-set foliate decorations and one large diamond-set cluster on each side, all within a waved frame o...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Fine Japanese Hibachi Lacquer with Inlays Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Japanese wood Hibachi with copper insert circa 1900-30s end of Meiji to Taisho Period. It can be used as a unique planter or to showcase an ikebana design.
Hibachi means "fir...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Copper
Japanese Ceramic Seto Tea Leaf Tsubo Jar Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese glazed ceramic jar with a lacquered wood lid circa 19th century of late Edo to early Meiji Period. The stoneware tsubo was used as a storage vessel for produce such as tea...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Benin 'Nigeria' Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Modern Replicas
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
Benin (Nigeria) bronze sculptures of leopards from the mid-20th century
Offered for sale is a pair of modern mid-20th century copies of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) bronze figural s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$16,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 39 in W 34.25 in D 13.25 in
Framed Street Photograph by Vivian Maier Editioned with Provenance
By Vivian Maier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed black and white street photograph by Vivian Maier (American, 1926-2009), "Untitled, June 25, 1961". This is a gelatin silver print printed in 2014. This sharply contrasted b...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
$7,500
H 24.625 in W 20.625 in D 1 in
Fine Japanese Satsuma Vase by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely decorated Japanese satsuma ceramic vase by Ryozan Okamoto (c.1820s-1910s) for Yasuda. Ryozan is the head artist working for Yasuda company, a Japanese ceramic makers and dea...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$9,800
H 7.25 in Dm 6.25 in
Rare African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Rare African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair, 20th Century
Offered for sale is a large rare African bronze figurative throne chair from Cameroon. The chair is a 20th-centu...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
$19,000 Sale Price
24% Off
H 50.5 in W 29 in D 24 in
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
Korean Wedding Box on Stand Lacquer with MOP Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A black lacquered wood wedding box known as Ham in Korea with a conforming stand. Based on the construction and design, the piece is likely dated to early 20th century (Korean Empire...
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Other Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
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