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Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix with Selenite Sunrays and Apophyllite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix with selenite in matrix and adorned with gem beading around the cross. The selenite in matrix creates the sunrays around the crucifix. The pi...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Beads Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Very early Monocolor Bamileke Elephant Mask embroided with white trade beads.
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Kuosi Elephant masks comprise cloth panels and hoods woven from plantain fiber over raffia. On this background glass beads are stitched in geometric patterns. The basic form depicts salient features of the elephant—a long trunk and large ears. The hood fits tightly over the masker's head, and two hanging panels, one behind and one in front, partially conceal the body. The front panel is the elephant trunk, and the two large, stiff circles hinged to either side of the head are its ears, which flap as the masker dances. While the mask symbolizes an elephant, the face is human. Eyeholes provide visibility, and a nose and mouth with teeth are normally present. The glass beads used on these earlier masks were nineteenth-century trade beads of Venetian or Czechoslovakian manufacture, used as well in exchange for slaves. Elephant mask costumes...
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Organic Material
Decorative Grassland Leopard skin Mask, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
Decorative Grassland Leopard skin Mask
Private collection Brussels
The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colourful miniature glass beads in vario...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Organic Material
Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Lamp, Glass Beads, Teresczchuk (1875-1963) Austrian
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very special bronze figural lamp besides its beauty retains the original glass beads that the young woman holds. We were most surprised and pleased to find this piece in such...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Beads Figurative Sculptures
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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 Earings
Some cracks in the shells on top of the head
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1990s Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
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Shell, Wood, Beads
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head embroidered with European
Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon.
Private collection Brussels
Worn by chiefs and other notables on cerem...
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
1990s Wood and Beaded Sculpture Of Woman - NAMJI Fertility Doll
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Wood and Beaded Sculpture Of Woman - NAMJI Fertility Doll
Cowrie Shells
On wood base
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1990s Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
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Wood, Beads
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon.
Private collection Brussels
The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colou...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure Embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People , Cameroon
Private collection Brussels
These commemorative statuettes ,representing a...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
Vintage Decorative Xhosa Beaded Medicine Gourd, South Africa, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
South Africa, circa 1930
One Xhosa beaded medicine gourd.
H 12 x Ø 10 cm
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1930s South African Vintage Beads Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head Embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head embroidered with European
Glass Beads, Grasslands People, and Cameroon.
Private collection Brussels
Worn by chiefs and other notables on cer...
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20th Century Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
Bamileke Decorative Wooden Flute or Whistle embroidered with European Glass Bead
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Wooden Flute or Whistle embroidered with
European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon.
Private collection...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
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Wood, Beads
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon.
Private collection Brussels
The raffia splint is covered with cloth and c...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Beads Figurative Sculptures
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Beads, Burlap
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, Nigeria, West Africa, Mid-20th Century, featuring intricate sculptural form decorated in polychrome beads and nassa sea shells, depicting central warrior figure mounted on figural horse or donkey animal, flanked by four standing figures, atop cylindrical crown, adorned with lizards and mask.
Many people refer to this type of altar item...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Beads Figurative Sculptures
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Luba Kukudji Figure
Located in London, GB
Luba Figure
Kakudji
D.R. Congo
Wood, fibre, beads, textile
28 cm
On a professional wooden stand
Provenance:
- Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
- Zem...
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Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Beads Figurative Sculptures
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Wood, Beads, Textile, Natural Fiber
Handcrafted Arts & Crafts Tree Metal Sculpture Beads Purple Amnesty Fossil Base
Located in Miami, FL
Arts & Crafts metal tree sculpture with beads mounted on a purple amnesty fossil.
Note the details and the craftsmanship.
No signature found.
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La Tête de Marie Antoinette Beaded Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
La Tête de Marie Antoinette by Peyton Hayslip.
Date of Fabrication: 2016.
This one of a kind, handcrafted Marie Antoinette beaded sculpture is m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Beads Figurative Sculptures
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Beads
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