Traditional Bamileke 7 Layer Chevron Trade Bead Necklace

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...

Five ceremonial beaded flutes or whistles from the Cameroon grasslands. They come in various geometric forms, taking on the shape of a hollowed, stylized figure that combines human a...

Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque, Cameroon Private collection Brussels

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Pre Columbian Chorrera swimmer Vessel Chorrera Culture Circa BC 800-400 Ecuador. A rectangular vessel surmounted by a recumbent personage in swimming pose with coffee bean eyes h...

Vintage Aztec god of death Miclantecuhtli inspired pendant/brooch in sterling silver. Marked: FV México, Sterling 925.

A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear and nose ornaments, the slim body finely modelled with hands on chest seated...

Pre Columbian Inca Stone Canopa A Inca stone Llama Canopa in dark basalt stone Finely and realistically carved with old worn aged patina, The Canopa is used to venerate the Pacha...