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African fetish figure with Cowrie shells

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ZIMBA people Fetish "magical" Figure statue Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1036: CONGO DRC Probably ZIMBA Fetish Rare and beautiful fetish with very stylized forms On the head, ther is a small textile bag lined with cowrie shells which probably contains a mixture of "magic" substa

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African Yoruba Power Figure: African Yoruba Power Figure. Male figure carrying a yoke suspending multiple cowrie shell strands, beaded panels and three smaller fetish figures. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size

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African Yoruba Ibeji Figure in Cowrie Shell Mantle, Nigeria: African Yoruba Ibeji Figure in Cowrie Shell Mantle, Nigeria. Carved wood, pigment and beads. Property from the collection of Helen Cunningham and Ted Newbold, Philadelphia, PA. Size: 11'' x 8'' x 5.25

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Two African Carved Wood Power Figures: Two African Power Figures. Including: a Songye Power Figure. Carved wood, with cowrie shell, metal,leather, and beaded decoration. Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, April 7, 1967, lot 229;

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Two African Carved Wood Ibeji Figures: Two African Carved Wood Ibeji Figures in Cowrie Shell Vests , Yoruba, Nigeria, standing male figures carved with arms lowered at sides on an integral circular mound, blue pigment highlights, each wear

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African Liberian Tribal Fetish Scepter Wand: Late 19th early 20thC. African tribal fetish scepter wand, wood, hair, cowrie shell, iron, and woven burlap type fabric. Age-appropriate wear, with age-cracks, missing fabric, cowries, and hair. Stand

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2 West African Figural Objects, Mali.: A group of two West African Figural Objects. Includes mask and figure. Wood, cowrie shells, and tusks. Smallest: 13 1/4" x 5 3/8". Largest: 29" x 7". WIth mount: 31 1/2" x 7 1/8". Condition: Wear, sur

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AFRICAN OR OCEANIC CARVED WOOD FEMALE FIGURE WITH: AFRICAN OR OCEANIC CARVED WOOD FEMALE FIGURE WITH COWRIE SHELL EYES19th CenturyIncised decoration to body.Height 25".

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African Cowrie Shell and Beaded Figure: African Cowrie Shell Female Figure, 27 x 8 inches, Provenance Boca Raton Museum of Art prior to 1994

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African Bamileke Lefem Figure, Cameroon, Ht. 50.5": Large African Bamileke Lefem Commemorative Seated Figure, Cameroon. Carved wood with cowrie shell and bead decoration. Early 20th century. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 50.5"

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African Carved Fetish Mask With Headdress, Congo: African Bakongo carved wood fetish mask with attached woven interior basket and headdress, decorated with cowrie shells. Early 20th century. Dimension: Mask: 15.75 in. hgt. x 12 in. wd. x 8 in. dp; Wo

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African Fon Voodoo Fetish Spirit Bottle, Togo: African Fon Voodoo Fetish Spirit Bottle, Togo. African Fon Voodoo Fetish Spirit Bottle, TogoThe Fetish bottle has two carved wooden idols bound to a bottle, with cowrie shells, pendant animal tail hai

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An African Bamileke Lefem Standing Figure, Cameroon,: An African Bamileke Lefem Standing Figure, Cameroon, 20th Century, Having carved wood with bead and cowrie shell decoration. H: 48 W: 10 D: 8 1/2 in. Collection of Al Bright. Alfred L. Bright, (Americ

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