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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

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

Senufo Crocodile Headdress, Africa
Senufo Crocodile Headdress, Africa
H 32.5 in W 25.5 in D 10 in
Carved African Mali Antelope Headdress
Located in Houston, TX
Carved abstract mythological abstract antelope anteater headdress mounted on wood stand. These
Category

20th Century Malian Primitive Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved African Mali Antelope Headdress
Carved African Mali Antelope Headdress
H 16.5 in W 27.5 in D 5.25 in
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 Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
H 11.75 in W 8.5 in D 6.5 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

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

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

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

"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

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

Tribal Portrait Photography with Bone Hat
Located in Marbella, ES
Striking photograph capturing the cultural essence of a young woman in an African landscape
Category

2010s Spanish Photography

Materials

Resin

Tribal Portrait Photography with Bone Hat
Tribal Portrait Photography with Bone Hat
H 72.05 in W 48.43 in D 1.38 in
African Bobo Tribe Large 67" Antelope Tribal Wood, Pigment, Early 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning 66 1/2 in tall x 9 in W. X24" d. Antelope African headdress mask in a wonderful hand
Category

Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Art- Senufo/Tuka Bird Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceremonial bird headdress with horns
Category

20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Art- Senufo/Tuka Bird Headdress
African Art- Senufo/Tuka Bird Headdress
H 8.5 in W 7.5 in D 10.5 in
African Ceremonial Beaded Yoruba Headdress from Nigeria
Located in Chicago, IL
ancestors. Keywords: African Art, Sculpture, beaded, headdress,hat, tribal
Category

Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Fabric, Beads

African Ceremonial Beaded Yoruba Headdress from Nigeria
Located in Chicago, IL
ancestors. Keywords: African Art, Sculpture, beaded, headdress,hat
Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Fabric, Beads

African Art- Ceremonial Tribal Headdress with Articulated Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Bamana antelope headdress with articulated puppet figure. String through back makes arms and legs
Category

Malian Tribal Art

Materials

Fabric

African Yoruba Wooden Polychrome Egungun Headdress Mask from Nigeria
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This attractive and ornate mask was made by the Yoruba. The base is a small, flat pyramid of wood, giving rise to a columnar neck that in turn supports the head. The face is rounded ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art Fine Yoruba Gelede Mask Headdress interior design decoration
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century Yoruba Gelede mask. A fine example of a male Gelede mask used in the Gelede masquerades, The Gelede masquerade is associated with the recognition of the power of...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Headdress
Located in Palm Springs, CA
African headdress with beaded birds on metal stand. This piece was purchased in the 80's in San
Category

Vintage 1950s African More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Fabric, Beads

African Feather Headdress
Located in New York, NY
African Feather Headdress
Category

20th Century Malian Decorative Objects

Baba Nimba African Sculpture Vintage Wood Fertility Headdress
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Vintage Baba Nimba African Sculpture Vintage Wood Fertility Headdress. Exquisitely carved example
Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tribal African Ekoi Headdress Nigeria / Cameroon Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Striking and impressive large Ejagham (Ekoi) Janus headdress. Four antelope skin covered faces and
Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Bronze Benin Empire Headdress
Located in Palm Springs, CA
African bronze Benin Empire leopard headdress
Category

Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on 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

Bissau-Guinean Baga Serpent Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
Africa. Worn as a headdress, this sculptural figure is held on the shoulders of a dancer whose body is
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Art

Materials

Steel

Bissau-Guinean Baga Serpent Headdress
Bissau-Guinean Baga Serpent Headdress
H 61.5 in W 5 in D 3.75 in
Bust of an African Woman, Paris, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A terracotta and porcelain bust of an African woman in traditional headdress, from France, circa
Category

Vintage 1940s French Other Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Antique African Headdresses
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
20th century ceremonial African multicolored beaded hat from Cameroon.
Category

Early 20th Century Cameroonian Mounted Objects

Antique African Headdresses
Antique African Headdresses
H 20.5 in Dm 7.25 in
Decorative African Feather Headdress, JuJu Hat
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorative African feather headdress in white -- JuJu Hat. Cameroon, in the style of the Bamu Tribe.
Category

20th Century African Tribal Art

African Ceremonial Feathered Headdress
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
vibrant orange feathered headdress, great for sculptural wall hanging.
Category

Late 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Feathers

African Tribal Chiwara Wood Bambara Headdress
Located in Astoria, 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

African Carved Decorative Mask /Headdress
Located in Studio City, CA
Arresting African carved mask/headdress from the estate/collection of Gore Vidal, who was an avid
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Masks

Materials

Animal Skin, Grasscloth, Wood

Vibrant African Feather Headdress - Balimeke Tribal Art
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Brilliant feather headdress from the Balimeke Tribe of western Cameroon, Africa. This headdress
Category

20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art

African Cameroon Bamileke Carved Wood Bird Headdress Mask
Located in San Mateo, CA
Carved wood and pigment bird form headdress from the Bamileke of Cameroon. This shows wear. There
Category

Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

20th C. African Hardwood Carving of a Woman Wearing Headdress, circa 1930
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A 20th century African hardwood carving of a woman wearing a headdress, circa 1930.   
Category

Early 20th Century African Other Busts

Materials

Hardwood

Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on 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

Fabric, Beads

African Cameroon Headdress
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exotic Cameroon African headdress created by the Bamileke people. Come in pink, white, and
Category

20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Feathers, Cotton, Natural Fiber

handmade mottled African feather headdress
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handmade African headdress, wonderful graphic wall hanging
Category

21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Art

Materials

Feathers, Fabric

Decorative African Carved Wood Headdress
Located in Highland Park, IL
A large carved wood African headdress. Wonderful detail
Category

20th Century African Primitive Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

African Art- Kurumba Antelope Mask/Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
antelope, the hyena, and the hare" [Excerpted from:The Dance, Art and Ritual of Africa, Michael Huet]
Category

20th Century Malian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

prestige headdress
Located in St. Helena, CA
hand made tribal headdress from the bongo tribe in southern sudan
Category

20th Century African Sculptures

prestige headdress
prestige headdress
H 25 in W 7.5 in D 4.75 in
Feather Headdress
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful feather headdress wall plaque. This is a fantastic three dimensional round art object
Category

20th Century African Decorative Art

Materials

Fabric, Straw, Feathers

African Art- Beaded Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
: African, Tribal, Ceremonial, Cameroon, headdress, cloth, beads, blue, red, brown, shells
Category

20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art

Materials

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African Art- Beaded Helmet Mask
African Art- Beaded Helmet Mask
H 20 in W 12 in D 14 in
Large African Bobo or Bwa Antelope Tribal Sculpture on Stand
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Large African Bobo or Bwa antelope tribal sculpture on stand. Antelope African headdress mask in a
Category

Vintage 1950s Burkinabe Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Iron

African D’mba Headdress Aka Spirit Artisanal Sculpture
Located in Oakland Park, FL
African D’mba Headdress aka spirit artisanal sculpture. Hand carved and painted, embellished with
Category

1990s Guinean Tribal Busts

Materials

Palmwood, Twine, Paint

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African Headdresses For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of African headdresses for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique African headdresses was constructed with extraordinary care, often using trimming, wood and beads. African headdresses have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Yoruba People produced beautiful African headdresses that are worth considering.

How Much are African Headdresses?

Prices for African headdresses can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, African headdresses begin at $450 and can go as high as $5,200, while the average can fetch as much as $1,650.
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