Mbundu mask, Angola, Africa. Carved wood with large accented brow and prominent cheeks. Such masks were worn by young men as part of initiation into adulthood. Very lightweight and dry wood, with repair to lower chin, overall fair condition with signs of field use. Provenance: Jo De Buck, Belgium. 14 1/4"
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-12-05
PENDE MBUYA MASK Zaire, Africa. Carved wooden mask with elongated facial features adorned with raffia grass set into a large shadowbox. Mask: 18" Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2010-02-13
Bini mask, Benin, Africa. Carved wood in classic form with ornate royal headdress and abstract facial features. Mask interior and attachment holes show field use Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-12-05
Pende Mbangu mask, Zaire, Africa. Carved wood with black and white painted face and attached raffia grass headdress adorned with feathers. Traditionally used to ward Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-12-05
WE/Gere mask, Ivory coast, Africa. Carved wooden mask with agressive features and attached horns and ears. Very well worn interior suggests field use. Provenance: Angelina Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-12-05
Large Temne Parade mask, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Carved wood with serene face and traditional neck rolls conveying prosperity and wealth among the tribe. Well Read more…
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2009-12-05
comprising one Chokwe mask, Angola, of elongated form with pierced eyes and mouth, an Ivory Coast carved wood mask with blue and pink pigments, a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2011-05-02
Temne Polychrome Carved Wood Head Crest Mask, Sierra Leone, used in Ode-lay society festivals, a Janus mask with a female face in back of a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-12
Temne Polychrome Carved Wood Crest Mask, Sierra Leone, Ode-lay society mask depicting a man astride a ferocious lion who appears to be about to eat Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
W. AFRICA SINUFU WEDDING TRIBAL CEREMONIAL CARVED MASK, ANTIQUE, H 18", W 8":Wedding tribal ceremonial dance mask. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2008-09-14
Three Polychrome Carved Wood Ibibio Face Masks, Nigeria, an Anang owl mask, one with a kneeling military man, and one with a man holding a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
