FINE AFRICAN ART # 40

IMPORTANT DAN AFRICAN MASK Ex Museum Collection

RARE LUBA NKISHI DIVINATION IDOL, AFRICAN ART

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BRIGANTINE, NJ, United States

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FINE AFRICAN ART # 40

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African Masks and Sculptures, many from important American collections.

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RARE OLD IBIBIO IDIOK "HELL DWELLING SPIRIT" MASK: A Large and rare old wooden helmet mask of a aggressive "Hell dwelling spirit" with a wild open mouth and several spiral horns, remnants of old paint and obvious age and wear. Ibibio peoples,

0026: RARE OLD IBIBIO IDIOK "HELL DWELLING SPIRIT" MASKEst. $800-$1,200

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A FINE OLD YORUBA IBEJI TWIN IDOL, AFRICAN ART: A carved wooden female effigy with tall elaborate coiffure with woven braids , accented with indigo pigment. Traditional facial scars and raised carved scars on the abdomen and back of the idol.

0027: A FINE OLD YORUBA IBEJI TWIN IDOL, AFRICAN ARTEst. $400-$800Lot Passed

A RARE BEMBE AFRICAN MASK: A Carved wooden mask with aggressive style and well worn surface patina. The Mask features large concave facial features with tubular eyes accented with red and white kaolin clay pigment. Bembe

0028: A RARE BEMBE AFRICAN MASKEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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A BAMUN N'KANG MASK: A Vintage carved wooden helmet "N'Kang" mask with aggressive large smiling ancestor face and tall coiffure. The mask has a well handled and polished surface.All carved from a single piece of heavy

0029: A BAMUN N'KANG MASKEst. $400-$800

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$FINE BAULE MALE SCULPTURE AFRICAN ART: A very finely carved wooden effigy of a male with raised tribal scars, ornate coiffure, beard and braided pony tail. A very handsome image of a male \"spirit Lover\" or oracle. Baule peoples, Cote$

0030: FINE BAULE MALE SCULPTURE AFRICAN ARTEst. $400-$600

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A RARE MENDE FEMALE SCULPTURE AFRICAN ART: A Tall carved wooden female effigy featuring incised linear designs and long outstretched arms and hands. This is likely a minsereh figure, which is used by the leader of the Yassi society, who is

0031: A RARE MENDE FEMALE SCULPTURE AFRICAN ARTEst. $2,000-$2,400Lot Passed

A BEAUTIFUL MENDE FEMALE SCULPTURE, AFRICAN ART: A very finely carved wooden female effigy featuring incised linear designs and exaggerated form and features. This is likely a minsereh figure, which is used by the leader of the Yassi society, who

0032: A BEAUTIFUL MENDE FEMALE SCULPTURE, AFRICAN ARTEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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RARE MENDE MINSEREH SEXUAL TEACHING SCULPTURE: A very rare old carved wooden female effigy of two females engaged in risque sexual behavior. featuring two female images with incised linear designs and long arms and hands. This is a minsereh

0033: RARE MENDE MINSEREH SEXUAL TEACHING SCULPTUREEst. $600-$900

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RARE LAWALWA AFRICAN MASK: A very rare old wooden mask from the Lwalwa peoples, Congo / DRC, Africa. Carved wood with sharp angular features, and the wood is dyed with the red sap of the Mukala fruit.The mask itself measures

0034: RARE LAWALWA AFRICAN MASKEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed

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A VERY OLD KUBA AFRICAN MASK: A highly stylized and elongated mask face with faded geometric pattern designs along the cheeks , classic coffee bean shaped eyes and diminutive mouth. There is obvious handling and wear over

0035: A VERY OLD KUBA AFRICAN MASKEst. $300-$500

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A SENUFO MALE & FEMALE COUPLE, AFRICAN ART: Highly stylized carved wooden effigy of a male and female couple. The couple feature elongated faces and forms, incised "scars" along the cheeks and abdomen and have a well handled surface patina.

0036: A SENUFO MALE & FEMALE COUPLE, AFRICAN ARTEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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LARGE OLD DAGARI PHALLIC SHRINE SCULPTURE: This is a very old and field used shrine sculpture from the Dagari (Dagarti) ethnic group of Ghana / Burkina Faso, West Africa. a classic ‘phallic’ ancestor figures constructed as a reversed

0037: LARGE OLD DAGARI PHALLIC SHRINE SCULPTUREEst. $600-$900

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RARE YAKA MBAWA BUFFALO MASK FOR INITIATION SOCIETY: This is a rare plant fiber mask known as "Mbawa" or the Buffalo and was used by an initiation society among the Yaka known as NKANDA. This mask is well constructed with woven fibers and rattan like

0038: RARE YAKA MBAWA BUFFALO MASK FOR INITIATION SOCIETYEst. $1,000-$1,500

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A VERY FINE OLD FANTI "QUEEN MOTHER" FEMALE SCULPTURE: A very fine old carved wooden effigy or a "Queen Mother" or maternity sculpture featuring a wonderfully stylized female form with large breast, ribbed neck and painted brow and conical hat. Fante

0039: A VERY FINE OLD FANTI "QUEEN MOTHER" FEMALE SCULPTUREEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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A VERY OLD LOBI DAGARA PHALLIC SHRINE FIGURE: This is a very old and field used shrine sculpture from the Dagari (Dagarti) ethnic group of Ghana / Burkina Faso, West Africa. a classic ‘phallic’ ancestor figures constructed as a reversed

0040: A VERY OLD LOBI DAGARA PHALLIC SHRINE FIGUREEst. $200-$400

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PENDE MBANGU BEWITCHED BLACK & WHITE AFRICAN MASK: A carved wooden face mask with black and white kaolin clay earthen pigments and highly stylized facial features. The mbangu mask depicts someone that is bewitched, diseased or handicapped due to

0041: PENDE MBANGU BEWITCHED BLACK & WHITE AFRICAN MASKEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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JANUS SONGYE NKISI MAGIC FETISH AFRICAN ART: Carved wooden janus magic sculpture with classic features, a well worn and well handled surface patina, brass pins in the abdomen on both sides and a small antelope horn driven into the head cavity

0042: JANUS SONGYE NKISI MAGIC FETISH AFRICAN ARTEst. $300-$600

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RARE OLD PUNU THREE FACED SHRINE SCULPTURE, AFRICAN ART: This is a very rare and unusual PUNU shrine object from Gabon, Africa. Featuring 3 ancestral faces with tall coiffures and painted bust like forms, all carved from a single piece of wood, showing

0043: RARE OLD PUNU THREE FACED SHRINE SCULPTURE, AFRICAN ARTEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

PRIMITIVE BAMILEKE NKOH PRIESTS MASK, AFRICAN ART: A rare old wooden mask from the Bamileke peoples, Cameroon, Africa. Carved wood, with heavy erosion and decay, well weathered and worn edges. This is a rare mask, and considered one of the most

0044: PRIMITIVE BAMILEKE NKOH PRIESTS MASK, AFRICAN ARTEst. $300-$500Lot Passed

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A FANTASTIC DAN GUERE MASK: A Carved wooden mask with various appendages resembling a spiders legs, as well as large ears, as well as the entire mask is accented with brass studs and white paint around the eyes and forehead.

0046: A FANTASTIC DAN GUERE MASKEst. $500-$800

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OLD SENUFO HYENA FIRESPITTER HELMET MASK: A Very rare, old and interesting wooden "Fire Spitter" dance mask from the Senufo peoples, Cote D'Ivoire, Africa. Carved wooden helmet style mask with back swept ears, well carved eyes and nose with

0047: OLD SENUFO HYENA FIRESPITTER HELMET MASKEst. $800-$1,500

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EXTREMELY RARE DINKA COPPER MASK Ex BERG Collection: A very fine and rare hand hammered copper mask with raised linear tribal "scars" as well as a Dinka front hair braid with disc shaped attachment, traditionally this may have been cow dung. The Mask

0048: EXTREMELY RARE DINKA COPPER MASK Ex BERG CollectionEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed

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LOBI BIRTH SCULPTURE, AFRICAN TRIBAL ART: A carved wooden sculpture depicting ba mother seated on birthing stool giving birth, the childs head has breached. The Figure is carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood and has a weathered

0049: LOBI BIRTH SCULPTURE, AFRICAN TRIBAL ARTEst. $300-$500

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LARGE ANCIENT SOKOTO HEAD FRAGMENT 500 BC-200 CE: This is a large and impressive ancient fragment of a sculpture from the Sokoto culture, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. An relatively rare Sokoto terracotta head featuring the characteristic overhanging

0050: LARGE ANCIENT SOKOTO HEAD FRAGMENT 500 BC-200 CEEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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