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Three masks - Burkina Faso, Mossi

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AFRICAN MASK: Mossi Yarenga Style Karamwemba Plank Mask with female figure crest, Burkina Faso, 20th c., the mask having three horns, in red and white pigment, 48" x 6" x 7". Some loss.

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TRIBAL AFRICAN ART MOSSI WAN PESEGO MASK. Burkina: TRIBAL AFRICAN ART MOSSI WAN PESEGO MASK. Burkina Faso. Most Mossi masks symbolically depict totemic animals associated with particular clans. Each family has an animal with which it has mythological

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Tall African Wood Plank Mask: Figural and animal mask by the Burkina Faso Mossi tribe. [64" H x 12" W x 5" D].

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Warthog Mask, Mossi, Burkina Faso: African Tribal Art: Mossi People, Burkina Faso: Helmet Mask with Warthog, 19th Century. Extremely worn, patinated surface, incised with geometric designs, showing traces of pigments. An old rope is la

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Original MOSSI Mask / Burkina Faso origin: Description: Original MOSSI Mask / Burkina Faso origin. Medium: Wood, Linen and beads Measurement approximate: 18 H Inches Shipping cost: $45 Different rate to California, Hawaii and Alaska applies

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Fine Old African Mossi Mask, Burkina Faso: Fine Old African Mossi Mask, Burkina Faso. Carved wood. Size: 23'' x 8'' x 7'' (58 x 20 x 18 cm).

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Burkina Faso Mossi Mask: West African, Burkina Faso, Mossi peoples mask. Carved wood and polychrome paint. 34" H. Spilt to mask handle. Loss to bottom of mask. Small metal tag to the bottom of handle, 33.

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6 Mossi Masks: 6 Mossi Masks. Burkina Faso, Africa. Carved wood. Largest Size: 48" x 7" x 7" (122 x 18 x 18 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidd

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6 Mossi Masks: 6 Mossi Masks. Burkina Faso, Africa. Carved wood. Largest Size: 62" x 7.5" x 5" (157 x 19 x 13 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bi

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6 Mossi Masks: 6 Mossi Masks. Burkina Faso, Africa. Carved wood. Largest Size: 58" x 7" x 7" (147 x 18 x 18 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidd

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A Bobo/Mossi Mask, Burkina Faso: A Bobo/Mossi Mask, Burkina Faso, height: 56 1/2". Provenance: Irv Fischer Collection, Michigan

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A Bobo/Mossi Mask, Burkina Faso: A Bobo/Mossi Mask, Burkina Faso, height: 65". Provenance: Irv Fischer Collection, Michigan

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Dance mask - Wood - Mossi - Burkina Faso: Ritual masks carved in wood by the MOSSI people- Burkina Faso. Mossi sculptors are famous for their polychrome masks which are worn during funeral ceremonies and to guard crop. These masks ? which hav

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Antique African Mossi Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso: Antique African Mossi Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Peter-Michael Boyd Traditional African Art and Material Culture, Seattle; ex collection Drs. John & Nicole Dintenf

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Helmet Mask w/Snake, Mossi, Burkina Faso: African Tribal Art: Mossi People, Burkina Faso: Helmet Mask with Snake, late 19th/Early 20th Century. Extremely worn, patinated surface, incised with geometric designs, showing traces of pigments. 26"

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wood, a) mask of a rooster, polychrome painted, pierced around the rim, min. dam., traces of abrasion, l: 33,5 cm; b) "gägon" mask, Dan, Ivory Coast, eyes with metal sheet framing, beard made from animal hair, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, h: 25,5, cm; c) puppet, Ibibio, Nigeria, in form of a female half figure, rep., cracks, traces of abrasion, h: 50,5 cm
Continent: Africa

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Three masks - Burkina Faso, Mossi

Name: Three masks - Burkina Faso, Mossi
SKU: 28924416
Price: 500 EUR
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