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Mask "pwoom itok" - D. R. Congo, Kuba

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MID 19TH CENT. KUBA PWOOM ITOK MASK - CONGO: MID 19TH CENT. KUBA PWOOM ITOK MASK - CONGO. Measurement approximate: 12.5 H. (Inches). Material: Wood. Shipping cost: $45 Different rate to California, Hawaii and Alaska apply

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A Kuba Pwoom Itok Mask: A carved wood and painted dance mask with traditional conical eyes, flattened nose, and fantastic style associated with the "Pwoom itok" mask. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 10 x

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A Fine Old Kuba Pwoom Itok mask Ex~ Scheinberg NY 1971: A carved wooden face mask with dark painted geometric designs and stylized horns around the eyes. The mask is adorned with a raffia grass headdress and crown of feathers. Kuba peoples, DRC/Congo, cent

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An Old Kuba Pwoom Itok Mask Ex Irwin Hersey , Ex Zabel: Carved from a single piece of wood with remnants of painted designs and a deep well handled surface suggesting years of field use. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 11.25 inc

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Kuba African mask with Feather Headdress Ex Scheinberg: A very fine old Ishen Maal or Pwoom Itok carved wooden mask with feathered headdress. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 12 x 12 x 14 inches. A metal display stand can also be

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Kuba 'Pwoom Itok' mask of a wise old man: A Kuba 'Pwoom Itok' mask of a wise old man, Congo, who was a consultant for the other dancers. Of typical style and made from wood with holes drilled around the eyes, red and white crusty pigment and

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A Fine Kuba Pwoom Itok Carved Wood African Tribal Goggle-Eye Mask, DRC: Ca. first half 20thC. Democratic Republic of Congo. Very good age-appropriate wear with partially complete feathers and other decorations. Mask not including stand measures approx. 15" high. For a sim

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Kuba Bwoom Dance Mask & Costume: Kuba Bwoom Dance Mask & CostumeDR of Congo Kuba Bwoom dance costume: wooden helmet mask of bearded human face with round and projecting forehead, cowrie shells and glass bead bands decorating the face

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Kuba Mask: African Tribal Art Kuba Mask, DR Congo. Dimension is 12.5 inches high x 6.75 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $35.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US, international foreign s

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A Very Fine Old Kuba Pwoom Itok Mask Ex Robertson: A very finely carved wooden mask with attached headdress and wonderfully painted geometric designs throughout. This mask represented a wise older man at boys’ initiations. One of the principal Kuba

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Fine Old Kuba Pwoom Itok mask Ex Julius Carlebach, NY: A highly stylized mask with curled horns and large flattened nose. Carved from a hard wood and painted with geometric tribal motifs. This mask type, called "Pwoom Itok" or "Ishen Maal" is occasionally

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A Fine old Kuba Pwoom Itok Mask: A Carved wooden mask with polychrome pigments and attached raffia grass and rattan fiber headdress. This mask may have represented a wise older man at boysâ€™ initiations. One of the principal Ku

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Helmet Mask - Wood - Kuba - DR Congo: Great Bushoong Bwoom Royal mask.This mask is generally called a Nyet mask. Horns were sometimes added to a mask for the image of power and strength.There are more than twenty different types of masks

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A Fine Old Kuba Pwoom Itok African Mask: A Carved wooden mask that represented a wise older man at boys initiations known as "Pwoom itok". The chief identifying characteristic is the shape of the eyes, whose centers are cones surrounded by h

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Exemplary Kuba People, Pwoom Itok Mask, Zaire: Exemplary Kuba People, Pwoom Itok Mask, Zaire. Size: 11"T x 6.75"W x 4.75"D

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Vintage Kuba Pwoom Itok African mask, African Art: A Vintage carved wooden mask with a well handled painted surface and well worn edges suggesting some age and handling The mask has a wonderfully stylized face, eyes, protruding forehead with copper ac

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Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, conical protruding eyes, enclosed by drilled holes and horn-like appendages, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, base
H: 21 cm, H: 8,3 inch
Continent: Africa

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Mask "pwoom itok" - D. R. Congo, Kuba

Name: Mask \"pwoom itok\" - D. R. Congo, Kuba
SKU: 34922420
Price: 2500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €2,500 - €5,000

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