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A Fang Four faced helmet Mask, African Art

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Art Brut: A Powerful Fang African Mask: Carved wooden helmet style mask with highly stylized facial features, accented with kaolin clay. fang peoples, Gabon, Africa. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $30.00

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Huge Bidjogo Bush Cow Helmet mask, African Art: A very large carved wooden mask in the form of a Bush cow adorned with real cow horns and Glass eyes. This mask measures 29 x 15 inches. Bidjogo peoples, Guinea Bissau, West Africa.

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Horizontal Chamba Bush Cow helmet mask, African Art: This is a wonderful vintage carved wooden mask worn by the Chamba ( or possibly mama) peoples, Northern Nigeria, Africa. The mask was worn horizontally as a helmet and adorned with various seeds and t

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Kuba Biombo African helmet mask, African Art: This is a very nice vintage Kuba peoples mask, Congo, Africa. Carved wood with a well weathered surface and with incised tribal designs. The mask features large almond shaped eyes and a 3 finial crest

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A Highly Stylized Fang mask, African Art: A Contemporary Fang peoples mask with elongated face and overall abstract quality. Fang peoples, Gabon or Cameroon, Africa. The mask measures 20 x 5 inches. A metal display stand can be included for a

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Large Kuba helmet mask, African Art: A carved wooden helmet style mask with inset bead work and overall exaggerated style. From the Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. There is NO display stand included with this lot, however if you would like

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Old Kuba Kabongo Funerary Mask, African Art: A interesting vintage to antique wooden mask from the Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. A carved wooden helmet style mask with ornate geometric painted designs and an overall exaggerated and fantastic form

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A Makonde Lipico Initiation mask, African Art: A carved wooden helmet style mask with wonderfully realistic face and cornrows, signs of handling and use. The mask measures 8 x 7 inches tall. A durable display stand can be included for an additiona

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Kuba African Dance mask, African Art: Carved wooden helmet style mask from the Kuba peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Highly stylized example with wonderfully exaggerated features. Measures 17 x 10 inches. A display stand was not incl

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A Tall Old Bobo Fetish Post with 4 Faces, African Art: This is a very tall and unusual carved wooden marker post with four strong mask like faces , cowrie shells and sacrificial matter, accented with linear designs. Bobo peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa

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African Tribal Four Faced LEGA Bwami Society Mask: Origin: Lega. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: Around 1940. Materials: Wood, Kaolin and rope. Size: "Height 25.5 cm. Width 17.5 cm. Depth 10 cm." Masks like these were used in instruction and i

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A Fang Ngil African mask: A carved wooden mask painted with kaolin clay pigment and decorated with incised designs. Some wear and interior patina suggest some use as a dance mask, though likely it was made for the art trade. C

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African Fang Fantasy Helmet: African Fang Fantasy Helmet. With spirit guide. Carved wood and pigment. On stand. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Published: "African Art & the Serious Collector" M

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Old Ekoi / Ejagham Dance Crest, Cross River African Art: Old carved wooden dance creest in the form of a human head with four tall stylized horn like finials. The mask is carved wood, covered with animal skin, and shows actual field use and wear, and is not

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Lot of Four Reference books on African Art (2): Lot of four reference books on African Art 1) African Art from the Barbier - Mueller collection2) Masks from West Africa from the Dr Peter & Sue Rosen collection3) African Art by R.S Wassing4) A Perso

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A Dan Grebo War Mask, African Art: A Vintage to contemporary carved wooden mask with a tall ribbed neck, Human hair, and carved wooden horns on a classic Dan mask face. The Panel/mask has some tribal repairs and signs of weathering. Da

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