CAMEROONIAN CARVED WOOD MASK (KAM OR AKAM), Late 20th century, Grasslands region (probably Kom)

CAMEROONIAN CARVED WOOD MASK (KAM OR AKAM), Late 20th century, Grasslands region (probably Kom) artist. Wood, human hair, plant fiber, and organic material. - H: App. 18 in.

West Africa, Nigeria, probably Yoruba peoples, mid to late 20th century CE. A large and colorful hand-carved wood mask designed to be worn atop the head and project high above it - this type of mask i

Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, Babanki or Bamileke style, possibly late 19th/20th century, bush cow forms, elongated faces with open mouths, smaller example with patinated surface, 23 x 12 x 7

Latin America, Mexico, probably Michoacan State, ca. early 20th century CE. An early and finely detailed carved wood mask from the Guerrero region, representing a Moor or possibly El Viejo (old man) g

Late 19th/Early 20th c. Carved wood 6 1/4" x 11" x 6 7/8" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York In the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet the tradition of wearing masks descends from animistic

Late 19th/Early 20th c. Carved wood 12" x 7" x 5 1/8" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York In the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet the tradition of wearing masks descends from animistic tri

Late 19th/Early 20th c. Carved wood 13" x 8" x 3" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York In the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet the tradition of wearing masks descends from animistic tribes

Late 19th/Early 20th c. Carved wood 9 3/8" x 5 3/4" x 3 3/4" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York In the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet the tradition of wearing masks descends from animis

Two: Late 19th/Early 20th c. Carved wood, hair 10" x 6" x 3", 13" x 8" x 5" Provenance Allan Stone Collection, New York In the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet the tradition of wearing masks descen

Two: Late 19th/Early 20th c. Carved wood, hair 11" x 7 1/2" x 5", 10" x 6" x 3" Provenance Allan Stone Collection, New York In the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet the tradition of wearing masks de

**Originally Listed At $2500** West Africa, Mali, Bandiagara region, Bamana people, ca. late 19th early 20th century CE. A fascinating wooden mask depicting a pointed and angular face, hand-carved fro

West Africa, probably Baoulé people of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a dark wood mask with a heavy, squared-off browline and long, also squared-off nose; t

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Loango / Kasai river region, probably Mbala, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful bird effigy club, the wooden handle carved with the head and

**Originally Listed at $300** Central Africa, Cameroon, probably Oku kingdom, Bamileke, ca. early 20th century CE. A very large and impressive carved wooden mask from the grasslands of Cameroon - a Ba

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Middle Sepik River region, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautifully carved and painted figural head representing a spirit and/or ancestor, boasting a chara

Tribal carved and polychromed wood mask, 20th c., probably Ivory Coast, painted decoration, 14"h x 8"w x 5"d Provenance: Estate of Jacques Lowe, official photographer of President John F. Kennedy

CAMEROON, AFRICAN, CARVED WOOD MASK (MALE) LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C. H 10" W 11" D 13" having a flat top, arched protruding brow, bulging eyes, open nostrils and oval open mouth, with dramatic pronounce

A late 20th century carved wood portrait mask with pigments and tufts of hair, signed in ink and dated 1997. Measures 10 x 8.5 x 4 inches. Provenance: The Evonne K. English Conservatorship Art Collect

**Originally Listed At $100** Central America, Guatemala, mid to late 20th century CE. Guatemala has a long tradition of colorful festivals where dancers, wearing masks, tell stories about good and ev

TRIBAL: Suku Helmet Mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, late 20th C., wood, raffia, pigment, carved wood helmet mask with a small animal seated on top, painted with indigo blue, white, and red-brown p

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Asia, possibly Burma, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. Rare mask in helmet carved from a single piec

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ituri (also Etori or Uituri) region, ca. early 20th century CE. A delicate, flat, circular carved wood mask of minimalist geometric form and with excellen

Mossi Peoples, Karanga mask, 20th c., Burkina Faso region, browns and black pigmented carved wood, the oval mask with high-walled sides, shallow carved face with two rectangular eye cutouts, surmounte

Two Carved African Masks, polychromed wood, one with straw hair, 20"l and 17", late 20th C. CONDITION: Very good.