Early 19th C. African Liberia Dan-Guare War Mask

DAN, LIBERIA, AFRICAN WOOD MASK LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C. H 9 1/4" W 5 3/4" Hollow eyes. Pierced outer border for raffia. D 3". Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator, and creator of the Mic

West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, or Guinea, Dan peoples, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A dramatic and beautiful example of a "mask" (made to be worn atop the head rather than over the fac

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A miniature "passport mask" made to be carried by people as portable copies of larg

West Africa, Liberia or Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing and highly-stylized face mask, the face hand-carved from hard wood. The face is characterized by

Dan Wood Passport Mask circa 19th Century Size: 3.25" W x 5.5" H West Africa, Ivory Coast, Dan culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An early carved wooden Dan mask that quite unexpectedly

AFRICAN DAN, LIBERIA, WOOD MASK c.early 20TH C. Size 9 3/8 inches high, 7 1/4 inches wide. Carved wood mask with hollow eyes. painted in red and white. Provenance: From the Estate of Judith Fresco, in

West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A remarkable hand-carved wood divination mask of intriguing form. The stylized visage presents rectangular, openwork eyes be

**Originally Listed At $300** Western Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask in a characteristic style with slender, sunken eyes an

West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A fabulous example of a wooden mask from the Dan peoples known as a "kagle" (spirit mask) enveloped in fine dark-b

West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A fabulous example of a wooden mask from the Dan peoples known as a "kagle" (spirit mask). The highly-stylized vis

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fabulous example of a mask from the Dan peoples, skillfully hand-carved from moch

West Africa, Liberia and Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask known as a "gle" or "ge" used during ceremonial dances by the Dan peoples. The tear-d

West Africa, Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large carved wood mask from the Dan peoples of Western Africa. The striking visage is comprised of a prominent nose, pu

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Liberia / Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely duo of hand-carved wooden passport maskettes, with features including pointed chin

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century. A pair of wooden passport masks, carried by people in Western Africa as miniature

**First Time At Auction**West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan/Bassa, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a personal passport maskette that is carved from a lightweight wood and was created by the Da

**First Time At Auction**West Africa, Ivory Coast/Liberia, Dan, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A wonderful carved wood passport mask presenting an expressive visage with an overhanging forehead, ta

West Africa, Ivory Coast/Liberia, Dan/Bassa, ca. early 20th century CE. A personal passport maskette carved from a lightweight wood, created by the Dan peoples to serve as a talisman, replete with fea

A Dan bronze figure. Poro Society, Liberia, West Africa. Late 19th/ Early 20th century. 7" x 3 3/4" x 1 1/4". Includes stand. Provenance: John J. Klejman, New York. Private New York Collection.

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan people, ca. early 20th century CE. A near-miniature example of a Dan passport mask that is hand-carved from coffee-hued wood.

**First Time At Auction** Western Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large carved wooden mask from the Dan people known as a Kagle (or spirit mask). Th

Western Africa, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century. A wood passport mask. In characteristic style, the eye area is sunken while the forehead and chin thrust outward

19th Century African Dan Tankagle Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Private collection, Sunnyside, NY, assembled in the 1960s. Size: 8'' x 4.75'' x 3'' (20 x 12 x 8 cm); Height on

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