Helmet Mask – Wood – Kwese – Gabon

The (Fang groups) Betsi and Ntumu call this type of helmet mask ngontang, a term that is a contraction of nlo ngon ntanga, which means ‘face of the daughter of the white man.’ When the Betsi and N

African Punu Helmet Mask, Gabon. Carved wood, pigment and raffia. Stand not included. Size: 12'' x 12'' x 12'' (30 x 30 x 30 cm). (Not including raffia)

African Fang Helmet Mask with 4 Faces, Gabon. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 13'' x 9'' x 9'' (33 x 23 x 23 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York.

Item/Description: Decorative, two tone Gabon style helmet mask. Hand carved wood over the head mask features black and white painted face above a red hued carved lizard / animal. Material: Wood, paint

African, Gabon, Fang (Ngil) Large Hemlet Mask. Size 22 3/4 inches high. + stand. 9 inches wide. A large wood helmet mask with large nose, small eyes. Incised large eye brows. Custom mounted. Traces of

Three African Fang, Cameroon/Gabon carved wood and polychrome masks, including: two ngil, one with raffia and metal rings; together with ngontang helmet mask (stands not included); L: 24"

Mid 20th C. Central Gabon West African carved and polychrome wood 13 1/2" (h) x 8 1/2" (l) x 8 1/2" (w) quadruple face Punu helmet mask. CONDITION: Areas with wear from age and usage.

Central Africa, Gabon, Kota people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large wooden helmet mask, hand carved and made from multiple pieces of wood. The mask has a tall crest running from front to bac

African Kwese Mbala Helmet Mask on Stand 14''x9.5''. A painted wood mask with red museum numbering on back edge. Scattered surface wear from age. it measures 10''x9'' without stand. Democratic 20th ce

African Fang Ngontang Helmet Mask, Gabon. Carved From A Single Piece Of Wood And Whitened With Kaolin On All Four Faces. This The Fang people were victims of the large transatlantic and trans-Saharan

African Fang Ngontang Helmet Mask, Gabon. Carved From A Single Piece Of Wood. This The Fang people were victims of the large transatlantic and trans-Saharan slave trade between the 16th and 19th centu

Gabon. A group of two Fang Ngontang helmet masks, each with four faces, made of carved wood and decorated with white and red pigment; (largest) ht. 16, wd. 11, dp. 12 in.

A very nice old carved wooden mask from the Kwese peoples of Gabon, West Africa. The Wood is very light and very dry, suggesting age and wear over the years. The mask has a light surface pigment of ka

African Tribal Art: Fang People, Gabon: Ngontang mask featuring four elongated faces. Early 20th century. Wood, carved in a hollowed, helmet-like form with four abstracted faces encircling the perimet

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

early 20th century, African, carved and painted large Fang helmet mask with an elaborated triple arched headdress. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 22 in. Additional h

The Mahongwe live east of Gabon, and are known mainly for their reliquaries. The use of masks is limited to the company reserved for diviners. It occurs during initiation rites in which the uninitiate

ANTIQUE AFRICAN HELMET MASK, WOOD AND CLOTH WITH COWRIE SHELLS, GUERE-WOBE/DAN, LIBERIA OR SIERRA LEONE, 11.8"H X 8"W, ON ACRYLIC STAND TOTAL HEIGHT 24"SKU812.12,

Title: Adouma mask - Wood - Gabon Description: Adouma mask from Gabon.. These masks are very refined and characterised by an asymmetry of colours, ranging from white kaolin to blue pigments, ritually

Suku Peoples, Suku people, DR Congo, Suku Helmet Mask, Wood with raffia fiber and pigment, 14 inches high, Provenance: Boca Raton Museum of Art

Nigerian, Igbo Peoples Helmet Mask, Wood, cowry shells, fabric and pigment Height 18 inches. Provenance: De-accession from The Boca Raton Museum of Art.

A group of Four African Style Objects. ++ Igala Style Helmet Mask. Wood, pigment. Nigeria. 8 1/4" x 16 1/4". ++ Sierra Leone Style Head. Stone. Sierra Leone. 3" x 4 1/2". With stand: 9". ++ Asante Sty

A Kuba Style Bwoom Helmet Mask. Wood, beads, cowrie shells, natural fibers, and animal hair. 20th century. Democratic Republic of the Congo. 12” x 11”. Condition: Surface dirt, residue. Pr

A group of four African masks. ++ Horned mask with raffia and hair. ++ Punu style helmet mask. Gabon, Punu style. ++ Maiden Spirit mask. Nigeria, Igbo style. ++ Mask with multiple faces. Provenance: E