Mossi Butterfly Dance Mask, Upper Volta

Bobo Bird Mask, Bobo -Ule (Red Bobo also called Tara Peoples) Upper Volta, Wood, pigment and fiber, 40 inches high, Boca Raton Museum of Art prior to 2002

Upper Volta Dance Mask, mid 20th C., enhanced with tin sheet metal. (LUCE8271)(LUCE8271) Measurements: 24 H Condition: Condition commensurate with age and use.

Upper Volta carved wood Dance Mask, 20th C., modeled as a horned animal, decorated with red cloth and tin sheathing. (LUCE8257)(LUCE8257) Measurements: 28 H Condition: Condition commensurate with age

African tribal spirit mask, Upper Volta, female figure surmounts mask, the face having an elongated nose and round eyes, 28.5"h x 9"w x 7"d,

According to Thomas Wheelock, such masks originate in the far eastern area near Boulsa, Burkina Faso and were worn by aggressive dancers who would patrol the ceremonial grounds and keep unruly spectat

According to Thomas Wheelock, such masks originate in the far eastern area near Boulsa, Burkina Faso and were worn by aggressive dancers who would patrol the ceremonial grounds and keep un-ruly specta

Carved wooden mask with avian and zoomorphic elements, decorated with white, red and black kaolin clay pigment. The mask is light weight and dry with age and shows handling and wear. Remnants of the c

Mossi polychrome dance mask, Berkina Faso, carved and pigmented wood, on custom stand with Lucite base, gallery label taped inside, 6.5"h x 12"l x 6"w (mask), 20.5"h (on stand) Provenance: Estate of D

This is a carved wooden helmet mask from the Mossi of Burkina Faso, West Africa. The mask features wonderful geometric designs and a tall central crest running down the entire length of the mask. The

Early 20th Century Carved African Animal Mask from Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso). It was bought in Manhattan in 1960 from the Segy Gallery of African Art (Ladislas Segy) noted African tribal art col

Carved wood mask wood, richly decorated crown. Painted black, red and white. Dimensions: H45" x W11" x D10" Condition: good, has some chips to the surface and has been repaired.

This is called Senufo BoBo Mask from the Upper Volta River area of Ethiopia. This one is quite old and it represents something to do with hunting and admiration of the local animals in that region.

To include "African Art in Detail" by Chris Spring, "African Masters: Art from the Ivory Coast" by Eberhard Fischer & Lorenz Homberger, "The Mossi of the Upper Volta: The Political Development of a Su

This is a very fine old example of a "Wan Palega" or "Large Antelope" wooden mask from the Mossi peoples of Burkina faso, West Africa. This highly decorated old hand carved wooden mask features incise

Ritual masks carved in wood by the MOSSI people- Burkina Faso. Mossi sculptors are famous for their polychrome masks which are worn during funeral ceremonies and to guard crop. These masks ? which hav

MOSSI, BURKINA FASO, CARVED AND PAINTED CRESTED DANCE MASK. HEIGHT 40" WITH STAND

20th Century carved Burkina Faso African face mask. Features high crest design, adorned with antelope head and geometric pattern of rust red, cream and black. Head is surrounded by a fringe of fibers.

BOBO, UPPER VOLTA, CARVED & PAINTED CROCODILE MASK. HEIGHT 24"

Butterfly Mask- Guerrero Bat Dance Balsas River Area 28" x 24" Please review all photos closely. The nonappearance of a condition report does not mean that the lot is in perfect condition, does not sh

BOBO, UPPER VOLTA, CARVED AND PAINTED PLANK MASK. WIDTH 43"

African Bobo Upper Volta carved wood ceremonial spirit mask, the stylized figural and zoomorphic totem, with black, white and red polychrome accents, 50"h

wood, H: 43 cm, H: 16,9 inch Provenance: Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, Germany Lit.: Roy, Christopher, Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Paris 1987, p. 273

A carved wooden helmet with polychrome pigments, basketry hat with woven rope hair like adornment. The dance mask features an antelope and avian design, quite a similar example can be found in the Tho

African Carved Wood Bobo Mask Having painted geometric motif with openwork design at the top; possibly from the Upper Volta Republic Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor