MOSSI YATENGA ANCESTOR MASK

Monumental Mossi Yatenga Plank Mask, Burkina Faso/Mali, 20th c., with dished face having serration, horns, pierced plank, in white and terra cotta pigment, 60" x 7" x 6 1/2". Good condition, one chip

female ancestor figural mask, 57 in. H. Towson University Art Collection

Tall carved wooden mask with elegant female ancestor image, from the Mossi of Burkina Faso, West Africa. This is a rare style of mask created by the Mossi to appear at the funeral of an elderly Mossi

**Originally Listed At $650** West Africa, Burkina Faso, northern Yatenga region, Mossi peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden Karanga mask of a tall form with a projecting to

Carved wooden face mask with tall superstructure of female ancestor effigy. The mask has wonderful stylized treatment to the mask face and female form. Mossi peoples, Burkina faso, Africa. The mask me

A very tall carved wooden mask featuring an elegant female ancestor finial above the mask face, all carved from a single piece of dense wood. Among the Mossi of Burkina Faso, a wooden face mask surmou

Maske, "wan-zega" Mossi, Burkina Faso, Boulsa Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Pflanzenfasern. H 130,5 cm. B 35 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung. In situ erworben. Seltene, zylinderförmige, w

Oceania, Micronesia, Chuuk, Caroline Islands, Nomoi Islands (Mortlock), Satoan Atoll (Satawan Atoll), ca. 20th century CE. Micronesian culture has almost no masks - only those from this group of islan

A very old and weathered cap mask in the image of a Fulani woman. The mask has been painted with mineral pigments in black and white and accented with incised linear "scar" designs. Mossi peoples, Bur

Old West African Punu Ancestor Mask, Gabon. Carved wood and pigments. Display Stand. Ex. Collection of Larry Goldblatt, New York. Size: 20'' x 7.5'' x 5.5'' (51 x 19 x 14 cm). Height on stand: 25" (64

13" LONG; MISSING BIRD'S TAIL

An old carved wooden cap mask in the image of a Fulani woman. The mask has been painted with mineral pigments in black, red and white and accented with incised linear "scar" designs. Mossi peoples, Bu

A Large carved wooden mask with highly abstract facial features and a most interesting front lock finial that evolves into an arm and hand. A very unusual example. Mossi peoples or related ethnic grou

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Abelam tribe from the Maprik/Wosera area, ca. early 20th century CE. A massive woven mask representing an ancestor, with a huge, avian-like nose curved into a hook form. The

Description: Original MOSSI Mask / Burkina Faso origin. Medium: Wood, Linen and beads Measurement approximate: 18 H Inches Shipping cost: $45 Different rate to California, Hawaii and Alaska applies

Wooden and painted Sepik ancestor Mask ("nose" mask)Dating to the beginning of the 20th Century.Dimensions are 39 x 13 x 17 cms.Similar examples in A. Mayer.Oceanic Art,Koenemann, Koeln1995; pp.192/19

African Mossi Mask (Wan-Balinga), Burkina Faso. Carved wood and pigment. Stand not included. Size: 13'' x 6'' x 7'' (33 x 15 x 18 cm).

Maske, "wan-balinga" Mossi, Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 39,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Die Mossi kennen eine Vielzahl von Masken mit Totemismus-Charakter

Fine Old African Mossi Mask, Burkina Faso. Carved wood. Size: 23'' x 8'' x 7'' (58 x 20 x 18 cm).

NEW GUINEA, CARVED AND PAINTED ANCESTOR MASK. HEIGHT 14"

On woven raffia base, 2 heads sticking out of the head, large ears with slender nose, open mouth with circular pendant form beard; 18"H

Ahnen-Maske Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea, East Sepik Provinz, Sepik Fluss Gebiet Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Federn. H 51 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020),

This Oceanic/Pacific carved ancestor mask, possibly a bull roarer, is from Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Region. There is carving on both sides, red ochre paint highlights. Pre-WW11 item brought back

A rare early 20th century West African Nigerian Yoruba painted and crafted wood ancestors mask. The mask has wide open eyes, big lips, and a nose, and decorated with a big helmet on the top. The creat