Old Igbo African Headdress Ex Nick Poolos Chicago

A carved wooden head piece with paddle like form decorated with openwork design and has remains of mineral pigments throughout. Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Headdress measures 9.5 inches tall. P

A tall carved wooden sculpture depicting a helmeted male figure standing atop a well weathered circular iron base. Most likely created as a protective idol for a home or shrine. The sculpture measures

A Very rare old carved wooden head dress sculpture from the Igbo Ekpeye peoples of Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture has ornate painted form and design. Loss to both arms, long ago. The sculpture has bee

A Tall and elaborate carved wooden helmet mask with stylized leopards, ancestors and large mirror on top. Igbo peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The mask measures 24 inches tall. A metal display stand ca

A Carved wooden mask with a heavy kaolin clay pigment and accented with various colors and incised designs. The mask measures 20 x 4 .25 inches. A metal display stand can also be included for an addit

This is a well weathered old and quite exaggerated female sculpture from the Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. Featuring a highly stylized female with classic treatment and somewhat archaic style. The figu

A very fine old and rare Diviners maskette , a carved wooden miniature mask with traditional face, linear designs accenting kaolin clay and a very well handled surface patina. Worn as a pectoral by a

A carved wooden helmet mask with a highly stylized form accented very fine linear designs and with white and blue pigments. Bobo peoples, Burkina faso, Africa. The mask measures 20 x 12 inches. The ma

A rare old carved wooden face mask with kaolin clay painted surface accented with reddish and orange clay pigments. Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa.The mask measures 9 x 6 ( 10.5 inches tall on simple d

A very fine old Ishen Maal or Pwoom Itok carved wooden mask with feathered headdress. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 12 x 12 x 14 inches. A metal display stand can also be

A carved wooden Chokwe Pwo mask with raised scar designs, nose ring , kaolin clay pigment accents and woven grass headdress. Chokwe peoples, Angola, Africa. provenance: - Ex. Sol and Josephine Levitt

A carved wooden dance mask with precise linear designs and overall classic form, with highly stylized mouth and eyes. The mask has a woven grass headdress / netting still attached and remains of hair

A very finely carved wooden mask with attached headdress and wonderfully painted geometric designs throughout. This mask represented a wise older man at boys’ initiations. One of the principal Kuba

A Very rare, old and interesting wooden mask from the Igbo peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. A powerful and dramatic Okoroshi Ojo mask from the Igbo of Nigeria. Okoroshi masks are used in ceremonies to

This is a very fine and rare Old Alusi Shrine idol figure from the Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A carved wooden figure with tall central crest, accented with a yellow mineral pigment , the face is n

A carved wooden ceremonial mask with classic facial features, elaborate coiffure, well polished surface patina and attached textile headdress, woven grass beard and resins. The mask shows many years o

A carved wooden face mask with dark painted geometric designs and stylized horns around the eyes. The mask is adorned with a raffia grass headdress and crown of feathers. Kuba peoples, DRC/Congo, cent

A Carved and painted wooden mask with exagerated facial features and bright blue paints, attached textile headdress and large raffia grass coiffure. The Words "Ka Ka Ka Lome" are painted on the headdr

A dramatic carved wooden parade mask with raised scar designs and painted with black and white pigments. Idoma Peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 14 inches tall ( 21 inches tall on profession

A finely carved old wooden mask with raffia grass headdress still attached. The mask features the classic heavy lidded eyes, deep facial scars as well as a well handled surface suggesting years of fie

A Carved wooden mask with stylized face and attached raffia grass headdress with three conical horns on top. The mask shows plenty of handling and wear. This mask is a Pumbu Mbuya mask, used in entert

A very old and well weathered female shrine effigy with highly stylized form and classic features, some areas of mineral pigment. mambila peoples, Cameroon, West Africa. The idol measures 11.5 inches

A very finely carved wooden dance crest or headdress from the Ibibio or related ethnic group, Cross river region, Nigeria, Africa. The head dress features 3 separately carved mask like faces and a ser

Headdress for "Ekeleke" Southwest Igbo peoples. Nigeria, West Africa. Early-mid 20th century. Wood with oil-based paints In fine condition with one horn showing an old, now stable crack Provenance: Fr