![Rare NYANGA wood initiation Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery TA1688: CONGO DRC RARE NYANGA MASK Beautiful mask very typical of this tribe, the eyes fairly close together, the ears almost glued to them, and the shape of the entire lower face According to Daniel P. Biebu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399852_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
Tribal Art Masks
![Rare NYANGA wood initiation Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery TA1688: CONGO DRC RARE NYANGA MASK Beautiful mask very typical of this tribe, the eyes fairly close together, the ears almost glued to them, and the shape of the entire lower face According to Daniel P. Biebu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399852_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![LEGA Wood idimu Mask Bwami Cult Congo Zaire DRC African Tribal Art 1120: CONGO DRC POWERFUL LEGA BWAMI IDIMU MASK This mask is part of a pair, most likely from the hand of the same artist A special price can be negotiated for both, it would indeed be a shame to separate th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399907_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Congo Drc Large Anthropomorphic NGBAKA wooden Face Mask African Tribal Art 1526: CONGO RDC NGBAKA ANTHROPOMORPHIC MASK Large mask with the typical scarifications of this tribe (On the temples and the forehead) The remains of kaolin around the eyes give it an intense expression The](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399877_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Rare LEGA KWAME Kayamba Mask Bwami Cult Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1101: CONGO RDC Large Zoomorphic Mask KAYAMBA LEGA - KWAME Large Kwame Kayamba mask. The Bakwame are considered by some as a sub-tribe of the Lega, by others as a neighboring tribe sharing with them cultual](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399913_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Nice SONGYE Power Figure Fetish Congo Drc Zaire African Tribal Art MC 1856: CONGO DRC BEAUTIFUL SONGYE POWER FIGURE (NKISHI) Sculpture stylistically very close to the styles of Sentery and oriental groups Like figure 163 (Neyt, 2009 pages 196 and 197), the statue is in the sh](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399924_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Large SONGYE Kifwebe male mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art MC 1859: CONGO DRC Large SONGYE Male Kifwebe Mask The Songye have created these masks among the most impressive of the art of Black Africa. The male Kifwebe masks are real modern sculptures with very audacious](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399976_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Very rare initiation BEMBE Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1301: CONGO DRC Extremely rare BEMBE initiation mask (M'cwe wa wondolomina) Beautiful initiation mask with 4 eyes I only know of another example, the ultra-famous Bembe circumciser's mask from the Mestach c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399853_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Large Anthropomorphic NGBAKA Ubangi wooden Face Mask African Tribal Art MC 1887: CONGO RDC Large anthropomorphic mask NGBAKA or neighboring people of Ubangi (Ngbandi or Mbanza) Expressive and powerful mask This mask is very close to the one illustrated in Ubangi, pages 62 and 63 P](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399894_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![BEMBE Nice zoomorphic initiation owl mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art MC 1871: CONGO DRC Rare BEMBE initiation mask (M'cwe Wa Wondolomina) Beautiful initiation mask with 4 eyes Worn by Bembe circumcisers, these masks were to inspire respect and fear But polysemous, they could al](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399885_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Rare LEGA KWAME Kayamba Mask Bwami Cult Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1131: CONGO DRC RARE KAYAMBA MASK KWAME LEGA Beautiful mask, very expressive The Kayamba Mask is easily recognizable by the two horns on the top. It is a relatively rare mask, used by preceptors during the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399899_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Probably METOKO Mask with Lega & Nyanga influence Congo African Tribal Art 1799: CONGO DRC Beautiful & Powerful Visibly Old Mask Probably Metoko (Mituku) Very interesting mask, with its strong Lega influence, and especially Lega Bakano, living with the Nyanga in the Walikale regio](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399982_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Cute LEGA Lukwakongo Ya Wakusomba horned Mask Congo African Tribal Art mc 1910: CONGO RDC Cute zoomorphic Lukwakongo Ya Wakusomba mask Not all horned masks are Kayamba masks (these are larger and are used by guardians during rites of passage to adulthood) According to Alexandre S](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399959_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![LEGA Wood idimu Mask Bwami Cult Congo Zaire DRC African Tribal Art 1601: CONGO DRC LEGA BWAMI IDIMU MASK Idimu masks are significantly larger than Lukwakongo masks, but stylistically very close These are collective masks used during ceremonies for high-ranking people of th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399928_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![LEGA idimu bwami Mask Bwami Cult Congo Zaire DRC African Tribal Art 1201: CONGO DRC LEGA Idimu Bwami mask Idimu masks are significantly larger than Lukwakongo masks, but stylistically very close These are collective masks used during ceremonies for high-ranking people of th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399824_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Powerfull BOA Pongdudu Warrior Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1213: CONGO DRC BOA PEOPLE PONGDUDU RARE WAR AND DANCE MASK According to most authors, these masks were worn by the bravest warriors, giving them an image of invulnerability. Boa live in the north of the De](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399962_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![RARE ! HEMBA Cute Anthropomorphic Face Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 0939: Description en français ci-dessous - French description below CONGO DRC RARE LITTLE MASK HEMBA Rare little anthropomorphic mask. This mask has about the same size as the small zoomorphic and anth](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399986_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Large KOMO - KUMU wood Mask Ituri Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery TA1689: CONGO DRC LARGE KUMU - KOMO NSEMBU MASK The "Nsembu" masks were used during the initiation rites of the "secret" divination society Nkunda The Kumu are a Bantu people living in the equatorial forest o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399974_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![LEGA Idimu heart-shaped Bwami wood Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 0908: CONGO RDC Beautiful LEGA Mask Bwami's cult Mask, very beautiful typically heart-shaped face The mouth is almost invisible at first glance, It is right under the chin A mask with a similar shape can be](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399970_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Rare YELA MBOLE BAMBOLE Lilwa Mask Congo Rdc Zaire Kongo African Tribal Art 1367: CONGO DRC YELA Lilwa Society Mask The Yela are a people whose rites have remained quite mysterious to us. They are culturally close to the Mbole, a little better known, with whom they share the cult o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399965_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![BOA Pongdudu Warrior Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1690: CONGO DRC BOA PEOPLE PONGDUDU RARE WAR AND DANCE MASK According to most authors, these masks were worn by the bravest warriors, giving them an image of invulnerability. Boa live in the north of the De](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399939_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![SHI Rare Powerful & Impressive Mask neighbors Lega Congo African Tribal Art 0900: CONGO DRC Rare SHI Mask Bushi Masks are rare. On this one, we observe as scarifications the typical patterns of hatched triangles often seen on the vessels of the tribe. The Shi are a Bantu people est](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399931_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Beautiful &Large Metoko Mask Mituku Congo African Tribal Art MC 1872: CONGO DRC Large Metoko Mask Settled in the heart of the equatorial forest, in the region of the Middle Lwalaba, the Metoko would be the descendants of Lega migrants (according to the oral tradition of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399811_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Congo Drc NIce Anthropomorphic NGBAKA wooden Face Mask African Tribal Art 1641: CONGO RDC NGBAKA ANTHROPOMORPHIC MASK or neighboring people of Ubangi Nice three-tone mask The Ngbaka or Bwaka live in the north of the Congo, in the Ubangi area (or Ubangi) They are the neighbors of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399927_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![BEMBE zoomorphic initiation owl mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art MC1929: CONGO DRC Superb BEMBE zoomorphic mask Eluba ya butende In "Masks in Congo", Pol Pierre Gossiaux, undisputed specialist of the Bembe describes them as ambiguous and polysemous "owl" (cwecwe) masks, wh](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399786_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
News about Tribal Art Masks
![Wonders of Africa on display in March 20 Decorative Tribal Art Sale](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/173016847_1_x-1.jpg)
Wonders of Africa on display in March 20 Decorative Tribal Art Sale
NEW YORK – On Wednesday, March 20, commencing at 8 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct its next Decorative Tribal Art Sale, featuring more than 150 lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Two of the three highlights of the March 20 auction are late 20th-century bronzes, but all three originate in […]
![Tribal art and antiquities enchant at Thomaston Place Sept. 22-23](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/160207370_1_x.jpg)
Tribal art and antiquities enchant at Thomaston Place Sept. 22-23
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![Ethnographic and tribal art treasures abound at Heritage, July 8](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Murik-Mask-brag-sebug_Heritage_Auctions-1.jpg)
Ethnographic and tribal art treasures abound at Heritage, July 8
DALLAS – A Murik mask from Papua New Guinea and a Taino cohoba stand from the Dominican Republic each could bring $80,000 or more when they are sold in Heritage Auctions’ Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Signature® Auction July 8. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
![Well curated selection of tribal art featured in March 15 sale](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-09-at-2.44.06-PM-1.png)
Well curated selection of tribal art featured in March 15 sale
NEW YORK – On Tuesday, March 15, starting at 2 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct a sale of Unique Tribal Art. It will feature a thoughtfully curated 167-lot selection of hand-crafted wooden masks and figures from tribes located around the world. Offerings include a large Hemba ancestor figure; a Dan mask, created by a community […]