![BOYO BUYU Initiation Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Pre Bembe 1146: CONGO DRC BUYU - BOYO PRE-BEMBE MASK Beautiful mask, with the typical aesthetic of this area of the country The thin face is surrounded by a stylized beard, the large half-closed eyes emit a beautiful](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399873_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
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Masks
![BOYO BUYU Initiation Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Pre Bembe 1146: CONGO DRC BUYU - BOYO PRE-BEMBE MASK Beautiful mask, with the typical aesthetic of this area of the country The thin face is surrounded by a stylized beard, the large half-closed eyes emit a beautiful](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399873_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Old LEGA Bwami cult wooden Face Mask Congo Drc Warega African Tribal Art 1127: CONGO RDC Beautiful Lega idimu mask Obviously old Those masks were used in the cult of Bwami, an association which organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Lega community The Le](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399826_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Rare YELA MBOLE BAMBOLE Lilwa Mask Congo Rdc Zaire Kongo African Tribal Art 1369: 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/5584/332610/179399839_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Beautifu Lega idimu Bearded Mask Bwami Congo African Tribal Art mc 1857: CONGO DRC Beautiful idimu LEGA Mask Face whitened with a very mineral kaolin (glitter effect) Dot scarifications on the forehead This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a level society wh](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399791_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Oni Mask: Oni Mask, Late 18th, early 19th century. Hand carved wood. Oni masks, also known as ogre masks or demon masks, are a type of face mask worn in various traditional ceremonies and performances around Ja](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6237/331764/178970660_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717094448)
![Cute LEGA Lukwakongo sa luzelu Mask Bwami Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1580: CONGO DRC Cute "Sa Luzelu" Lukwakongo LEGA Mask Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden masks belonging to high-ranking members of the Bwami (rank Yananio) This type of mask was used in the cu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399884_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![LEGA Nice idimu Mask cult of the Bwami Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1076: CONGO DRC Nice LEGA idimu mask Beautiful, very expressive mask, with a "closed" mouth and a typical heart-shaped face, enhanced by kaolin Mask reminiscent of the one published in "Lega. Ethique et Bea](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399869_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Large LEGA Bwami cult wooden Face Mask Congo Drc Warega African Tribal Art 1077: CONGO DRC LARGE LEGA BWAMI MUMINIA MASK For a very similar mask, see Maniema, Marc Léo Félix pages 74 and 75 Most likely Muminia, but it is sometimes difficult to differentiate them from Idi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399866_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Powerful ZANDE AZANDE Ubangi large Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1365: CONGO RDC Powerful Ubangi mask, probably ZANDE The Zande live mainly in northern Congo DRC, but also in the west of the South Sudan and in the Central African Republic Characteristics: TYPE OF OBJECT:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399864_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![ZANDE AZANDE Rare Ubangi large Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1308: CONGO RDC Rare Ubangi mask, probably ZANDE Large mask covered with kaolin, with scarified cheeks, his style is typically Zande, but little is known about the masks of this region, which prevents any c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399862_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![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)
![1968 Pablo Picasso Lithograph "Picasso Mask" Signed Framed: Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973). Faces VI. 1968 Color lithograph after the pastel on Wove paper. Signed in the Plate. Verlag Ullstein GmbH. Image size 7 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches. Framed dimensions approximately](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2294/331998/179129716_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717254627)
![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)
![Old LEGA Bwami Cult wood Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Africain mc 1858: CONGO DRC Powerful idimu LEGA Mask Visibly a very old one This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a level society whose rites were reserved for the initiates This association organized th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399902_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![RARE ! HEMBA Anthropomorphic Face Mask Niembo Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1967: CONGO DRC Superb Anthropomorphic HEMBA Mask Very beautiful Hemba anthropomorphic mask that gives off an impression of majesty and great serenity, a caracteristic of the Niembo style. Rare, too, in thi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399813_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)
![Powerful LEGA Bwami Cult wood Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Africain mc 1843: CONGO DRC Superb LEGA Bwami idimu mask Powerful mask This type of mask was used as part of the cult of the Bwami, an association that organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Le](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399857_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)
![BEMBE Beautiful Alunga Helmet janus Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art MC 1895: CONGO RDC Bembe Alunga Helmet mask. "Ecwabuka ya alunga" (the head of Alunga) Or Echwaboka (PP Gossiaux) It is clearly old, quite small (12 1/4 inches - 31 cm) for a mask of this type, I have only com](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399842_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)
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Olmec masks reveal an ancient Central American culture
NEW YORK — The Olmec people are believed to be the earliest civilization in Central America, and they lived from about 1200 to 400 BCE in what is now Mexico. They were masters of stonework, and their mask sculptures rank among their most compelling artworks. Although some Olmec masks were worn over the face, most […]
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Tribal masks embody African art auction Oct. 2
NEW YORK – The many faces of tribal Africa are mirrored in a Jasper52 auction to be held Sunday, Oct. 2. The African art auction is composed of more than 40 tribal masks and complemented by related items.
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Native American masks sold in France despite protests
PARIS (AFP) – Some 250 sacred Native American, Eskimo andpre-Colombian artifacts went under the hammer in France on Monday despite strong opposition from the Navajo and Hopi tribes who traveled to Paris to try to halt the sale. It was the fourth time in two years that sacred masks from the Hopi tribe have been […]
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Ancient stone masks go on display at Israel Museum
JERUSALEM (AP) – The oldest known masks in the world went on display in Jerusalem on Tuesday in the largest-ever exhibit of the ghoulish faces, believed to have been created in the Holy Land thousands of years before the time of the Bible. The 11 stone masks, said to have been discovered in the Judean […]