mid 20th C. African Lega Wood Mask with Raffia Beard

**Originally Listed At $1500** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A delightful mask of an elegant human face. Narrow, rectangular openwor

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden maskette depicting an abstract anthropomorphic face. The elongated head is detailed with d

West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large and skillfully carved wooden Bundu mask with a lengthy collar of dark raffia. Used during ceremonies associated wit

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A delightful mask of an elegant human face. Narrow, small eyes and mouth surround a long, thin nose. T

African Songye Wood / Fiber Figure, Male Kifwebe Mask, DRC, Mid-20th C. Wood figure wrapped in woven fiber, leather kit, long raffia collar, feathers dangling from fiber extension behind head, and wea

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Ituri/Ndaaka/Beke/Kumu mask with palm fiber hair/beard; square eyes and mouth. Very good, with age-appropriate paint loss and wear, apparently unintended gash in right eye (see

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with no breaks or repairs, partially missing beard hairs. Fine original dark patina. Exhibited at The Baltimore Museum of Arts The Monumentality of Miniature African

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear, including wood losses as shown. Features a domed forehead with crest, flat beard, black and white pigment. Democratic Republic of Congo. Th

**Originally Listed At $500** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fine mask of a stylized human face, hand-carved from hard wood and colored with

African Songye / Luba Rooster Helmet Mask, Mid 20th C., DRC. Carved wood, pigment, chicken feathers and raffia. Provenance: Artemis Gallery, Lot 120A, July 11, 2017; Alan Davis Collection, Santa Fe, N

Ca. early to 2nd quarter 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear with surface patina rubs, missing some raffia, minor wood loss. Ex-Nooter coll.

Title: Lega Bwami mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Mask Date/Period: Mid 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood, raffia, fibers Dimensions: 14,96 Inch Weight: 0,55 Pou

Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni, ca. 1950 CE. A hand-carved and painted face mask featuring a dramatic human face with a tri-lobed, somewhat horn-like coiffure, a tall projection (perhaps a reference to the ya

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and painted Egungun headdress depicting a bearded visage with very high pointed rabbit-like ears. Egungun

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. An expressive, hand-carved wooden dance mask depicting an attractive face with exaggerated features and

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. An expressive, hand-carved wooden dance mask depicting an attractive face with exaggerated features and

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Baule (Baoule) people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden mask wearing an avian headdress. Boasting a lovely hue of cho

**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A darkened wood mask with a small carved face, triangular-shaped chin, narrowed eyes

West Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A classic example of one of the most striking Dogon artifacts, a mask known as a "kanaga." Hand-carved from wood, the mask itself fea

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-detailed carved wooden female mask with twin spiraling plaits of hair framing her face. Full lips

Songye Painted Wood Mask, Congo, early to mid 20th century (MST285)(MS) Dimensions: 12.25" H Property from a private collection, Scarsdale, NY.

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful example of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks, this helmet mask shows a gentle

**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta, Ibibio peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An expressive wood mask intended to represent a diseased or deformed individ

Western Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Baule (Baoule) people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A remarkable ensemble of six anthropomorphic masks, all featuring slit eyes, broad noses, and petite ears capped