Early 20th C. African Igbo Polychrome Wood Helmet Mask

Africa, Nigeria, Igbo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A striking maiden spirit mask is finely carved with a visage intended to represent the ideal of female beauty, with dramatic facial featu

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fine example of a hand-carved wooden helmet mask, featuring an anthropomorphic face with a large

19th / early 20th century, carved wood with polychrome decoration h. 16 w. 19 d. 8 in. (with stand) Provenance: Purchased in Africa by I. Murry Gelberg in the 1960s, by request of the Baltimore Museum

Igbo helmet mask, elaborately carved and painted wood with mudded fiber appointments, early to mid-20th century with unfinished interior, 14” from top to bottom, 18 ” top to bottom of stand, in go

**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, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A conical helmet mask known as an "Ojukwu." The verso is carved out for wear, and is large enough to fit the head of an average adult mal

West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bwa peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A splendid and sizeable wooden mask depicting a nature spirit in the form of a stylized hawk or vulture, known as a duho. Embe

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Eastern Nigeria, ca. early 20th century CE. A rather unusual carved wood helmet mask of an abstract, hybrid zoomorphic (perhaps simian) or anthropomorphic fo

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Eastern Nigeria, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large and rather unusual hand-carved wooden helmet mask of an abstract, hybrid zoomorphic (perhaps si

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wooden helmet mask with an abstract zoomorphic face over a round base drilled through to

Africa, Nigeria, Igbo, Izzi or Ezza area, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved wood mask depicting an abstract human face for the Okperegede masquerade held at a festival that commemorates the r

**Originally Listed At $500** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Binji (also Bindji) peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden helmet mask known as a "tshib

West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina - one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a helmet Gelede mask, made to be worn by

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall and finely-detailed carved wooden Gelede mask, hand-painted in red, white, and blue hues. The overall

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio or Igbo, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden face mask of an ovoid form most likley used for entertainment. The mask depicts a rather

Two African Makonde Carved Wood Helmet Masks With Hair, early 20th c., H.- 10 in., W.- 7 1/2 in., D.- 10 1/2 in., and H.- 9 in., W.- 7 1/2 in., D.- 9 1/2 in. Provenance: Property from Gentleman Collec

An Mende "ndoli jowei" carved wood helmet maskEarly 20th century; Sierra Leone, West AfricaThe carved and burnished wooden mask with elaborately carved replication of the hairstyle worn by t

A Bamum "Tu-Ngunga" carved wood helmet maskEarly/mid-20th century; Bamum Peoples, Grassfields, Cameroon, East AfricaAppears unmarkedThe large carved wood helmet mask with a toothy grimace, p

Mid 20th C. Central Gabon West African carved and polychrome wood 13 1/2" (h) x 8 1/2" (l) x 8 1/2" (w) quadruple face Punu helmet mask. CONDITION: Areas with wear from age and usage.

Early 20th c Makonde People (Mozambique) Lipiko helmet mask carved wood and rubbed polychrome minor losses commensurate with age. 10 x 10 x 12"

**Originally Listed At $800** Africa, Burkina Faso, Bobo culture, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved tall, dark, wood mask with a large figural crest. The mask has an abstract, dramatic appearan

Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A stunning helmet mask, hand-carved from a single piece of wood, with an expressive countenance and vibrant coloration. A flared bot

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a

Early 20th Century Mende Helmet dance Mask/ Sierra Leone, Measurement approximate: 20 H. (Inches). Material: Wood. Shipping cost: $55 Different rate to California, Hawaii and Alaska apply