A skin covered horned helmet mask. 20th c.

A skin covered horned helmet mask. Nigera / Cameroon, Ekoi, 20th century. 14 1/2"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A helmet mask with four horns. West Africa. 20th century. 16 1/2"h x 16"w x 14"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: Simpson Inventory #6227, Pur

Igbo People, Mgbedike horned helmet mask, 20th c., Nigeria, carved wood with natural pigments, depicted with horns protruding from coiffure, slit eyes, ears and openwork mouth, on metal display stand,

A skin covered face mask. West African. 20th century. 12"h x 8 3/4"w x 6"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: The Ejagham people are best known

Kuba Peoples, helmet mask, 20th c., Congo, coconut shell covered in woven reed and cowie shell, adorned with leather-wrapped antelope face, horns, and hair, 10"h x 9"l x 7"w Provenance: The Collection

TRIBAL: Two African masks, the first a Chikunza Fiber Mask, Lwena or Mbunda people, Angola, 20th C., bark cloth, pigment, helmet mask composed of stick internal structure covered with bark cloth, resi

Early 20th c. Singer Mask (Ble Gla), We/ Ngere people, Ivory Coast/Liberia, soft leather shell with pendant flap mask, brass bells, horsehair, red felt, cowrie shells, leopard skin. 32" tall. Some wea

A Bamileke wooden helmet mask. 20th century. Bamileke. Cameroon._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A Mende carved wood Bundu Sande society helmet mask. Sierra Leon, Mende, 20th century. 15"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A wooden Bwoom helmet mas with shells. DRC, Kuba, 20th century. 14"h x 8"w. Provenance: Patrick J. Lusk Collection

A Senufo firespitter helmet mask. 20th century. Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. 30 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 12".

A group of three West African figure and helmet masks. 20th century. ++ Senufo style standing figure. Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast. 28" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2". ++ African style helmet mask with two lizards an

A wooden Yruba helmet mask. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 10 1/2"h x 16"diam. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

Chokwe Zaire helmet mask with rows of braided hair piled on the helmet head and arranged in three braids at the sides, above a 4 tiered stepped section with various designs. These hairstyle used by wo

Bambara / Bamana People, horned mask, 20th c., Ivory Coast, dark stained carved wood, red beads, traces of red pigment, paper accession label to inner mask, 30"h x 13"w x 13"d Provenance: The Estate o

Mende Peoples, 'Sowei' helmet mask, 20th c., Sierra Leone, dark patina wood, carved as a female head, the coiffure surmounted by a small turtle, 15"h x 8.5"dia Provenance: A Private Collection: 30 Eas

Mende Peoples, Sowei helmet mask, 20th c., Sierra Leone, dark stained carved wood, on custom metal stand, 15"h x 7"w x 8.5"d (mask), 19.5"h (on stand) Provenance: The Collection of Karl Stirner, Easto

Pende People, gipogo helmet mask, 20th c., Democratic Republic of the Congo. painted carved wood, approx. 12.5"h x 10"w x 12"d Provenance: The Collection of Karl Stirner, Easton PA

Mexican Leather Tigre Helmet Mask, Mid 20th C.Zitlala, Guerrero. Leather, fabric, paint, boars hair. Size: 21'' x 16'' x 8'' (53 x 41 x 20 cm); Height on Stand: 19" (48 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate

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

A Kuba style helmet mask with oval eyes with slit-like openings, a diamond-shaped mouth, and a beard of cowrie shells. Wood, cowrie shells, beads, feathers, and metal. 20th century. Democratic Republi

A Holo/Suku helmet mask. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa. 20th century. Wood, raffia, and pigment. 10" x 9 1/2" x 11". Condition: includes stand. Hole in the top of head. Wear and abr

TRIBAL: Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, 20th C., wood and metal, carved wood helmet mask with multiple hair lobes forming coiffure, metal strip along forehead, inlaid cheek scarification, unusual typ

AFRICAN SIERRA LEONE SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASK African Sande Society initiation helmet mask, Sierra Leone, 20th century. Decorated with long fiber skirt along base. Size: 15" (excluding fiber skirt)