Sold202220th C. African Mende Wood Helmet Mask w/ Raffia WreathWest 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 witSee Sold Price
Sold2023Large African Yoruba Gelede Helmet Mask w/ Snake, Pigs**Originally Listed At $750** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden helmet mask, featuring an anthropomorphic face with a pair of pigs standing atop withSee Sold Price
Sold201920th C. Mende Bundu Wooden Helmet Mask**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. early to mid 20th C. CE. A large wooden mask characterized by thin slit eyes, a huge forehead, a petite nose, andSee Sold Price
Sold20173 West African style masks. 20th century.A group of 3 West African style masks. 20th century. ++ West African style helmet mask. 34 1/4”h x 11 3/8”w x 10 3/4”d. ++ Yaure style horned face mask. Ivory Coast, Yaure. 30 1/4”h x 7”w xSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Dan Wooden Face Mask w/ HairWest Africa, Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large carved wood mask from the Dan peoples of Western Africa. The striking visage is comprised of a prominent nose, puSee Sold Price
Sold2016West African horned helmet mask, 20th century.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, PurSee Sold Price
Sold2019Kuba Peoples, helmet maskKuba 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 CollectionSee Sold Price
Sold2020African MaskNigeria, ca. early 20th century. A Yoruba Geleda helmet mask. Ex Christie's. MEASUREMENTS Height: 12 inches / 30 cmSee Sold Price
Sold2023Gelede Helmet Mask w/ Female Figure, Yoruba, NigeriaAfrican Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Gelede mask featuring a female figure seated atop the coiffure of a large female head. Mid 20th Century. Carved wood, pigments and paint. The mask comes witSee Sold Price
Sold20173 Kuba style helmet masks. c.20th century.A group of 3 Kuba style helmet masks. c.20th century. DRC, 12'h x 10 1/2"diam ++ Kuba style helmet mask DRC, 11 1/4"h x 7 1/2"diam ++ Kuba complex style helmet mask DRC, 11 1/2"h x 11"w x 10 1/4"d.See Sold Price
Sold2018African Yoruba Gelede Polychromed Helmet MaskWest African, 20th century. A Yoruba Gelede helmet mask with bells and cowrie shells around neck. Approx. h. 23", w. 13, d. 16".See Sold Price
Sold20163 Faced Yoruba Helmet Mask3 Faced Yoruba Helmet Mask, Yoruba People, West Africa 20th C. Carved Wood & Metal. Size: 12.5"H x 10.5"W x 11"D (32 x 26.5 x 28 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview aSee Sold Price
Sold202019th Century African Congo Kuba Bwoom Helmet MaskAn African D.R.C. Congo Kuba Bwoom commoner crest helmet mask (19th / 20th Century) face has broad features and incised cross-hatched motif, the nose and and nostrils are beaded with bright blue beadsSee Sold Price
Sold2022African Makonde Helmet Mask, Fetish Tanzania (2pc)Two African Makonde Helmet Mask, Fetish, Tanzania : (1) Makonde Helmet Mask carved with Njala wood, hair tufts at top, Tanzania. 19th-20th Century, measures 8" H x 7.5" W; (1) Makonde carved wooden FeSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Punu Helmet MaskMid 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.See Sold Price
Sold2024Mende Peoples, Sowei helmet maskMende 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, EastoSee Sold Price
Sold2024Pende People, gipogo helmet maskPende 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 PASee Sold Price
Sold2015A carved helmet mask of a dog. 20th c.A carved helmet mask of a dog. Burkina Faso, Senufo, 20th century. 10"h x 12 1/2"w x 16"d. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX Condition: Stand not included.See Sold Price
Sold2022An African Senufo Janus Firespitter helmet mask20th Century The carved wood zoomorphic mask with polychromed details 14.5" H x 8.5" W x 22" DSee Sold Price
Sold2023SENUFO BUSH COW HELMET MASK19th / 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 MuseumSee Sold Price
Sold2016Nwenka Helmet MaskNwenka Helmet Mask, Bobo People, Burkino Faso,West Africa, 20th C., Carved Wood and Pigment. Based. Size: 67"H x 20"W x 12"D (169 x 50 x 30 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO foSee Sold Price
Sold2024Helmet Mask w/Umbrella Top, Yoruba, NigeriaAfrican Tribal Art: Gelede Helmet Mask with Umbrella Top, Yoruba People, Nigeria. Carved wood and pigments, heavily patinated with libations, Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century. The mask rests on aSee Sold Price
Sold2021Two African Makonde Carved Wood Helmet Masks With Hair,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 CollecSee Sold Price
Sold20174 West African style masks. 20th century.A group of 4 West African style masks. 20th century. ++ Cameroon Grasslands style Bushcow helmet mask. Cameroon Grasslands, Cameroon Grasslands. 33 1/4”h x 16 3/4”w x 8 1/4”d.++ West African stySee Sold Price