20th C. African Wooden Mask - Illness Mask

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden illness mask with openwork eyes for the wearer, an upturned nose, full lips and a jutting chin. The

Group of five 20th century African carved wooden masks including one Dogon style mask, purchased from Baj; one Kagle style mask with articulated jaw; one Dan style mask; one Mambila Style "crow&q

Eastern Africa, Tanzania, Makonde peoples, mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask with skillfully carved dramatic features such as a jutting chin, large eyes, open mouth, petite nose, round ea

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. One of my favorite masks, skillfully carved from a single piece of wood with meticulously delineated linear incisions

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. early 20th century. A tall, abstract, hand-carved wooden mask. It features very deeply cut, rectangular eyes underneath a heavy brow

**Originally Listed At $300** Western Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask in a characteristic style with slender, sunken eyes an

20TH C. AFRICAN STYLE WOODEN MASK HOME DECOR LOT OF 3 Lot of 3 decorative African style wood masks from the 20th century. Sizes range from 9" to 10" tall. 

Early 20th Century African Carved Wooden Mask. Measures 36" x 10". Condition: Seam split to the crown, some surface wear and scratches or else good condition. Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00 Domestic Ship

Mid 20th c African tribal wooden mask, Luba- Songye people- Congo region, West Africa/ Democratic Republic of the Congo, diameter 17"

Africa, Sierra Leone, Mende, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large Bundu mask, skillfully carved from a solid hardwood, reminiscent of the type used during ceremonies associated with the Sande female socie

Western Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Baule (Baoule) people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful Baule dance mask representing a female, perhaps an ancestor, hand-carved from a lustrous brown wood

**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, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century. A wood passport mask. In characteristic style, the eye area is sunken while the forehead and chin thrust outward

West 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, pu

A group of two Central African wooden masks. 20th century. ++ A Chokwe style wooden mask. Ibibio. Democratic Republic of the Congo. 14 3/4" x 5" x 4 1/2". ++ A N'Gbala mask. Zaire/ North Congo. 14 1/2

West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask with a recessed visage, prominent nose and mouth, ovoid eyes with raised rims, a high-arching brow lin

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely-carved entertainment mask depicting an amusing black-painted visage with puffy cheeks and lips, a bulbou

**First Time At Auction** Western Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large carved wooden mask from the Dan people known as a Kagle (or spirit mask). Th

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-crafted, hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic face mask. The intense visage is comprised

West Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni, early to mid 20th century CE. A small but very strong goat face mask (karikpo) traditionally used early in the agricultural season as a figure in ceremonies that honor the

A group of 4 West African style masks. 20th century. ++Senufo style Kpelie wooden mask, Ivory Coast/Burkina Faso. ++ Senufo style Kpelie wooden mask, Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast. ++ Baule style wooden ma

20th century, Songye, Kifwebe carved wooden mask with striated face; one Iyeba carved Queen Mother pendant mask with sheet copper accents; one carved and painted Songye shield. This lot to be sold on

**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, and

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. early to mid 20th C. CE. A large carved wooden mask characterized by triangular eyes, a huge forehead, a miniscule nos