Sold202020TH C. WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN HORNED MASKHandcrafted carved hardwood wall wask w. striking horned detail. Age related wear. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 14.5"H x 9"W Provenance: David Farin CollectionSee Sold Price
Sold202020TH C. WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN HORNED MASKHandcrafted carved hardwood wall wask w. striking horned detail. Age related wear. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 13.5"H x 9"W Provenance: David Farin CollectionSee Sold Price
Sold2024An Mende "ndoli jowei" carved wood helmet maskAn 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 tSee Sold Price
Sold2021West African Mali Bamana Carved Wood Antelope Mask20th Century West African Cameroon Bamana Bamiliki wooden carved mask in the form of an antelope. Crafted smooth surfaced wood featuring two carved out eyes, an open formed mouth, ears and long horns.See Sold Price
Sold2016Very Fine West African Carved Wooden Mask, ex-ArnovickWest Africa, probably Baoulé people of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a dark wood mask with a heavy, squared-off browline and long, also squared-off nose; tSee Sold Price
Sold2018Four West African Items, Three Masks & PulleyWest African, 20th century. A group of carved wooden masks and one pulley. Group includes three West African Baule / Yaure masks and one Baule heddle pulley. Provenance: From the Lifetime Collection oSee Sold Price
Sold2021Exceptional Early 20th Century Ibibio mask Ex Levitt NYThis is a very fine and rare early20th century Ibibio mask from Nigeria, west Africa. A dramatic carved wooden mask with exaggerated and stylized facial features and a undeniable cheerful quality. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2024Novica Ghana Tribal Primitive African Wood Mask 3pWest African 20th century artisan hand carved and painted wooden masks. Each modeled with its own unique distinctive characteristics and color palette. Measure from 17" - 20 1/4" x 6" - 8 3/4". SignedSee Sold Price
Sold20193 West African masks. 20th century.A group of three West African wooden masks. 20th century. ++ Ogoni horned animal face masks. Nigeria. 14 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 3 1/4". ++ Igbo Mmwo mask. Nigeria. Mask: 20" x 8" x 10". With Base: 27" H. ++See Sold Price
Sold201620th C. African Wood Mask Attached To Iron Bell** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** West Africa, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden face mask painted with organic red and blaSee Sold Price
Sold2024Early 20th C. African Senufo Wood Mask - FirespitterWest Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask depicting a firespitter (also known as the "funeral head mask" or "Kponyugo") depicting an abstract zoomoSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Baule Wood Mask with Birds**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 choSee Sold Price
Sold202020th C. African Ogoni Painted Wood Mask**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Southeastern Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask depicting a highly stylized female countenance. The face presents witSee Sold Price
Sold2017Tall Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Mask**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 browSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Nigerian Ogoni Wooden Mask**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of a simple face with round eyes and mouth and scarification marks at the temples aSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Ibibio Wooden Idiok MaskWest 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 linSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Nigerian Ogoni Wood MaskWest Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An interesting, hand-carved wooden mask depicting a human with small eyes and nose, a large, open mouth, and a dramatic, parted coiffureSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Dogon Wood Walu Mask - AntelopeWest Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. 1920s CE. A gorgeous hand-carved wooden mask depicting the visage of an antelope (known as a "walu" in Dogon) embellished with black and cream paints. The rectangular masSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Mende Bundu Wooden Helmet Mask**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 nosSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. African Dan Wood Gle / Ge MaskWest Africa, Liberia and Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask known as a "gle" or "ge" used during ceremonial dances by the Dan peoples. The tear-dSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Wood Figure of Man Wearing Antelope Horns**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo Ikenga, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden horned Alusi (deity) - an anthropomorphic figure with large, dramatically curled horns,See Sold Price
Sold2022Tall Early 20th C. African Mossi Wood Karanga Mask**Originally Listed At $650** West Africa, Burkina Faso, northern Yatenga region, Mossi peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden Karanga mask of a tall form with a projecting toSee Sold Price
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
Sold202120th C. African Yoruba Painted Wood Gelede Mask**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A lovely example of a hand carved wooden Gelede mask that is painted with white, blue, black, red, anSee Sold Price