A Chokwe Wood Helmet Mask

A Chokwe Wood Helmet Mask Central Africa, Angola Height 14 1/16 inches (35.8 cm). Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance: Gifted in 2001 (Inv. no. T2001.031.004).

Two large African, southwestern Democratric Republic of the Congo carved wood masks, including: Chokwe helmet mask with grooved and incised detailing; together with other showing long weaved apron bel

Two large African, southwestern Democratric Republic of the Congo carved wood masks, including: Chokwe helmet mask with grooved and incised detailing; together with other showing long weaved apron bel

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Asia, possibly Burma, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. Rare mask in helmet carved from a single piec

African Kom or Bekom Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Grassfields Region, Cameroon, primate-form with animal atop, h. 17 in., w. 11 in., d. 9 in.; mounted on fitted metal stand, overall h. 15 in. Provenance:

Yoruba Epa painted wood helmet mask (Nigeria)Helmet Mask(Source: imodara.com) Epa helmet masks are used to promote health and wellbeing within a community by celebrating and honouring ancestors, cultu

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

**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, 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 wit

Lele Tribe (Congo) Appears and Smells Very Old 15"Tx15"x10"

African Janus Polychrome Carved Wood Helmet Mask, H 20", W 7", D 8.5" | Stylistically Similar to That of the Bobo Tribe of Burkina Faso.Private Collection, Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Provenance: P

African Chokwe Wood Mask with Braids. Size 12 1/2 x 9 inches. Large carved wood mask with braids wearinng metal earrings.

A carved polychrome wooden helmet mask, DRC, Kete. 20th century. 15"Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of st

An African Carved Wood Helmet Mask. With a pedestal. Together with an African leather clad bird's head ceremonial adornment Mask height: 16"

**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

20th century, carved wood, on stands. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 16 in. mask From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Raleigh, North Carolina A

**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

**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

**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

Gurunsi, Burkina Faso, large carved wood helmet mask with horns and crest, 20"h x 9.75"w x 8"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

carved wood; Sierre Leone; Bundu society; Provenance: from the Estate of Dr. Norman Levine and the late Morelle Lasky Levine, Los Angeles; Condition: with wood loss; 7 inches wide; 8 inches deep; 13 3

**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

Ethnographic Carved Wood Helmet Mask Elongated dignitary mask having metal trim on checks, carved details across head; holes along back for lashing Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopo

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