A Fine Old Ogoni Goat or Ram mask

A carved wooden maskette with bold black and white painted linear designs and open-work eyes, curved horns and a well weathered and worn interior suggesting years of field use and a ceremonial mask. O

A diminutive carved wooden mask painted silver and black , with a highly stylized zoomorphic form of a goat or ram. The mask overall showing many years of traditional ceremonial use and wear. The mask

A very rare old carved wooden mask decorated with incised linear designs, elongated form, raised stylized brow, carved coiffure and of course the swept back goat or ram horns. The Mask interior shows

A Fine old carved wooden mask in the form of a Ram or Goat with open eyes and curled animal horns, all carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood with well handled surface patina. Pende peoples, C

A finely carved old wooden mask with painted black and white designs and boldly carved zoomporphic features and signs of handling and field use. Ogoni peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Provenance: Adeon Galle

A weathered and worn old field used example with green and black painted accents and obvious handling and age. Ogoni peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 20 inches long. A metal display stand c

A vintage carved wooden mask featuring a Ram effigy with curled horns and painted white. The mask has some weathering and wear. Ogoni peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 5.75 inches ( 13.

A carved wood and painted, heavily weathered and well worn. Layers of painted surface suggests field use and wear over many years. Ogoni peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 7.5 inches. Pr

A small carved wooden mask painted in Black and white kaolin clay pigments, with stylized coiffure , incised design as well as a retractable lower jaw. Such masks are rather small to be worn on the fa

A carved wooden mask painted black and showing extensive field use and wear probably a variation of the "karikpo" mask type. The horns symbolize superhuman power and strength. Ogoni peoples, Nigeria,

A finely carved wooden zoomorphic mask with a stylized Ram or Goat image, openwork eyes, swept back horns, protruding tongue. The mask measures 17 x 6.25. Ogoni peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A metal displ

A Fine Old Ogoni Kneeling female Initiate or cult devotee.Created using the lost wax method, this is a finely cast young female initiate into a secret society is shown kneeling, her arms held back to

A carved wooden maskette with a highly stylized human face, long nose, curled lip and hinged movable jaw. The has an avian image on top. Ogoni peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 10.5 x 6.25 i

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 carved wooden mask in geometric form with stylized goat horns. The Ogoni tribe lives to the east of the Niger delta and perform numerous plays and masquerades. A common character in them is the “h

Chokwe, Angola. Fine, old mask with the traditional Chokwe scarification marks on forehead and cheeks.Wood, shimmering patination.H. c24.5 cm. Cf. exhib. cat. Sculpture Angolaise, Museu Nacional de Et

This is a very fine old mask from the Baule peoples of Cote De Ivorie, West Africa. Carved wood with finely incised designs as well as a "Goli mask" like face and swept back horns. This mask shows obv

A very finely carved wooden face mask with a glossy polished surface patina and a deep well handled patina. The mask has wide open eyes and evidence it once had metal accents. The mask will include a

A carved wooden dance mask in classic style, heavy kaolin clay pigments, scar designs carved in relief, tall central crest coiffure and well handled edges. Such masks were worn by male performers of a

Guatemalan fine old dance mask, probably 19th century, and representing a Spaniard, possibly with glass eyes originally, curly hair and mustache depicted, extensive use and glossy patina, superbly car

A carved wood and painted red dance mask with a highly stylized face and remains of wooden collar, now decayed and eroded away. The Long classic face accented with reddish organic / mineral pigments a

A carved wooden dance mask with tall swept back horns supporting the image of a lizard and incised and painted geometric designs throughout. Such masks are often danced at funerals and Harvest ceremon

Elegant old carved wooden ceremonial mask with anthropomorphic central finial and classic facial style and design. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Among the Senufo families owned and wore su

A Very rare old and field used carved wooden helmet style mask with tall horns and indigo blue pigment added as decoration. Bobo or possibly Bolo peoples, Burkina Faso / Mali Border, West Africa. Prov