A Mossi Horn or Flute with Ancestor Face, African Music

A tall carved wooden musical horn or flute from the Mossi peoples of Burkina Faso, West Africa. featuring a finely carved ancestor head on top and the well carved mouth piece. Custom mounted for displ

A Very finely carved and heavy old wooden drum with four ancestor faces and obvious use and handling over many many years. What remains is stable, though the drum has lost most of its tuning pegs. Yor

A Very impressive and tall headdress with twisted antelope style horns and a wonderful ancestor face accented with kaolin clay pigment, raised tribal scar designs and a long cylindrical neck. The head

A very rare carved wooden face mask with tall horns and expressive face with conical eyes, and small ancestor faces on the horns. Wongo peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: field collected by Dr. Ken A

Well weathered tall mask with wonderful stylized ancestor face , tall antelope horns and ancestor figure. The mask does not include a display stand, however one can be provided after the auction for a

Very Old Tall carved wooden mask with archaic style face and antelope horns with ancestor figure. This mask does appear to be an old field used example. Bamana / Bambara peoples, Mali, West Africa The

A carved wooden ceremonial dance crest with painted and incised designs, stylized ancestor face and well handled surface. Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Dance cap or crest measures 8.25

A very old and eroded sculpture of a female ancestor, with highly stylized face and features, and obvious age and decay. What remains is strong and stable. Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. Th

A tall carved wooden helmet style mask with long face and tall horns, adorned with an ancestor figure as central finial. The mask measures 27 inches tall x 8.5 inches wide. A metal display stand can b

Monumental Mossi Yatenga Plank Mask, Burkina Faso/Mali, 20th c., with dished face having serration, horns, pierced plank, in white and terra cotta pigment, 60" x 7" x 6 1/2". Good condition, one chip

A very tall carved wooden mask featuring an elegant female ancestor finial above the mask face, all carved from a single piece of dense wood. Among the Mossi of Burkina Faso, a wooden face mask surmou

DESCRIPTION: Carved African tribal mask with later display mount, possibly Mossi, Burkina Faso. Angular face mask with geometric headdress, two horns and raffia netting and tie. Vintage paper labels v

A carved wooden mask with stylized human face adorned with tall arching antelope horns. The mask has an encrusted surface and signs of handling and wear. Mossi peoples, Burkina faso, Africa. The mask

Carved wooden face mask with tall superstructure of female ancestor effigy. The mask has wonderful stylized treatment to the mask face and female form. Mossi peoples, Burkina faso, Africa. The mask me

Carved wooden crown like helmet with ancestor face finial and mineral pigments. Ibo or related ethnic group, Nigeria, Africa. The Helmet measures 12.5 x 10 inches.

Unusual old Senufo peoples mask from mali, West Africa. carved dense hard wood featuring a long avian bird beak and two stylized animal ears, and a Ancestor face as a central finial. The mask has some

A Lovely hand carved wooden lidded container in crescent shape with ornate geometric designs and a charming ancestor face. Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. The container measures 9.5 inches wide x 3 inche

Carved wooden figural Door Lock featuring a Horned ancestor with zigzag legs and "cubistic" ancestor face.Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa.Measures 27 inches tall on custom wooden base.

A very tall and wonderfully stylized male ancestor sculpture from the Dogon of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood, this shrine sculpture features a most unusual face, an

2 Flöten Kuba & Mossi, DR Kongo & Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 5,5 - 10 cm. Provenienz: Peter Stettler (1939-1998) und Erica Stettler-Schnell (geb. 1940). Flöten wurden quer durch

This is a very large wooden sculpture from the Kuyu ethnic group of the Congo, central Africa. A highly decorated and ornate example, featuring 3 ancestor faces, suggesting a protective spirit, guardi

A uncommon carved Volcanic(?) stone head with three raised cornrows / coiffure and stylized ancestor face. Bongo peoples, Sudan, Africa. The stone head measures 15 inches tall and is quite heavy. Prov

Carved wooden Heddle pulley for a weaving Loom with ornate ancestor face and incised designs. baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Measures 7 7/8 inches tall.

A Finely carved wooden mask in a round form with an ancestor face and small ornate designs. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast,West Africa. The mask measures 11 x 11 inches. A metal display stand can be inclu