A Rare Makonde Dance mask Ex Allan Stone Collection

A Carved wooden face mask with heavy organic orange pigment on the face and alternating human hair strips and indigo blue pigments as the coiffure, as well as a decorative textile hat would cover the

A very fine Old "Lipiko" mask or "Muti Wa Lipiko " translated as the head of Lipiko, which was typically worn during initiation rituals. This old example has a well carved face suggesting a type of po

This is a rare wooden helmet mask known as a "tshibangabanga" among the Binji, an ethnic group within the Kuba complex of Tribes, DR Congo, central Africa.This powerful bell-shaped helmet mask was cle

A very finely carved wooden helmet mask with realistic painted face and painted designs, embellished with real human hair atop a stylized "elvis" coiffure. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask mea

A carved wooden face mask. The mask has been embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells on textile , animal hide /hair as well as a bronze bell. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask me

A Carved wooden helmet mask with colorful and elaborate stylized headdress, carved coiffure with hanging locks and painted red face with energetic facial expression. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. T

A Carved wooden helmet mask with portrait like features, human hair and a well handled surface suggesting ceremonial use. Such masks were often worn during initiation into manhood ceremonies by young

A carved wooden mask in a highly stylized form, adorned with red mineral pigment and human hair. The mask still retains an original textile costume fragment. Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The mas

A dramatic carved and painted wood helmet mask with boar's hair and abrus seeds. Binji peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 16" x 10" x 12" inches (Height on the custom professional stand: 2

According to Thomas Wheelock, such masks originate in the far eastern area near Boulsa, Burkina Faso and were worn by aggressive dancers who would patrol the ceremonial grounds and keep unruly spectat

According to Thomas Wheelock, such masks originate in the far eastern area near Boulsa, Burkina Faso and were worn by aggressive dancers who would patrol the ceremonial grounds and keep un-ruly specta

A very rare carved stone shrine mask used by a diviner in ritual ceremonies. The mask resembles the masks of the Bwami society. The mask measures 11 x 7 inches, 14.5 inches tall on custom display stan

A large carved wooden dance mask with incised linear designs, large carved eyes and reddish mineral pigments along with kaolin clay. Luba , kasai region, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 21.5 inches t

A rare old hand carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features and classic treatment to the coiffure and overall form. The mask itself measures 12 x 7.5 inches, with textiles around the mask e

A Very rare and fascinating carved stone mask with incised linear designs, stylized horn designs and protruding eyes. The surface of the stone has a well handled patina suggesting years of field use.

African Makonde Mask, carved wood and hair. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 10" x 11" x 8" (25 x 28 x 20 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this A

This is a rare old carved wooden dance mask from the Temne peoples of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Hand carved and painted mask with textile collar attached. The mask itself measures 10.5 x 7 inches. A

Two African Makonde Helmet Masks. Carved wood with inset hair, raised scarification, and dark and light surface patination. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Sizes: 1) 11.5'' x 10'' x 1

Two African Makonde Helmet Masks. Carved wood, metal and hair. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Sizes:1) 9'' x 9'' x 7.5'' (23 x 23 x 19 cm); 2) 10'' x 7'' x 8'' (25 x 18 x 20 cm). Ple

Rare Korwar Dance Figure with Mask-Like Face, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, Cenderawasih Bay, MacCluer Gulf Provenance: Originally acquired from an old collection in Oregon. Ex. Tad Dale, Santa Fe, NM. Size:

Rare Old African Ekiti Yoruba Mask, Nigeria. Gourd, leather, plant fiber and pigment. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 11.5'' x 9'' x 12'' (29 x 23 x 30 cm).

A Tall carved wooden dance mask with female effigy as top finial, embellished with various grass, seed, old glass beads and shell regalia and painted with organic pigments , apparent sweating surface

A carved wooden semi helmet dance mask with incised linear designs and classic form, signs of heavy field use and wear. Such masks are danced at ceremonial activities of the Kifwebe society. Luba peop

A carved wooden dance mask representing an antelope with highly stylized and twisted horns and classic facial features accented with reddish and white mineral pigments and geometric designs. Eastern P