African Primitive Wood Articulated Mouth Face Mask

An African tribal primitive carved wood face mask. Features abstract ethnographic work in dark finished wood. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and philanthropist Ma

An African primitive tribal carved wood face mask. Abstract ethnographic work with old brown finish. Vintage fabric connectors. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and

Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni Tribe, ca. first quarter 20th century CE. A very rare mask with articulated mouth, curls to each side, hair tied atop in series of "spikes," face painted in rare yellow pigments

An African tribal primitive carved wood face mask sculpture. Features ethnographic work in polychrome decorated wood. No apparent signature. From the Chicago estate of American gallerist and philanthr

Wall mount hand carved wooden mask face of African cultural art. All original weathered patina. Unsigned. SHIPPING MMB will offer in-house continental USA shipping for $55 plus insurance. Gallery will

Worn in ritual performances, this incredibly detailed hand carved mask has an articulated jaw, tattooed face and headdress. Idiok masks represent destructive spirits, characters who died under trouble

Africa, Southeastern Nigeria, Ogoni, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved painted wood mask of the Ogoni culture who are known for their human faced masks with hinged, articulated jaws as we see

Mende Bundu Wood Mask. This mask is an altar piece in a bird-like form on a post, featuring a head with a clearly articulated face and piercing eyes. The body lacks details, except for two pigmented v

(lot of 2) West African face masks, both likely Dan, Liberia, including: (1) having braided hair, eye slits with applied metal, and carved nose and mouth, over cowrie shell accents, approx 11"h, 7"w;

A Very Rare Old Songye Shield from the Congo, Africa.Carved from a single piece of wood and featuring a large Kifwebe society mask with large iron spikes driven into the mask face. A Very large and pr

African Bozo Hyena Spirit Dance Mask, Mali. Early 20th century. Carved and paint decorated wood with cotton textile, articulated jaw and ears. Exhibited: "More Than A Pretty Face: Masks of West and Ce

Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, Babanki or Bamileke style, possibly 19th/20th century, bush cow form, elongated face with open mouth, notched diamond pattern carved horns, patinated surface, wi

A large West African Dogon hand carved wooden mask from Mali. The mask represents a face with circle shaped eyes and a mouth, a long nose, a prominent forehead, and a bird figure on the top. The Dogon

Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, Babanki or Bamileke style, possibly late 19th/20th century, bush cow forms, elongated faces with open mouths, smaller example with patinated surface, 23 x 12 x 7

CONGO DRC LEGA Bwami Lukwakongo Mask Beautiful heart-shaped face mask bleached with kaolin Eyes are cowry-shaped, the mouth is barely suggested Cross-shaped scarifications on the forehead and cheeks L

African Ibibio or Idoma carved wood mask, Nigeria; the face with pronounced features and scarification marks, within a wide radiating border; H: 10"; metal standPROVENANCEPace Primitive, New YorkE

A beautiful African wood mask, Fang culture, Republic of Congo, in the form of a man with elongated face, inverted crescent-shaped eyes, slender nose and down-turned mouth. The surfaces are coated whi

An African Ivory Coast Guro (late 19th, early 20th Century) wood carved mask having an elongated ivory tone face with scarifications on forehead, mouth, and cheeks. It features two horns atop the head

Superb Yaure Mask, finely carved of hollow form and pierced around the edges, the flat face with thin slit eyes beneath lovely lids, a long thin nose and diminutive slit mouth, a beard. Holes to sides

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A delightful mask of an elegant human face. Narrow, small eyes and mouth surround a long, thin nose. T

Mask of the Fang, West Africa, probably 19th century, light wood with white frame. Strongly stylized face with small rectangular openings for eyes and mouth. Forehead with ornamental scarification mar

A Dan mask Côte d'Ivoire Carved wood, with original fiber coif, oval face, high forehead, raised eyebrows, protruding mouth with full lips and large circular eyes, raised on a bespoke mount.H: 9, W:

Mask of the Fang?, West Africa, probably 19th century, light wood. Highly stylized face with slits for the eyes and mouth with pointed lips. Eyebrows and nose with perforations, one half of the face w

West African Sande Female Sowo MaskWest African tribal Sande female spirit Sowo ceremonial wood helmet mask; of conical form with a small delicate face with downcast eyes and closed mouth, a wide fore