African Tribal Mama Bush Cow Festival Helmet Mask

African Tribal Mama Bush Cow Festival Helmet Mask. African tribal mama bush cow (buffalo) festival helmet mask. Received from Nigeria. Consigner attributes the helmet mask to the Chamba tribe, Manbila

This is a wonderful vintage carved wooden mask worn by the Chamba ( or possibly mama) peoples, Northern Nigeria, Africa. The mask was worn horizontally as a helmet and adorned with various seeds and t

A highly stylized wooden helmet /cap mask with two horn like appendages and embellished with a reddish mineral pigment and abrus seeds. Mama peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask itself is 15 inches tall

This is a wonderful large carved wooden headdress/ mask from the Bidjogo peoples of Guinea Bissau west Africa , who hold initiation rituals for young girls and boys, according to their age group. Thes

A very large carved wooden mask in the form of a Bush cow adorned with real cow horns and Glass eyes. This mask measures 29 x 15 inches. Bidjogo peoples, Guinea Bissau, West Africa.

Ornate and impressive carved wooden helmet mask from the Baule peoples, Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. Known as a "Goli Glin" this mask features zoomorphic elements of the Bush cow and the antelope, in a

A carved wooden helmet mask with painted designs and well handled edges and wear consistent with field use. The Bo nun amuin mask was a very sacred mask to the Baule, the name meaning "gods of the bus

A rare large carved wooden helmet mask in zoomorphic form with heavily encrusted surface with painted kaolin clay and organic pigments. Montol or Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 24

A large carved wooden helmet mask in zoomorphic form , representing a forest spirit or Bushcow , and embellished with a fetish bundle on the forehead, accented with black and white pigments, the white

A very old, archaic carved wooden helmet mask with primitive incised linear designs, accented with red paint and with simple "spirit" face on center of the mask. There is quite a bit of age and eviden

An elegant carved wooden dance mask with large double horn design and black,red and white kaolin clay pigments. Such masks are typically danced at harvest festivals. This mask measures 27 x 16 inches

A long carved wooden headdress / mask in the form of a Bush Cow, painted red with mineral pigments and embellished with incised linear scar like designs. Mama ethnic group, Nigeria, Africa. The mask m

19th / early 20th century, carved wood with polychrome decoration h. 16 w. 19 d. 8 in. (with stand) Provenance: Purchased in Africa by I. Murry Gelberg in the 1960s, by request of the Baltimore Museum

African Mama peoples (Nigeria) mangam bushcow carved wood ceremonial headdress / mask. 29.25" H x 19.5" W" x 7.5" D.

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 13" mask; 16.75" with stand Width: 10" Depth: 11" Weight: 4 lbs with stand A beautifully carved Mossi bush cow mask with white, pink and black accen

A group of three African masks. 20th century. ++ Bamana style animal mask. Mali. 21 1/2" x 8 1/2" x 7 1/2". ++ Cameroon style bushcow helmet mask. Cameroon. 29" x 13 1/2" x 10". ++ Senufo style helmet

A group of 4 West African style masks. 20th century. ++ Cameroon Grasslands style Bushcow helmet mask. Cameroon Grasslands, Cameroon Grasslands. 33 1/4”h x 16 3/4”w x 8 1/4”d.++ West African sty

Two African Figures, A bronze standing figure, with head in the style of a Mama Bushcow mask, hands at hips, on a wood base; and a Yoruba style west African maternity figure, intricately carved on an

Miniature Carved Wood African Mask. Closely resembles in style the "bo nun amuin," also called the bush god or helmet mask, of the Baule people of modern-day Ivory Coast, with distinguishing features

A very well used and weathered helmet style mask with exaggerated face and energetic aesthetic. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $35.00

This is a very finely carved old wooden mask featuring a realistic Bush cow with tall curved horns, adorned with avian images and red,black and white geometric designs. The mask overall has a well han

Lovely old carved wooden mask with thick encrusted surface patina and a cheerful stylized Bush Cow image. Bamoun or Bamileke peoples, Cameroon Grasslands, West Africa. The mask measures 19 x 11 inches

A sweet and serene Bush cow mask with a charming face and painted surface. The mask features a mouth bit in the back. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.The mask measures 14 inches tall. X 8 inch

A carved wooden Bush cow mask with a finely carved seated ancestor on top, bold open eyes, a nice smile and a very well handled surface. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.The mask measures 16 x