Antique Spirit Mask from Gabon

A traditional African hand carved tribal mask from Gabon depicting an oval white face with coiffures and slit eyes and representing the spirit of an ancestor from the after life and were often used by

Gabon African tribal carved and white-painted wood Punu spirit mask, depicting an ancestor with forehead scarification pattern and elaborate coiffure incorporating two figures. 16.5" H.

Two Gabon Punu Ancestor Spirit MasksTwo Gabon Punu carved wood ancestor spirit masks: each with elegant features, forehead sacrifition and double coiffures, one with white-wash face (typical splits);

Antique African Obamba Mask, Gabon. Carved wood, raffia and pigment. Provenance: Ex Estate Collection of Robert Haselberger (German, 1884-1959) thence by family descent. Acquired by Haselberger in the

Early 20th-century stylized Ngil face mask. Fang Tribe, Gabon. Such masks were worn at nightly initiation ceremonies or to punish witches and criminals. The mask is made of wood, covered with white pi

Antique Ibo Maiden Spirit Dance Mask, 20th Century, Polychromed Carved Wood, 9" x 5 1/2", N/A, Unframed. Museum Mount. Original label on verso. Provenance: collection of Milton and Shirley Glaser, NYC

Spirit Tribal Two Face Mask Kwele GabonRed foreheads, white faces, black noses and eyebrows. Each

African Art: Well carved, heavy dance mask with reddish patina and polychrome decoration. Quality old piece. Round eyes and thin lips.9x7x5"

A Lovely vintage to antique Wooden mask from the Mitsogo peoples, Gabon, Africa. A very finely carved example of the style of masks worn during Bwiti initiation ceremonies. a initiation ceremony perfo

A Lovely vintage to antique Wooden mask from the Galoa peoples, Gabon, Africa. Traditionally "okukwe" masks are made for use during ceremonial rites of passage of the Galoa peoples, such as births, in

A group of four African masks. ++ Horned mask with raffia and hair. ++ Punu style helmet mask. Gabon, Punu style. ++ Maiden Spirit mask. Nigeria, Igbo style. ++ Mask with multiple faces. Provenance: E

A West African Nigerian Benin mask made of hand painted wood and representing the head of a leopard. Most of the mask is painted in black with white dots and has a smiling toothy mouth. The central pa

African wood carved Ram horns mask, Gabon, West Africa. Chipped; scratches. 26 1/2 inches high x 9 1/2 inches wide.

The mask with white paint to the face, with three large arches atop the head and fabric hanging from the chin. Approx. 22 1/2 by 7 1/4 in., 57 by 18.4 cm.

Punu mask, Gabon (West) Africa. Scratches. 12 1/2 inches high x 6 1/2 inches wide.

Vintage Puna Ghost mask, Gabon West Central Africa. Chipped ear; scratches. 13 1/2 inches high x 10 inches wide.

African spirit mask (East Sepik province, Papua, New Guinea) 2nd half of 20th century. Scratches. 17 1/2 inches high x 10 1/2 inches wide.

African spirit mask (East Sepik province, Papua, New Guinea) 2nd half of 20th century. Scratches. 17 1/2 inches high x 10 1/2 inches wide.

wood, animal skin, plant fibres,Single-skin cylinder drum with wedge ring tension. The corpus carved in low relief with two faces that are reminiscent of the ancestral spirit masks from the Ogoou&#233

A vintage Fang peoples mask, Gabon, Africa. Carved wooden helmet mask with 4 ancestor mask faces , able to see all directions at once referring to the spirits ability to know and see all.A incredibly

A Central African Fang Ngil bust mask from Gabon. Fang Ngil masks are renowned for their distinctive elongated and stylized facial features, often characterized by a heart shaped face, narrow eyes, an

A Southwestern Alaskan Yupik Eskimo spirit wooden mask. The mask is made in the shape of a bird, decorated with hand painted ornaments and image of a face with an open mouth in the center, adorned wit

A Central African white Punu mask from Gabon. This mask is a striking representation of the artistic traditions and cultural expressions of the Punu people in Central Africa.Punu masks hold deep cultu

Carved wooden image of a "Forest Spirit" with kaolin clay accent and many "spirit faces" From the Kwele peoples of Gabon, Africa.