BAGA WOOD NIMBA HEADDRESS, REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

Baga people, African (Republic of Guinea), 20th century. Large hand carved wood nimba figural headdress in the form of a woman with prominent nose, jutting chin, geometric patterned hair, rounded ears

A Baga Wood Nimba Mask or Headdress West Africa, Guinea, 19th-20th Century A.D. Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance: Gifted in 2001 (Inv. no. T2001.031.048).

Tall African Baga, Guinea carved wood nimba headdress; with metal overlay and stud embellishments to face and body; H: 45" (approx.)

Guinea Baga carved & painted wood alligator Nimba D'mba headdress shoulder mask, 44" l

A shoulder carried Nimba headdress, Guinea, Baga. c.20th century. 37" x 12" x 18".. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic origin and not a exact date of cr

A shoulder carried Nimba headdress, Guinea, Baga. 20th century. 31" x 12" x 32".. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic origin and not a exact date of crea

Nimba headress, Baga, Republic of Guinea, representing the ideal of mature womanhood, the carved wooden female form outlined in metal studs, with a head surmounted by a crested coiffure, over the body

A polychrome carved wood serpent headdress. Guinea, Baga, 20th century. 66 1/2"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A polychrome and carved wood Nimba figure. Guinea, Baga, 20th century. 52"h x 30"w x 6"d w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A 20th century West African Guinea Baga Nimba fertility mother shoulder headdress depicting a female figure with braided hair and abstracted form representing the ideal woman in society.

BAGA, GUINEA, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD NIMBA, LARGE FEMALE SHOULDER MASK H 54" W 15" D 20" The Baga people live in north-western Guinea along the Atlantic coastal areas and include the subgroups Sitemu, Pu

Three various African headdresses, including: carved wood Dogon, Mali helmet mask, exhibiting four seated couples in high relief to exterior; carved wood probably Baga, Guinea/Conakry headdress of fem

African Baga, Guinea polychrome and carved wood bansonyi (serpent) headdress; H: 27 3/4" (approx.); with stand

African Baga, Guinea polychrome and carved wood bansonyi (serpent) headdress; H: 27 3/4" (approx.); with stand

A carved wood and polychrome serpent headdress. Guinea, Baga, 20th century. 60 1/2"h. Provenance: Patrick J. Lusk Collection

A standing Nimba Baga female figure Guinea, Baga 20th century. 22 1/2"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A Baga Nimba style headdress. West Africa. Wood. 20th century. 50" x 17" x 26". Extremely heavy. Condition: Item is very heavy. Back leg is damaged. Accretions, cracks, and wear throughout.

West Africa, Guinea, Baga Peoples, large long nose Nimba wood shoulder mask depicting a woman's with brass tacks applied all over for decoration around carving. Size 27" H x 19" WCollected in 1981. Fa

African carved wood female bust D'Mba Great Mother headdress, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau Baga People, monumental carved wooden sculpture personifying womanhood, 37" h

Tall African Baga, Guinea polychrome and carved wood bansonyi (serpent) headdress; H: 63 1/2" (approx.)

A Baga a-Bamp bird headdress. Guinea, West Africa. 20th century. Figure and bird finials are detachable. Wood and pigment. 29 1/2" x 19" x 20 1/2". Includes stand. Insect damage to base. Small repair

* Two Baga Wood Articles guinea, late 19th/early 20th century comprising a Senufo Nimba mask and a bird's head raised on a circular wood base. Height of taller example 22 1/2 inches. Estimate $ 800-1,

WEST AFRICAN MASK (NIMBA) GUINEA (BAGA PEOPLE) LATE 19TH c., EARLY 20th c., WOOD, 44"H W/ SHELL NECKLACE SPIRIT OF INCREASE AND FECUNDITY "MOTHER EARTH"

Baga People, Guinea- a-Mantsho-na-Tshol (Serpent headdress)- wood. Large, sinuous headdresses like these evoke a spiritual entity associated with water serpents, and would be affixed to basketry headd