Dramatic Kuba / Binji African mask Ex Schienberg NY

A bold carved wooden helmet mask with square open eye cut outs on the cheek, incised designs accented with kaolin clay pigments, protruding mouth and a very well worn surface patina. , Kuba/Binji peop

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 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

A very finely carved wooden mask in Avian form with incised linear designs. Luba peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Alfred Schienberg Collection, Ex Sol and Josephine Levitt collection, New York.

A Fine Old Kuba Bwoom mask embellished with various seeds and beads, animal hide ( now decayed) and hand hammered copper sheet. The bwoom is one of three types of royal Kuba masks, all of which are tr

A very fine old carved wooden helmet mask with wonderful exaggerated form and signs of field use and wear, over many years. This is likely a Bongo mask, which would appear during initiation rites and

A carved wooden face mask with dark painted geometric designs and stylized horns around the eyes. The mask is adorned with a raffia grass headdress and crown of feathers. Kuba peoples, DRC/Congo, cent

A carved wooden flat face mask that was once part of a larger helmet mask, painted with linear designs and organic earthen pigments. Kuba peoples , Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Irwin Cemic collection

A highly stylized mask with curled horns and large flattened nose. Carved from a hard wood and painted with geometric tribal motifs. This mask type, called "Pwoom Itok" or "Ishen Maal" is occasionally

This is a very fine and rare early20th century Ibibio mask from Nigeria, west Africa. A dramatic carved wooden mask with exaggerated and stylized facial features and a undeniable cheerful quality. The

This dramatic and imposing helmet mask in wood represents the head of a male dignitary. The mask has been embellished with various shells and beads and is quite an elaborate example and can be associa

A carved wooden helmet style mask with incised linear designs, strong facial features and a very well handled and worn surface patina, the mask has undeniable field use and wear. Binji peoples, DRC/ C

A carved wooden face mask with aggressive open mouth and kaolin clay accent around the eyes with some painted reddish spots. Kumu peoples, Congo, central Africa. A metal display stand can also be incl

A Bold and dramatic old carved wood ceremonial mask embellished with layers of sacrificial matter, bronze bells, bones, shells and various other accouterments. Guere peoples, Liberia, West Africa.The

A Carved wooden dance mask with attached headdress adorned with cowrie shells and attached animal hide beard. The mask features strong facial style , old glass beads and raffia grass coiffure atop the

Archaic carved wooden helmet mask with kaolin clay accents on linear designs, remnants of abrus seeds and woven textiles. This mask appears quite old and has obvious handling and wear consistent with

A Carved wooden face mask with dramatic and energetic expression and archaic aesthetic. Kumu peoples, DRC Congo, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 7 inches. Kumu mask - Fine older piece. Nsembu society m

A carved wooden dance mask embellished with colorful organic pigments and a classic stylized face. The mask likely had a fiber headdress attached at one time which has since been removed. Kuba peoples

A carved wooden helmet style mask with exaggerated features and painted pigment spots, as well as seed and natural resin. Tetela / North Western Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Irwin Her

A carved wooden dance mask with raised linear designs and tall carved horns, well handled surface. Masks of this type are used in masquerades performed at festivals to honor Urhobo water spirits that

A very fine Old Yoruba Gelede mask with a wonderful Horizontal helmet style. Featuring a well carved coiffure and indigo accented facial scars. A Very Old example, Ex Amyas Naegele, New York.The mask

A carved wooden dance mask with alternate layers of kaolin pigment in red,white and black. The masks of the Lumbo and their neighbors in Gabon are used by dancers in performances during burial rites.

A carved wooden helmet mask with elegant female face and stylized form and features. The Bundu masks are danced by female initiates into the Sande society. Mende peoples, Sierra leone, West Africa. Th

A very rare old and well used wooden mask from the Lawalwa peoples of the DRC / Congo, central Africa. A highly stylized example with traditional features and well weathered and worn surface patina. A