Face of the Spirits. Masks from the Zaïre Basin.

Face of the Spirits. Masks from the Zaïre Basin. Herreman, Frank Petridis, Constantijn (Editors) Antwerpen: Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, Gent (1993). ISBN: 90-5349-0671 English text 261 pages 163 illustatio

128 Face of the Spirits. Masks from the Zaïre Basin. Herreman, Frank Petridis, Constantijn (Editors) Antwerpen: Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, Gent (1993). ISBN: 90-5349-0671 English text 261 pages 163 illust

African Yombe Double Face Mask, Congo/Zaire/ Carved and paint decorated wood. On stand. Provenance: Sam Hilu Ex. Benard Barach. Size: 10.75'' x 8'' x 4'' (27 x 20 x 10 cm). Height on Stand: 16.5" (42

African Lega Bwami Multiple Face Mask, Congo/ Zaire. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 13'' x 8.25'' x 6.25'' (33 x 21 x 16 cm). Height on Stand: 19" (48 cm).

White pigment on face with curved black eyebrows and black trim around eyes, nose and mouth. Surrounded by raffia trim. Dimensions: H 24" x W 25" x D 9" Condition: showing light signs of age.

carved and polychromed wood, 20th century, one is a Forest Spirit Face Mask. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 18 in. (the first), 12 in. (the second) From the Complete

A very rare wooden vessel with spirit mask face above vessel adorned with textiles, cowrie shells and mirrors, likely some type of divination object, and included is a wooden carved pointer object. Da

A heavily encrusted shrine fetish covered in sacrificial blood and organic matter. Stylized anthropomorphic form with ancestor spirit face, mask like forms with horns on the sides, shells and other ob

PAINTED WOOD YUPIK INUIT SPIRIT FISH MASK Native Inuit mask with spirit face in the middle of the body of a fish. Attached are feathers, fish, and square pieces painted w

A finely carved small Ijo Water Spirit Mask from the Cross river region of Nigeira, West Africa. Custom mounted to professional display stand. The mask measures 15 x 5 inches ( 18.5 inches on display

SMALL KIFWEBE MASK DRC Mask attributed to the Zaire River Basin inhabited by the Songye and Luba peoples. Carved wood with elongated mouth and ridged dorsal.

A very rare old carved wooden post with spirit or mask face on top and painted with a red mineral pigment. Salampasu peoples, Congo, Africa. The post measures 21 inches tall. Provenance: Field collect

Papua New Guinea Ancestral Spirit House Face Mask. Hand carved wood with cowrie shell eyes. Painted black. Able to hang on wall., 10 x 3.5 in. Vintage , possibly c. 1970s Papua New Guinea spirit house

This is a wonderful carved wooden mask with four "spirit" faces , all carved from a single piece of wood, accented with kaolin clay. Kwele Peoples, Gabon

African Ngbaka Carved and Painted Wood Face Mask, Northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo/Zaire, wood, raffia, and natural pigments, h. 21 in., w. 10 1/2 in., d. 5 1/2 in.; with stand, overall h. 22

African Tribal Art: Luba People, Congo/Zaire: Andromorphic Mask resembling the face of a bird. White kaolin clay defines the eyes and areas around the face which are incised to resemble the pattern of

A Carved wooden mask accented with kaolin clay pigments and a red mineral pigment typical of the masks of Gabon, the white faces relating to the spirit world.Such masks were used in connections with t

A Finely carved wooden Spirit Mask with a charming face and raised central "Third Eye" emblem.MADHESI PEOPLE / TERAI PLAINS, SOUTHWEST NEPAL. Collected prior to the 1980's / Private Mid West collectio

Seven total pieces of Papuan tribal art: Five Ramu charms and figurines, one coconut face mask, and one small spirit amulet mask. 5.5"-15"

Pende, Zaire (DR Congo) wood round face mask with red pigment, 10.5"h x 11"w x 5"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

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

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 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

A tall carved wooden effigy of an ancestral spirit with another mask face coming from the abdomen, and the entire sculpture covered in round designs. Lega peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measure