Gelede society headdress with red face, 20th c.

A carved wood and polychrome Gelede society headdress with red faced head. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 17"h x 12"w. Provenance: Patrick J. Lusk Collection

A Gelede society headdress. Nigera, Yoruba. 20th century. 7"h x 8"w x 11"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "Masks like this are worn by men i

A polychrome, wood, and cowres shell headdress with red faced head. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 20"h x 9"w. Provenance: Patrick J. Lusk Collection

A Gelede society headdress. Nigeria, Yoruba. First half 20th century. Approx. 12 1/2"h x 13"w x 13"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "Masks l

A Gelede society headdress Nigeria, Yoruba. c.20th century Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Good Iroquois false face society mask, likely 19th/20th c., North America, black and red painted carved wood, horse hair, modeled with arched ears, slit eyes, a crooked nose and small oval mouth on a

A fine example of a Yoruban Gelede mask from Nigeria, early 20th century. The Gelede mask is more accurately a headdress, since it rests on top of the head and the wearer's face is covered by a cloth

A group of two Yoruba Gelede Society helmet masks. Nigeria. 20th century. ++ Mask. 10 1/4" x 9" x 10 1/4" x 27 1/4" Cir. ++ Mask. 8" x 9" x 10 1/2".

Artist unknown (Guatemala, 20th c.) Red face man Guatemalan mask. This mask appears to have been painted over once or twice 1st half of the 20th century Measurements 7" x 7" x 5.25"

A Gelede society mask with an elaborate structure with three birds. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 13"h x 9 1/2"w x 9"d Condition: Very good with some wear wirth minor surface loss Provenance: Private

Idoma Carved Wood Ekwotame Figure, Nigeria, 20th C., , seated mother with child on back, high comb headdress, red and blue pigment. (LUCE8237)(LUCE8237) Measurements: 25 H Condition: Condition commens

Possibly North Carolina, early 20th century. African American face jug with red accented prominent eyes and lips with arched eyebrows and brown glaze. Bail handle. Restoration and chips. 13.5"h.Simila

Baule Peoples, African carved mask, 20th c., Ivory Coast, red painted face with scarification, with carved masked figures finial, 19"h x 7"w x 6.5"d

Native American / First Nations, Canada, Ontario / United States, New York, Iroquois, ca. early-20th century CE. A hand carved basswood "False Face Society" mask with copper plates around the eyes, co

20th c. Carved wood, paint Without stand: 34" x 16" x 16" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Among the Western Yoruba, nocturnal and diurnal masquerade performance (efe and gelede) honor the

Africa, Yoruba Culture, Nigeria, western Africa, ca. 1940 to 1950. Wonderfully vibrant and striking wooden headdress! Carved in 2 pieces with almost life-sized head of a male, hair pulled to one side

**Originally Listed At $350** Africa, Yoruba Culture, Nigeria, western Africa, ca. 1940 to 1950. Wonderfully vibrant and striking wooden headdress! Carved in 2 pieces with almost life-sized head of a

Ca. second to third quarter 20thC. Red cloth stretched over a carved wood base, with a hinged lower jaw. Good with some surface age-appropriate surface wear. This item(s) is used, and will show multip

LENCI-TYPE KRAMPUS20th CenturyPainted felt face. Dressed in a red and black coat.Height 17”.

3 African Hardwood Carvings includes: Mutiso signed 6 3/4" bust of warrior with ringed ears, a 21 1/2" bust of maiden with pointed headdress and a 12" open work abstract face sculpture, mid 20th C. CO

Ca. early 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear including minor wood loss at holes, etc. Retains a fiber coiffure; red-brown face, all above an incised geometric patterned beard-like extension. J

Native American / First Nations, Canada, Ontario, Six Nations, Iroquois, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A corn husk mask known as Gajesa or Bushy Head. The braided husks are sewn into conical

A semi-circular shaped lidded box with detailed carved motifs of knots and a face. Having red pigment residue inside. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba. 20th century. 2 1/2"h x 15"w x 5 3/4"d. Pr

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A monochromatic example of a wooden Gelede mask. The face is exquisitely carved with repeated triangular pa