Kuba Initiation mask with Rafia, Kuba tribe, from

Detailed Beading glass beads cowrie shells 20th century 24"Tx19"Wx23"D

Large African, Congo, Kuba Tribe Helmet Mask. Size 10 inches high, 12 1/2 length. Large carved wood ceremonial mask with shells and metal straps over wood. painted decoration. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold

Large African, Congo, Kuba Tribe Helmet Mask. Size 10 1/2 inches high, 12 1/2 length. Large carved painted wood mask with pierced edges. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.Saslow South Orange NJ

mid 20th c African Kuba "mukenga" mask, mashamboy initiation headdress, ht 17"

Date: 1970's Origin/Tribe: D.R. Congo - Africa Material: Wood Dimensions: 22,5 Additional Information: The pwoom itok mask was part of the Kuba royal circle of dancing masks. The eyes are surrounded b

AFRICAN NAGADY KUBA DANCE MASK - Made by Kuba tribe from the Congo; Elaborately carved with beads and cowrie shells; ears on mask are wooden; made to be worn ; Condition - Separation between mask and

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

African Kuba Helmet Mask. Carved wood and rafia. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 18" x 12" x 8.5" (46 x 30 x 22 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in

A very fine Old initiation mask from the Southern Bushoong/Kete peoples of the DRC/ Congo, central Africa. A very interesting example that still retains its original painted designs, often these masks

Expressive mask made of wood, messing, seeds, feather, shell, offering material and used in rituals and initiations. For every ceremonie the mask got offering material on top of the basket. Large shel

African Kuba Mask. Known as "Ngaady a Mwaash" the sister and wife of Mukenga, this mask represents all women in the Bushong creation myth. Participating in male initiation ceremonies with Mukenga and

Expressive mask made of wood and used in rituals and initiations. For every ceremonie the mask got new colored pigments. Backside is missing a chip due tribal use as pictured. Sold with stand: No Dime

A group of four Central African scultpures. ++ Helmet mask. DRC, Kuba. 21"h x 17 1/4"d. ++ Standing Congo style figure with rafia neck adornment. DRC. 48"h x 14"w. ++ Luba / Hemba style standing male

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

Carved wooden helmet style mask embellished with hammered copper, beads, shells and woven grass textiles . Such masks were worn during male initiation ceremonies known as "nkaan". A mask like the one

A Kuba Ngeende Helmet Mask: This sleek style of mask is known as a Bongo mask, distinctive for being painted an intense black. Bongo masks appear during initiation rites and at funerals. The erratic a

A carved wooden helmet mask adorned with copper sheet, animal hide and embellished with numerous glass beads and textiles. The Bwoom mask was worn at boys initiations where it would represent the natu

A very finely carved wooden mask with attached headdress and wonderfully painted geometric designs throughout. This mask represented a wise older man at boys’ initiations. One of the principal Kuba

A Carved wooden mask with polychrome pigments and attached raffia grass and rattan fiber headdress. This mask may have represented a wise older man at boys’ initiations. One of the principal Ku

2 expressive masks made of wood and used in rituals and initiations. For every ceremonie the mask got new coloured pigments. Dimensions: 36 x 12 x 11 cm & 34 x 10 x 7 cm Weight: 405 & 271 gram Good us

A Carved wooden mask that represented a wise older man at boys initiations known as "Pwoom itok". The chief identifying characteristic is the shape of the eyes, whose centers are cones surrounded by h

Framed Masks of Africa Tribes Litho Collage, no marks of authorship, each mask is titled with the tribe it belongs to, from left to right: Nuna, Kuba, Yaka, Malinke, Senufo, measures 40 1/8 x 16 1/4 i

A Fine and old Northern Kuba mask, Kuba- Ngeende or Ngongo; D.R. CongoA fine 'Nyibita' mask of exceedingly attenuated form, the flat narrow forehead deeply carved into the recesses of the ocular orbit

50 Maske, "bwoom" Kuba, Bushoong, DR Kongo Gesockelt (base included) Holz, Zinkblech, Glasperlen, Kaurischnecken, Textil. H 34,5 cm. Provenienz: - Sammlung Leopold Haefliger (1929-1989), Luzern. - Ste