LARGE & WONDERFULLY ABSTRACT NAFANA PLANK MASK

A Very large carved wooden geometric form mask with black and white kaolin clay pigment decorating the mask in a checkerboard like pattern. Evidence on the back of tribal repairs with strips of metal.

Large African Nafana Bedu Polychrome Plank Mask, Ghana/Ivory Coast. Carved wood and pigment. Breaks with old repairs. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Published: "Afr

A large and wonderfully abstract carved wooden mask with stylized avian form and encrusted surface of millet. Kran Ethnic group, Dan peoples, Ivory Coast and Liberia, Africa. The mask measures 25.5 in

Huge Nafana Bedu Plank Mask. Tall carved wooden mask with large circular openwork headdress and geometric designs. Such masks were worn during the New Years celebrations as well as initiation rites. N

African Tribal Art: Nafana People, Ivory Coast: Badu Mask with a female form, early 20th century. Carved wood, decorated with a bold abstract design and colored with white kaolin clay and other pigmen

A large carved wood and painted helmet mask with wonderfully abstract facial features and classic form. Traditionally such masks are danced in a series of four masks which is still performed as entert

20th century, Nafana People, checkerboard pattern decoration. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 23 x 83 in From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Ra

A very tall and wonderfully abstract wooden mask with numerous protruding eyes, exaggerated form and accented with blue and white paint. A striking example from the Grebo peoples, Ivory Coast/ Liberia

4 African Masks: Ibiobio/Nafana/Anang Mfon/Bambara: 1) Ibiobio Ekpo Society Face Mask Nigeria hardwood; kaolin; pigment; 2) Nafana Bedu Plank Mask CíÇte d'Ivoire wood; pigment; 3) Anang Mfon Mask Ni

Monumental African Nafana Bedu Polychrome Plank Mask, Ghana/Ivory Coast. Carved Wood and pigment, early 20th C. Old native repairs. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadel

African Art large Plank Bwa Sun Mask, Burkina Faso . Dimension: 39.5 x 34.5 Inches

African Art Very Large Plank Bwa Sun Mask from Burkina Faso. The dimension is 29 inches high x 28 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is 125.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US inc

African Art Large Plank Bwa Sun Mask from Burkina Faso 31"h x 28"w Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your maximum. Jasper52 w

painted and carved wood, open circular form above tapered triangle. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) Largest 78 x 22.5 in. From the Complete and Important Collection

Nafana Peoples, "bedu" plank mask, 20th c., Ivory Coast, paint decorated, carved, and incised wood, unmarked, 60.75"h x 20.5"w x 6.75"d Provenance: The Arthur and Anita Kahn Collection

A wonderful and abstract carved wooden mask with a well weathered and well used surface and long front locks. Djimini or Ligbe Peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa.The mask measures 16 x 8 inches.This mask wi

A wonderfully abstract oval shaped mask with 6 carved eyes, long snout and well worn surface. Such masks were used by the Kwele peoples during Bwete rituals which involved ingesting psychoactive plant

Nepal or Bhutan, ca late 18th to early 19th century CE. Large and wonderfully expressive mask representing Nyelbum - the sinner. Painted in deep blue and yellow with wrinkled forehead and cheeks, larg

African Art Large Bobo Hawk Plank Mask from Burkina Faso 41" long x 9" high Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your maximum. J

This is a vintage helmet mask from the Mambila peoples of Nigeria / Cameroon, the Donga river region, West Africa. A wonderfully abstract carved wood mask with Animal form and exagerated features. Kno

A fine and wonderfully abstract carved wooden mask with stylized antelope horns and geometric designs. Eastern Pende peoples, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 15 x 6 inches.

A Nafana Bedu Carved Wood Plank Mask, Ivory Coast, 20th Century. H: 57 1/2 W: 25 1/2 D: 2 1/2 Literature: African Masks: The Barbier-Mueller Collection. Iris Hahner-Herzog, Maria Kecskesi & Lazlo Vajd

African Art Large Round Plank Bwa Sun Mask, Burkina Faso. The dimension is inches high x inches wide. The packing and shipping cost with insurance for domestic is $80.00 flat rate shipping within the

Carved wooden mask with a wonderful elongated and exageratted form , accented with kaolin clay pigment. The mask has some handling and wear and appears to have some age, but is a contemporary example.