Old Makonde Face mask with Lip Plug and Human Hair

An old carved wooden face mask adorned with facial scars, a large lip plug and human hair. Makonde peoples, Mozambique / Tanzania, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 9 inches. A metal display stand can be

Africa, Mozambique, Makonde Tribe, ca. 1940 to 1950 CE. Wooden helmet mask carved from a single section of tree. His face shows ritual scarification, large upper lip plug, small patch of original hair

A Carved wooden face mask with heavy organic orange pigment on the face and alternating human hair strips and indigo blue pigments as the coiffure, as well as a decorative textile hat would cover the

A carved wooden face mask with well worn edges and a large lip plug accented with kaolin clay pigments. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, South Africa. The Tribes of this region do practice Body modificati

Second half 20th. C. Realistic facial features combined with real human hair on the head is typical of Lipiko masks, however this is a conventional face mask that must be strapped to the dancer��

A Carved wooden helmet mask with yellow mineral pigments and embellished with human hair tufts and a soft well handled surface The mask resonates a serene spiritual quality. The mask has old tribal re

Old carved wooden helmet style mask carved in the image of an Arab Trader, with human hair sideburns, mustache and hair on scalp and carved turban. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The mask measur

A Carved wooden helmet mask with yellow mineral pigments and embellished with human hair tufts and a soft well handled surface The mask resonates a serene spiritual quality. The mask has old tribal re

Makonde Lipico Initiation Helmet. Carved wooden helmet mask with stylized ancestral face, including a lip plug and circular design. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. Provenance: A private Oregon co

A very finely carved wooden helmet mask with realistic painted face and painted designs, embellished with real human hair atop a stylized "elvis" coiffure. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask mea

A Very rare and unusual carved wooden dance crest with a highly stylized form, face and embellished with a human hair mustache. A rare find from the Mambila peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures

A very old and weathered wooden mask depicting a human face with domed eyes, a slightly curved nose, large eye slits for the wearer, and petite puckered lips. This visage is topped by a figural supers

A carved wooden face mask with archaic facial features and a reddish orange mineral pigment. The mask shows signs of field use and wear. makonde or Sukuma peoples, Tanzania, Africa. This mask will inc

A Very fine mask with exaggerated facial features, carved from a hard dense wood and featuring wide double pierced ears and a pronounced lip plug. Makonde peoples, Mozambique / Tanzania, Africa. The m

A very well handled and field used mask with a large lip plug, ears pierced for rings, painted black coiffure and an undeniable well handled and worn surface patina suggesting ceremonial use. An excel

A carved wooden helmet mask with a large lip plug and stylized facial features. Such masks are known as "Lipico" and were used for male initiation ceremonies. Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The ma

A carved wooden helmet mask with realistic facial treatment along with mineral pigment dye on the surface and inset human hair. Known as a Lipico mask, it was worn at male iinitation ceremonies into a

MAKONDE, TANZANIA, CARVED HELMET MASK WITH LIP PLUG. HEIGHT 10"

Carved wooden mask with raised tribal scarification and incised tribal designs, decorated with real human hair. Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. Custom mounted to professional display stand. The mas

Original vintage wood carved face/mask of a man. Real human hair. Hand painted. FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING.

A very old carved wooden Face mask with attached plant fiber hair, the mask has an overall energetic style. This mask is possibly late 19th century with generations of use. A Mbunda Sachihongo mask, Z

Old carved wooden face mask with movable jaw, animal hair and shell adornment and various organic pigments. Measures 14 x 10 inches. The Display stand is not included, however we can supply you with o

A very old and weathered primitive sculpture of a female effigy with lip plugs , a tradition that is still practiced in this region and a sign of prestige and beauty among the Makonde peoples, Tanzani

Pygmy Society false face mask. Carved wood and horse hair. Seneca carved or Iroquois, Haudenosaunee. Circa 1900.H 7-1/8" W 3-3/4".Provenance: F.Llewelyn Casterline collection of Belmont, N.Y.Condition