WOYO NDUNGA SPIRIT MASK

Carved wooden mask from the Woyo peoples, Congo / DRC, Africa. The Woyo reside near the mouth of the Congo river, in western Congo and in the western part of the enclave of Cabinda in Angola. Their ma

a very rare Old and well used Bakongo Woyo Ndunga mask. carved wood with painted and encrusted surface, mineral pigments. Bakongo or Woyo peoples, Congo, central Africa. Provenance: - Ex. Sol and Jose

A large carved wooden mask decorated with painted designs and showing much handling and wear. Woyo masks are used by Ndunga , a men's secret society with a role in maintaining social order and fightin

A large carved wooden mask decorated with painted designs and showing much handling and wear. Woyo masks are used by Ndunga , a men's secret society with a role in maintaining social order and fightin

Carved wooden mask from the Woyo peoples, Congo / DRC, Africa. The Woyo reside near the mouth of the Congo river, in western Congo and in the western part of the enclave of Cabinda in Angola. Their ma

A large carved wooden mask decorated with painted designs and showing much handling and wear. Woyo masks are used by Ndunga , a men's secret society with a role in maintaining social order and fightin

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Woyo People, Kongo Kingdom, ca. 1st half of the 20th century CE. A carved wooden mask representing "Earth Spirits" - among the most important masks of the Woyo re

19th c. Kifwebe of the Songye/Luba Peoples, North Shaba, (Katanga, DR Congo), in painted and carved wood with downturned horns of a Ram, symbol of virility and leadership. Displayed on a black metal m

wood, pigments, missing parts, rest.The "brag" spirit is characerised as male and warlike, seducing women and devouring young initiates before spitting them back to their mothers as adult men.The spir

Old Alutiiq Eskimo Spirit Mask Painted Wood 12''x6''x4.5''. Polychrome painted mask with applied seal skin edges. Overall excellent condition. Mid 20th century. Mounted on verso with metal bracket for

Igbo People, "Agbogho Mmwo" spirit mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Nigeria, dark stained carved wood, white pigment, with carved horns and ornamental facial tattoos, 13"h x 7"w x 5"d Provenance: Deaccession

Henry Reece (b.1973 Tsimshian) ''Eagle Ghost Spirit Mask'' 2005 Painted Cedar 21''x11''. Northwest Coast carved and painted cedar monochromatic mask with cedar bark hair. Signed and titled on verso. E

A carved wooden dance mask with incised and raised designs and classic facial features, such during the peak of the rainy season, masqueraders congregate in several Igbo village groups to perform and

A Highly stylized carved wooden cap mask with elaborate zoomorphic form, horns and incised linear designs accented with various shades of red, white and black mineral pigments. Nuna ( Mossi) peoples,

The carved wood mask with highly stylized geometric face, animal horns is mounted with a coiled snake atop the head. Provenance: Morton and Estelle Sosland. The Soslands began acquiring examples of Af

A Finely carved wooden mask with heavy black pigment and signs of use and wear. Okoroshi masks are used in ceremonies to honor the water-spirit Owu, an important figure in Igbo spiritual life. Okorosh

A Carved wooden mask in abstract form representing a Water Spirit, with exaggerated faces and plank like form. Ijo peoples, Cross river region, Nigeria, Africa. According to one myth, the masks origin

Articulated maiden spirit mask, white washed with black accents.

A very rare carved wooden mask with a highly stylized and abstract form, raised designs and undeniable well handled surface. Such masks are found among the Southern Yoruba of Ijebu, these headdresses

Carved wood, grass, painted pigments and cowrie shells. Dimensions: H 43" x W 17.5" Condition: Some loss of shells, cracks to wood

A Large and rare old wooden helmet mask of a aggressive "Hell dwelling spirit" with a wild open mouth and several spiral horns, remnants of old paint and obvious age and wear. Ibibio peoples, Nigeria,

IGBO MMWO AFRICAN SPIRIT MASK, NIGERIA, 15.7"H X 8"W, ON ACRYLIC STAND APPROX 23"

Africa, Nigeria, Igbo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A striking maiden spirit mask is finely carved with a visage intended to represent the ideal of female beauty, with dramatic facial featu

Igbo masquerade MaskA carved wooden dance mask in the form of The maiden spirit Ikorodo. The mask is painted with a heavy layer of kaolin clay pigment and black and red painted accents. Maiden-spirit