African Ibibio Wood Maiden Spirit Mask

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

African carved wood helmet mask, Igbo Peoples, Nigeria, Agbogho Mmwo (Maiden Spirit) form, having elaborately carved hairstyle, face with white pigment representing the afterlife, scarification symbol

African Igbo Maiden Spirit Mask. Carved wood, pigment. Size: 20" x 12" x 15" (51 x 30 x 38 cm).

Igbo Maiden Wood Spirit Helmet/Mask w/ Pigments - Early to Mid-Century African Tribal Mask. Hand carved in excellent condition with fading to paint from age. A mirror and 2 glass fragments were incorp

African carved wood facial mask with high coiffure, narrow nose with flared nostrils, open mouth. Facial incisions filled in with dark paint. Unique geometric incisions on forehead and hairRaised on d

African Igbo Helmet Mask, Nigeria. Carved wood and pigment. Stand included. Igbo Helmet Masks (agbogho mmwo), represent female spirits and were worn by men in masquerades to portray the feminine ideal

Igbo or Punu Peoples, Mukudj (Maiden Spirit) Mask, Late 20th Century, Wood, polychrome and kaolin, 14.5 inches high, Provenance: Boca Raton Museum of Art

African Igbo Maiden Spirit Mask, Nigeria, Early 20th C. Carved wood, pigment, cloth. Size: 19.5'' x 7.5'' x 11'' (50 x 19 x 28 cm).

20th century, Nigeria, carved wood, white chalk face, elaborate hairstyle, mounted on stand. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 22 in. (mask) From the Complete and Impo

Igbo spirit maiden mask, elaborately carved and painted wood with neck cloth and short and long coiffure ties, early to mid-20th century with unfinished interior, 23” from top to bottom neck cloth,

Articulated maiden spirit mask, white washed with black accents.

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-detailed carved wooden female mask with twin spiraling plaits of hair framing her face. Full lips

**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta, Ibibio peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An expressive wood mask intended to represent a diseased or deformed individ

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-carved wooden entertainment mask with soft facial features, such as slit-form eyes, a

Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved entertainment mask depicting an attractive visage with soft features and a prominent black coiffure. The Ibibio reside in small vill

**Originally Listed at $600** Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio peoples, early 20th century CE. This gorgeous painted wood mask, with its delicate features and elaborate hairstyle, will be a striking conversati

**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderful, hand-carved wooden mask with a wide mouth, tubular eyes, a bulbous nose, and an enormous

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta, Ibibio peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large-scale face mask with a powerful visage comprised of coffee-bean-shaped eyes,

A group of four African masks. ++ Horned mask with raffia and hair. ++ Punu style helmet mask. Gabon, Punu style. ++ Maiden Spirit mask. Nigeria, Igbo style. ++ Mask with multiple faces. Provenance: E

**Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Anang Ibibio, ca. mid 20th century CE. A striking face mask with a fascinating superstructure comprised of a squatting man holding an extremely long and

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio (Anang), ca. mid 20th century CE. A well executed face mask, finely carved and painted, depicting a generally naturalistic visage with eye slits f

**First Time At Auction** Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden maiden spirit mask with a finely-detailed face comprised of almond-shaped eyes, a slend

A West African Dan Mande dean gle or ge spirit mask, hand carved by Liberian tribal artists. The Dan people refer to the masks as gle or ge, which refers both to the physical mask and the individual s

LARGE ROUND BWA AFRICAN WOODEN SUN SPIRIT MASK Large round African wood painted Sun Spirit mask from the "Bwa" tribe of the Burkina Faso region of West Africa. Size: 31"