Zoomorphic headdress of the "mangam" society - Nigeria, Northern Benue, Kantana (Mama)

NIGERIA Zoomorphic MAMA - KANTANA Mangam Headdress These beautifully stylized masks were used during ritual dances. Characteristics TYPE OF OBJECT: Headdress. ETHNICAL GROUP: Mama -Kantana ORIGINE: Ni

African Mama peoples (Nigeria) mangam bushcow carved wood ceremonial headdress / mask. 29.25" H x 19.5" W" x 7.5" D.

Carved wooden image of a Mother and her children from the Afo peoples of the Benue river, Northern Nigeria. Beautifully carved with stylized facial treatment, note the tall headdress o the mother and

A cerimonial mask from Nigeria, called “mama mask”. 1970 AD. These headdresses, or horizontal helmet masks emphasize aggressive power. The Mama live along the Benue River in eastern Nigeri

Buschkuh-Maske Kantana Mama, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 40 cm B 28 cm Provenienz: - Ulrich von Schroeder, Zürich. - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Nachlass Denise David (1928-2011), Zürich. Pu

A Gelede society headdress. Nigeria, Yoruba. First half 20th century. Approx. 12 1/2"h x 13"w x 13"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "Masks l

57 Maske Mama-Kantana, Nigeria Gesockelt (base included) Holz. H 42 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Basel. maske, die bei verschiedenen Festlichkeiten des mangan-Kultes für das Wohl, die Gesundheit und

A Gelede society headdress Nigeria, Yoruba. c.20th century Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A long carved wooden headdress / mask in the form of a Bush Cow, painted red with mineral pigments and embellished with incised linear scar like designs. Mama ethnic group, Nigeria, Africa. The mask m

wood, black patina, white and red paint, pireced areas to both sides of the nose, slightly dam., minor missing parts, abrasion of paint, crack, metal base; the "ekpo" (Ibibio word for ancestor) societ

Fine Antique African Ekoi Ejagham Figural Headdress, Nigeria. Cow hide, rattan basketry, hair. Provenance: Arte Primitivo, New York, NY, Lot 686, March 4, 2020; Private New York Collection, acquired i

African Ejagham Headdress, Nigeria, 20th C. Carved wood, fiber, shells and pigment. Provenance: ex-collection of Samir Boro, Cote D'Ivoire. Size: 12'' x 5'' x 8'' (30 x 13 x 20 cm) Height on stand: 14

A crocodile water spirit crest headdress. Nigeria, Ijo. 20th century. 10"h x 65"w x 13"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Chamba Peoples, (6) spike figures, Nigeria, Benue Valley Region, columnar, abstracted carved wood figures with protruding iron spike, to be placed in ancestral shrines, mounted on black wood bases, 23

Bamana, Korè Society carved wood mask, Mali, Africa; of typical zoomorphic form, with pierced metalwork fittings; H: 15 1/2" (approx.); iron standPROVENANCEFrench private collection

A Gelede society headdress. Nigera, Yoruba. 20th century. 7"h x 8"w x 11"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "Masks like this are worn by men i

African Ibo Headdress Figure, Nigeria. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 16'' x 6'' x 5'' (41 x 15 x 13 cm).

A tall Mumuya abstract figure, Northern Nigeria, with fine patina of handling and age, 38.5"h Provenance: Collection of Vanna and N. Lee Lacy (Palm Springs, California). Mr. Lacy was a prominent Holly

Group of three African Iron money currency flat shovel sculptures. Early 20th Century. Angas and Afo tribes of Northern Nigeria. Each fitted with custom display stands. Sizes approximately 26" H, 24"

African white beaded headdress, Yoruba, Nigeria, serves the purpose of a king's crown, conical form with face motif to sides and numerous birds, beads strung along edge forming veil, some loss to bead

A Very rare and fascinating artifact from Northern Nigeria and the katsina culture dating to 200 BC to about 100 AD. This Nok related artifact features a classic face and some design work on the coiff

Nupe Peoples, Nigeria, Traditional Northern style with round flat top having 'endless knot' carving, supported by ten tapered round legs with shallow scribed decoration. 12" x 15 1/2" diam. Good condi

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Northern Nigeria, Nok culture, ca. 500 BCE to 600 CE. A hand-built and hollow terracotta head of a man with a pecked beard and a prominent chin. The neckline is

Africa, Northern Nigeria, Nok, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. A handsome terracotta head from one of the oldest African centers of figural sculpture and ironworks. The ancient head displays characteristic tra