WOODEN MASK OF KWELE PEOPLE GABON CENTRAL AFRICA

A vintage wooden hand carved mask of the Kwele people from Gabon, Central Africa. This mask is of an anthropozoomorphic type, that is, it combines the features of a human and an animal. Such masks are

A carved wooden mask with several(5) pairs of stylized eyes accented with red,white, red and blue pigments. Kwele peoples, Gabon, Africa.

A wonderful carved wooden mask with a well weathered kaolin clay surface and friendly carved round face accented by two horns.Kwele Peoples, Gabon, Africa.The mask measures 16 x 7 inches.This mask wil

A tall carved wooden mask with a fantastic stylized ancestor figure on top and two horn like projections, accented with kaolin clay pigments. Kwele peoples, Gabon, Africa. The mask measures 23 x 11 in

Carved wooden mask with 3 mask faces accented with red,white and black kaolin clay pigment. Kwele peoples, Gabon, Africa. The mask measures 15.5 x 8 inches

A carved wooden mask with heavy kaolin clay pigment and wonderfully stylized form. Kwele peoples, Gabon, Africa. Measures 20 x 13 inches.

A carved wooden headdress with 4 mask faces, representing forest spirits. Kwele peoples, Gabon, Africa.

Central Africa, Gabon, Kota people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large wooden helmet mask, hand carved and made from multiple pieces of wood. The mask has a tall crest running from front to bac

A vintage hand carved wooden head of the Fang people from Gabon, Central Africa. The mask is dark brown in color and has a heart shaped concave face with a large convex forehead, characteristic of the

A Tsogo carved wooden mask, Gabon, Central Africa. Early to Mid 20th century. According to research such masks were used during bwete/bwiti initiation ceremonies for young people in the community. Woo

A vintage hand carved wooden head from the Fang people from Gabon, Central Africa. The mask is dark brown in color and has a heart shaped concave face with a large convex forehead, characteristic of t

A Tsogo carved wooden mask, Gabon, Central Africa. Early to Mid 20th century. According to research such masks were used during bwete/bwiti initiation ceremonies for young people in the community. Woo

Carved wooden image of a "Forest Spirit" with kaolin clay accent and many "spirit faces" From the Kwele peoples of Gabon, Africa.

A very rare and desirable Black Punu carved wooden mask. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. Provenance: Ex Jean and Marie Marcellis, France; Purchased prior to 1969. Culture of the mask: Blackened Punu mask

A very rare and desirable Black Punu carved wooden mask. Punu peoples, Gabon, Africa. Provenance: Ex Jean and Marie Marcellis, France; Purchased prior to 1969. Blackened Punu masks are extremely rare

A very striking Ekuk mask from the Kwele peoples, Gabon, Africa.This mask has a wonderful stylized moon shaped face accented with kaolin clay pigment.The mask itself measures 12 x 10 inches.***A metal

African Fang Tribe Hand Carved & Painted Ngil Protection Mask. From the Fang people, Gabon, Central Africa. Measures 24 inches x 9 inches x 5.5 inches.

This is a vintage hand carved wooden mask from the Fang peoples, Gabon, Africa. Masks of this type are known as "Ngil" and are worn for various dances and festivals and decorate the villages of the Fa

A Lovely vintage to antique Wooden mask from the Mitsogo peoples, Gabon, Africa. A very finely carved example of the style of masks worn during Bwiti initiation ceremonies. a initiation ceremony perfo

A Lovely vintage to antique Wooden mask from the Galoa peoples, Gabon, Africa. Traditionally "okukwe" masks are made for use during ceremonial rites of passage of the Galoa peoples, such as births, in

This is an old hand carved wooden mask from the Punu Peoples, Gabon , Africa. Masks of this type are were worn by virtuosic male performers of a stilt dance called "mukudj," which involved towering im

Central Africa, Gabon, Kwele people, ca. early 20th century CE. An interesting pair of large iron currency pieces known as a mandjong, both in the shape of an anchor. Each are similar in profile; one

A rare carved wooden Kumu mask. Kumu peoples, Congo / DRC , central Africa. Provenance:- Field collected by Rev. Lawson Mooney in Congo, thence to Dr. Ken Adelman, Former director of USAID Zaire, prio

A carved wooden Makunda Initiation mask in avian ( Bird Face) form with vegetable fiber headdress atop of wooden face mask. Yaka peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 22 x 15 inches.