Abelam Baba Tagwa Woven Mask Ex Cunningham Collection

An Abelam Woven Baba Tagwa mask, Abelam people; Maprik Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of classical form, the helmet mask with high flaring fin above large eyes and nasal ridge, stylized

large and impressive ceremonial basketry mask accented with red and orange ochre paint. Among the Abelam, baba tagwa masks are worn by men in costumes made from strips of leaves. During ritual ceremon

Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, West Yangoru area, Abelam culture, ca. 1920s CE. A large, anthropomorphic woven mask - with round eyes surrounded by distinctive concentric ovoid forms, a curved, protrud

Abelam Initiation Baba Tagwa Mask, Maprik, Papua New Guinea. Woven and painted plant fiber. Size: 27'' x 31'' x 17'' (69 x 79 x 43 cm).

10 Abelam Masks. Papua New Guinea. Woven fiber. Largest size: 45'' x 21.75'' x 10'' (114 x 55 x 25 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction

Lot consists of one "Baba" mask woven cane, polychrome, feathers, and human hair; one Boiken woven mask with clay patina; one river turtleshell and woven cane painted mask; and one "Baba Tagwa" woven

comprising a Baba Tagwa (ceremonial mask) from Abelam area, a Yam mask from Worsera-Abelam area, a Gable mask from Kanengra, and a Yenigo village yam mask Ranging from 14 in. (35.6 cm.) to 28 in. (71.

Abelam, Papua New Guinea, "Baba" mask; having woven fiber and pigments, 21"h

A carved wood and painted avian image with remains of woven ropes around the mask perimeter that once held up a costume, which would likely hide the dancer. Yoruba or related ethnic group, Nigeria, Af

A large carved zoomorphic mask with inset glass eyes , real bovine horns , woven grass and signs of field use and wear. The mask measures 16 x 23 inches. According to the Brooklyn Museum : Masks repre

A very finely carved wooden mask with reddish organic pigments and adorned with woven grass headdress and embellished with beads. Chokwe Peoples, Angola, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 8 inches ( 16 i

Abelam Mask, Papua New Guinea. Polychrome carved wooden head with two fertility birds on top. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 29'' x 9'' x 5'' (74 x 23

A Carved wooden mask in avian form with elaborate woven textile headdress attached. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 11 inches tall ( 13 x 15 when adding the headdress). This m

A carved wooden ceremonial mask with classic facial features, elaborate coiffure, well polished surface patina and attached textile headdress, woven grass beard and resins. The mask shows many years o

A finely carved wooden miniature mask with dramatic facial carving and style, embellished with red mineral pigments and woven grass rope. The Mask measures 7.75 inches tall ( 13.5 inches tall on profe

An aggressive and striking carved wooden ceremonial mask embellished with animal horns, woven hair and natural fibers. We or Guere peoples, Dan Complex of tribes, Liberia, West Africa. The mask measur

Archaic carved wooden helmet mask with kaolin clay accents on linear designs, remnants of abrus seeds and woven textiles. This mask appears quite old and has obvious handling and wear consistent with

A carved wooden ceremonial mask with woven rope adornment and with iron spike driven into the forehead and embellished with organic matter and earthen substances around the forehead and packed into th

This is a woven mask of rattan Fibers and natural pigments from the Middle Sepik River and Blackwater region' Such masks hung in the communal Tambaran' house and often embody a female ancestor whose e

A carved wooden Chokwe Pwo mask with raised scar designs, nose ring , kaolin clay pigment accents and woven grass headdress. Chokwe peoples, Angola, Africa. provenance: - Ex. Sol and Josephine Levitt

A carved wooden mask painted with a red pigment and adorned with a full woven grass coiffure and headress, neck covering. The mask has incised tribal motifs on the forehead and cheeks. Lovale peoples,

A carved wooden dance mask with polychrome painted face , incised designs and a woven grass headdress. Pende peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 18 x 15 inches. *There is no display

A striking carved wooden ceremonial mask with some facial deformities, perhaps it could be considered an illness mask. The mask has attached textile bondles of magic ingredients, woven hair, beads and

A Very fine old carved wooden mask with fainted face and woven grass hair locks. Bozo peoples, Mali, Africa. The mask measures 9 x 5.5 inches. Provenance: Dr Rubin collection, New York. Ex Dr Brian He