Ceremonial Spirit Mask

African Bobo Upper Volta carved wood ceremonial spirit mask, the stylized figural and zoomorphic totem, with black, white and red polychrome accents, 50"h

Antique carved and painted wood mask with center deity figure. Dimension: 10"lgt. x 10"wd. x 7"dp.. Mask face with an emerging fully carved body of an animal deity with horns. Condition: good conditio

West African Sande Female Sowo MaskWest African tribal Sande female spirit Sowo ceremonial wood helmet mask; of conical form with a small delicate face with downcast eyes and closed mouth, a wide fore

Carved wood with deep, well handled surface patina, age and weathering, signs of ceremonial use. Ibibio idiok masks represent destructive spirits or the spirits of ancestors who violated tradition dur

Archaic carved wood and painted ceremonial mask, known locally as an "Idiok" mask representing a "Hell Dwelling Spirit". The mask shows generations of wear and field use. Ibibio peoples, Cross River R

A very rare old carved wooden post with spirit or mask face on top and painted with a red mineral pigment. Salampasu peoples, Congo, Africa. The post measures 21 inches tall. Provenance: Field collect

handmade wood frame and painted deerskin. Used in ceremonial dances by Bridget Eagle Feather

A Carved wooden mask accented with kaolin clay pigments and a red mineral pigment typical of the masks of Gabon, the white faces relating to the spirit world.Such masks were used in connections with t

Item/Description: Antique hand-carved Tibet Himalayan decorative mask. Crudely carved features, painted wood. Appears to have been danced used in rituals. (Ceremonial, Tribal, Primitive, Spirit, Ritua

Antique Baule Carved Face Mask with Old repaint. Height 9"Yaure people, Ivory Coast. This mask representing yu or spirit power is danced at funerals to cleanse the village after a death and to assist

A rare carved wood and painted ceremonial mask worn by young boys during initiation rituals. They embody ancestral or spirit figures in human form. They serve as instructors and guardians to the initi

A diminutive carved wooden mask with weathered and encrusted surface indicating ritual use. Such a mask was not worn, it was used as a medium to the spirit world and was kept in a ceremonial container

Qing style ceremonial babies hat, silk embroidered double faced tiger mask from Hebei Province, to frighten away evil spirits or early death, silk wing panel at back with peony blossom, 9" H, 7" D

African "Yaka" or "Mbala" mask. These masks may serve to ward off evil spirits or for fertility. The sculptor, before starting the work, pays homage to the person who taught them. [Overall: 72" H; Mas

Title: Ceremonial mask - Wood - Punu - Gabon Description: This Punu mask represent a idealized female ancestor. The white colour of the mask is asexual; white is a symbol of peace, gods, spirits of th

Bamileke masks are carved to honor the king. They are worn during important ceremonies to celebrate the presence of the ancestral spirits of the king. They are used to promote fertile fields for a goo

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

A Papua New Guinea ceremonial mask from the Iatmul people in Kandangai Village, Sepik River, Mid Sepik Province. Carved wooden mask with Black painted finish, featuring large protruding eyes with inse

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

Ethnographic figural carved ceremonial mask, 80"h x 21"w

Norm Tait, Canadian (b. 1941) ceremonial mask. Cedar ceremonial carved wooden mask of an eagle w/movable beak and painted eyes, brows and beak. Signed "NT73"(carved on inside) . Norman Tait is a Canad

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