African Bobo upper Volta ceremonial spirit mask, having

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

African tribal spirit mask, Upper Volta, female figure surmounts mask, the face having an elongated nose and round eyes, 28.5"h x 9"w x 7"d,

This is called Senufo BoBo Mask from the Upper Volta River area of Ethiopia. This one is quite old and it represents something to do with hunting and admiration of the local animals in that region.

African Carved Wood Bobo Mask Having painted geometric motif with openwork design at the top; possibly from the Upper Volta Republic Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor

Carved wood mask wood, richly decorated crown. Painted black, red and white. Dimensions: H45" x W11" x D10" Condition: good, has some chips to the surface and has been repaired.

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

BOBO, UPPER VOLTA, CARVED & PAINTED CROCODILE MASK. HEIGHT 24"

BOBO, UPPER VOLTA, CARVED AND PAINTED PLANK MASK. WIDTH 43"

Bobo Bird Mask, Bobo -Ule (Red Bobo also called Tara Peoples) Upper Volta, Wood, pigment and fiber, 40 inches high, Boca Raton Museum of Art prior to 2002

Early 20th Century Carved African Animal Mask from Upper Volta ( now Burkina Faso). It was bought in Manhattan in 1960 from the Segy Gallery of African Art (Ladislas Segy) noted African tribal art col

African Burkina Faso Bwa, Bobo, or Bwamu "Do" Yehoti butterfly burial and ceremonial mask (20th Century), carved wood and natural pigment depicting an abstract hawk's wings and head with outstretched

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

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

wood, H: 43 cm, H: 16,9 inch Provenance: Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, Germany Lit.: Roy, Christopher, Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Paris 1987, p. 273

BAMBARA, UPPER VOLTA, CARVED AND PAINTED ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, Kurumba Bwa Mask, extensive and interesting polychrome decoration, 38 inches tall, Provenance: The Boca Raton Museum of Art

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

wood carved mask depiction of the sun. Believed to originate with the Bobo people of Burkina Faso. This circular shaped mask measures approximately 18 1/4" in diameter with a 4" handle at the bottom o

9"x4.5"inches Weight: 217 grams (Before Packing) A bargain hunter's, fixer-upper's, and pack-rat's dream come true! Our Ten2Go "warehouse" style auction presents over thousand lots in a fast-paced old

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

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

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

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

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