ABORIGINAL SCHOOL Initiation Ceremony Ochre on Boar

* A Pende Wood and Raffia Initiation Ceremony Mask congo, 19th/20th century with polychrome highlights, raised on a wood stand. Height 13 3/4 inches. Estimate $ 800-1,200 The Property of the Detroit I

Acrylic on canvas; Provenance: 1990; Helen Loveridge, Outback Alive, Kuranda, Queensland; acquired in 1991; Richard Kelton Collection, Santa Monica

19th-century school "Boar hunt" oil on canvas (cm 33x39) Signed and inscribed (defects) IT Scuola del secolo XIX "Caccia al cinghiale" olio su tela (cm 33x39) Firmato in basso a destra. Inscritto al r

hand forged steel blade with well worn wooden handle and classic stylized form reportedly used as a throwing knife during initiation ceremonies. Azande peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Sword m

plant fibre, red and yellow ochre, boar tusks, nassa snails, feathers, in addition: Sepik breast ornament with cymbium shell, nassa and cowrie snails, feathers, fabricL: 34 cm & 40 cm, L: 13,4 inch &

West Africa, Liberia / Ivory Coast, ca. early 20th century CE. A grand Dan initiation ceremony mask comprised of a finely carved wood face with metalwork and red fabric highlighting the eyes, cowry sh

A Rare Old Tchokwe mask known as "Makishi" which represents " chisaluke " an ancestral male spirit which is danced during the " mukanda ", which is the male initiation ceremony. Made from resin, clay

Lode, (20th Century Aboriginal School), Trails from Dream Time, gouache and tempera on paperboards, 11.75 x 15.75 inches and the reverse, both signed, ash wood frames with museum glass and archival ma

A highly decorated and heavily weathered and eroded old Malinke dance mask for the Konden Initiation ceremony, with ornate metal designs applied and tall comb like structure which is obviously eroded

A Vuvi ancestor (moghondzi) 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 communit

A rare carved wooden male ancestor sculpture accented with various colored organic pigments, from the Kuyu ethnic group, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Related figures were used in initiation ceremonies that imp

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 Vuvi ancestor (moghondzi) 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 communit

A carved wooden mask with exaggerated eyes and a well handled and worn surface suggesting ritual use, most likely used in initiation ceremonies. Mbangani or Binji peoples mask, Congo, central Africa.

A carved wooden helmet mask with stylized diminutive face and elaborate coiffure, obvious signs of handling and wear. This type of mask is associated with girls' initiation ceremonies by the Sande, wh

This is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. (mwana hiti, meaning “child of wood") is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and G

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 rare and fascinating Cult object used as part of initiation ceremonies by the Bwami Secret Society, among the Lega peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Such objects are little documented and rare,

Helmet Mask, "lipiko" wood, hair, Makonde people; Tanzania or Mozambique, Africa. It would be kept in a small hut behind the village elder's home and shown at feasts or during initiation ceremonies. S

A carved wooden mask, painted red with classic facial features, attached woven raffia grass basketry cap and small tail. Pende Mbuya masks were at one time used during mukanda initiation ceremonies to

Carved wooden helmet style mask embellished with hammered copper, beads, shells and woven grass textiles . Such masks were worn during male initiation ceremonies known as "nkaan". A mask like the one

A Very Fine Old Senufo Kpeliye Mask, worn by members of the Poro, a secret society which oversees initiation ceremonies in the Ivory Coast of West Africa. The mask features delicate oval form with geo

Title: Sacred (Wusear) flute - Lower Sepik (Biwat) - Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 1970 Materials: Wood and bamboo. Size: 85,5 cm Well carved flute, used during initiation ceremonies for boys in the

Two carved wooden drums, one Baga A-Ndef drum, depicting maternity figure and child, along with four faces, used in female initiation ceremonies, and one Senufo drum depicting seated figure and relief