African Baule Bo Nun Amuin Wood Helmet Mask,

A large carved wood and polychromed ceremonial helmet mask known locally as Bo nun amuin which literally translates as gods in the bush. Traditionally the Baule hold them in great reverence. They are

Miniature Carved Wood African Mask. Closely resembles in style the "bo nun amuin," also called the bush god or helmet mask, of the Baule people of modern-day Ivory Coast, with distinguishing features

A large carved wooden helmet mask with painted designs and well handled edges and wear consistent with field use. Accoridng to the web site Imo dara this mask was considered the most sacred of masks,

A carved wooden helmet mask with painted designs and well handled edges and wear consistent with field use. The Bo nun amuin mask was a very sacred mask to the Baule, the name meaning "gods of the bus

Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 87 cm. Provenienz: - Vogt, Zürich (1980). - Rudolf und Leonore Blum, Zumikon. Dieser zoomorphe Maskentypus wird bo-nun

Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 25,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). Ferari Dieser zoomo

Maske "bo-nun-amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 68 cm. Provenienz: - lt. mündl. Aussage des Besitzers: "Galerie in Basel; frühe 1980er-Jahre". - Schwe

Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 22 cm. L 62 cm. Provenienz: - Société des missionnaires d’Afrique, Pères blancs. - Pierre

Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 25,5 cm. Provenienz: - Antoine Ferrari de la Salle, Abidjan. - Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan

Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 51 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Waadt. Acquired before 1970, but without signs of use and conseque

A finely carved wooden mask featuring the long snout and tusks of a Warthog and 3 pairs of eyes, tall ears (one is chipped) and some incised designs. The Baule refer to such masks as "Bo nun amuin" wh

A large carved wooden helmet mask in zoomorphic form , representing a forest spirit or Bushcow , and embellished with a fetish bundle on the forehead, accented with black and white pigments, the white

African Baule Goli Glin Helmet Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood and pigment. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Size: 28'' x 12'' x 13.5'' (71 x 30 x 34 cm).

Rare Baule Helmet Mask Made From Wood Depicting A Monkey, Ivory Coast. The Patina Is Extraordinary And Has Multiple Layers Of Pigment From Decades Of Ritual & Ceremonial Use. Legend states that in the

A large carved wood and painted helmet mask with wonderfully abstract facial features and classic form. Traditionally such masks are danced in a series of four masks which is still performed as entert

Wood Carved with horns, bright original paint they measure 32.5" x 15" x 10" and 40" x 15" x 6" Provenance: Important Montecito estate collection

(3) African carved wood tribal masks, c/o Baule style anthropomorphic (14" x 7-3/4"), Dagara style (8-1/4" x 6-1/2"), Marka style with metal helmet (22-1/2" x 7-1/8")

Carved wood with a well handled and weathered surface embellished with metal work designs and an overall pleasing round form representing the Moon. This mask was considered sacred, bonu amuin, reserve

**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A darkened wood mask with a small carved face, triangular-shaped chin, narrowed eyes

West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large and skillfully carved wooden Bundu mask with a lengthy collar of dark raffia. Used during ceremonies associated wit

West Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved dark wood mask with a heavy, squared-off brow line and long, slender nose; there is a mouth opening on th

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Baule (Baoule) people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden mask wearing an avian headdress. Boasting a lovely hue of cho

A Chokwe Wood Helmet Mask Central Africa, Angola Height 14 1/16 inches (35.8 cm). Property from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Provenance: Gifted in 2001 (Inv. no. T2001.031.004).

African Baule Wood Mask, Ivory Coast. Legend states that in the 17th century the Baule (Baoule) left present day Ghana and traveled west into present day Cote d'Ivoire under the lead of the Queen Poko