Fang Ngontanga Four-faced Helmet Mask Straw Collar

Fang Four-Faced Helmet Mask (ngontang), Gabon. The Fang people were victims of the large transatlantic and trans-Saharan slave trade between the 16th and 19th century. They were stereotyped as canniba

Well weathered and worn old Fang peoples mask, Gabon, Africa. Carved wooden mask with four mask faces and accented with kaolin clay pigment. Known locally as a "N'gotang" mask, from the Fang peoples,

Gabon Fang Ngontanga Two Faced Helmet Mask. 21 inches H x 11 W.

A Carved wooden helmet mask with Janus multiple faces and traditionally worn over the head. Originally they were known as mfulenkakh, though after colonial influence they are now known as N'gontang. T

13" H x 10 1/2" W x 9" D.

With straw adorning bottom. 13 1/2" H x 9" W x 5" D.

The (Fang groups) Betsi and Ntumu call this type of helmet mask ngontang, a term that is a contraction of nlo ngon ntanga, which means ‘face of the daughter of the white man.’ When the Betsi and N

Gabon. A group of two Fang Ngontang helmet masks, each with four faces, made of carved wood and decorated with white and red pigment; (largest) ht. 16, wd. 11, dp. 12 in.

African Fang Ngontang Helmet Mask, Gabon. Carved From A Single Piece Of Wood And Whitened With Kaolin On All Four Faces. This The Fang people were victims of the large transatlantic and trans-Saharan

A Carved wooden helmet style mask with four mask faces and incised geometric linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments. The mask shows much wear and handling as well as tribal repairs. Fang pe

A Vintage and Rare carved wooden Fang peoples mask with four faces.Such masks with 4 faces are known in helmet type though I have never seen this style before. The mask appears to be old and well used

African Tribal Art: Fang People, Gabon: Ngontang mask featuring four elongated faces. Early 20th century. Wood, carved in a hollowed, helmet-like form with four abstracted faces encircling the perimet

African Fang Ngontang Helmet Mask, Gabon. Carved From A Single Piece Of Wood. This The Fang people were victims of the large transatlantic and trans-Saharan slave trade between the 16th and 19th centu

A Bembe four-face helmet mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 17.5"h Provenance: Collection of Vanna and N. Lee Lacy (Palm Springs, California). Mr. Lacy was a prominent Hollywood producer of films

Origin: Lega. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: Around 1940. Materials: Wood, Kaolin and rope. Size: "Height 25.5 cm. Width 17.5 cm. Depth 10 cm." Masks like these were used in instruction and i

A helmet mask with four horns. West Africa. 20th century. 16 1/2"h x 16"w x 14"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: Simpson Inventory #6227, Pur

Ca. mid 20thC. Excellent with original paint and patina. Just mask measures approx. 11" high. One scholar believes this is Lengola, while another considers this a rare Fang. Purchased from Yacouba Tra

African, Gabon, Fang (Ngil) Large Hemlet Mask. Size 22 3/4 inches high. + stand. 9 inches wide. A large wood helmet mask with large nose, small eyes. Incised large eye brows. Custom mounted. Traces of

SENUFO WOOD KORUBLA HELMET MASK, PORO SOCIETY, COTE D'IVOIRE, H 21", W 12 1/2":Carved wood mask with metal eyes and raffia collar. Ivory Coast, West Africa. Property of the Flint Institute of Arts. Fo

Three African Fang, Cameroon/Gabon carved wood and polychrome masks, including: two ngil, one with raffia and metal rings; together with ngontang helmet mask (stands not included); L: 24"

AWESOME HAND MADE & HAND HAMMERED PERSIAN HELMET WITH MASK. Provenance :Mughal. Make : Made of heavy iron, hand made and hand hammered and hand chisel. Concial , skull strengthened by four bands with

A Pair of Chinese Bronze Gu Vases LATE MING DYNASTY each body tapered under a widely flared trumpet collar, the central part in slight relief decorated with taotie masks and punctuated by four edges.

Japanese Taisho Period samurai armor; suit of antique, Japanese lacquered metal samurai armor, including: helmet (kabuto) with lacquer wakidate and two horns; half mask (mempo), four-lame throat guard

lime wood (Alstonia Scholaris), coconut husk, rattan, bark cloth, plant fibre, fabric, lime, pigments (red, black), opercula, inventory no. "87L162", rest., baseEarlier ethnologists believed that "tat