Wonderfully abstract Azande African mask

Carved wooden mask with tall central crest and abstract facial features, Carved geometric designs accented with red,white and black kaolin clay pigment. Bwa peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. Measure

Carved wood with a wonderfully complex series of horns and ears representing the antelope, accented with various pigments and some writing which may have been the dancers name and number. Dogon people

A wonderful and abstract carved wooden mask with a well weathered and well used surface and long front locks. Djimini or Ligbe Peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa.The mask measures 16 x 8 inches.This mask wi

This is an old hand carved wooden mask from the Luba Peoples, Congo / DRC , Africa. Masks of this type are were used during Kifwebe society ceremonial festivals. The mask was decorated with linear des

A carved wooden female dance mask with classic linear designs and wonderfully abstract facial features, signs of field use. Basongye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 8 inches. A met

A very tall and wonderfully abstract wooden mask with numerous protruding eyes, exaggerated form and accented with blue and white paint. A striking example from the Grebo peoples, Ivory Coast/ Liberia

A rare vintage to antique carved wooden mask from The Hemba peoples of The DRC / Congo, central Africa. A "Soko Mutu" or Monkey mask with a wonderfully abstract face and well handled mask surface, whi

A rare Old carved wooden mask from The Hemba peoples of The DRC / Congo, central Africa. A "Soko Mutu" or Monkey mask with a wonderfully abstract face and organic material painted on the mask surface,

Old carved wooden mask with wonderfully abstract conical eyes and striking orange and yellow painted designs. The mask has a woven grass netting attached. Obvious age and handling, an Old example. The

A fine and wonderfully abstract carved wooden mask with stylized antelope horns and geometric designs. Eastern Pende peoples, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 15 x 6 inches.

A wonderfully abstract oval shaped mask with 6 carved eyes, long snout and well worn surface. Such masks were used by the Kwele peoples during Bwete rituals which involved ingesting psychoactive plant

A rare Old carved wooden mask from The Hemba peoples of The DRC / Congo, central Africa. A "Soko Mutu" or Monkey mask with a wonderfully abstract face and organic material painted on the mask surface,

A large and wonderfully abstract carved wooden mask with stylized avian form and encrusted surface of millet. Kran Ethnic group, Dan peoples, Ivory Coast and Liberia, Africa. The mask measures 25.5 in

This is a vintage helmet mask from the Mambila peoples of Nigeria / Cameroon, the Donga river region, West Africa. A wonderfully abstract carved wood mask with Animal form and exagerated features. Kno

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

Carved wooden sculptures with a surreal appeal, and wonderfully abstract form. The tallest is from the Azande peoples and measures 15 inches tall on custom base, and the smaller, a fascinating Ngbandi

A highly stylized form of an ancestor or deity carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood of the Mende peoples, Sierra leone, West Africa. The sculpture measures 8 x 3 inches.

This is a wonderful carved wooden mask with four "spirit" faces , all carved from a single piece of wood, accented with kaolin clay. Kwele Peoples, Gabon

This is a unusual and interesting old Abstract wooden idol from the Azande peoples of central Africa, the Congo region. A highly abstract human figure made of wood, known locally as "Yanda" Such idols

This is a wild and fantastic Gere peoples mask from the Ivory Coast, West Africa. Carved heavy dense wood with a remarkable crown or collar of Goat horns, a bold and powerful ensemble of organic mater

A very rare and unusual carved wooden mask from the Azande peoples of the Congo, central Africa. This is not a typical mask , as the Azande are not known for their masks. The mask is somewhat flat and

A Very large carved wooden geometric form mask with black and white kaolin clay pigment decorating the mask in a checkerboard like pattern. Evidence on the back of tribal repairs with strips of metal.

This is a wild and fantastic Gere Wobe peoples mask from the Ivory Coast, West Africa. Carved heavy dense wood with a heavy encrusted patina and a crown of wild goat horns, all set into a bold pattern

Carved wooden mask with a wonderful elongated and exageratted form , accented with kaolin clay pigment. The mask has some handling and wear and appears to have some age, but is a contemporary example.