A Classic Female Mbuya Mask Perhaps because We

An old carved wooden mask in classic female form with incised linear designs and cubist like features. Songye peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa.Certain masking traditions of the Congo River basin personify

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

Western Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Baule (Baoule) people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful Baule dance mask representing a female, perhaps an ancestor, hand-carved from a lustrous brown wood

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

A finely carved old wooden mask with raffia grass headdress still attached. The mask features the classic heavy lidded eyes, deep facial scars as well as a well handled surface suggesting years of fie

A Classic carved wooden mask with incised tribal scar motifs , arched brow and stylized coiffure. Such masks were originally used for circumcision ceremonies but later became accessories for a type of

Pre-Columbian, Chupicuaro, Pre-Classic Mexico, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. This figure depicts a slender young female, perhaps used ceremonially as symbolic of the concept of fertility or the passage of a you

A lovely carved wooden helmet mask with exquisite facial features , elaborate coiffure and avian & serpent figures as the top finial. The mask was carved from a single piece of wood and is perhaps the

A carved wooden semi-helmet style dance mask with classic linear designs, abstract form and with raffia grass netting attached. Kifwebe secret society, Basongye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask i

A Classic Forged metal Axe with copper sheet covered handle, a symbol of royalty and prestige among the Songye peoples. The Axe features two small mask emblems, perhaps referencing the Kifwebe society

Lalique Molded Glass Psyche Vase and Cover Model introduced 2001, ed. no. 60 Of classic urn form, with domed cover, in colorless glass, decorated with four serene female portrait masks, surrounded by

A pair of Pre-Classic figures from Mexico, c. 1200 – 900 BC, perhaps Tlapacoya, both female with nicely modeled faces and shorts ovoid legs. H: 5 in (12.8 cm) and 5 3/8 in (13.7 cm). Heavy mineral d

A very finely carved Luba female sculpture with classic form, raised scarification, ribbed neck and showen holding her breasts, perhaps as a symbol of fertility. Luba peoples, Congo , Africa. Measures

A classic carved wooden helmet style mask with openwork designs on top, large flat hat like feature with many well worn holes on top, perhaps to hold feathers and other regalia, accented with kaolin c

The 1800s, Early 1900s Chokwe Mwana Pwo Mask Angola African Tribal Antique This work is an outstanding example of Pwo, a classic Chokwe mask genre that honors founding female ancestors. Inscribed moti

A tall carved wooden mask with the effigy of a female on top , arms open wide, she wears a grass skirt and has a rasied central crest, the face of the mask is classic in form and with painted geomtric

Pre-Columbian, Chupicuaro, Pre-Classic Mexico, circa 300 BCE to 100 CE. This figure depicts an attractive young female, with emphasis on her feminine attributes, perhaps used ceremonially as symbolic

Pre-Columbian, Chupicuaro, Pre-Classic Mexico, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. This figure depicts a slender young female, with emphasis on her feminine attributes, perhaps used ceremonially as symbolic of the co

Pre-Columbian, Chancay culture, Peru, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Wow! An impressive example of a classic Chancay form, a star gazer, holding a fruit, perhaps a cherimoya - a succulent fruit native to Peru as

A large heavy carved wooden female effigy with small child and shown with classic coiffure and a well handled surface patina suggesting real age, perhaps a maternity shrine object. Pende peoples, DRC/

A Songye Wood Female Mask (Kifwebe) Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Height 12 inches (30.5 cm). Property from Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio Provenance: Ms. Dianne Komminsk, gifted in

A Songye Wood Female Mask (Kifwebe) Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Height 11 inches (27.9 cm). Property from Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio Provenance: Ms. Dianne Komminsk, gifted in

African Angola Chokwe Pwo Young Female Mask (20th Century) dark stained wood carved, natural fiber, earth, depicting the "Young Female" spirit having dark tone smooth face with scarification around ey

Antique French carved polychrome wooden crest with female mask. Early 20th century. 15"h x 43"l