Antique African Helmet Mask

ANTIQUE AFRICAN HELMET MASK, WOOD AND CLOTH WITH COWRIE SHELLS, GUERE-WOBE/DAN, LIBERIA OR SIERRA LEONE, 11.8"H X 8"W, ON ACRYLIC STAND TOTAL HEIGHT 24"SKU812.12,

Antique African Mossi Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Peter-Michael Boyd Traditional African Art and Material Culture, Seattle; ex collection Drs. John & Nicole Dintenf

DESCRIPTION: An Antique African Igbo helmet mask decorated in black and white polychrome, with carved decorative accents, and mohawk finial. CIRCA: Late 19th to Early 20th Cent. ORIGIN: African DIMENS

Antique African Kete Helmet Mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Late 19th C ritual ceremony mask made of wood, hair, feathers, pigment and rope. From a Montreal private collection inherited by

DESCRIPTION: Antique African Mende carved lacquered wood sowei (helmet mask). Presenting rolls on the collared neck, thin features on the almond form face, cut braid design and tripartite fins at the

A fine and rare old African helmet mask from the Dogon people of Mali. Surmounted by an equestrian figure, partly lost. Also features carved standing female figures in high relief around the body. It

African Helmet mask, Bobo tribe, Burtcina Faso (Burkhina Fasso), West Africa. C. 1950s. Chips; scratches. 22 inches long x 7 1/2 inches high x 8 inches wide.

Mende Dance headdress for women's initiation (Bundu Society) Blackened wood measures 13.5" x 9" x 8" Conical helmet mask representing head of a woman with an elaborate hair arrangement and small wide

A large and very impressive hand-carved baobab wood Dan people helmet mask from the African Coast region, West Africa. The mask is decorated with chicken feathers and cowrie shells. Dan people is a Ma

Full title: A Kuba helmet mask (mukenga) with cowrie shells, Congo, 20th C. Description: H 64,5 x L 60 x D 60 cm About this sale: Paul De Grande is one of the major dealers of antique furniture, fine

The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Helmet mask in carved wood fabrication, made by the Ekoi Ejagham tribe. Region of origin: Nigeria, Africa. This helmet mask has a Janus-f

Kuba Mukyeen "Elephant" Helmet Mask, African Art Congo - C. Mid-20th century. A ceremonial Mukyeen (Mukenga) "Elephant" mask of the Kuba Peoples of what is now the Democratic Republic. The mukenga mas

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good with age appropriate wear including some wood and surface/pigment losses. Fine in carved and painted wood featuring copper, cowries, and good antique glass trade beads.

A interesting vintage to antique wooden mask from the Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. A carved wooden helmet style mask with ornate geometric painted designs and an overall exaggerated and fantastic form

A rare early 20th century West African Nigerian Yoruba painted and crafted wood ancestors mask. The mask has wide open eyes, big lips, and a nose, and decorated with a big helmet on the top. The creat

A Vintage to Antique carved wooden Dance mask with woven basketry helmet and raffia grass collar / beard. The mask was embellished with old glass beads and cowrie shells. Kuba lele ethnic group, DRC/

Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone soweii Wood with burnished black shiny patina Height 19in (48.2cm) Provenance Mauricio and Emilia Lasansky Collection, Iowa City Jerry Solomon Collection, Los Angeles

A finely carved wooden helmet mask with classic facial features and a well handled and polished smooth surface suggesting ceremonial use over many years. Mende peoples, Bundu society, Sierra leone, We

West Africa, Ivory Coast / Côte d’Ivoire, Senufo tribe, ca. mid 20th century CE. Elaborate assemblages of male figure with fiber around his legs and his shoulder. The mask plays a part at the buria

Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large and skillfully carved wooden Bundu mask used during ceremonies associated with the Sande female societies

Helmmaske, "kipoko" West-Pende, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 31 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Die kipoko genannte Maske ist die Hauptm

A Bamileke wooden helmet mask. 20th century. Bamileke. Cameroon._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Carved and stained hardwood. 10 1/2 x 7 inches.

Helmmaske, "bwoom" Kuba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 34 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Das heutige Königreich Kuba ist eine von der Herrscherschi