Makonde Lipiko Elder Portrait mask Ex Warkow Collection

African Makonde Lipiko Helmet Mask with Robe, Mozambique. Carved wood, pigment, human hair. Stand not included. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Size: 36'' x 42'' x 1

African Makonde Lipiko Helmet Mask, Mozambique. Carved wood, hair. Size: 11'' x 9'' x 12'' (28 x 23 x 30 cm). Provenance: Ex. collection Karim Deen.

A very fine Old "Lipiko" mask or "Muti Wa Lipiko " translated as the head of Lipiko, which was typically worn during initiation rituals. This old example has a well carved face suggesting a type of po

A Tall carved wooden dance mask with female effigy as top finial, embellished with various grass, seed, old glass beads and shell regalia and painted with organic pigments , apparent sweating surface

A carved wooden dance mask in the form of an antelope with carved designs and tribal motifs accented with mineral pigments. Bwa peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Mask measure 20 inches tall. *Th

A Tall carved wooden dance mask with female effigy as top finial, embellished with various grass, seed, old glass beads and shell regalia and painted with organic pigments , apparent sweating surface

A diminutive carved wooden mask with weathered and encrusted surface indicating ritual use. Such a mask was not worn, it was used as a medium to the spirit world and was kept in a ceremonial container

A very well handled wooden maskette with a deep patina from years of handling and wear. The mask was painted black and features a well carved coiffure and squared off beard, classic facial features. T

A carved wooden mask in a highly stylized form, adorned with red mineral pigment and human hair. The mask still retains an original textile costume fragment. Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The mas

Elongated carved wooden dance mask with incised linear designs, and covered in hammered bronze sheet, embellished with textile adornment. Marka / malinke peoples, Mali, Africa. The mask measures 16.5

A fascinating festival helmet mask with zoomorphic figures on top of a plank structure on top of the festival mask, painted in bright colors and showing signs of field use and wear. Yoruba peoples, Ni

A Finely carved wooden helmet mask with raised scarification designs and a wonderful sense of realism. Lipico masks are traditional initiation masks. Makonde peoples, Tanzania/ Mozambique, Africa. The

A carved wooden mask with kaolin clay pigment and a wonderfully exaggerated form. Such masks are quite rare and were danced opposite of Luba Animal masks. Provenance: Ex Stewart Warkow collection, NYC

A carved wooden helmet mask featuring a highly stylized face embellished with a red mineral pigment. makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The mask itself measures 10 x 7.5 inches. A metal display stan

A finely carved wooden helmet mask with reddish mineral pigment accent and a small section of human hair. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The mask measures 11 x 6 inches. A durable metal display

A Carved wooden face mask with heavy organic orange pigment on the face and alternating human hair strips and indigo blue pigments as the coiffure, as well as a decorative textile hat would cover the

A finely carved wooden helmet style mask with realistic facial features and overall well handled surface patina. Makonde peoples, Tanzania and Mozambique, Africa. Provenance: - Ex. Stewart Warkow coll

A Carved wooden helmet mask with yellow mineral pigments and embellished with human hair tufts and a soft well handled surface The mask resonates a serene spiritual quality. The mask has old tribal re

A carved wooden and painted panel featuring a mask of the Kifwebe society, perhaps a totem of the society for a shrine wall or meeting house. The carved circular panel measures 9.5 x 9 inches. Songye

AN AFRICAN MAKONDE PEOPLES LIPIKO YOUTH INITIATION CERMONY SPIRIT MASK, TANZANIAN, 20TH CENTURY, paint on wood with natural fibers. Height: 9" Diameter: 7" Provenance: From the Collection of a Private

This is a very finely carved old wooden "lipiko" helmet mask from the Makonde peoples of Mozambique / Tanzania, Africa. A elegant example with raised tribal scars and overall stylized features. A dura

A Carved wooden helmet mask with portrait like features, human hair and a well handled surface suggesting ceremonial use. Such masks were often worn during initiation into manhood ceremonies by young

Helmet Mask, "lipiko" wood, hair, Makonde people; Tanzania or Mozambique, Africa. It would be kept in a small hut behind the village elder's home and shown at feasts or during initiation ceremonies. S

One with identifying label, a mask and a West African female figure. 17"L and 20"H. . ******This item from a local elder, up until now, a very active, eclectic and constant collector for them past 62