A Very Fine Makonde African Mask with Lip Plug

A Very fine mask with exaggerated facial features, carved from a hard dense wood and featuring wide double pierced ears and a pronounced lip plug. Makonde peoples, Mozambique / Tanzania, Africa. The m

This is a very fine carved wooden mask with a well handled surface patina and a large "Lip Plug" , local customs are heavy on decorative disfigurements as traditional forms of Tribal identity.The mask

A rare Old Makua female mask with well handled and worn surface and lip plugs as well as ear adornment. Makua peoples, Tanzania, Africa. Provenance: - Ex. McConnell Collection, Va, USA ; Ex Leonard Ka

A carved wooden helmet mask with a large lip plug and stylized facial features. Such masks are known as "Lipico" and were used for male initiation ceremonies. Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The ma

An old carved wooden face mask adorned with facial scars, a large lip plug and human hair. Makonde peoples, Mozambique / Tanzania, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 9 inches. A metal display stand can be

A carved wooden face mask with well worn edges and a large lip plug accented with kaolin clay pigments. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, South Africa. The Tribes of this region do practice Body modificati

Africa, Mozambique, Makonde Tribe, ca. 1940 to 1950 CE. Wooden helmet mask carved from a single section of tree. His face shows ritual scarification, large upper lip plug, small patch of original hair

Makonde Lipico Initiation Helmet. Carved wooden helmet mask with stylized ancestral face, including a lip plug and circular design. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. Provenance: A private Oregon co

A very well handled and field used mask with a large lip plug, ears pierced for rings, painted black coiffure and an undeniable well handled and worn surface patina suggesting ceremonial use. An excel

MAKONDE, TANZANIA, CARVED HELMET MASK WITH LIP PLUG. HEIGHT 10"

Africa, Dan Wood Mask. Size 8 x 5 1/2 inches. Fine carved wood Dan Mask with large lips and big nose, leather strap around head.

Africa, Dan Wood Mask. Size 8 1/2 x 5 inches. Fine carved wood Dan Mask with large lips and big nose, metal framed eyes.

Africa, Dan Wood Mask. Size 8 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches wide. Fine carved wood Dan Mask with large lips and big nose, pierced around the edges for attachment.

A carved wooden dance mask with open-work eyes, the face rendered in a realistic fashion with puckered lips, wide nose and a glossy black surface patina with attached grass beard. Dan peoples, Ivory C

A carved wooden mask with tall rabbit like rears and a charming carved face with a fascinating expression accented with linear scar designs. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The mask measures 12 x

A wonderfully stylized carved wooden ceremonial mask with well weathered and well handled surface. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The mask measures 12 x 9 inches, 18 inches tall on professional

Carved from a heavy dense wood and featuring a highly stylized female ancestor looking upwards into the heavens with traditional facial features and lip plug. makonde peoples, Tanzania, East Africa. T

A very old and weathered primitive sculpture of a female effigy with lip plugs , a tradition that is still practiced in this region and a sign of prestige and beauty among the Makonde peoples, Tanzani

African Makonde Lipiko Helmet Mask, Mozambique. Carved wood initiation mask accented with raised linear tattoo designs, and unusual zig-zag carved lips. Size: 10'' x 8'' x 11'' (25 x 20 x 28 cm).

A fine carved wooden female ancestor idol with bold features and and powerful stylized form, lip plug, pony tail, pierced ears, and protruding navel. The figure has a well handled , oily surface, was

Two African Makonde, Tanzania carved wood pieces, including: standing figure with lip plate; together with female body mask (mask stand not included); H: 35" (larger, approx.); fig

This is a fine and elegant example of dance mask from the Northern Dan peoples of Cote De Ivorie, West Africa. Carved wood with large open eyes and delicate facial features, most notably the lips whic

A carved wooden maskette with a highly stylized human face, long nose, curled lip and hinged movable jaw. The has an avian image on top. Ogoni peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 10.5 x 6.25 i

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