Early 20th C. African Dan Wood Ladle (Wakemia)

West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire or Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large, dark, wooden ceremonial ladle (wakemia or wunkirmian, "spoon associated with feasts"), with a handle in the shape

West Africa, Ivory Coast or Liberia, Dan, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A skillfully hand-carved wooden feast spoon or ceremonial ladle (called a wakemia or wunkirmian meaning "spoon associa

West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A remarkable hand-carved wood divination mask of intriguing form. The stylized visage presents rectangular, openwork eyes be

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Liberia / Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely duo of hand-carved wooden passport maskettes, with features including pointed chin

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fabulous example of a mask from the Dan peoples, skillfully hand-carved from moch

**Originally Listed At $150** West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A small personal maskette, hand-carved from a lightweight brown wood, created to serve as an a

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century. A pair of wooden passport masks, carried by people in Western Africa as miniature

West Africa, Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large carved wood mask from the Dan peoples of Western Africa. The striking visage is comprised of a prominent nose, pu

West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A small personal maskette, hand-carved from a lightweight brown wood, created to serve as an amulet by the Dan peoples and n

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A miniature "passport mask" made to be carried by people as portable copies of larg

**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Ivory Coast, Dan, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely trio of carved wooden feast spoons. One spoon has an elongated oval-shaped form, and a short handle car

**First Time At Auction**West Africa, Ivory Coast/Liberia, Dan, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A wonderful carved wood passport mask presenting an expressive visage with an overhanging forehead, ta

Africa, Ivory Coast, northern Dan territory, Gagon, ca. early 20th century CE. A well-executed Gagon mask presenting a finely carved wooden concave visage with a classic high domed forehead with a cro

AFRICAN DAN, LIBERIA, WOOD MASK c.early 20TH C. Size 9 3/8 inches high, 7 1/4 inches wide. Carved wood mask with hollow eyes. painted in red and white. Provenance: From the Estate of Judith Fresco, in

AFRICAN DAN TRIBE WOODEN MASK African Dan tribe wood carved mask, adorned with cowry shells, late 19th to early 20th century. Size: 12 x 9"

**First Time At Auction**West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan/Bassa, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a personal passport maskette that is carved from a lightweight wood and was created by the Da

Africa, Early 20th Century Carved wood hairstyle or cap over scrunched face with small eyes, short nose, large lips, and protruding ears dyed black. Approx. 9 1/4" t x 5 5/8" w x 3 5/8" d. From the de

DAN, LIBERIA, AFRICAN WOOD MASK LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C. H 9 1/4" W 5 3/4" Hollow eyes. Pierced outer border for raffia. D 3". Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator, and creator of the Mic

Dan Wood Passport Mask circa 19th Century Size: 3.25" W x 5.5" H West Africa, Ivory Coast, Dan culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An early carved wooden Dan mask that quite unexpectedly

Africa, Early 20th Century Carved wood figure with two faces, one decorated with with triangle shape to forehead and the other with a line of dots. The Poro society is a men's society or hunting group

Antique African Tribal Dan Mask 9''x5.5''. Carved wood with facial scarification. Scattered wear and edge loss from use. 19th or early 20th century.

Western Africa, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century. A wood passport mask. In characteristic style, the eye area is sunken while the forehead and chin thrust outward

West Africa, Northern Ivory Coast, Dan, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved small, personal maskette created by the Dan peoples, used as a talisman for travel by a family member, replete with f

**Originally Listed At $75** Western Africa, Liberia and C?te d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century. An interestingly-shaped Dan passport maskette with a long, pointed chin and a charac