Early Mbunda Sachihongo Mask Field Collected 1980

A very old carved wooden Face mask with attached plant fiber hair, the mask has an overall energetic style. This mask is possibly late 19th century with generations of use. A Mbunda Sachihongo mask, Z

A carved wooden Face mask with attached plant fiber hair, the mask has an overall energetic style. A Mbunda Sachihongo mask, Zambia, Field collected by Marc Friedrich, c 1980. A metal display stand ca

A carved wooden dance mask with a serene female face and small incised designs. The mask has the remains of a natural fiber headdress attached, though it is in tattered and fragile condition. The mask

This is a very rare Mbunda-style Sachihongo mask collected in situ in 1972 in Zambia. This type of dance mask is characterized by their round shape, proportionally exaggerated features, and prominent

This is a very rare Mbunda-style Sachihongo mask collected in situ in 1972 in Zambia. This type of dance mask is characterized by their round shape, proportionally exaggerated features, and prominent

This is a finely carved wooden Girl’s initiation dance staff, featuring a female effigy with one leg raised at the knee and curled around her other leg. The staff is decorated with old glass beads a

A handsome older Lwena African mask with incised designs and reddish hue. Lwenea peoples, Angola, Africa. Provenance - Ex. Friedrich collection, Field collected c. 1980. The mask measures 7.5 x 9.5 in

This is a very fine Old Mbunda Sachihongo masks , which are characterized by their round shape, proportionally exaggerated features, and prominent brow ridge and cheeks. This mask was part of the maki

A very old carved wooden mask with a serene presence and well handled surface patina, some small incised scar designs and the remains of a woven grass headdress. Lovale or Mbunda peoples, DRC/ Congo,

A Carved wooden mask with basketry/woven grass headdress attached. The mask features some linear designs and a well handled aptina. lwena peoples, Zambia - Field collected by Marc Friedrich, C. 1980.

This is a very finely carved wooden Dance mask acquired in Mas Village, Bali, Indonesia. This mask was purchased in the early 1980's by collector Ira Marks and has been in his private collection since

A Tall carved wooden Heddle weaving loom pulley with primitive mask like face and incised designs. This Pulley was likely field collected by Thomas McNemar in the late 1950's and early 1960s. The Pull

A dramatic carved wooden mask with stylized horns and elongated facial plane accented with hammered metal strips of aluminum. Toma people, Guinea and Liberia, west Africa. This wooden Angbai mask was

A Carved wooden mask with multiple appendages, embellished with metal tacks and an overall abstract and styled form. The mask measures 11 x 9.5 inches. Bete peoples, Liberia, West Africa. A metal disp

A Fine Yaka Initiation Mask of carved wooden and fiber headdress. From the DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 22 x 9 inches, a metal display stand can also be included for an additional $40

This is a rare and fine Nkanu helmet mask, carved wood with painted designs. Nkanu (Yaka) peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Field collected by Lawson Mooney C. 1965, with a written authentication fr

A very rare archaic carved wooden helmet mask in janus form , Pare or Shaamba peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The mask shows handling and wear , and measures 18 inches tall x 17 inches wide. Provenance: Fi

A carved wooden passport maskette with well handled surface. Among the Dan peoples of the Ivory Coast region anyone who has a spiritual connection with a mask, or whose family owns an important mask,

A rare carved wooden dance mask with strong angular form accented with kaolin clay pigments. Lega or Kwame peoples, Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 10 x 7 inches. * A metal display stand can

A Carved wooden Bassa helmet mask with a well handled surface and signs of field use. Bassa / Dan peoples, Kru sub group, West Africa. The mask itself measures 18 x 10 inches. A metal display stand ca

A carved wooden helmet style mask with kaolin clay accent on the face and embellished with linear designs, as well as a zoomorphic finial. Suku peoples, Congo, Africa, Provenance: - Ex. Dr. Kenneth Ad

Ubangi mask; Ngbaka or Ngbandi peoples mask, DRC/ Congo, Africa. A carved wooden face mask with incised tribal scar designs and signs of use over many years. Stained red with organic pigments. Hand Dr

A Fine and rare Old Luchazi Mask, Zambia, C. 1920’s or earlier. A carved wooden mask with incised geometric designs, brow and beard. A well weathered surface suggests ritual use. Luchazi peoples, Za

A Rare and finely carved wooden staff with ornate twisted design and the well handled ancestor face and torso with circular area that likely held a reflective object to act as protection from witchcra