A Fine Makonde Lipico Mask Ex Allan Stone Collection

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 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

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 very finely carved wooden helmet mask with realistic painted face and painted designs, embellished with real human hair atop a stylized "elvis" coiffure. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask mea

This is a rare wooden helmet mask known as a "tshibangabanga" among the Binji, an ethnic group within the Kuba complex of Tribes, DR Congo, central Africa.This powerful bell-shaped helmet mask was cle

A carved wooden face mask. The mask has been embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells on textile , animal hide /hair as well as a bronze bell. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask me

A Carved wooden helmet mask with colorful and elaborate stylized headdress, carved coiffure with hanging locks and painted red face with energetic facial expression. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. T

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 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

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 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 face mask. The mask has been embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells on textile , animal hide /hair as well as a bronze bell. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask me

African Makonde Mask, carved wood and hair. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 10" x 11" x 8" (25 x 28 x 20 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this A

Two African Makonde Helmet Masks. Carved wood with inset hair, raised scarification, and dark and light surface patination. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Sizes: 1) 11.5'' x 10'' x 1

Two African Makonde Helmet Masks. Carved wood, metal and hair. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Sizes:1) 9'' x 9'' x 7.5'' (23 x 23 x 19 cm); 2) 10'' x 7'' x 8'' (25 x 18 x 20 cm). Ple

Pre-Contact Stone-Carved New Guinea Ramu River Mask. On stand. Fine encrusted surface. Provenance: Ex. Collection of field collector Lynda Cunningham, Philmont, New York. Size: 14'' x 9'' x 6'' (36 x

A carved wooden female effigy with thick encrusted sacrificial surface patina that sweats in the sunlight, suggesting years of ritual applications or offerings. Such images of female ancestral spirits

A Carved wooden helmet or cap mask with classic facial features and vegetable like finials on top. The mask is well handled showing field use and wear. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask itself

A large carved wooden dance mask with incised linear designs, large carved eyes and reddish mineral pigments along with kaolin clay. Luba , kasai region, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 21.5 inches t

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 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 dramatic carved and painted wood helmet mask with boar's hair and abrus seeds. Binji peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 16" x 10" x 12" inches (Height on the custom professional stand: 2

A Carved wooden Bundu helmet mask with attached fiber regalia, well handled surface and signs of field use. Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa. The mask itself measures 18 x 10 inches. A metal d

A finely carved wooden ceremonial mask with elaborate form and classic overall desih=gn, painted black and accented with red pigments. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 12.25