Sold2023A Bamum "Tu-Ngunga" carved wood helmet maskA Bamum "Tu-Ngunga" carved wood helmet maskEarly/mid-20th century; Bamum Peoples, Grassfields, Cameroon, East AfricaAppears unmarkedThe large carved wood helmet mask with a toothy grimace, pSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. African Mende Wood Helmet Mask**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A darkened wood mask with a small carved face, triangular-shaped chin, narrowed eyesSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. African Mende Wood Helmet Mask w/ Raffia WreathWest Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large and skillfully carved wooden Bundu mask with a lengthy collar of dark raffia. Used during ceremonies associated witSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. African Binji Wood Helmet Mask - Tshibangabanga**Originally Listed At $500** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Binji (also Bindji) peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden helmet mask known as a "tshibSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. African Cameroon Bamileke Wood Mask**Originally Listed at $300** Central Africa, Cameroon, probably Oku kingdom, Bamileke, ca. early 20th century CE. A very large and impressive carved wooden mask from the grasslands of Cameroon - a BaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. African E. Nigerian Wood Helmet Mask**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Eastern Nigeria, ca. early 20th century CE. A rather unusual carved wood helmet mask of an abstract, hybrid zoomorphic (perhaps simian) or anthropomorphic foSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. African Yoruba Gelede Wood Helmet Mask**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall and finely-detailed carved wooden Gelede mask, hand-painted in red, white, and blue hues. The overallSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African E. Nigerian Wood Helmet Mask**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Eastern Nigeria, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large and rather unusual hand-carved wooden helmet mask of an abstract, hybrid zoomorphic (perhaps siSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Egungun Helmet Mask**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wooden helmet mask with an abstract zoomorphic face over a round base drilled through toSee Sold Price
Sold2018Bamileke helmet mask. 20th century.A Bamileke wooden helmet mask. 20th century. Bamileke. Cameroon._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.See Sold Price
Sold2020African Carved Wood Helmet MaskAfrican Carved Wood Helmet Mask ,Benin, 20th Century. Female society ritual mask carved in the likeness of a woman's head with a bird on top of her hair. Used condition, wear, worn, splits, chips. SizSee Sold Price
Sold2016Early 20th C. African Cameroon Bushcow MaskCameroon, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a wood mask with a pleasing, symmetrical shape and a straw/grass padding on its back depicting the head of a bush cow. Masks are incredibly important cultuSee Sold Price
Sold2018Two Mende Sierra Leone Carved Wood Helmet Masks on20th century, African, two carved circular helmet masks, one with a graduated headdress, the other with a two pronged headdress. Both on stands. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (LoSee Sold Price
Sold2018Two African Mende Carved Wood Helmet Masks20th century, carved wood, on stands. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 16 in. mask From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Raleigh, North Carolina ASee Sold Price
Sold2024AN AFRICAN PAINTED WOOD MASK ON STAND, BAMILEKE, CAMEROON, 20TH CENTURY,AN AFRICAN PAINTED WOOD MASK ON STAND, BAMILEKE, CAMEROON, 20TH CENTURY, black painted and carved wood with a dual crested twisted fiber hairdo, a ridged forehead, wide saucer eyes, a strong nose, andSee Sold Price
Sold2016Mende Bundu Helmet Mask, Sierra LeoneMende Bundu wood helmet mask, Sierra Leone, mid 20th C., associated with the Sande women's secret society. (LUCE8281)(LUCE8281) Measurements: 16.5 H Condition: Condition commensurate with age and use.See Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Gelede MaskWest Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina - one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a helmet Gelede mask, made to be worn bySee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. African Bozo Painted Wood Mask of an Antelope**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bozo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fantastic piece, a helmet mask hand-carved from wood depicting an antelope's head with huge, curvSee Sold Price
Sold202420th C. African Kuba Wood Bwoom Mask**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai region, Kuba culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A striking hand-carved wooden Bwoom mask, helmet-like in form to fSee Sold Price
Sold2023AFRICAN CONGO KUBA BWOOM HELMET MASKAFRICAN CONGO KUBA BWOOM HELMET MASK African Congo Kuba carved wood Bwoom helmet mask, 20th century. Decorated with various shells, beads, seed pods, metal appliques, and fur. Size: 14 x 9 x 10"See Sold Price
Sold2021West African Mali Bamana Carved Wood Antelope Mask20th Century West African Cameroon Bamana Bamiliki wooden carved mask in the form of an antelope. Crafted smooth surfaced wood featuring two carved out eyes, an open formed mouth, ears and long horns.See Sold Price
Sold2021Two African Makonde Carved Wood Helmet Masks With Hair,Two African Makonde Carved Wood Helmet Masks With Hair, early 20th c., H.- 10 in., W.- 7 1/2 in., D.- 10 1/2 in., and H.- 9 in., W.- 7 1/2 in., D.- 9 1/2 in. Provenance: Property from Gentleman CollecSee Sold Price
Sold2024Mende Peoples Tribal Carved Wood African Helmet MaskCa. last half 20thC. Good with some wood loss and age crack on the back, as shown. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Please view all picturSee Sold Price
Sold2024An Mende "ndoli jowei" carved wood helmet maskAn Mende "ndoli jowei" carved wood helmet maskEarly 20th century; Sierra Leone, West AfricaThe carved and burnished wooden mask with elaborately carved replication of the hairstyle worn by tSee Sold Price