A Dan Kran Parrot Mask collected in situ prior to 1968

A carved wooden Kran or Guere mask in the form of a Parrot and collected in the Village Tabou prior to 1968 by Rev. W. Adkins. The mask measures 9 x 5.5 inches. A metal display stand can also be inclu

A very uncommon miniature carved wooden mask with stylized coiffure, heavy lidded eyes, incised linear designs and a flared neck ringed with raffia grass. Probably worn as an arm maskette. Pende peopl

A carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with stylized face, extended lips, incised linear designs and a very weathered and well worn surface suggesting great age and field use over generations. Dan peop

Carved wood with realistic facial features and stylized horns or coiffure. Dan peoples , Ivory Coast / Liberia. Provenance: Field collected in situ in the 1950's by Rev. Adkins of Adams county, Ohio.

A Very fine old carved wooden Dan mask field collected in situ in 1948 by Rev. Adkins, C. 1948, Liberia/Ivory Coast. The mask is Possibly by Zlan - and was acquired from through the family by descent.

A highly stylized carved wooden ladle with ancestral face on top and wonderful overall form. A feast ladle generally awarded to the most hospitable women in the village and yearly harvest ceremonies.

A Carved wooden ceremonial mask embellished with animal hide fur and painted with white kaolin clay pigments accents. The Mask has a well weathered surface and also has an old label in the back that r

probably Dan culture, 8 3/4" long, collected by the consignor's father, Walter Skor, in New York City prior to retiring to Connecticut in 1951.

probably Dan culture, 8 1/4" long,collected by the consignor's father, Walter Skor, in New York City prior to retiring to Connecticut in 1951.

probably Dan culture, 9 1/2" long, collected by the consignor's father, Walter Skor, in New York City prior to retiring to Connecticut in 1951.

A very fine elongated wooden mask accented with red and white mineral pigments and woven raffia grass. Afikpo peoples mask, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 18 x 4.5 inches. * a metal display stand

Maske, "kaogle" Dan-Kran, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 31,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. kaogle (auch "kagle") ge

A Dan/Kran Mask, Liberia; height: 14 1/2". Provenance; Irv Fisher, Purchased early 1980's.

A very fine old carved wooden ceremonial mask with classic exaggerated facial features and a deep well handled surface patina. Dan peoples, Kran Ethnic group, Liberia, West Africa. The mask measures 8

Large Abelam polychrome figural pole, Papua New Guinea, 10'h. Note: Collected in situ 1968 by noted bush pilot and territorial administrative officer Bruce D. Lawes in the 1950s/60s. Provenance: B. La

A carved wooden mask with heavily encrusted surface, tall carved horns as well as a human hair beard, nail driven into the forehead as a magic charge. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.Field colle

Dan-Kran, Ivory Coast, Liberia Mask. Having feather headdress and coquina shell head band. Size: 20 x 9 in.

wood, base "Kagle" masks are "troublemakers", meant to disturb village festivities with their erratic movements and aggressive behaviour. Intended to symbolize the brutal force of the bush and of sava

Maske, "tankagle" Dan, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 21 cm. Provenienz: Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (erworben am 09.06.1968). Weil sich die Verwendung und Bedeutung der Masken, ne

A finely carved wooden helmet mask with classic diminutive face, elaborate coiffure and signs of field use, Mende peoples, The mask was used exclusively by women of the Sande society among the Mende a

This collection, and many lots forthcoming are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every sense of the word. This antiquarian truly enjoyed the treasures collected as well as world trave

DAN MASKAfrican (Liberian), Nyor Diaple region, Dan People, Mande, early 20th century, carved wood. Deangle mask of short, round form having medial ridge that flows to the tip of the narrow nose, bise

Maske, "tankagle" Dan, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 25 cm. Provenienz: - Sammlung Peter Stettler (1939-1998) und Erica Stettler-Schnell (geb. 1940). - Galerie Walu, Basel. Weil sich

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century). Of classical style for the region, the upper portion of the boar