A Fine Old Baule Sacred Bush Cow mask Ex Museum

A carved wooden helmet mask with painted designs and well handled edges and wear consistent with field use. The Bo nun amuin mask was a very sacred mask to the Baule, the name meaning "gods of the bus

A very old, archaic carved wooden helmet mask with primitive incised linear designs, accented with red paint and with simple "spirit" face on center of the mask. There is quite a bit of age and eviden

A carved wood and painted red dance mask with a highly stylized face and remains of wooden collar, now decayed and eroded away. The Long classic face accented with reddish organic / mineral pigments a

A carved wood and painted red dance mask with a highly stylized face and remains of wooden collar, now decayed and eroded away. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast. The mask measures 14 x 6 inches. ( 36 inches

This is a very finely carved old wooden mask featuring a realistic Bush cow with tall curved horns, adorned with avian images and red,black and white geometric designs. The mask overall has a well han

A carved wooden maskette with highly stylized facial features and painted coiffure. The mask has a well handled surface suggesting age and handling. The maskette measures 6.75 x 4 ( 8 inches tall on s

A very rare old carved wooden mask decorated with incised linear designs, elongated form, raised stylized brow, carved coiffure and of course the swept back goat or ram horns. The Mask interior shows

A carved wooden dance mask with highly stylized horns in a large circular form, sharp ears, incised geometric designs accented with red and white kaolin clay pigments and black paints. Such masks know

A very fine old and rare Diviners maskette , a carved wooden miniature mask with traditional face, linear designs accenting kaolin clay and a very well handled surface patina. Worn as a pectoral by a

A finely carved wooden mask with triangular snout and geometric designs throughout. Accented with black, white and red mineral pigments with a hint of blue pigment. Bwa peoples, Burkina faso, West Afr

This is a very fine old and field used carved wooden mask with incised linear designs, accented with kaolin clay pigment, raised facial scars and elaborate coiffure. The mask is a classic \"Gba gba\"

Lovely old carved wooden mask with thick encrusted surface patina and a cheerful stylized Bush Cow image. Bamoun or Bamileke peoples, Cameroon Grasslands, West Africa. The mask measures 19 x 11 inches

A very fine Old initiation mask from the Southern Bushoong/Kete peoples of the DRC/ Congo, central Africa. A very interesting example that still retains its original painted designs, often these masks

OLD WEST AFRICAN BUSH COW MASK, FROM HUDSON VALLEY ESTATE, APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IN A COLLECTION OR MUSEUM, HAS OLD TAG, WITH PURCHASE PRICE FROM YEARS AGO. MEASURES 24" TOP TO BOTTOM.

This is a very fine old and field used carved wooden mask with precise incised linear designs, raised facial scars and elaborate coiffure. Note the well handled surface patina and signs of wear and us

Carved wood with a well handled and weathered surface embellished with metal work designs and an overall pleasing round form representing the Moon. This mask was considered sacred, bonu amuin, reserve

A large carved wood and polychromed ceremonial helmet mask known locally as Bo nun amuin which literally translates as gods in the bush. Traditionally the Baule hold them in great reverence. They are

A large carved wooden helmet mask in zoomorphic form , representing a forest spirit or Bushcow , and embellished with a fetish bundle on the forehead, accented with black and white pigments, the white

A finely carved vintage example with hand hammered and decorated brass sheet decoration on a Bush cow style mask. There are a few old labels inside. The Mask measures 22 x 10 inches. * A durable metal

A finely carved wooden Baule dance mask with tall ears and some minor tribal repairs with staples. Baule peiples, Ivory Coast, Africa. Provenance: ex. McConnell Collection, VA, Ex. Gallerie Lippell, M

A sweet and serene Bush cow mask with a charming face and painted surface. The mask features a mouth bit in the back. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.The mask measures 14 inches tall. X 8 inch

A rare large carved wooden helmet mask in zoomorphic form with heavily encrusted surface with painted kaolin clay and organic pigments. Montol or Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 24

A small and well weathered old mask that may have served as a house mask or decoration, showing some obvious age and wear. Baule peoples, Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. The mask measures 7.25 x 5.25 inch

A exceedingly beautiful carved wooden couple with a well handled surface suggesting many years of traditional field use. The sculptures Measure 22 inches tall on their bases. Baule peoples, Ivory Coas