A Luba Owl Mask Ex Warkow Collection

A carved wooden avian effigy mask with large round eyes, stylized own horns and beak and incised linear designs. A Kifwebe society mask that was danced in ceremonies that often were related to warding

A carved wooden mask with kaolin clay pigment and a wonderfully exaggerated form. Such masks are quite rare and were danced opposite of Luba Animal masks. Provenance: Ex Stewart Warkow collection, NYC

A Tall carved wooden dance mask with female effigy as top finial, embellished with various grass, seed, old glass beads and shell regalia and painted with organic pigments , apparent sweating surface

A carved wooden dance mask in the form of an antelope with carved designs and tribal motifs accented with mineral pigments. Bwa peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Mask measure 20 inches tall. *Th

A Tall carved wooden dance mask with female effigy as top finial, embellished with various grass, seed, old glass beads and shell regalia and painted with organic pigments , apparent sweating surface

A very rare old carved wooden Kidumu mask in disc shape with various mineral pigments and geometric designs. The mask shows extensive handling and wear suggesting many years of traditional Use. Teke e

A diminutive carved wooden mask with weathered and encrusted surface indicating ritual use. Such a mask was not worn, it was used as a medium to the spirit world and was kept in a ceremonial container

A very well handled wooden maskette with a deep patina from years of handling and wear. The mask was painted black and features a well carved coiffure and squared off beard, classic facial features. T

Elongated carved wooden dance mask with incised linear designs, and covered in hammered bronze sheet, embellished with textile adornment. Marka / malinke peoples, Mali, Africa. The mask measures 16.5

A fascinating festival helmet mask with zoomorphic figures on top of a plank structure on top of the festival mask, painted in bright colors and showing signs of field use and wear. Yoruba peoples, Ni

A unusual carved wooden with feline or zoomorphic facial features, aggressive form and overall weathered surface. Luba ethnic group, Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 14.5 x 8 inches. A metal d

A carved wooden round ceremonial mask with incised linear designs and a deep well handled surface patina. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. This mask measures 16.75 x 15 inche

A carved wooden semi helmet dance mask with incised linear designs and classic form, signs of heavy field use and wear. Such masks are danced at ceremonial activities of the Kifwebe society. Luba peop

A Rare Old Eastern Luba Face mask in what appears to be an avian form. Luba peoples, Congo, Central Africa. The mask measures 12 x 7.25 inches. A metal display stand can be included for an additional

A Carved wooden dance mask with wide flat face, tall central crest and incised linear designs. The mask shows great age and wear suggesting field use over many years. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DR

2 African Songye and Luba Kifwebe Masks, DRC. Carve wood and pigment. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Published: "African Art & the Serious Collector" Maine Antiques

A rare old and interesting carved wooden mask accented with kaolin clay mineral pigments and some red pigment accents around the eyes. The mask resembles an owl or other bird and is a very rare exampl

A very finely carved wooden mask in Avian form with incised linear designs. Luba peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Alfred Schienberg Collection, Ex Sol and Josephine Levitt collection, New York.

A carved wooden and painted panel featuring a mask of the Kifwebe society, perhaps a totem of the society for a shrine wall or meeting house. The carved circular panel measures 9.5 x 9 inches. Songye

A Very rare set of two large carved wooden door jam panels with mask faces carved in relief and intricate incised designs. The wood shows age and weathering. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC / Congo

A carved wooden ceremonial mask with painted designs and classic form, Ituri River basin region, Pygmy peoples. Utilized in a context of boy’s initiation, there are precious few original exampl

A hand carved wooden ceremonial mask known as a gre or nyabwa, which has highly stylized facial features and traditionally presided over judicial ceremonies and war parties. Dan or Bete peoples, Liber

A fine and charming old carved wooden shrine effigy with classic facial features and shown with hands in a gesture of offering. There are a few areas on linear scar designs and a open cavity in the ch

A carved wooden ceremonial mask with highly stylized zoomorphic and human like form, raised linear designs and swept back horns on the top. This angbai mask was most likely used during ceremonies of t