A Rare Field Used Chewa African mask

A carved wooden mask with a mass of woven grass and textile regalia attached as a headdress, green painted wood with energetic facial features and attached animal hide. Chewa peoples, Malawi, Africa.

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\"

A carved wooden mask with red painted surface with black linear accents. The Chewa are a Bantu people of central and southern Africa and the largest ethnic group in Malawi. Internationally, the Chewa

A rare field used old Ibibio Ekpo society mask, with articulated jaw. The mask shows extensive use and wear. Ibibio peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 12 x 12 inches. Purchased prior to 1975,

This is a very rare old and field used dance mask with aggressive open mouth and well handled and worn edges suggesting years of field use. Kumu peoples, Congo, Africa. The mask was published in the S

A Rare Old and field used example showing years of traditional use. The mask wood is old and dry. The mbangu mask is a representation of a highly regarded hunter who has been stricken with facial para

A very fine and rare painted red mask with highly exaggerated facial features. Chewa peoples Malawi, Africa. This mask shows great age and field use. Provenance: Dr Michael W. Conner, Ill, USA ( Possi

This is an old and field used carved wooden mask from the Ogoni peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Masks of this type are known as "elu" , which means "spirit." It is relatively small and probably would h

A striking old and field used Tiv Kwagh Hir festival mask with bulging eyes, toothy grimace, attached animal hair and several areas of tribal repairs and adornment. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The m

This is an old and field used carved wooden mask from the Dan peoples, Cote ,West Africa. This mask originates from the central Ivory Coast and is an original "Passport" maskette, a smaller hand held

This is an old and field used carved wooden mask from the Pende peoples of the Congo, central Africa.A Rare "Mbuyu" mask with with wonderfully exaggerated facial features, skillfully woven grass headd

A Very rare old and field used carved wooden helmet style mask with tall horns and indigo blue pigment added as decoration. Bobo or possibly Bolo peoples, Burkina Faso / Mali Border, West Africa. Prov

A Very rare old and field used carved wooden helmet style mask with tall horns and indigo blue pigment added as decoration. Bobo or possibly Bolo peoples, Burkina Faso / Mali Border, West Africa. Prov

This is a very old and well used Igala peoples festival mask or headdress, Nigeria, Africa. This heavily weathered and field used mask features traditional ceremonial scars and a diminutive face, with

A very rare and well handled / field used prestige staff with a mask like face , accented with indigo blue pigments. Urhubo or Isoko peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staff measures 17 inches tall. Proven

A well used and worn old sun shaped disc mask with carved facial features in the classical style and painted white. The mask shows extensive wear and field use. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The

A rare carved wooden mask with goat hair scalp and beard and bold & powerful red eyes on painted black face. Chewa peoples, Malawi, Africa. The mask measures 8.5 x 5.25 inches.

Carved wood and painted dance mask with energetic face and attached long grass collar. Masks are worn by male members of the Nyau society only. The masquerader is considered to embody the spirit of a

A well weathered and worn Baule / Guro mask in the form of an antelope, with a tall stylized Horn / head crest and the interior still features a mouth bit and textile ties for the dancer. Baule / Guro

Carved wood with a wonderfully complex series of horns and ears representing the antelope, accented with various pigments and some writing which may have been the dancers name and number. Dogon people

A very serene old carved wooden mask from the Lovale ( Luvale) peoples, Zambia, Africa. The mask shows extensive handling and wear, and measures 11 x 8.5 inches. A metal display stand can also be incl

A Beautiful old field used dance mask with elaborate painted designs and embellished with shells beads and textiles. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. This mask is known as "Ngaady a Mwaash" t

A beautiful carved wooden helmet painted in bright colors and featuring a wonderful stylized coiffure in avian form. The mask shows handling and wear consistent with a field used mask. The Temne creat

A carved wooden Face mask with attached plant fiber hair, the mask has an overall energetic style. A Mbunda Sachihongo mask, Zambia, Field collected by Marc Friedrich, c 1980. A metal display stand ca