African carved helmet mask, ex-museum

African carved helmet mask, ex-museum, Possibly Bamana, zoomorphic form, carved and stained wood, museum name and accession number to interior, 5.5"h x 14"l x 6.5"w Provenance: Deaccessioned works ben

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 carved wooden helmet style mask with traditional face and stylized headdress. Created for the Gelede spectacle, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 12 inches. A metal display sta

African carved tribal mask, ex-museum, Possibly Igbo/Ibo Peoples, carved and stained wood with pigment, museum accession number to interior, 12.25"l x 6.25"w x 4"d Provenance: Deaccessioned works bene

West Africa, Ivory Coast / Côte d’Ivoire, Senufo tribe, ca. mid 20th century CE. Elaborate assemblages of male figure with fiber around his legs and his shoulder. The mask plays a part at the buria

African painted carved Kwele mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Gabon, heart shaped wood face mask with white clay pigment, representing a "peaceful spirit", 13.5"h x 11"w Provenance: Deaccessioned works benef

A very finely carved wooden mask from the Bamana peoples , Mali Africa. carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood with a elegant row of spikes as a top finial accented with an indigo colored orga

Mossi helmet mask, ex-Sotheby's, ex-museum, 20th c., Burkina Faso, therianthropomorphic human face with the powerful attributes of an antelope and bird, human nose and forward-facing eyes, carved wood

A Tall carved wooden mask or headdress, with elaborate carved details and some openwork design featuring several anthropomorphic, kaolin clay pigments and raised carved motifs. Igbo peoples, Nigeria,

This is a very old and impressive wooden mask from the Toma peoples of Guinea, Sierra leone and even into Liberia, West Africa. Carved wooden mask with hand hammered metal work designs and three large

Yaka Peoples, initiation mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Zaire, Africa, dark stained carved wood with pigment, raffia grass fringe, 10"h x 7"l x 6"w (excluding fringe) Provenance: Deaccessioned works benefi

This is a rare old carved wooden dance mask from the Temne peoples of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Hand carved and painted mask with textile collar attached. The mask itself measures 10.5 x 7 inches. A

African Fantasy Helmet Mask. Carved wood. Stand not included. Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York. Size: 9'' x 18'' x 8'' (23 x 46 x 20 cm).

carved wooden mask from the Kore society of the Bamana peoples, Mali, West Africa. The mask was carved from a hard dense wood in the image of a Antelope, with tall horns and ears alert and tall. The m

Large African, Congo, Tribal Suku Helmet Mask. Size 18 1/2 inches x 10 1/2 inches diameter. Large carved wood helmet mask with animal atop. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.Saslow South Orange NJ

African Mossi Helmet Mask. Carved wood and pigment. Size: 11'' x 7'' x 7'' (28 x 18 x 18 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York.

This is a very rare old wood carved Avian mask, Bini peoples, Benin, West Africa.Carved wood that has grown quite light weight from age, with a well weathered and eroded surface, with well worn attach

African Bamileke Batcham Headdress, Cameroon. A hand-carved wooden helmet mask in the form of an abstract head. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Size: 17'' x 11.5'' x

A finely carved wooden helmet mask with classic facial features and a well handled and polished smooth surface suggesting ceremonial use over many years. Mende peoples, Bundu society, Sierra leone, We

Carved wood and embellished with numerous layers of glass beads, seeds and embossed copper and aluminum sheeting. The mask has various incised designs creating a spectacular example. Kuba mythology re

Carved wooden helmet dance mask with red,blue and white kaolin clay pigments and an overall charming style. Holo Holo peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Helmet mask measures 10 x 9 inches. A metal displ

A carved wooden helmet mask adorned with copper sheet, animal hide and embellished with numerous glass beads and textiles. The Bwoom mask was worn at boys initiations where it would represent the natu

A carved wooden Wum Helmet Mask, North West Cameroon, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 8 inches. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $40.00. Provenance: Ex. McConnell col, VA., Ex. L

A large carved wooden mask with kaolin clay accents and various tribal motifs including two sets of eyes. From The Bembe peoples of the DRC/ Congo, Africa. The emangungu mask was used in the initiatio