Extremely Rare Bakongo Yombe Deformity Mask Ex Levitt

A carved wooden ritual mask with heavy kaolin clay pigments and organic colors, showing handling and wear. Kongo Yombe peoples Deformity mask from the DRC / Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 12

This is an extremely rare Tabwa beaded mask , with woven glass beads on textiles surface and adorned with raffia grass. Tabwa peoples, Congo, Africa. - Provenance: Ex. Sol and Josephine Levitt Collect

This is a very rare old carved wooden maskette , a miniature version of a Banda mask, a flat helmet style mask worn atop the head. This mask shows plenty of handling and wear and is a genuine old exam

A rare and early carved wooden face mask with perforated eyes and broad lips and adorned with a feather crown. Benjabi peoples , near the Bakongo, DRC / Congo, central Africa. The Benjabi are a rare g

Extremely Rare Maniema mask, Possibly Shi or Zimba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Carved wood with Black and White pigments and bold archaic form. * A metal display stand can be included for an addition

A Carved wooden mask with inset wooden studs, painted linear designs and a animal hide beard attached to the chin. Glossy surface patina and well worn edges. Bakongo peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The m

A very Rare carved wooden Pende Wongo mask. I highly stylized form with heavy eye lids, strong dramatic, almost cubistic mask, likely a rare example from Southeast of the Pende. The mask measures 15 x

A carved wooden mask with ghostly pale face accented with kaolin clay pigments and obvious wear and handling over many years. The mask wood has grown quite light weight with age. Bakongo or Yombe peop

a very rare Old and well used Bakongo Woyo Ndunga mask. carved wood with painted and encrusted surface, mineral pigments. Bakongo or Woyo peoples, Congo, central Africa. Provenance: - Ex. Sol and Jose

A very rare and fascinating carved wooden plaque mask with simplistic facial features and incised designs, accented with mineral pigments. Mbole peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The rites and prac

A Fine and very Rare carved wooden Goma or Bembe mask with raised eyes, incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments. Congo, Africa. The mask measures 14 x 10.5 inches. Provenance: - Ex S

A superb hardwood Lega mask with classic facial treatment such as the almond shaped eyes and kaolin clay accent , however what is very uncommon is that it was carved from a hard wood. Lega peoples, Co

A very rare old and well used wooden mask from the Lawalwa peoples of the DRC / Congo, central Africa. A highly stylized example with traditional features and well weathered and worn surface patina. A

A charming carved wooden mask with heavy kaolin clay painted surface and serene and simplistic facial features. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 13 x 8.5 inches. A metal dis

Exceptional three quarter helmet mask with classical Bakongo facial features. Rendered realistically with grinning face and remains of original mineral pigments. * One of only three known examples of

A finely carved and exceedingly rare mask from the Southern Lozi peoples on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Carved wood embedded with old glass seed beads and a undeniable well handled surface pati

A Carved wooden mask in avian form with elaborate woven textile headdress attached. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 11 inches tall ( 13 x 15 when adding the headdress). This m

A Rare and fine Bembe Double eyed mask, carved wood with kaolin clay accents around the double eyes, well handled edges and weathered surface. These masks embody a bush spirit, m'ma mwitu, during ritu

A carved wooden dance mask representing an antelope with highly stylized and twisted horns and classic facial features accented with reddish and white mineral pigments and geometric designs. Eastern P

A carved wooden mask painted with a red pigment and adorned with a full woven grass coiffure and headress, neck covering. The mask has incised tribal motifs on the forehead and cheeks. Lovale peoples,

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 rare carved wood and painted helmet mask from the Igala peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Raised designs accented with various paints and with well handled edges showing field use and wear. The mask measure

This is a very fine and rare early20th century Ibibio mask from Nigeria, west Africa. A dramatic carved wooden mask with exaggerated and stylized facial features and a undeniable cheerful quality. The

This is a very old Bakongo or Yombe mask with heavy wear and apparent field use. DRC / Congo, Africa.The mask measures 10.5 x 8.5 inches. A durable metal display stand can be included for an additiona