Kuba "Bwoom" African Mask

Carved wooden helmet mask with dramatic bulging forehead accented with shells, beads and metal work. A bold and powerful example of the style. During a dance performance, the bwoom mask introduces an

Carved wooden helmet style mask embellished with hammered copper, beads, shells and woven grass textiles . Such masks were worn during male initiation ceremonies known as "nkaan". A mask like the one

A Large highly embellished wooden helmet mask adorned with various Beads and metal work, shells and raffia grass. This type of mask is known as a bwoom mask, and is one of three types of royal Kuba ma

A Carved wooden helmet style mask embellished with various hammered metals, seeds, glass beads and shells. Decorated with incised linear designs. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask mea

50 Maske, "bwoom" Kuba, Bushoong, DR Kongo Gesockelt (base included) Holz, Zinkblech, Glasperlen, Kaurischnecken, Textil. H 34,5 cm. Provenienz: - Sammlung Leopold Haefliger (1929-1989), Luzern. - Ste

African Kuba Bwoom Mask. Adorned with feathers, beads and shells. On stand. Size: 12.5'' x 10.25'' x 13'' (32 x 26 x 33 cm). Height on Stand: 15" (38 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Res

Maske, "bwoom" Kuba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 32 cm. Provenienz: Carlo Monzino (1931-1996), Castagnola. Das heutige Königreich Kuba ist eine von der Herrscherschicht Bushong domini

African Kuba Bwoom Mask. Highly decorated with elaborate beadwork, hammered copper, textiles and shells woven into decorative patterns. Kuba Peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Size: 10'' x 17'' x 28'' (25 x

An old wooden helmet mask embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells and animal hide. The mask has large areas of hammered copper sheet and incised designs in the wood. Bwoom’s specific id

A Fine Old Kuba Bwoom mask embellished with various seeds and beads, animal hide ( now decayed) and hand hammered copper sheet. The bwoom is one of three types of royal Kuba masks, all of which are tr

Group of 3 African Masks. Including a Kuba Bwoom mask and 2 Krahn masks. Carved wood. Largest Size: 12'' x 9'' x 15'' (30 x 23 x 38 cm).

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

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

Kuba Bwoom Dance Mask & CostumeDR of Congo Kuba Bwoom dance costume: wooden helmet mask of bearded human face with round and projecting forehead, cowrie shells and glass bead bands decorating the face

An African D.R.C. Congo Kuba Bwoom commoner crest helmet mask (19th / 20th Century) face has broad features and incised cross-hatched motif, the nose and and nostrils are beaded with bright blue beads

African Kuba Bwoom Helmet Mask, DRC, 19th/20th C. A very old mask with signs of ritual use and some loses caused by time and wear. Wood, glass beads, copper, and raffia cloth. On custom included stand

AFRICAN CONGO KUBA BWOOM HELMET MASK African Congo Kuba carved wood Bwoom helmet mask, 20th century. Decorated with various shells, beads, seed pods, metal appliques, and fur. Size: 14 x 9 x 10"

A carved wooden ceremonial helmet style mask embellished with seeds, beads and shells as well as hand hammered copper sheeting. According to one local interpretation, the bwoom mask represents a princ

A carved wooden and painted helmet mask , a Bwoom variant with exaggerated facial features. Kuba - Ngongo, Bongo helmet mask (Northern Kuba Bwoom variant) Congo, central Africa. Provenance: Ex. Sol an

A large carved wooden and decorated helmet mask with ornate beadwork set into a dizzying design with accenting cowrie shells. Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. The helmet mask measures 13 x 12 inches, this

Carved wooden Dance mask from the Kuba peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Adorned with glass beads, shells and hammered metal designs. A stunning Example. Measures 17 x 10 inches. A metal display s

A Carved wooden helmet mask elaborately adorned with shells and beads, metal work and carved designs. The mask represents Bwoom. Bwoom specific identity varies according to different versions of the m

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai region, Kuba culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A striking hand-carved wooden Bwoom mask, helmet-like in form to f

Helmmaske, "bwoom" Kuba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 34 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Das heutige Königreich Kuba ist eine von der Herrscherschi