Mask of a Bush Spirit from the We peoples

A Very well worn old carved wooden mask adorned with protruding appendages, and accented with red,white and black paints. Guere or We peoples, Liberia,West Africa. The mask measures 12 x 9 inches. A m

A large fantastic carved wooden helmet mask with tall spiral horns, and highly stylized zoomorphic form painted in various colors and overall showing much handling and field use. It is composed of ele

Iatmul Bush Spirit Mask, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, pigment, cane cowrie shells. Size: 20'' x 10'' x 4'' (51 x 25 x 10 cm). Property from the Jim and Kit Horne Collection.

Early 20th c Mambila People Spirit (Nigeria/Cameroon) Tadep ancestral Mask With Totem Figure Carved wood , Rams horns, raffia shroud,red seeds/beads with red polychrome, 18 x 12 x 12"

Burundi Elephant Mask Invoking The Power of The Elephant. These masks depict the bush spirits and are used in ritual dances to bring fertility and prosperity to the village and funerals for respect. T

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

Vintage Imbrando peoples spirit mask. Features an exaggerated facial form with polychrome detail. Measures 17" x 7". Good overall condition with minor wear. In house, Hill Auction Gallery continental

Bronze figural Gelede style spirit mask, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, mid 20th century, having an offertory bowl surmounting three female figures, resting on the curved oval mask, the inside crown of the

A very rare old example of a "Water Spirit Mask" with kaolin clay and natural pigments on small archaic carved wooden mask. Ijo / Ijaw peoples, Cross river region, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 1

African carved wood helmet mask, Igbo Peoples, Nigeria, Agbogho Mmwo (Maiden Spirit) form, having elaborately carved hairstyle, face with white pigment representing the afterlife, scarification symbol

Igbo People, "Agbogho Mmwo" spirit mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Nigeria, dark stained carved wood, white pigment, with carved horns and ornamental facial tattoos, 13"h x 7"w x 5"d Provenance: Deaccession

Igbo or Punu Peoples, Mukudj (Maiden Spirit) Mask, Late 20th Century, Wood, polychrome and kaolin, 14.5 inches high, Provenance: Boca Raton Museum of Art

A carved wooden headdress with 4 mask faces, representing forest spirits. Kwele peoples, Gabon, Africa.

Igbo People (Nigeria) Maiden Spirit Mask Carved wood and polychrome 16 x 20 x 9" minor losses to wood and painted surface commensurate with age.

Mid 20th c Igbo People (Nigeria) Maiden Spirit Mask wood and polychrome 22 x 8 x 18"

Mid 20th c Bamum People (Cameroon ) Bird/Spirit helmet Mask, With Lizards wood and polychrome 19 x 10 x 7"

Water spirit mask - Sepik River Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 31 cm Water spirit mask from the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. This mask kept near the fire place and used in sp

Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 2nd half 20th century Materials: Wood Size: 31 cm Additional Info: Carved wooden spirit mask from the Iatmul people of the middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. This mas

West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A fabulous example of a wooden mask from the Dan peoples known as a "kagle" (spirit mask) enveloped in fine dark-b

West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A fabulous example of a wooden mask from the Dan peoples known as a "kagle" (spirit mask). The highly-stylized vis

AN AFRICAN MAKONDE PEOPLES LIPIKO YOUTH INITIATION CERMONY SPIRIT MASK, TANZANIAN, 20TH CENTURY, paint on wood with natural fibers. Height: 9" Diameter: 7" Provenance: From the Collection of a Private

Iatmul Peoples, Middle Sepik River, Ancestral Spirit carrying Mask on Back, the figure reaching up to touch his tongue, carved and painted wood, of one piece, slightly concave, on 4 1/2" x 9 1/4" x 9

A well worn, field used wooden mask representing a hell dwelling spirit or Idiok. Ibibio peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 14 x 8 inches. A metal display stand can be included for an additio

A lovely and finely carved wooden mask with heavy kaolin clay pigment and with a stylized and elongated face that represents an ancestor spirit. Fang peoples, Gabon, Africa. The mask measures 21.5 x 1