Nafana Bedu Plank Mask

Huge Nafana Bedu Plank Mask. Tall carved wooden mask with large circular openwork headdress and geometric designs. Such masks were worn during the New Years celebrations as well as initiation rites. N

4 African Masks: Ibiobio/Nafana/Anang Mfon/Bambara: 1) Ibiobio Ekpo Society Face Mask Nigeria hardwood; kaolin; pigment; 2) Nafana Bedu Plank Mask CíÇte d'Ivoire wood; pigment; 3) Anang Mfon Mask Ni

Monumental African Nafana Bedu Polychrome Plank Mask, Ghana/Ivory Coast. Carved Wood and pigment, early 20th C. Old native repairs. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadel

Nafana Peoples, "bedu" plank mask, 20th c., Ivory Coast, paint decorated, carved, and incised wood, unmarked, 60.75"h x 20.5"w x 6.75"d Provenance: The Arthur and Anita Kahn Collection

Large African Nafana Bedu Polychrome Plank Mask, Ghana/Ivory Coast. Carved wood and pigment. Breaks with old repairs. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Published: "Afr

A Nafana Bedu Carved Wood Plank Mask, Ivory Coast, 20th Century. H: 57 1/2 W: 25 1/2 D: 2 1/2 Literature: African Masks: The Barbier-Mueller Collection. Iris Hahner-Herzog, Maria Kecskesi & Lazlo Vajd

painted and carved wood, open circular form above tapered triangle. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) Largest 78 x 22.5 in. From the Complete and Important Collection

Monumental African Nafana Bedu Polychrome Decorated Carved Plank Mask. On metal stand. Provenance: J.J. Klejman Works of Art, New York; Allan Stone Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1964).

A Bedu plank mask, Ghana/Ivory Coast, Nafana. 20th century. 37" x 11" x 4". Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. "Such plank masks are among the largest masks

20th century, Nafana People, checkerboard pattern decoration. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 23 x 83 in From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Ra

African Bedu plank mask. 18 1/2" x 40". Mounted, overall 46" Ht..

A Very large carved wooden geometric form mask with black and white kaolin clay pigment decorating the mask in a checkerboard like pattern. Evidence on the back of tribal repairs with strips of metal.

NFANA People BEDU Plank Mask, measures 17 1/2 x 42 1/2 inches, These masks are used to stress the importance of strong family and community ties in ceremonies of the Bedu Society. The masks often appe

Beautiful and distinctive mask from the Nafana tribe of the Ivory Coast. This is a Nafana Bedu mask, which in dance ceremonies has the function of expelling evil spirits from the village community. Th

A Nafana Bedu style mask. Wood, pigment. 20th century. Ghana or Ivory Coast. 60 1/2" x 25 1/8".Condition: Cracked, pigment loss, and abrasions. Modified to be mounted or hung.

A Nafana Bedu Style Mask. Wood, pigment. 20th century. Ghana or Ivory Coast. 74 7/8" x 27 1/2".. Condition: Abrasions, small scratches on verso, pigment loss, and surface dirt. Custom wall mount inclu

A Nafana Bedu Style Mask. Wood, pigment. 20th century. Ghana or Ivory Coast. 77 3/4" x 27 1/4". Condition: Abrasions, pigment loss, and surface dirt. Custom wall mount included. Provenance: From a Vir

Brettmaske, "bedu" Nafana, Ghana / Côte d’Ivoire / Burkina Faso Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 76,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du G

African Tribal Art: Nafana People, Ivory Coast: Badu Mask with a female form, early 20th century. Carved wood, decorated with a bold abstract design and colored with white kaolin clay and other pigmen

Nafana Peoples, large Bedu Sun and Moon masks, 20th c., Ivory Coast, carved wood, polychrome paint, appear to be made as a pair, 64"h x 21"w (larger) Provenance: The Arthur and Anita Kahn Collection

20th c. Carved wood, paint, rope 90" x 15" x 14" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York The imagery found in masks of the Bobo, Bwa, Kurumba, Mossi, and others living in Burkina Faso and southea

A wooden plank mask. Mali, Dogon. 20th century. 51 1/2"h Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A truly massive African Plank mask with carved and incised designs, accented with red and white pigments and abrus seeds. The Mask is adorned with an avian finial and measures 61 x 11 inches. Provenan

A tall carved wooden painted plank mask with anthropomorphic central support and avian images, accented with red, black and white kaolin clay pigments. Mossi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. Proven