Rare 19th C. African Wooden Dan "Mask", ex-Arnovick

West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, or Guinea, Dan peoples, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A dramatic and beautiful example of a "mask" (made to be worn atop the head rather than over the fac

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West Africa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. What a sweet littly fishy! Hand carved from wood with lovely details - incised scales, an open, smiling mouth, round eyes, with attached fins and t

Dan Wood Passport Mask circa 19th Century Size: 3.25" W x 5.5" H West Africa, Ivory Coast, Dan culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An early carved wooden Dan mask that quite unexpectedly

West Africa, probably Baoulé people of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a dark wood mask with a heavy, squared-off browline and long, also squared-off nose; t

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

Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi culture, ca. late 19th century CE. A hand carved wooden slingshot (called a Potomo Waka) depicting a female figure with nubbin breasts, spread out legs, arms carved in low

Burkina Faso, Lobi, Africa/African circa late 19th to early 20th century 13.5" H (34.3 cm) 13.75" (35 cm) with metal stand A large wooden flute carved in a human shape that represents a particular cla

Bamana people, Mali, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a large wooden mask with with round stone details for eyes that depicts a large foreheaded, small eared, big nosed, primate-like fi

West Africa, Liberia or Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing and highly-stylized face mask, the face hand-carved from hard wood. The face is characterized by

A truly Ancient and eroded carved wooden "Bundu" mask from the Mende peoples, Sierra Leone, West Africa ( likely 19th Century.) The mask measures 12 x 8 inches. A durable display stand can be included

West Africa, Liberia and Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask known as a "gle" or "ge" used during ceremonial dances by the Dan peoples. The tear-d

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 small carved wooden maskette with heavily encrusted surface and a unusual smile on its face. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 4 inches tall , 5.25 inches tall on professional

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

**Originally Listed At $300** Western Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask in a characteristic style with slender, sunken eyes an

19th Century African Dan Tankagle Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Private collection, Sunnyside, NY, assembled in the 1960s. Size: 8'' x 4.75'' x 3'' (20 x 12 x 8 cm); Height on

**First Time At Auction** Western Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large carved wooden mask from the Dan people known as a Kagle (or spirit mask). Th

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A miniature "passport mask" made to be carried by people as portable copies of larg

West Africa, Ivory Coast/Liberia, Dan/Bassa, ca. early 20th century CE. A personal passport maskette carved from a lightweight wood, created by the Dan peoples to serve as a talisman, replete with fea

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure standing atop delineated legs and wearing a shin-length apron with an exposed

Africa, Benin and Dogon, Mali and Nigeria, ca. 19th to early 20th century. Nice lot of 4 bronze animal sculptures. Included is an early spotted feline - possibly a cheetah, larger Benin feline with an

Papua New Guinea, Abelam peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th centuries CE. This is a fine example of a small Abelam mask for a yam, woven, with a feather border and painted eyes. Yams are the focus o