Stylized bush cow Tonkongba headdress.

Lovely old carved wooden mask with thick encrusted surface patina and a cheerful stylized Bush Cow image. Bamoun or Bamileke peoples, Cameroon Grasslands, West Africa. The mask measures 19 x 11 inches

African Senufo? bushcow Fire Spitter headdress mask, carved and polychrome decoration. 10"H x 21"W x 11"D

African Mama peoples (Nigeria) mangam bushcow carved wood ceremonial headdress / mask. 29.25" H x 19.5" W" x 7.5" D.

A carved wooden Zoomorphic ceremonial mask in the form of a Bushcow, with stylized horns, long dramatic face and very well handled and worn surface suggesting field use. Bamana peoples, Mali, West Afr

A long carved wooden headdress / mask in the form of a Bush Cow, painted red with mineral pigments and embellished with incised linear scar like designs. Mama ethnic group, Nigeria, Africa. The mask m

This is a wonderful large carved wooden headdress/ mask from the Bidjogo peoples of Guinea Bissau west Africa , who hold initiation rituals for young girls and boys, according to their age group. Thes

A carved wooden dance mask with highly stylized horns in a large circular form, sharp ears, incised geometric designs accented with red and white kaolin clay pigments and black paints. Such masks know

A carved wood and basketry style headdress adorned with human hair covering the entire surface, human hair "dreadlocks", seeds and beads and a carved wooden Bushcow top finial. Bamum or related ethnic

A carved wooden mask with large stylized eyes and horns in the form of a bushcow, incised linear designs accented with red and black paints. Baule peoples, Cote D'ivoire, West Africa. The mask measure

A carved wooden mask with stylized zoomorphic form,painted in red,black and white. The back and edges all show wear and handling. Baule peoples, Cote D'ivoire, West Africa. The mask measures 14 x 5.5

A highly stylized wooden helmet /cap mask with two horn like appendages and embellished with a reddish mineral pigment and abrus seeds. Mama peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask itself is 15 inches tall

A very interesting old carved wooden shrine idol, with a bush cow like head atop a long neck, the arms and torso carved in a highly stylized manner. The sculpture had been painted with a red mineral p

Cameroon, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a wood mask with a pleasing, symmetrical shape and a straw/grass padding on its back depicting the head of a bush cow. Masks are incredibly important cultu

A Carved wooden mask with kaolin clay pigments accenting facial features. The mask is well handled and was carved in the form of the Bush Cow, a sacred animal effigy among the Guro peoples, Cote d'ivo

A carved wooden helmet mask with painted designs and well handled edges and wear consistent with field use. The Bo nun amuin mask was a very sacred mask to the Baule, the name meaning "gods of the bus

This is a very finely carved old wooden mask featuring a realistic Bush cow with tall curved horns, adorned with avian images and red,black and white geometric designs. The mask overall has a well han

West Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A symbolic healer's "ring of silence," cast from brass in the form of a buffalo with large horns and a chameleon for

Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, Babanki or Bamileke style, possibly 19th/20th century, bush cow form, elongated face with open mouth, notched diamond pattern carved horns, patinated surface, wi

Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, Babanki or Bamileke style, possibly late 19th/20th century, bush cow forms, elongated faces with open mouths, smaller example with patinated surface, 23 x 12 x 7

A very large carved wooden mask in the form of a Bush cow adorned with real cow horns and Glass eyes. This mask measures 29 x 15 inches. Bidjogo peoples, Guinea Bissau, West Africa.

Ornate and impressive carved wooden helmet mask from the Baule peoples, Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. Known as a "Goli Glin" this mask features zoomorphic elements of the Bush cow and the antelope, in a

A carved wooden zoomorphic ceremonial dance mask in the form of a sacred Bushcow, with twisted horns, flared nostrils and a well worn surface patina. Bamenda or related ethnic group, Cameroon, West Af

A finely carved vintage example with hand hammered and decorated brass sheet decoration on a Bush cow style mask. There are a few old labels inside. The Mask measures 22 x 10 inches. * A durable metal

This is a wonderful vintage carved wooden mask worn by the Chamba ( or possibly mama) peoples, Northern Nigeria, Africa. The mask was worn horizontally as a helmet and adorned with various seeds and t