Vintage Ibibio mask with ancestor finial ~ Ex Museum

Old to vintage carved wooden face mask with kaolin clay pigment and classic facial style and treatment to the coiffure. Note the serene face and well carved & detailed necklace. Measures 18 x 10 inche

A carved wooden face mask with ornate tribal designs and some obvious age , handling and wear. A good vintage example, though was possibly made for the market. Measures 18 x 9 inches. Ex Museum collec

A striking carved wooden parade mask with seated ancestor as top finial and elaborate and detailed carved designs and tribal motifs, embellished with small bits of mirror and black pigments, raffia gr

A very tall carved wooden mask featuring an elegant female ancestor finial above the mask face, all carved from a single piece of dense wood. Among the Mossi of Burkina Faso, a wooden face mask surmou

A very finely carved wooden mask from the Bamana peoples , Mali Africa. carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood with a elegant row of spikes as a top finial accented with an indigo colored orga

A highly stylized carved wooden dance mask with smiling face and two curved horn like finials, weathered and encrusted surface painted with mineral pigments. Ibibio peoples, Nigeria. The mask measures

A large carved wooden ceremonial mask with tall antelope style hors and a ancestor figure as the central finial. The mask is well weathered and worn and measures 24 inches tall and comes with a custom

Ibibio idiok masks represent destructive spirits or the spirits of ancestors who violated tradition during their lifetime. Idiok masks are designed to inspire both fear and respect. During mask perfor

Idoma Peoples, carved mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Nigeria, dark patina wood, carved with attenuated features, mounted to custom display board, museum accession number on rim, 12"l x 9"w (mask), 14.5"h x

Dan Peoples, tribal mask, ex-museum, 19th/20th c., Ivory Coast, carved and stained wood, museum accession number and German inventory label and numbers to interior, 9"l x 5.5"w x 2.5"d Provenance: Dea

A rare and well weathered old carved wooden mask from the Ibibio peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Note the 6 open eyes and well handled and aged surface suggesting generations of field use. The mask mea

Yaka Peoples, initiation mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Zaire, Africa, dark stained carved wood with pigment, raffia grass fringe, 10"h x 7"l x 6"w (excluding fringe) Provenance: Deaccessioned works benefi

Lega Peoples, tribal carved mask, ex-museum, DR Congo, carved and stained wood, oblong face, museum accession number to side edge, 9.25"h x 4.75"w x 1"d Provenance: Deaccessioned works benefiting the

Pre-Columbian Olmec stone jaguar mask from Mexico, ca. 900-600 BCE. This mask came from the collection of the Wolfs museum that burned down in Florida in 2019. The mask was caught in the fire and has

Dan Peoples, carved Gagon mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Ivory Coast, dark patina carved wood, animal fur, depicting a baboon face, in custom plastic shadow box display, 9"h x 5"w (mask) Provenance: Deacce

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

Dan Peoples, carved tribal mask, ex-museum, Liberia, carved and stained wood, fiber remnants in some holes at sides of chin, wood appears dry and old, museum accession number to interior, 8.25"l x 5.7

A large carved wooden mask with kaolin clay accents and various tribal motifs including two sets of eyes. From The Bembe peoples of the DRC/ Congo, Africa. The emangungu mask was used in the initiatio

African carved tribal mask, ex-museum, Possibly Igbo/Ibo Peoples, carved and stained wood with pigment, museum accession number to interior, 12.25"l x 6.25"w x 4"d Provenance: Deaccessioned works bene

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 rare hand-carved wooden face mask with vibrant painted detailing made by the Ijo Tribe, Nigeria. Created in the western area of Nigeria where realistic masks in the form of fish or anim

Hemba Peoples, carved monkey mask, ex-museum, DR Congo, carved and stained wood, museum accession numbers to verso, 7"l x 3.75"w x 2.25"d Provenance: Deaccessioned works benefiting the Newark Museum

Ibo (Igbo) Peoples, carved monkey mask, ex-museum, Nigeria, carved and stained wood with red and white pigment, museum name and accession number to interior, 10"h x 6.5"w x 3.5"d Provenance: Deaccessi

This is a very fine and rare early20th century Ibibio mask from Nigeria, west Africa. A dramatic carved wooden mask with exaggerated and stylized facial features and a undeniable cheerful quality. The