Wonderfully Abstract Bwa Kobiay Dance mask

Carved wooden mask with tall central crest and abstract facial features, Carved geometric designs accented with red,white and black kaolin clay pigment. Bwa peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. Measure

A carved wooden female dance mask with classic linear designs and wonderfully abstract facial features, signs of field use. Basongye peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 8 inches. A met

A large field used carved wooden Bushcow dance mask with woven rope and well used mouth bit. decorated with red, black, and white organic pigments and geometric designs. The mask features a tall round

A very tall and wonderfully abstract wooden mask with numerous protruding eyes, exaggerated form and accented with blue and white paint. A striking example from the Grebo peoples, Ivory Coast/ Liberia

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.

A wonderful and abstract carved wooden mask with a well weathered and well used surface and long front locks. Djimini or Ligbe Peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa.The mask measures 16 x 8 inches.This mask wi

A TRIBAL BWA KOBIDY BLACKSMITH KOBIAY MASK. Burkina Faso. 25cm x 16cm x 72cm

A wonderfully stylized old Dance mask with large bulbous nose, wide ears and a large toothy retractable jaw representing a powerful forest spirit. This mask shows plenty of wear and field use. * Once

A wonderfully abstract oval shaped mask with 6 carved eyes, long snout and well worn surface. Such masks were used by the Kwele peoples during Bwete rituals which involved ingesting psychoactive plant

A large and wonderfully abstract carved wooden mask with stylized avian form and encrusted surface of millet. Kran Ethnic group, Dan peoples, Ivory Coast and Liberia, Africa. The mask measures 25.5 in

This is a vintage helmet mask from the Mambila peoples of Nigeria / Cameroon, the Donga river region, West Africa. A wonderfully abstract carved wood mask with Animal form and exagerated features. Kno

A fine and wonderfully abstract carved wooden mask with stylized antelope horns and geometric designs. Eastern Pende peoples, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 15 x 6 inches.

Carved wooden mask with a wonderful elongated and exageratted form , accented with kaolin clay pigment. The mask has some handling and wear and appears to have some age, but is a contemporary example.

This is an old hand carved wooden mask from the Luba Peoples, Congo / DRC , Africa. Masks of this type are were used during Kifwebe society ceremonial festivals. The mask was decorated with linear des

A large carved wood and painted helmet mask with wonderfully abstract facial features and classic form. Traditionally such masks are danced in a series of four masks which is still performed as entert

Old carved wooden mask with wonderfully abstract conical eyes and striking orange and yellow painted designs. The mask has a woven grass netting attached. Obvious age and handling, an Old example. The

AFRICAN TRIBAL BWA BOBO BURKINA FASO WOODEN DANCE MASK. Hand carved and decorated wooden artifact adquired in Africa between 1968 and 1971. - Height: 78 inches.

A rare vintage to antique carved wooden mask from The Hemba peoples of The DRC / Congo, central Africa. A "Soko Mutu" or Monkey mask with a wonderfully abstract face and well handled mask surface, whi

A rare Old carved wooden mask from The Hemba peoples of The DRC / Congo, central Africa. A "Soko Mutu" or Monkey mask with a wonderfully abstract face and organic material painted on the mask surface,

A rare Old carved wooden mask from The Hemba peoples of The DRC / Congo, central Africa. A "Soko Mutu" or Monkey mask with a wonderfully abstract face and organic material painted on the mask surface,

Carved wood with a wonderfully complex series of horns and ears representing the antelope, accented with various pigments and some writing which may have been the dancers name and number. Dogon people

A large carved wooden dance mask with elongated and abstract facial features and a remarkable pair of hands in front of the face, all carved from the same piece of wood. The mask is accented with meta

A wonderfully exaggerated old carved wooden festival dance mask with a classic face and a unusual headdress finial, that appears to be a large Book like form atop a central post. The mask shows cler f

Vintage African BWA Bird Mask with Abstract Polychromed Face featuring Real Feathers (Possibly Mossi or Numa) Measures 22 1/2 H (Chin to Top of Feathers) x 10 W