Yoruba Epa mask Ex Pierre Verite Gallery 1980

A monumental carved wooden janus "Epa" helmet mask with a tall maternity idol on top with painted designs.According to Yoruba customs, to ensure the fertility and welfare of their community, they hold

A monumental carved wooden janus "Epa" helmet mask with a tall maternity idol on top with painted designs. According to Yoruba customs, to ensure the fertility and welfare of their community, they hol

Yoruba, Nigeria, 42", covered and decorated with idigenous, natural earth colors. Excellent condition. Ex private Swiss collection. Ex Pierre Verite, Paris, comes with original, hand written bill of s

A Carved wooden face mask with classic form and features, embellished with kaolin clay pigments and shows a well handled surface. Lega peoples, Bwami society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask meas

A very rare carved wooden mask with a highly stylized and abstract form, raised designs and undeniable well handled surface. Such masks are found among the Southern Yoruba of Ijebu, these headdresses

A Fine Yoruba Gelede mask, carved wood with kaolin clay pigment. The mask features a Butchers scene with two figures and a goat. The mask measures 18 inches tall x 15 inches deep and 15 inches wide. A

Large and fascinating Kumu peoples mask from The Congo, central Africa. Carved wooden mask with large open eyes and overall geometric form, accented opposing quadrants of red and white pigments, with

A group of four West African masks and fragments. Wood. 20th century. ++ Yoruba style Epa mask. Nigeria. ++ Dogon sirige mask and 2 fragments. 64" x 4 1/2" x 1/2"; 44" x 9 1/2" x 8". Condition: Wood i

African Yoruba Epa Helmet Mask, Nigeria. Carved wood and pigment. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 53.25'' x 13'' x 11.75'' (135 x 33 x 30 cm).

Yoruba Epa painted wood helmet mask (Nigeria)Helmet Mask(Source: imodara.com) Epa helmet masks are used to promote health and wellbeing within a community by celebrating and honouring ancestors, cultu

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century. A hand carved wooden fertility / birthing body mask worn during Gelede celebrations, rendered in the form of a pr

A carved wood Epa mask. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 46"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A carved wood and polychrome Epa mask. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 49"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A carved wood Epa mask. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 46"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A Polychrome and wood Epa mask. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 48"h x 11"w.

An Epa Mask, Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 40 ½"h.. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic origin and not a exact date of creation. Unless stated in the d

African Tribal Art: Epa Helmet Mask with Animals, Yoruba People, Nigeria. Carved and polychromed wood, mid 20th Century. The mask comes with a custom-made steel display stand. Epa masks feature a larg

A wooden polychrome Epa helmet mask with animals. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 49"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

African Baule Goli Buffalo Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1969 from Pierre Verite, Galerie Carrefour, 141

African Dogon Mask with Figure. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1969 from Pierre Verite, 141 Boulevard Raspail, Paris, Fran

A stunning and rare carved wooden Kore secret society mask in the form of the monkey (Ngon) which probably originates from the Koulikoro region at the centre of the Bamana country in Mali, West Africa

A fine and old Teke or Tsaye disk mask, Teke or Tsaye ; Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), central Africa.A old carved wooden mask of classical form, conceived as a flat disk with shallow geometric carv

A carved wooden ceremonial mask with 3 faces and accented with kaolin clay pigments, and adorned with raffia grass. Lengola peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Pr

A carved wood and painted avian image with remains of woven ropes around the mask perimeter that once held up a costume, which would likely hide the dancer. Yoruba or related ethnic group, Nigeria, Af