KUBA LELE HELMET MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOF THE CONGOA Kuba lele helmet mask, comprised of a carved wooden face, woven fiber and cotton decorated with cowrie shells, beads, and fur. Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
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BUSHCOW HELMET MASK Bushcow helmet mask,Chamba, northern Nigeria, authenticity unproven, raised on stand, 9"h x 21"l (mask); 20"h (overall)...
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MENDE SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASKMendeSande Society helmet mask from Sierra Leone; measures approximately 17" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
The masks of the Sande society provide a unique example...
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VAI SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASKVai SandeSociety Helmet mask from Liberia (Sierra Leone) with small head and wicker head piece; measures approximately 16" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
The masks...
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MASSIVE AFRICAN YORUBA EPA HELMET MASKYorubaEpa helmet mask Nigeria. The Janus faced helmet mask is surmounted by a highly detailed figural superstructure with a large central female figure with an elaborate hairstyle...
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SENUFO FIRESPITTER AFRICAN HELMET MASKCOTE D'IVOIRESenufo Kponyungo Firespitter helmet mask, Cote d'Ivoire. Carved wood with geometric features and pierced holes along the snout. Remnants of polychrome decoration....
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MASSIVE AFRICAN YORUBA EPA HELMET MASKYorubaEpa helmet mask, Nigeria. The Janus faced helmet mask is surmounted by a highly detailed figural superstructure with a large central female figure with an elaborate hairstyle...
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GRP: 5 20TH C. AFRICAN CARVED MASKSGroupof five 20th century African carved wooden masks including one Liberia Dan style mask; one Senufo helmet mask; one Burkina Faso Bwa Hawk Mask; one Nigeria Igbo Mmuo style...
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SOWEI HELMET MASKTHIS SOWEI HELMET MASKAPPEARS TO BE MID 19TH CENTURY, BUT OUR EXPERTISE IN THIS FIELD IS LACKING, IT COULD BE EARLIER, BUT WE DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS LATER, YOU EXPERTS BE YOUR OWN JUDGE AND FEEL...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO WOOD HELMET MASKMAIDEN SPIRIT**Originally Listed At $400**
West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning ceremonial wood helmet mask known as a Agbogho mmwo,...
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MAIDEN SPIRIT HELMET MASK IGBO NIGERIAAmaiden spirit helmet mask used for ceremonies in Igbo culture. These masks are worn by men, symbolize the ideal in female beauty and honor deceased maidens. Wood, pigment...
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WOMEN'S MENDE HELMET MASK FROM SIERRALEONE: The women's Sande society found in Liberia and Sierra Leone have a tradition of initiating girls into womanhood. On this occasion the leaders/mentors wear a wooden...
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YAKA AFRICAN HELMET MASK WITH STAND:This mask is used by the Yaka people in their coming of age ceremony in which boys are circumcised. Wood carved masked with polychrome features a bird with eggs and a handle...
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YAKA PEOPLES, KHOLUKA HELMET MASK DRCongo, carved and polychrome painted wood, woven raffia, the house-form helmet paint-decorated with geometric patterns, the front carved with an oval face with upturned nose,...
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AFRICAN KUBA BWOOM HELMET MASK ON STANDLargeAfrican Kuba Bwoom helmet mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, late 19th/early 20thc., fashioned with pierced copper, carved wood, cowrie shells, seeds, colored trade beads,...
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A Group of Three Helmet Masks from Tribesof West Africa
20TH CENTURY
including a Helmet Mask from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, and a Gelede Mask and an Egungun Mask from the Yoruba people.
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A MENDE WOMAN'S HELMET MASKA Mende woman'shelmet mask, 20th century; Sierra Leone/Liberia The type of helmet mask worn by women of the Sande society, the carved and burnished wooden mask with elaborately carved...
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MAIDEN SPIRIT HELMET MASK IGBO NIGERIAAmaiden spirit helmet mask used for ceremonies in Igbo culture. These masks are worn by men, symbolize the ideal in female beauty and honor deceased maidens. Wood, pigment...
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TRIBAL: MENDE HELMET MASK, SIERRA LEONE,20TH C., WOOD AND METAL, CARVED WOOD HELMET MASK WITH MULTIPLE HAIR LOBES FORMING COIFFURE,...TRIBAL: Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, 20th C., wood and metal, carved wood...
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TRIBAL WOOD MASK COLLECTION (9): 2 DANMASKS, THETRIBAL WOOD MASK COLLECTION (9): 2 Dan masks, the Dan people of Liberia, 10.5-11"L; Sande helmet mask (sowei), Sande woman's society, Sierra Leone, 12.5"H; Ivory...
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THREE AFRICAN TRIBAL WOOD MASKS: 17.5"HHELMET MA helmet mask (Bundu), Mende peoples, Sierra Leone; 18" Bamum head mask, Mamum ethnic group of Cameroon; 13" face mask on wood stand, Chokwe ethic group of the DRC....
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THREE AFRICAN TRIBAL WOOD MASKS: 25"LHELMET MASK helmet mask (Nyachi), Kuba people, Kete group, Sankuru River region, DRC; 10"L helmet mask (Gelede), Yoruba people of Nigeria; Kifwebe mask, Songye people, DRC....
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MENDE HELMET MASK WITH RAFFIA DECORATION,SIERRA LEONE SIERRA LEONE, Sande society, carved wood, h: 14 in....
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MENDE HELMET MASK, SIERRA LEONEMENDEHELMET MASK, SIERRA LEONE, Sande society, carved wood, h: 17 in....
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AFRICAN HELMET MASK Epa Yoruba Old MaternityFigure Helmet Mask, with partial figure of a baby, in remnants of paint, 19th c., Nigeria, 22" tall, 9 1/2" x 6 3/4". Great age patina....
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD HELMET MASK BwaDance Plank Mask, Butterfly Bat, softwood in black, red and ochre, worn on top of head, with concave head rest on underside, 12" x 43" x 4 1/2". Worn, cracked helmet edge....
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AFRICAN ANIMAL HELMET MASK Karumba AdoneAntelope Helmet Mask, Mali , carved wood with brass applique, beads and fiber, 39" x 14" x 7"....
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AFRICAN BAMUM CARVED WOOD HELMET MASKAfrican, Bamum people of Cameroon, hand-carved hardwood Janiform helmet mask with three faces, the standing sculpture with reticulated coiffure. 23" H x 12" W x 11" D....
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LATIN AMERICAN FOLK ART POLYCHROME PAINTEDLEATHER 'DEVIL/JAGUAR' HELMET MASK, H OVERALL 21 IN. (53.3 CM.)Latin American Folk Art Polychrome Painted Leather 'Devil/Jaguar' Helmet Mask,, Dimensions: H overall 21 in....
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BEMBE/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOCARVED AND PAINTED WOOD HELMET MASK, H: 18 IN. (45.7 CM.)Bembe/Democratic Republic of the Congo Carved and Painted Wood Helmet Mask,, Dimensions: H: 18 in. (45.7 cm.)...
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VAI OR GOLA 'GBETU' CARVED WOOD HELMETMASK, H: 26 1/2 IN. (67.3 CM.)Vai or Gola 'Gbetu' Carved Wood Helmet Mask,, Dimensions: H: 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm.)...
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AFRICAN MENDE BUNDU / SOWEI WOOD HELMETMASK African Bundu / Sowei helmet mask, likely Mende people of Sierra Leone, possibly 20th century, hand-carved wood with stacked human images of male and female figures....
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AFRICAN IGBO AGBOGHO MMUO HELMET MASKAfrican, Igbo people of Nigeria, hand-carved and polychrome painted wood helmet mask depicting the head of a maiden spirit [Agbogho Mmuo] with an elaborate coiffure including...
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A BAMUM "TU-NGUNGA" CARVED WOOD HELMETMASKA Bamum "Tu-Ngunga" carved wood helmet mask, Early/mid-20th century; Bamum Peoples, Grassfields, Cameroon, East Africa Appears unmarked The large carved wood helmet...
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PROBABLY LUBA CONGOLESE, AFRICAN CARVEDWOOD FIGURAL INITIATION HELMET MASK, H 14 IN. (35.6 CM.)Probably Luba Congolese, African Carved Wood Figural Initiation Helmet Mask,, Dimensions: H 14 in. (35.6 cm.)...
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