Late 20th century tribal masks

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Tribal masks

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DR Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

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Wood

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Period

Late 20th century

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Baule

Pende

Dogon

Yaure

Bamabara

Bena Lulua

Chokwe

Ngbandi

Sénoufo

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Late 20th century - Good condition

Masks - Chad  (No reserve price)

Ex-French collection of African art. Facial features of rare simplicity for this African tribal mask called bakrogui, an African mask associated with the ancestors. Decorative patterns made of metal sheets and flat areas of textile embellish it. A sachet of magical ingredients is

Late 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

Bakrogui - Guinea  (No reserve price)

Voodoo Fetish from the Fon people, West Africa (Benin / Togo). A traditional ritual object showing a beautiful patina of use, traces of libations, and textile elements attesting to its ceremonial use.

Materials: wood, fabric, fibers and ritual offerings.

Late 20th century - Wood, cowries - Excellent condition

Fon Fetish - Benin  (No reserve price)

Lega masks always have special facial shapes. It is from one piece of wood cut and  has beautiful geometric patterns. They are rubbed with white kaolin powder each use and then exhibited on a fence. The minimalist mask. 

Material: Wood
Good condition, no restorations.


Late 20th century - Wood - Good condition

Initiation mask - Lega - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

Authentic Chokwe Mwana Pwo mask.
TOP piece! The age is estimated around 1940.
One of the most beautiful you will ever see!
Origin: Angola.
Beautiful glossy dark patina.
Toward the ideal image of a beautiful young woman.
On the forehead we see the typical Chingelyengelye cross

Mask - Mwana Pwo - Chokwe - Angola

All Dan masks are sacred. They are not representatives of the bush spirits, but are these very spirits.
Aesthetic constants: a bulging forehead, a thin nose, a mouth carved with precision.
The Dan materialise the mask with a more or less idealised woman’s or child’s face.
This

Mask - Dan - Côte d'Ivoire  (No reserve price)

Surmounted by a crescent motif, this African mask of the lo presents a face with regular features surrounded by a crenellated border. The refinement of this type of mask, appearing nowadays during celebrations, reveals the talent of sculptors of African tribal art from Côte

Mask - Yaure - Côte d'Ivoire  (No reserve price)

Ivory Coast.
Sénoufo.
African bronze.
Height: 340 mm.
Width: 275 mm.
Depth: 160 mm.
Weight: 3160 g.
This eye-catching copper alloy mask (often described as bronze or brass) with a height of 35 cm is a highly symbolic piece originating from the north and northwest of the Ivory

Late 20th century - African bronze - Excellent condition

Poro Initiation Mask - Sénoufo - Côte d'Ivoire

In the silence of ancient tribal traditions, masks did not simply represent a face, but a presence.
One spirit. A guardian. A symbol of connection between the visible world and what remains hidden.
This decorative mask with a strong, dramatic impact evokes the ritual aesthetics

Late 20th century - Excellent condition

Ancestral Spirit - of Africa - Tribal  (No reserve price)

The Lele mask is a traditional artistic creation of the Lele people, established in the center of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the Kuba kingdom. Because of this geographical proximity, the artistic traditions of the Lele and the Kuba share certain similarities.

LELE Mask Helmet - Lele - DR Congo

This Dan African mask has classic features including a fairly flat face with a bulging forehead, circular, wide-open staring eyes, and a small protruding, lip-shaped mouth.

The Dan ethnic group is located in the far west of Côte d'Ivoire, right next to the border with Guinea and

This Dan-style African mask features classic characteristics: a relatively flat face with a bulging forehead, eyes narrowed shut, and a small protruding, lip-stiff mouth. The Dan ethnic group is located in the far west of Ivory Coast, right next to the border with Guinea and

This Pende mask is a chiefly mask of the eastern Pende from the Kasai region, linked to power and political authority. Considered the embodiment of an mvumbi ancestor, it personifies a supernatural power capable of influencing natural life. This mask was sometimes perceived as

Mask - Pende - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

Beautiful West African bronze Dogon turtle.

Late 20th century - African bronze - Good condition

Superb turtle - Dogon - Mali  (No reserve price)

This mask is one of the rarest forms made by the Lulua, one of the Congo's most understudied social groups. The forehead and prominent features of this African mask from a powerfully expressive face with scarifications here. The face with protruding and the eyes are coffee bean

LWALWA mask - Dance mask - Bena Lulua - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

The Ciwara is composed of the Bamana words Ci = Work and Wara = lion; carved Ciwara is not a mask, but a crest, worn on the top of the head thanks to a small reed hat. Among the Bamana, the Ciwara, after several initiation stages, rewards the greatest workers in all walks of

Hairdresser Chi wara - Bamabara - Mali  (No reserve price)

Ngbandi Mask - DRC - Wood - 35 cm (Support included)

Singular Ngbandi mask from the DRC (ex-Italian collection);

Dimensions: 35 x 16 x 9 cm;
Weight with stand: 0.8 kg;

Shipping properly packaged with track & trace:

Via Inpost with pickup-point delivery, to Portugal, Germany,

Ngbandi mask - Ngbandi - DR Congo

Butterfly mask - 100cm - BWA - Burkina Faso

Beautiful Pende mask from Congo, wooden with paintings - illness mask to promote recovery ..

idiot - Pende - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

This is a Bwa butterfly mask, from the Bwa people of Burkina Faso.

These masks are used during funeral ceremonies and also during harvest celebrations, to make the spirits of nature visible.

The protective portrayal of a sparrowhawk or a butterfly unfolding its broad wings is

Late 20th century - Wood - Fair condition

Butterfly mask - bwa - Burkina Faso  (No reserve price)

Elegant Baoulé comb-mask presenting a face with delicate and serene features typical of the aesthetics of this ethnicity: half-closed eyes, straight nose and serene expression.
The comb-shaped headdress, finely carved, adds a beautiful verticality to the whole. Beautiful dark

Mask Comb - Baule - Côte d'Ivoire  (No reserve price)

Beautifull aged Lwena mask from Angola. As with the neighboring Chokwe people, Lwena masks representing ideal young female beauty, Mwano Pwo, were danced with male counterparts, Chihongo, during initiation ceremonies and other important occasions to bring fertility and prosperity

Late 20th century - Wood, Rope - Good condition

Mask - Lwena - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

Lega masks always have special facial shapes. It is from one piece of wood cut and  has beautiful geometric patterns. They are rubbed with white kaolin powder each use and then exhibited on a fence. The minimalist mask. 

Material: Wood.
Good condition, no restorations.


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