Late 20th century tribal masks

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Tribal masks

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Côte d'Ivoire

DR Congo

Mali

Gabon

Nigeria

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Wood

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Sycamore

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Period

Late 20th century

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Fang

Dogon

Igbo

Bakongo

Bamileke

Bozo

Luba

Makondé

Pende

Punu

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The Punu mask alone symbolizes the close link between the world of the living and the dead in African beliefs.
The Mukuyi masks are supposed to represent ancestors, often female.

Country: Gabon.
Condition: perfect, decorative mask.
Sent by registered mail with tracking

Late 20th century - Wood, cowries - Excellent condition

Mask - Punu - Gabon  (No reserve price)

These Marka masks belong in the Ntomo society. Notably, the pointed shape of the face, and the masks are decorated with plates of copper or another metal such as tin or aluminum. For more details, look at the photos that are part of the description. Shipped with track and trace.

Late 20th century - WOOD , METAL - Good condition

Mask - Mali  (No reserve price)

Originally, the mask, called grè in Bété, is a traditional entity from the mountainous western region. The glè derives from the word gla of the Guere people. It has undergone transformations throughout its journey.
The Bété masks usually appear during joyful or sorrowful

Late 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

Gle Mask - Bété  (No reserve price)

Mask Hat - Dan-84cm  (No reserve price)

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

This Dan African mask presents classic features including a fairly flat face with a bulging forehead, circular, wide-open eyes, and a small protruding liplike mouth. Here, the imposing rope-adorned headdress that accompanies the dancer is still present. To emphasize the mask's

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

Makonde Lipico dance helmet mask from Tanzania, circa the 1970s.

The mask is in good condition, with some signs of use and wear.

Mapico masks, which took part in the Makonde's eponymous dances, can appear in a facial form or as a helmet. The Mapico dances are an institution

Late 20th century - Wood - Good condition

Lipico Mask - Makondé - Tanzania  (No reserve price)

African art Yela mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo

African art - yellow mask - Kinshasa - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

Ritual fetish mask - Kongo Yombe - DRC Zaire.
Hard to place this mask among the Kongo sub-ethnic groups. Its Yombé attribution should therefore be used with caution.
Another difficulty is its fetish aspect, with its many nails, which leads us to think that this mask was an object

Late 20th century - wood and nails - Good condition

superb mask - Bakongo - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  (No reserve price)

African art, the Malade mask is a mask used in traditional rites of the Congo, DRC.

Tribal art - sick mask - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

In African art, the Bozo are known for their pieces in vivid colors. Beautiful example of a multicolored hippo animal mask. On the face is the spotted pattern that imitates the animal’s fur. The Bozo are a people who still today remain semi-nomadic, moving their dwellings

Iena - Bozo - Mali  (No reserve price)

Much speculation has been devoted to the interpretation of the projection extending from the chin on these masks. Most Westerners have assumed that it represents a beard. This assumption always amazes the Pende, who rarely see beards longer than two inches. The technical name for

Pende mask - Pende - DR Congo

Dogon masks, which are the essential attribute of the men's society to which all adults in the village belong, are generally kept outside the village, hidden from female eyes, near the fiber costumes that accompany their display and near the “mother of masks,” an enormous human

surgical mask - Dogon - Mali

Lega mask - RDC - Madeira - 30 cm ( Stand included )

Refined Lega mask with patina inherent to its age. Characteristic morphology (look closely at the photos).

Estimated period: Late 20th century (1980 - 1990);
Dimensions: 30 x 16 x 8 cm;
Weight with stand: 0.6 kg;

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Lega Mask - Lega - DR Congo

The Grebo ethnicity is located on the border of Ivory Coast and Liberia.
They carve masks that embody the spirits of the invisible world resident in the forests.
Made by high-grade initiates, these masks appear during rituals reserved for initiates and during more profane

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

Dan Mask - Ivory Coast - Wood - 25 cm ( Stand included )

Dan mask from the Ivory Coast (in my collection since 1980);
Native lateral repairs (see photos);

Estimated period: 1960 - 1970;
Dimensions: 25 x 10 x 8 cm;

Shipment properly packaged with track & trace:
Via Inpost with

Dan Mask - Dan - Côte d'Ivoire

Elegant hand-carved sycamore wood tribal mask, with a stylized face, closed eyes, and geometric details on the upper part. The style is typical of West African tribal art, with similarities to Guro, Yaure, or Baule masks from Ivory Coast. Traditional African masks often have

Late 20th century - Sycamore - Good condition

Côte d'Ivoire  (No reserve price)

This mask is a transcription of femininity, a magnificence of the woman in Fang society.

fang mask - Fang - Gabon  (No reserve price)

Luba Mask - Luba - DR Congo

The Grebo people live on the border between Ivory Coast and Liberia.
They carve masks that embody the spirits of the invisible world residing in the forests.
Made by high-ranking initiates, these masks appear during rituals reserved for initiates and during more profane

The Marka are an ethnicity very close to the Bambara, whose art is notably characterized by their masks covered with brass plates, like this one.
Among the Marka, Do is the spirit to which the masks give form and which constitutes its expression.
Do comes from the bush through

Late 20th century - Wood, Brass - Excellent condition

Mask - markha - Mali

Masque Igbo du Nigeria. 
Il est en bois léger recouvert de kaolin, certaines endroits ont perdu cette patine.
Ce masque est un réplique faite dans les années 1980 mais par un sculpteur Igbo, donc dans les règles de l'art.
Dans le sud-ouest de la région Igbo, ce masque est associé

Late 20th century - Wood, pigments - Good condition

Mask of the Owu Water-Spirit Cult - Okoroshi Oma - Igbo - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

Magnificent Bamileke beaded decorative elephant mask. Among the Bamileke, the elephant is the most important animal; it embodies the king. This ethnic group has developed a unique know-how on the African continent, recognized by UNESCO: the art of using beads. This art becomes

Elephant Mask - Bamileke

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I got a really cool Chokwe mask. Good packing and delivery.

Très bel objet, envoi bien protégé. je suis très satisfaite 

Snelle levering en zeer goed verpakt.  Merci beaucoup!

amazing object, well packed and quickly shipped

Deze verkoper pakt niet alleen de bestellingen heel netjes en zorgvuldig in, maar past ook de doos waarin het gekochte verzonden wordt zo aan dat alles beschermd is en goed past. Tevens snel verzonden

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