Mid 20th century tribal masks

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Tribal masks

Country of origin

DR Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

Burkina Faso

Nigeria

Angola

Benin

Cameroon

Gabon

Mozambique

Tanzania

Zambia

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Wood

Aluminium

Wood (Ebony)

Animal hair

Condition

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Period

Mid 20th century

Original/ Replica

Original/official

Culture

Chokwe

Baule

Makondé

Pende

Sénoufo

Fang

Yoruba

Bakongo

Bamileke

Luba

Mbunda

Senufo

Songye

Provenance

Private collection

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Mid 20th century - Wood, Animal hair - Good condition

Mask - Dan - Côte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast mask topped with a majestic bird and two curved horns. Patina from a very deep brown to black.
This piece bears witness to the craftsmanship of Ivorian sculptors in the pursuit of refinement and naturalism.

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Mid 20th century - Good condition

Mask - Yohouré - Côte d'Ivoire

Antelope mask, probably from the 1950s-1960s, French collection, authentic. Unused mask, very dry.. No copy!

Mid 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

Mask - Bwa/Bobo - Burkina Faso

Benin.
Fon Culture.
Monkey mask.
Wood.
Height 21 cm.
Captivating Fon mask from Benin. It represents a monkey with a powerful and aggressive face. Its gaze is piercing and emphatic. It shows its teeth in a defiant pose. It is an animated work; a special energy emanates from this

Mid 20th century - Wood - Fair condition

Monkey mask - Fon - Benin

Commissioned carved mask effigy by a Baulé dignitary wishing to showcase his social status.
A broad striated headdress is visible along with some scarifications.

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Mid 20th century - Excellent condition

Mblo mask - Baule - Côte d'Ivoire

1960s–1980s, nicely styled, weight with pedestal

Mid 20th century - Wood - Good condition

Mask - Kwifebe - Songye - DR Congo

Wooden mask with great aged patina from the Bakongo people of DR Congo.

The Kongo (or Bakongo) is a populous nation historically inhabiting the west coast of central Africa, now confined to the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Angola. The Kongo

Mask - Bakongo - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

Typical Pende style, period 1950 to 1970, weight incl. pedestal

Pende - DR Congo

French collection, one earring is glued, see detail photo.

Mask - Kpelie - Senufo - Côte d'Ivoire

Sachihongo style, dimensions without raffia wickerwork, wooden part, period 1950 to 1970.
Small edition, atypical. weight incl. pedestal

Mid 20th century - raffia, Wood - Good condition

Mask in Japanese style - Mbunda - Zambia

Vintage Makonde Style African Mask – Mpingo Hardwood – Mozambique – 1950s/60s.
Exceptional vintage African mask attributed to the Makonde artistic tradition of Mozambique/Tanzania, dating from the 1950s–60s and originating from a long-held private decorative collection in

Mid 20th century - Wood (Ebony) - Excellent condition

Vintage Makonde Style African Mask Mpingo Hardwood 1950s/60s - Makondé - Mozambique  (No reserve price)

Pende mask - RDC - Wood - 60 cm ( Support included )

Pende mask, singular (ex-French collection);

Estimated period: mid-20th century (1950 - 1960);
Dimensions: 60 x 21 x 9 cm;
Weight without stand: 1.9 kg;

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Pende Mask - Pende - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

49 cm with base.
Initiation mask from the Ituri region in Congo.
Very graphically powerful. This type of mask was worn during initiation rites.
Luxury base included.

Original indigenous crack visible but stabilized, see photos.
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Mask - Ndaaka - DR Congo

Small oval-triangular mask with enormous painted eyes, one white and the other red, with protruding truncated cones as pupils, perforated and painted in contrast to the colors of the eyes. These eyes occupy almost the entire mask, except for an open, perforated mouth where the

Mid 20th century - Multicoloured wood - Good condition

Ibibio - Nigeria

Ancient Nkoh mask from the Kungan society. Ethnicity: Bamileke (Cameroon).
The eyes are half-closed by rodent teeth (one of which is broken).
Another tooth is present in the lower jaw.
Beautiful dark patina.

The Kungan society is a society that is at once religious, magical and

Mid 20th century - Wood, rodent teeth. - Good condition

Ancient Nkoh mask - Bamileke - Cameroon

Mid 20th century - Wood, Aluminium - Good condition

Ram mask, Yoruba culture, Nigeria. H. 28 cm - W. 20 cm.
Beautiful and ancient Yoruba mask from Nigeria. It represents a ram. It is an emblematic animal of Yoruba power (along with the leopard). This work is inhabited and alive. The artist who made it knew how to give it life. Its

Ram mask - Yoruba - Nigeria

A blackened and polished wooden Mask-Dan partially covered by a red fabric band, originally from military trousers.
This is a "firefighter" mask that was worn during dances to protect against fires.

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Mask of Fire - Dan - Côte d'Ivoire

Small Tshokwe mask, French collection. Period: 1940s–1950s. Well-crafted.

Mask - pwo - Chokwe - DR Congo

Wooden mask, style identical to this one in the M.L. Felix collection, dimensions of the wooden part.
Ritual mask as described in the book by Julien Volper 2014, almost identical to the M.L. Felix collection.
Name of the mask Mukinka, Salampasu, each member of the society had

Salampasu - DR Congo

Dimensions without pedestal, only the wooden mask; weight of pedestal included; probably 1940s–1950s.
French collection, authentic.

Mask - Ngbaka - DR Congo

A small Fang-style mask with a face inlaid in white pigment. Traditionally, large white masks among the Fang are associated with the Ngil society that administered justice.

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Case mask - Fang - Gabon  (No reserve price)

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