Mid 20th century tribal masks

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Tribal masks

Country of origin

DR Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

Benin

Nigeria

Material

Wood

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Period

Mid 20th century

Original/ Replica

Original/official

Culture

Pende

Yoruba

Kuba

Chokwe

Ngbandi

Songye

Provenance

Private collection

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

Mid 20th century - Wood - Good condition

Mask - Ngbaka - DR Congo

Mask featuring a face adorned with relief scarifications, a blade-shaped nose, and an open mouth showing the teeth.
Hardwood, with an old brown patina of use and internal carrying marks.
Igbo, Nigeria.
Formerly in the A. Saféris collection

Igbo (Provenance) - Nigeria

Old Gelede mask, Yoruba (Nigeria), featuring a scarified face with a serpent-shaped, coiled headdress.
Beautiful polychromy, old patina and signs of use.
Former collection of Albert Saféris.

Mid 20th century - Polychrome wood. - Good condition

Gelede mask. - Yoruba - Nigeria (Former collection of Albert Saféris).

Mask Ngbandi - DRC - Madeira - 30 cm ( Support included ).

Singular and rare Ngbandi mask from the DRC (In my collection since 1990);

Estimated period: 3rd quarter of the 20th century (1960 - 1970);
Dimensions: 30 x 21 x 10 cm;
Weight w/o stand: 0.8 Kg;

Shipped properly

Mid 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

Ngbandi mask - Ngbandi - DR Congo

Masque de course.
Population DAN de Côte d'Ivoire.
Bois dur et fer.
Dimensions :  22 x 23 cm.
Très beau et classique masque de course inter-vllageoises des Dan de la Côte d'voire.
Le style de ce masque est conforme au standard de l'ethnie.
Belle taille interne faite à

Running mask - Gunye Ge - Dan - Côte d'Ivoire

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

Pende - DR Congo

Traditional wooden mask from Congo, attributed to the Pende culture.

The mask displays typical features such as half-closed eyes, a strong eyebrow line, and a scarification motif on the forehead.

Pende-style mask - Pende - DR Congo

Specific features of this mask are: an elongated, pointed chin and conical eyes.
I believe that J. Cornet's classification is correct. The mask is blind,
so it was worn on the head, tilted backwards so that the wearer could see.
underneath the chin. The eye sockets, reminiscent

Kete mask - Kete del Norte - North Congo

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

Masker - Kwifebe - Songye - DR Congo

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

Mask - pwo - Chokwe - DR Congo

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

Kuba painted mask – DR Congo/Zaire – mid-20th century – Carved wood, polychrome.
Traditional Kuba mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex-Zaire), made between 1950 and 1960, originating from the Kuba confederation or from a neighboring sub-group (Kete, Lele, Shongo).

The mask

Helmet mask for initiation - Nyeeng - Kuba - DR Congo

Wooden mask of “nalindele”, raffia hat, covered with burlap and adorned with an abundant wig of plant fibers, rows of glass beads at the parting, scarifications “chijingo” on the forehead and cheeks, “mupila” near the eyes.
The light complexion, rejected by some in favor of

Mid 20th century - Wood, plant fiber, rattan, jute fabric, beads. - Good condition

We are waiting - Lwena - Angola. (Provenance)

Ancient mask, Dan culture, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia. H. 23 cm.
Superb Dan or Kran mask from Côte d'Ivoire. From this work emanates a powerful, primitive force. The gaze is deep, shut, and hard. The forehead is creased, prominent, indicating a Kran influence, a neighboring

Dance mask - Dan - Côte d'Ivoire

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