Mid 20th century tribal masks

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Object

Tribal masks

Country of origin

DR Congo

Burkina Faso

Côte d'Ivoire

Nigeria

Cameroon

Material

Wood

Aluminium

Animal hair

Condition

Good condition

Excellent condition

Fair condition

Period

Mid 20th century

Original/ Replica

Original/official

Culture

Pende

Gurunshi

Igbo

Bamileke

Chokwe

Provenance

Private collection

Gallery / Antique dealer

AN IBIBIO FACE MASK, Nigeria.
Old authentic mask.
Very strong in expression.
Mask with old patina..
A great piece. On the back of the mask you can see its enormous age and signs of wear.
The mask is in good condition despite its age (mid-20th century)
It is shipped without a

Mid 20th century - Wood - Good condition

face mask - Ibibio - Nigeria

Very beautiful Chokwe wooden carved mask with headdress.
It is very rare to find such masks; this is an opportunity not to be missed.
Initial provenance: Belgian private collection.
Sold with certificate of authenticity.
The item will be shipped via Colissimo with signature

Rare Chokwe mask - Chokwe - DR Congo

probably from the 1960s, dimensions given for the wooden part with a hat and raffia. Weight with pedestal.

Mid 20th century - Wood, raffia and plant fibers - Good condition

Mask - Pende - DR Congo

probably the 1960s, dimensions for the wooden part provided.

Mid 20th century - Wood, raffia and plant fibers - Fair condition

probably 1960s, dimensions given for the wooden part with cap & raffia.

probably from the 1960s, dimensions of the wooden part with a cap and raffia.

This mask, known as Ko, which depicts an antelope, is worn by young men aged 15 and 16 during the final year of their initiation rites. The young man wearing this mask performs, during the course of the dances, dangerous leaps to prove his manhood.

Provenance: Medicus Mundi,

Gurunshi - Burkina Faso

French private collection, stabilized crack on the front; see photo

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

Mask - Dan - Côte d'Ivoire

Unusual, rare, and expressive Igbo helmet mask from Nigeria with a hemispherical wooden core and a three-dimensionally carved human face with traces of kaolin. The tall, multi-part headpiece is adorned with iron rings, colored glass beads, and additional pendants. On the helmet

Mid 20th century - Wood, leather, metal - Good condition

Unusual and Rare Helmet Mask - Igbo - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

This mask belongs to the least well-known type of Kurumba masks. With a clear influence from the Mossi (Karaneda mask) in the superstructure, the Dan (Bagle mask) in the face, and the Dogon in the overall design, it consists of a face with tubular eyes from which two curved horns

Mid 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

Kurumba - Burkina Faso

Probably from the region of the former Republic of the Congo where my parents lived in the 1950s–1960s; they brought this with them.

DR Congo  (No reserve price)

Mid 20th century - Wood, Aluminium - Good condition

Mask - Guere -Dan - Côte d'Ivoire

Old authentic Bamileke mask, with wonderful radiance.
Mask with an old dark-brown patina..
A wonderful and rare piece. On the back of the mask you can see its immense age and signs of wear.
The mask is in excellent condition despite its age (mid-20th century).
It is shipped

Mask - Bamileke - Cameroon

Very rare mask!! Rarely seen on the market.
Old Mwana Pwo (beautiful young girl) mask of the Bundu people living in Congo.
Ex collection of the late Walter S., a wellknown collector in both UK and USA.
Now in my personal Dutch collection.

Material:
Wood, beads, metal,

Mid 20th century - Wood - Fair condition

Mwana Pwo mask - Bundu - DR Congo

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Mask arrived in good time, well packaged & in perfect condition. Very happy to deal with you, Robert. Thank you

Thanks Peter.I am happy you like the mask 

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