2000-2010 tribal masks

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France

Object

Tribal masks

Country of origin

Gabon

DR Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

South Africa

Burkina Faso

Nigeria

Tanzania

Material

Wood

Brass

Condition

Good condition

Excellent condition

Fair condition

Period

2000-2010

Culture

Bakongo

Punu

Baule

Songye

Fang

Bobo

Makondé

Punu (ou Bapounou)

Provenance

Private collection

Gallery / Antique dealer

The political organization of the Songye is based on the authority of a chief, considered the holder of sacred powers. His religious and magical authority is associated with two secret societies. The first practices magic and witchcraft, bash masende. The second, which depends

2000-2010 - Wood - Excellent condition

Kifwebe mask - Songye - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

This anonymous artist created at least six well-known Songye masks that share the same monumental sculptural quality and the great finesse in the execution of the striations. The main characteristics of this sculptor are the high graphic quality of his work, with clear

2000-2010 - Wood - Fair condition

mask messenger - Songye - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

The Punu mask alone symbolizes the close link between the world of the living and the dead in African beliefs.
The masks of the mukuyi are supposed to represent ancestors, often female.

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2000-2010 - Wood, cauri - Excellent condition

Mask - Punu - Gabon  (No reserve price)

Chien Kongo Nkisi Nkonde.
African figure Nkisi (plural mankish of the 'koso' type), in which a magical charge called bishimba was placed behind a glass cavity at the center of the sculpture. The power of the fetish, according to local beliefs, was further enhanced by various

2000-2010 - plain and simple - Good condition

Great Kongo dog - Bakongo - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  (No reserve price)

Masque de famille - Salampasu - RDC Zaire.
Les masques miniatures, aussi appelés "masques passeport" sont sculptés pour accueillir les esprits ancestraux, à l'instar des grands masques.

Leur fonction principale est la protection de la personne qui le porte, en particulier contre

Masque de famille - Salampasu - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

The Baoule masks represent spirits or nature gods, with the purpose of appeasing them.

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

Fetiche Nkisi Nkonde - Kongo / Yombe - DRC Zaire - Nkisi Nkonde.
The Minkisi (plural of Nkisi) are truly the embodiment of a spiritual entity that is subject to human control through rituals. They are used to resolve all kinds of problems (diseases, infertility, conflicts...).


Magnificent statue - Bakongo - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  (No reserve price)

The Grebo ethnicity is located at the border of Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.
They sculpt masks that embody the spirits of the invisible world residing in the forests.
Made by high-grade initiates, these masks appear during rituals reserved for initiates and during more secular

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

Baoulé Ram Mask - Ivory Coast - African Masks.
The head is large, life-sized.

The horns curled upon themselves are a symbol of generative power.

It is a great symbol of fertility and brings happiness and prosperity to all who honor it.

2000-2010 - Wood - Good condition

Beautiful Ram mask - Baule - Côte d'Ivoire  (No reserve price)

The Galoa (or Galwas) are a Gabonese ethnic group located downstream of Lambaréné on the lower course of the Ogooué.
They are part of the Myènè group.
Their masks are not very diverse, generally round, painted in black, red, and white in opposite quarters. This style of face

Mask - Galoa - Gabon  (No reserve price)

An African shield is both a work of art and a piece of history.

It is the product of the ancestral craftsmanship of African artisans, who have developed unique manufacturing techniques to create shields that are both effective and aesthetic.

Each African shield is a unique

Zulu Shield - Zoulou-108cm - South Africa  (No reserve price)

Wedding doll - Zulu / Msinga - South Africa - Dolls.
Among the Msinga (Zulu group), there are two types of dolls:

those made by young girls, in clay, or by combining corn ears and rags.
Those made by young girls of marriageable age, with embroidery and fabrics on a wooden frame.

2000-2010 - Textiles and pearls - Good condition

superb wedding doll - zoulou - South Africa  (No reserve price)

The white masks of South Gabon have become one of the iconic images of African art in the 19th century. The coherence of their corpus, which is very rich, has challenged various attempts at classification, whether based on their iconographic variations or through closely related

Superb - masque - Punu - Gabon  (No reserve price)


Makondé Mask.
The shapes and proportions of this Makonde cephalomorphic African mask, embodying an ancestral spirit, reflect a desire for realism. Ancestors are said to return masked to signify their satisfaction following initiation. Some of these masks feature wax tattoos or

Superb mask - Makondé - Tanzania  (No reserve price)

Fang mask Gabon.
The mask was worn at night, during criminal procedures in which the grand initiate, masked, moved from house to house, to have the culprit revealed to him during cases, often homicide cases.

Once the author is identified, the mask bearer was competent to

Superb mask - Fang - Gabon  (No reserve price)


The powdered kaolin mask, which is also traditionally used to cover women's bodies during the ceremony. The lips slightly outlined, the cheekbones, the delicate scarifications on the temples, as well as the vein of the eyes are revealed by the red of padouk. The headdress

2000-2010 - Good condition

masque - Punu - Punu (ou Bapounou) - Gabon  (No reserve price)

These protection fetishes intended for dwellings are among the most prized in Africa. The Nkisi acts as a mediator between gods and humans. Large specimens are the collective property of an entire.
village, while the smaller figures belong to.
An individual or a family. In the

2000-2010 - Wood, Brass - Excellent condition

Fetish - Songye - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

White Mask Tsogho / Vouvi - Gabon.
The Tsogho country, although geographically preserved within its inhospitable mountains, is situated at a crossroads of distinctly different stylistic currents.

The Tsogho culture is therefore located at the point of convergence of

Superb mask - vuvi - Gabon  (No reserve price)

Superb boho mask made of wood from Burkina Faso, West Africa.

2000-2010 - woods, raphia, and textiles - Good condition

Superb mask - Bobo - Burkina Faso  (No reserve price)

This mbulu ngulu ancestor effigy belongs to the classical style developed by the Kota Obamba on the left bank of the Ogooué: oval, concave face, adorned with a central cruciform motif, from which are arranged the complex motifs of a decoration obtained by the assembly of thin

2000-2010 - wood and brass - Good condition

Masque kota obamba - Gabon  (No reserve price)

Beautiful Hemba wooden head from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa.

Great head - hope - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  (No reserve price)

Best known for their superb sculptures, the Iagalagana also produce some masks, which are much rarer and sought after.

These masks play an important role in the social system of this ethnic group.

These are zoomorphic masks, buffalo, monkey, and elephant.
Slightly aside from

Mask - Mumuye - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

In Lega culture, the social and moral life of the people is governed by an initiation society known as Bwami, which is responsible for teaching through community performances, dances, and objects. The Bwami association includes several initiation grades for both men and women.


Mask - Lega - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

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