2000-2010 tribal masks

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France

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Object

Tribal masks

Country of origin

Côte d'Ivoire

Gabon

Nigeria

Burkina Faso

DR Congo

Cameroon

Mali

Material

Wood

Condition

Good condition

Excellent condition

Fair condition

Period

2000-2010

Culture

Baule

Punu

Yoruba

Bakongo

Bamileke

Bozo

Punu (ou Bapounou)

Songye

Gurunshi

Igbo

Chokwe

Provenance

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The Baoulé sculpture will represent a spirit and serve to appease it. Baoulé statues of spirits or nature spirits are always seated, whereas the spouses of the beyond are always standing. The spirits of nature, Asi Asu, are distinguished by a sacrificial patina, while spirits

2000-2010 - Wood - Good condition

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

This mask stands out as one of the remarkable examples from the small corpus of a Songye master sculptor. This anonymous artist created at least six known kifwebe masks that share the same monumental sculptural quality and the fine execution of the striations. The main

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire.
Metoko Kakungu mask, Kakongo.
Tubular eyelids lend this African mask of the Metoko, Mituku, a bulging gaze, typically worn on the occasion of funerals. The numerous scarifications, arranged in alternating parallel lines, reveal

Superb mask - Metoko - Congo is  (No reserve price)

Description.
This large circular wooden mask, painted in polychrome, belongs to the tradition of Bwa masks from Burkina Faso.

Note: repaired at the base—see photos!

Sun mask Bwa - Bwa - Burkina Faso  (No reserve price)

Superb Mask - Bwa - Burkina Faso  (No reserve price)

Igbo mask from Nigeria.

 

Masks are often used for:
- Agrarian rites.
- funeral rites.
- Initiation rites.
During these ceremonies the masks lend their aid through songs, the.
dances and masked races.
For funeral ceremonies, the opening and closing of seasonal work:
The

Superb mask - Igbo - Nigeria  (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

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


MASK DJIMINI-LIGBI, IVORY COAST.
Or a mask of the "Do" in human and animal form where the forehead is adorned with a toucan beak.
Bravmann observed the rapid disappearance of these masks, attested since the second half of the preceding century.
Painted regularly, they were used

Superb mask - njimini - Côte d'Ivoire  (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

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

Beautiful wooden Kongo mask from the Congo, DRC, Central Africa.

Superb mask - Kongo - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  (No reserve price)

Coq Mask - Burkina Faso  (No reserve price)

According to legend, the Bozo, a fishing people of Mali, are descendants of Faaro, the water spirit and creator of the world. The unveiling of the Bozo masks and puppets celebrates this myth of origins, their relationship with land and aquatic animals. Accompanied by singing and

2000-2010 - Wood - Excellent condition

fish - Bozo - Mali  (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 - mask - Punu - Gabon  (No reserve price)

Commemorative head of an Oba, bronze, Ife — Bini/Edo — Nigeria.
The Kingdom of Benin, south of present-day Nigeria, is renowned for its magnificent bronzes and ivory sculptures.
These works constitute one of the greatest treasures of humanity and are among the masterpieces of

2000-2010 - African bronze - Good condition

Superb Royal Head - Bini / Edo - Nigeria  (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)

Funerary mask - Galoa / Galwa - Gabon.
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

Superb mask - galoa - Gabon  (No reserve price)

Gorgeous Bwa decorative mask.
Dimensions: Height 25 cm Width 19 cm.
Dimensions: Height 22 cm Width 20 cm

2 Sun Masks - Bwa - Burkina Faso  (No reserve price)

Superb Yoruba wooden helmet mask from Nigeria, West Africa.

Superb helmet - Yoruba - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

Babanki elephant mask (Cameroon) made of wood with inlays of beads and cowries.

2000-2010 - Wood, glass pearl - Excellent condition

Rare and exceptional mask - Babanki elephant mask - Bamileke - Cameroon  (No reserve price)

Masque Crane - Ibibio Anang - Nigeria.
The Ibibio and the Anang live a life governed by three secret societies, which use numerous masks during their annual ceremonies.

The most important of these societies is the Ekpo society, responsible for the worship of the ancestors who

superb skull mask - ibibio - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

Masque kalao - Gurunshi - Côte d'Ivoire  (No reserve price)

Leopard Royal Head - Bini Edo - Nigeria - African Bronzes.
Also known as Edo, the Bini people are renowned for their artistic production, which is similar to that of the Yoruba.

The foundry workshops primarily served the king and his court.
This know-how remains a richness of

Superb royal leopard head. - Bini/Edo - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

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