2000-2010 tribal masks

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African & Tribal Art

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27 March

29 March

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Location

France

Belgium

Object

Tribal masks

Country of origin

Nigeria

Gabon

DR Congo

Burkina Faso

Côte d'Ivoire

Angola

Cameroon

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Material

Wood

Terracotta

Bronze

Condition

Good condition

Needs restoration

Excellent condition

Fair condition

Period

2000-2010

Culture

Yoruba

Bakongo

Igbo

Punu

Songye

Fang

Gurunshi

Mama

Baule

Pende

Punu (ou Bapounou)

Shona

Original/ Replica

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Provenance

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Mangam Masculine Agrarian Mask - Mama / Kantana - Nigeria.
Always sublime, the lines of these Mama masks from Nigeria... Here is a fairly rare variant whose front features an anthropomorphic face.

Symbolically, the horns meet to form a circle, thus marking the completion of a

2000-2010 - Wood - Good condition

Superb mask - Mama - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

Masque Yela Mbole.
Connus dans l'art africain pour leur style tout à fait unique, les masques Yela Mbole se démarquent par leurs longues stries longitudinales colorées.

Ce masque traditionnel de R. D. Congo est un véritable chef-d'œuvre digne des plus belles productions d'art

Superb mask - Let's go. - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  (No reserve price)

The Bobo are a West African people settled mainly in the northwest of Burkina Faso, also across the border in Mali. They are closely related to the Bwa. 
The Bobos believe in a god named Wuro, creator of the earth and animals. The first created man was a blacksmith who asked for

Kalao Bwa Mask - Gurunshi - Burkina Faso  (No reserve price)

Ngil Justice Mask – Fang, tribe of Gabon.

Wood, kaolin.

The mask was worn at night, during penal procedures in which the great initié, under the mask, went from house to house, so that the culprit would be revealed to him in matters, often homicide cases.

Once the author was

2000-2010 - Wood - Needs restoration

Superb mask - Fang - Gabon  (No reserve price)

Old mask - Lulua / Luluwa.
The Luluwa or Lulua are mainly known for their sculptures, renowned for their plastic qualities, essentially representing anthropomorphic figures with bodies entirely scarified according to the aesthetic criteria dear to the Luluwa.

The masks are a bit

Very beautiful Luba mask - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

Masque Kifwebe - Songye - DRC Zaire - African Masks.
The Bifwebe masks (kifwebe in the singular) are part of the ceremonial objects of the society of the same name (bwadi ka kifwebe), which still plays a prestigious role among the Songyés of the East today.

The members of this

superb Kifwebe mask - Songye - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  (No reserve price)

Iyoba Queen's Head in 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 humanity's greatest treasures and are among the masterpieces of museums around

2000-2010 - African bronze - Good condition

superb head of Queen Ifé - Bini / Edo - Nigeria  (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)

Funerary Mask - Galoa / Galwa - Gabon.
The Galoa (or Galwas) are a Gabonese ethnic group settled downstream of Lambaréné along the lower course of the Ogooué River.
They are part of the Myènè group.

Their masks are not very varied, usually round, painted in black, red, and white

Superb funerary mask - galoa - Gabon  (No reserve price)

Mask Pende.
An African mask inspired by the Panva Ngombe style is closely linked, according to the Pende, to the symbolism of the wild buffalo. The most imposing specimens were designed to ornament the spaces reserved for the thef in the case. De forme triangulaire, ce masque

Superb mask - Pende - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  (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)

At the crossroads of Nigeria and Cameroon, the Ejagham (or Ekoi) people gave birth to a striking artistic tradition: mask-crests covered with skin. These works, with a lacquered appearance, depict human faces sometimes with a double face (janiform), whose realism is heightened by

2000-2010 - Wood, to cook - Excellent condition

Head - Ekoï - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

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

2000-2010 - Wood - Fair condition

Superb Mask - Ogoni - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

Ogoni talking mask.
Ogoni talking mask with an articulated lower jaw.
The Ogoni people are spread over a small territory in the Gulf of Guinea, east of the city of Port Harcourt in Nigeria.
Like other peoples of the Gulf of Guinea, the Ogoni have an internal political structure

Superb talking mask - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

MAMBILA JAR: ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURATIVE.

This jar is an excellent example of the Mambila people's tradition of producing clay vessels in the Grassland region.

Among the Mambila, these jars are called "tadep" or "kike" and often bear spiritual attributes.

2000-2010 - Terracotta - Good condition

Superb pottery jar - manbila - Cameroon  (No reserve price)

Grand Masque Fang/Ngil. Among the Fang, as in any structured society, it was appropriate to enforce order through the use of masks. This was the raison d'être of the Ngil secret society, whose masks we know well, among the most graphic.
In Ngil society, the great initiate

Magnificent, large mask of justice. - Fang Ngil bulu - Gabon  (No reserve price)

These Bakongo masks.
External image and symbolic representation of the powers of the priest or sorcerer; each nkisi bore an extremely powerful magical power.

Protective mask - Kongo - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

Stunning Bakongo fetish mask with nails from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa.

a superb studded fetish mask. - Bakongo - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  (No reserve price)

The Gelede masks are emblematic cultural artifacts of the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria, particularly venerated for their role in festivals and social rituals. These masks are carved in wood and painted in bright colors, often representing human faces with varied expressions and

Helmet - Yoruba - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

A superb decorative Gelede mask, originating from the Yoruba people of Nigeria.

Sculpted from wood and painted in bright colors, this polychrome mask is a remarkable piece both for its artistic quality and its cultural significance.

Gelede masks are worn during ceremonies

2000-2010 - Wood - Excellent condition

Gelede Mask - Yoruba  (No reserve price)

The Gelede masks are iconic cultural artifacts of the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria, particularly venerated for their role in festivals and social rituals. These masks are carved from wood and painted in bright colors, often depicting human faces with varied expressions and elaborate

Yoruba mask - gelede - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

This mask replica of a powerful beauty is known as kwifibe by the Songye people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Distinguishing itself by its black-and-white stripes, the mask is supposed to embody supernatural powers that will ward off evil. For the Songye, the use of

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

Neckrest Mutsago - Shona - Zimbabwe.
These objects are often described as supports intended to protect elaborate hairstyles, the hairstyles taking usually long hours or even long days to complete.

But the hairstyles are not merely adornment: they dignify and signal age, gender,

superb neck support - Shona - Zimbabwe  (No reserve price)

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