2000-2010 tribal masks

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Location

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Object

Tribal masks

Country of origin

Nigeria

DR Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

Gabon

Burkina Faso

Angola

Cameroon

Ghana

Mali

Mozambique

Material

Wood

Copper

Terracotta

Coral

Condition

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Excellent condition

Fair condition

Period

2000-2010

Culture

Baule

Chokwe

Punu

Punu (ou Bapounou)

Igbo

Yaure

Yoruba

Achantis

Bakongo

Lobi

Makondé

Senufo

Songye

Original/ Replica

Reproduction/replica

Provenance

Private collection

Description :

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

Note: Slightly damaged at the base; see photos!

2000-2010 - Wood - Good condition

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

2000-2010 - Wood - Excellent condition

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

The kaolin-powdered mask, this black covering traditionally also worn by women during the ceremony.
The mouth slightly outlined, the cheekbones, the delicate scarifications on the temples, as well as the veins around the eyes are revealed by the padouk red. The diadem adorning

2000-2010 - Good condition

mask - Punu - Punu (ou Bapounou) - Gabon  (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)

War attire of the Oba - Bini Edo - Benin - Benin Bronzes.
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 housed in museums

2000-2010 - African bronze - Good condition

A superb statue of the Oba in war attire. - Bini / Edo - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

Funerary Head – Ashanti – Ghana.
In Africa, pottery is almost always the work of women, sometimes professionals or wives of smiths as in Sudan. The clay from the “belly of the earth,” the work of this material by women thus bears a strong symbolism.

Akan funerary sculptures are

2000-2010 - Terracotta - Good condition

a superb funerary head. - Achantis - Ghana  (No reserve price)

Leopard Royal - Bini-Edo - Benin - Benin Bronzes.
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 in museums around the

2000-2010 - African bronze - Excellent condition

stunning royal leopard - Bini/Edo - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

This mask (lipiko) is associated with initiation ceremonies among the Makonde. It is carved from a very lightweight wood. It is always worn with a fabric attached along the mask that falls over the dancer's shoulders, forming part of an elaborate costume designed to completely

Superb Mask - Makondé - Mozambique  (No reserve price)

Magnificent Bamileke royal mask from the Grassfields of Cameroon. Objects reserved only for notable people and high-ranking dignitaries in Grassfields societies of Cameroon, because beaded art is an art exclusively royal.
Here is a rare royal mask rather covered with copper.

2000-2010 - Wood, Coral, glass bead, raffia, Copper - Good condition

Royal Mask - Rare and magnificent Bamoun royal copper mask. - Cameroon  (No reserve price)

MASQUE AGBOGHO MWO - IGBO IBO - NIGERIA.
Ce masque est nommé par les Igbo, Agbogho.
Le masque/danseur "Agbogho (femme) Mmuo, Mwo (esprit)" est l'équivalent de nos Venus et Aphrodite.
Il représente l'esprit d'une jeune fille.

Son teint est blanc ou clair, il peut avoir une

Masque / Mask ibo - ibo - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

This type of mask represents the ideal of beauty for an Ibo girl. It served both to celebrate femininity and motherhood and to honor the ancestors. Fertility, both agricultural and human, is a concept found in nearly all West African cultures. This beautiful Ibo mask is topped

2000-2010 - Wood - Fair condition

Magnificent helmet - Igbo - Nigeria  (No reserve price)

Beautiful puppets from the Ivory Coast, West Africa.

2000-2010 - wood, raffia and textiles - Good condition

superb puppets - Dan - Côte d'Ivoire  (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

Superb mask - Songye - DR Congo  (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)

MASQUE Hemba.
congo et impressionnant 
Très belle pièces rares 
Hauteur 35CM.
largeur 20CM

Masque / Mask - Hem - Zaire  (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)

Much more than a feminine representation, it embodies the link with an ancestor, and is situated within the dynamic relationships between men and spirits, and in the broad sense "between the village community and the chieftaincy, the ancestors and the tutelary spirits"

Helmet mask - Tshokwe - Chokwe - Angola  (No reserve price)

Mask - Yaouré mask - Yaure - Côte d'Ivoire  (No reserve price)

Traditional Lobi stool from Burkina Faso.

In Africa, seats are among the most widespread works of art. Whether intended for everyday, exceptional, or official use, stools, by the incredible diversity of their forms, attest to the existence of a plurality of styles and

Superb stool - Lobi - Burkina Faso  (No reserve price)

The Baoulé masks are known in African art for the fineness of their features, a mouth projected forward, and half-closed eyes. The Baoulé live in the southeast of Côte d'Ivoire. They are part of the Akan group. One can note that their craftsmanship is not intimidating. The living

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

Ivory Coast.
Senoufo, Hornbill Statue.
Statue depicting a hornbill, a mystical animal among the Senoufo people. Seeing it would bring happiness and prosperity

A superb hornbill statue. - Senufo - Mali  (No reserve price)

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Very nice Dogon door. Well packed. Together with another will make a beautiful art on a white wall. Truly satisfied. Thanks.

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Very happy with my purchase - as described and arrived quickly. Thank you!

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