Early 20th century tribal masks

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Object

Tribal masks

Country of origin

DR Congo

Mali

Nigeria

Material

Wood

Copper

Condition

Good condition

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Period

Early 20th century

Original/ Replica

Original/official

Culture

Dogon

Bozo

Songye

Provenance

Private collection

A very imposing Dogon funerary mask in black iron, featuring a figure with an arm raised.

Early 20th century - black iron - Good condition

Funerary mask - Dogon funerary mask - Dogon - Mali

Rare and interesting piece from the Mossi or Bobo group? Polychrome, it preserves the lattice of little cords used to fasten the textile that surrounded the dancer's head. Very good patina of use and natural wear. Height: 26 cm.

Early 20th century - Wood - Good condition

Bozo - Mali

An exceptional Songye dance mask, Kifwebe.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a powerful cubist form. Large bulbous forehead and attenuated facial planes. The whole is finely and deeply striped with red, white and black pigment.

Beautiful Songye masks - Songye - DR Congo

Beautiful Mukinka Salampasu mask in wood and copper from the 1930s, DR Congo.

The face is classic, with a prominent, domed forehead above elongated eyes, a short but well-proportioned nose, and carved teeth. A magnificent long braided beard of plant fibers, the so-called

Early 20th century - Copper, Wood - Good condition

Tribal Mukinka Salampasu Mask - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

Amongst the Mumuye, who live in northern Nigeria on the border of Cameroon, there are - in addition to their well-known ancestor figures - two types of masks: a large crest or shoulder mask, known as ‘Sukwava’ (see cat. no. 62), and smaller helmet or head crest masks, such as the

Mumuye Mask - mumuye - Nigeria

Beautiful Yaka ceremonial mask from Africa, Congo, formerly in the B-artz collection. Wood with painted decorations, raffia and textile.

Early 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

collar - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

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