Early 20th century tribal masks

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Location

France

Belgium

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Object

Tribal masks

Country of origin

Gabon

Cameroon

Mali

DR Congo

Burkina Faso

Côte d'Ivoire

Material

Wood

Bronze

Condition

Good condition

Fair condition

Excellent condition

Period

Early 20th century

Original/ Replica

Original/official

Reproduction/replica

Licensed replica

Culture

Fang

Dogon

Baule

Aduma

Bamoun

Chokwe

Provenance

Private collection

Antique market

Early 20th century - Bronze - Good condition

Exceptional mask - Bamoun mask - Bamoun - Cameroon  (No reserve price)

A Tika mask from Cameroon.
Wooden mask with a thin metal inlay.
See photos.
In good condition but a bit worn.
and a small piece missing at the bottom right, see photos.
The weight is 1100 grams, the height is 44 cm,
20 cm wide and 12 cm deep.

The mask is packed carefully and

Early 20th century - Wood - Good condition

Cameroon  (No reserve price)

Antique Ntomo mask from the Bamana of Mali. Bought by my father from an antiquarian in the 1970s. The mask itself is much older. The mask has a crest with six stakes, at the ends of which are wrapped with rope. The small ears are pierced. It also has a large nose and an open

Early 20th century - Wood - Fair condition

Antique Ntomo mask - Bamana - Mali  (No reserve price)

Chokwe “Pwo” Mask 

Democratic Republic of Congo / Angola.
Around 1930.
Old Belgium collection 

Height : 20 cm.
Fine traditional Chokwe Pwo (or Mwana Pwo) mask representing an idealized female ancestor figure. 

Carved in wood with refined facial features, downcast eyes,

Chokwe Pwo mask DR Congo  - Chokwe - DR Congo

According to the myth, a dog had captured a hare. Its master took it away before it could devour it and took it to his house. There he tied it to a rope, carved a wooden mask in its image, killed it and ate it. The dancer moves by crossing one leg in front of the other with every

Dogon - Mali

Magnificent sun mask from the Ivory Coast.

Early 20th century - Wood, glass bead - Good condition

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

Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Tribe name: LEGA.
- Material: Wood - Plant fiber - Kaolin.
- Dimensions (in mm): 275x114x170.
- Weight (in grams): 355.
- Shipping method: Chronopost + Insurance.
Beautiful LEGA mask from the 1930s.

Early 20th century - Wood - Plant fiber - Kaolin - Good condition

Mask LEGA - DR Congo

Early 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

Tribal mask - masque bateke - bateke - Gabon  (No reserve price)

Mask "Bird" MOSSI, from Burkina Faso, wooden, H = 35 ; L = 77 ; l = 20.
The long beak is a symbol of fertility, embodying a spirit, and featuring a curved summit ridge, with a dark patina, and with colored threads and cowries

Aduma masks are geometrically abstract. The face is flat, the forehead convex and vaulted, and the nose is straight with an angle reminiscent of Toma masks.

Provenance: Private Collection, Guinea.
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

Aduma - Gabon

Ancient and rare Fang mask collected in the 1930s by a French family in the heart of the forested regions of Gabon and the Rio Muni area in Equatorial Guinea.

This anthropomorphic mask shows a remarkable aesthetic force typical of the great Fang traditions of old, where the

Early 20th century - Good condition

Mask - Fang - Gabon

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L'oggetto è molto bello e conforme alla descrizione.ottimo venditore 

a Namji doll in perfect order. stunning piece. thank you.

Oggetto bello e ben conservato. Descrizione accurata che corrisponde correttamente a quanto ricevuto. Ottimo acquisto. Spedizione veloce e puntuale secondo tracciamento, pacchetto molto curato

Objet bien emballé et conforme aux photos et descriptif

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