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Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well preserved Yam Ancestor mask professionally presented on a museum quality acrylic display
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Masks
Materials
Natural Fiber, Acrylic
Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a community's ancestors
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Nigerian Wood-Carved "Ekpo Secret Society" Mask
Located in Miami, FL
painted wood masks to give thanks for the crops and express gratitude to their ancestors and "Mother Earth
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Old Igbo Helmet Mask, Agbogho Mmuo Masquerade
Located in Torquay, GB
A superb Igbo Nigeria helmet mask 'Agbogho Mmuo" or Maiden Spirit.
Worn as masqurades during
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Splendid Kpélié Mask, Sénoufo population, Ivory Coast 1950
Located in Paris, FR
that the mask is associated with an ancestor. Indeed, ancestor worship is significant for these
Category
Vintage 1950s Ivorian Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Splendid four rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali
Located in Paris, FR
Splendid four rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali
Four Rams, Ntomo Mask, Mali, Wood and
Category
20th Century Malian Folk Art Masks
Materials
Shell, Wood
Ancestral Dan Mask 'Deangle' with Cowrie Shells Large
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Dan Mask ('Deangle', 'Dan Gle') from Côte d’Ivoire W.Affrica, circa early 20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chokwe Mask, Democratic Republic of The Congo 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
This exquisite mask, meticulously crafted by the Chokwe people, embodies both spiritual power and
Category
20th Century Congolese Masks
Materials
Wood
Splendid Seven rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali, 1930-1940
Located in Paris, FR
Splendid Seven rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali, 1930-1940
Seven Rams Ntomo Mask, Ségou
Category
Vintage 1930s Malian Folk Art Masks
Materials
Shell, Wood
African Chokwe Wood Hand Carved Folk Art Initiation Ceremony Ancestral Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A very engaging mask by the Chowke (Tchokwe) tribe of Southern and Central Africa who today reside
Category
Antique 19th Century Angolan Masks
Materials
Wood
Antique Large Hand-Carved & Polychrome Painted Southeast Asian Mask or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique tribal mask or sculpture is unsigned and undocumented, but presumed to have
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Masks
Materials
Softwood
H 79.75 in W 12.5 in D 3.5 in
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
portray both male and female ancestors, worn by warriors to scare off enemies or during ceremonies. Masks
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks
Materials
Wood
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H 6.11 in W 5.12 in D 0.02 in
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
. For the Timorese people masks portray both male and female ancestors, worn by warriors to scare off
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks
Materials
Wood
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H 9.65 in W 6.7 in D 0.02 in
Fang-Style African Painted Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Light masks like these represented the spirit of an ancestor and were used for social control by
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Angola Chokwe Mask Revisited by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful classic Chokwe mask genre that honours female founding ancestors. Such representations
Category
Antique Early 1900s Angolan Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Child Size Ceremonial Kanaga Masks, Dogon Peoples
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Buffalo, NY
Kananga masks form geometric patterns. These masks represent the first human beings and are
Category
Vintage 1930s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Wood
Half-Mask, Round eyes, big nose "pistachio red", 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. Native tribes still perform traditional masked dances to represent nature or ancestor spirits. Masks are
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved Wooden Traditional Mask from Timor Island, Indonesia, circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
masks whose precise origins and significance remain uncertain. Portraying both male and female ancestors
Category
Vintage 1970s Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 5.52 in W 3.35 in D 1.19 in
20th Century Sculpted Wooden Traditional Mask from Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in London, GB
Timor Island sculpted wooden traditional mask (circa 1960s-1970s) on contemporary stand. This is a
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 6.5 in W 3.75 in D 1.19 in
Gala is Love Jewelry Malinaltepec Mask 18-Karat Gold and Diamonds Ring
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
I love masks specially in art history, and what better than the ones that represents my ancestors
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Band Rings
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
A TRIBAL Ritual SCULPTURE MASK TUNIC Middle SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
expressive mask traditionally representing an ancestor, with a body covering the bust and an animated
Category
Vintage 1950s Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Tall Wooden Tribal Fang Mask of Ngil Brown, Creme and Red Colored Gabon 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
masks of Gabon, usually coated with kaolin
(the white color evokes the power of the ancestors
Category
Vintage 1970s Gabonese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 25.6 in W 10.63 in D 6.7 in
"The Bronze Mask" Acrylic on canvas 36" x 26" inch painting by Tom Barnabi
By Tom Barnabi
Located in Culver City, CA
""The Bronze Mask" Acrylic on canvas 36" x 26" inch painting by Tom Barnabi
Full name of the work
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Malinke Shirley, African Diva
Located in Boston, MA
11".
Malinke Shirley (featuring Shirley Bassey wearing a Malinke mask) is a work from the artist’s
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil, Archival Paper
Silver Gilt Inkstand by William Bateman II
By William Bateman II
Located in New Orleans, LA
and scrolling feet centered by lion masks and paws. Distinctive among 18th- and 19th-century silver
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Inkwells
Materials
Silver
"Cow Head - Bidjogo Tribe Portuguese Guinea, " Painted Wood from Africa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, animal horns, and plastic to make this naturalistic mask.
19" x 17" x 18" mask
Several types of
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint, Plastic
H 19 in W 17 in D 18 in
Hermes Kachinas Shawl 140 Pink / Seafoam Cashmere Silk Scarf New
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
, they are on good terms with the spirits.
From the mischievous to the beneficial, and ancestors they
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves
Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honour the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1920s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Edwardian English Sterling Silver Monteith Bowl
By Daniel & John Wellby
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
deeds of our ancestors ours*.
These heraldic markings are surmounted with the contemporary bright cut
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Centerpieces
Materials
Silver
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fanghu Han Dynasty 206BC-220AD Chinese Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel Jug & Cover
Located in GB
mask handles - olive green and russet patina with specks of malachite encrustation
The quadrangular
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
H 13.78 in W 7.29 in D 7.68 in
Statue Songye, Kneeling Male Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in Cotignac, FR
characteristically large. They were not statues of ancestors, strictly speaking, but rather intermediaries between
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 18.9 in W 4.73 in D 7.88 in
Statue Songye, Republic of Congo, Misangu Glass Beads & Chiefly Raffia Skirt
Located in Cotignac, FR
characteristically large. They were not statues of ancestors, strictly speaking, but rather intermediaries between
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 21.26 in W 4.34 in D 1.58 in
"Bambara Fertility Stick, " Wood created in Mali c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
still practice the traditional rituals, especially in honoring ancestors. This form of syncretic Islam
Category
1940s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Bambara Antelope Headdress Pair--Male and Female, " Carved Wood
Located in Milwaukee, WI
adhere to Islam, many still practice the traditional rituals, especially in honoring ancestors. This form
Category
Early 1900s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 21.5 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
"Large Head with Horns - Nigerian, Ekoi People, " Carved Wood created circa 1950
Located in Milwaukee, WI
said to act as messengers of the ancestors (ikan). The economics of the society is based on paying
Category
1950s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Animal Skin
H 23 in W 22 in D 6.5 in
Jewel and Chain III
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
is sweet music to their ears.
Once a tool of oppression, an object of shame to our ancestors’ grief
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Jewel and Chain I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
is sweet music to their ears.
Once a tool of oppression, an object of shame to our ancestors’ grief
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Chinese Zhou Dynasty Style Bronze Hue Inlaid with Gold & Silver Wire
Located in Hudson, NY
offering. The Chinese have for centuries created living objects to glorify past ancestors and the history
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Archaistic Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Frise, the Swedish botanist - Original Etching y James Ensor - 1886
By James Ensor
Located in Roma, IT
etching has been given various names such as “Portrait of a Priest”, “Old Man”, “The Ancestor”, “La Plume
Category
1880s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
H 15.56 in W 11.19 in D 0.04 in
Nude - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1972
By Renzo Biasion
Located in Roma, IT
draftsman can soon become a good engraver too, while a bad draftsman will never, (...) completely mask his
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Monumental Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor 108"H
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
good working relationship as a number of pieces, including this TOTEM, an elaborate transformation mask
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Landscape - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s
By Renzo Biasion
Located in Roma, IT
, (...) completely mask his insufficiency. And since the drawing is the first expression of the artist, the most
Category
1960s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
H 13.59 in W 9.73 in D 0.04 in
Bengt Lindstrom - Original Handsigned Engraving
By Bengt Lindström
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
settle in Savigny-sur-Orge, France. He began taking to figurative art with Masks, Gods and Monsters. He
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
Bengt Lindstrom - Original Handsigned Engraving
By Bengt Lindström
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
settle in Savigny-sur-Orge, France. He began taking to figurative art with Masks, Gods and Monsters. He
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Bengt Lindstrom - Original Handsigned Engraving
By Bengt Lindström
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Savigny-sur-Orge, France. He began taking to figurative art with Masks, Gods and Monsters. He exhibited
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Bengt Lindstrom - Original Handsigned Engraving
By Bengt Lindström
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
settle in Savigny-sur-Orge, France. He began taking to figurative art with Masks, Gods and Monsters. He
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Lower Sepik Mask, Papua New Guinea
Located in Vienna, AT
Ancestor mask, 1920s.
Ex German collection then Loed and Mia van Bussel from Amsterdam, who
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Wooden Dogon Ancestor Figure from Mali
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
also masks and figures that are directed towards regard for twins, snakes, ancestors, nommo, hogons
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hemba Passport Mask
Located in Des Plaines, IL
produced by the Hemba people. Their corpus principally includes ancestor figures and a few masks.
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Wood
Ibibio Face Mask
Located in Des Plaines, IL
Ibibio Face Mask
Cross River, Nigeria 20th century wood & pigments 16 inches
Each piece of
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Resting in Piece in the Land of Ancestors by Andres Barragán Photograph
Located in New York, NY
Protective Eye of the Ancestor"
Entering into the world of African art is not a simple journey. Andrés
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
African Art- Makonde Mapiko Ceremonial Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
The ex libris of ritual Makonde art are the unique Mapiko masks (singular: Lipiko), which have been
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Yoruba Wooden Polychrome Egungun Headdress Mask from Nigeria
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This attractive and ornate mask was made by the Yoruba. The base is a small, flat pyramid of wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ambete Reliquary Figure with Feathers
Located in Des Plaines, IL
do not have any centralized political organization; they practice ancestor worship.
They carved
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Hemba Female Figure
Located in Des Plaines, IL
the Hemba people. Their corpus principally includes ancestor figures and a few masks.
Category
Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hemba Female Figure
Located in Des Plaines, IL
the Hemba people. Their corpus principally includes ancestor figures and a few masks.
Category
Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Rituales Funerarios" Under the Protective Eye by Andres Barragán Photograph
Located in New York, NY
Protective Eye of the Ancestor"
Entering into the world of African art is not a simple journey. Andrés
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
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