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African Bird Mask

Nocturnal Bird Mask, Nigeria, Africa, circa 1950
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very beautiful mask with large pronounced eyes with the circular cavity shape. The mask depicts a
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks

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Wood

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks

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Wood

Anok Bird Sculture Mask African Art Baga People
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An antique Baga anok or elek carved wood mask sculpture, with bird and human face form elements
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Early 20th Century Guinean Sculptures

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Wood

African mask Toussiana bird Burkina Faso Mid XXem
Located in Paris, FR
re-baptised: names of animals or birds were given to the initiates. The Loniaken masks were carved
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Large Vintage Bamileke Elephant Mask, Cameroon, Decorative, Tribal, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage Bamileke elephant mask. A Cameroonian, ebonised hardwood decorative tribal
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Decorative Art

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Hardwood

Original Vintage Poster French West Africa Map Afrique Occidentale Francaise Art
By alain cornic
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster featuring an illustrated map of French West Africa / Afrique Occidentale
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Vintage 1950s French Posters

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Paper

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Orientale
By Henri Fantin-Latour
Located in New York, NY
Signed, lower right: Fantin Provenance: Gustave Tempelaere (1840–1904), Paris; possibly by descent to his son: Julien Tempelaere (1876–1961) and with F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris, prob...
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1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Canvas, Oil

Moroccan Vintage Berber Tribal Ethnic Cuff
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet from the High Atlas of Morocco. Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel. The ethnic Nomadic and Bedouin jewelry from the Ma...
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20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Tribal Art

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Metal

African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali Circa 1950 Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1970s. Then inherited within the family One of the most popular types of masks in the Sang...
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Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
H 37.41 in W 18.12 in D 5.52 in
Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana
By Osei Bonsu
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a simple backless chair. An infant lays calmly in her lap, one arm reaching towards a ...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

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Other

Benin Bronze Bell Sculpture Depicting an Oba
By People from Benin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An exquisite Benin bronze sculpture in shape of a bell depicting an Oba. Oba translates to "ruler" in the Yoruba and Bini languages of contemporary West Africa. The Kingdom of Benin ...
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Powerful Cubist Dogon Antelope Mask Raffia Mali West Africa Tall Vertical Eyes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cubist Dogon carved wood Antelope mask with attached raffia, from Mali West Africa. Tall vertical eyes, small slit mouth. Pair of carved curved blackened antelope horns rise from top...
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Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Tribal Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown Altar Headdress
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce large vintage African tribal beaded ceremonial crown altar headdress, the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, Mid-20th Century, featuring intricate sculptural form decorat...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Shell, Beads

1950s Nigerian Eight-Leg Nupe Stool
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An eight-leg “Nupe” stool hand carved from a single piece of wood painted in an abstract pattern.
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Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Stools

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Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina. Of traditional form with...
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Early 20th Century Angolan Other Tribal Art

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Wood

African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa. Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white; Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
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Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Fossil Dragonfly Dating 150 Million Years Old
Located in London, GB
An exceptional fossilized dragonfly from Solnhofen in Germany. This wonderful specimen dates 150 Million Years old making it the ultimate conversation piece. Since 1986 Dale Rogers ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Limestone

Fossil Dragonfly Dating 150 Million Years Old
Fossil Dragonfly Dating 150 Million Years Old
H 9.85 in W 11.03 in D 0.32 in
Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa, Black Hair
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Akan, Ghana, shrine figure, a standing female figure with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding a bottle, includes custom metal base. Probably a fig...
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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Small wooden Buddha statue painted with Japanese lacquer/"Senju Kannon"/Edo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a small Japanese wooden Buddha statue. The deity is called "Thousand-Armed Kannon." Doctrinally, he is Kannon Bodhisattva with a thousand hands. The thousand hands represent ...
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Lacquer

Bamileke Throne Stool with Leopard
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Bamileke throne made with wood, coated with jute, embroidered with polychrome glass beads, cowrie snails, embroidery with glass beads that are missing in some areas. In the Grassfiel...
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Animal Sculptures

Bamileke Throne Stool with Leopard
Bamileke Throne Stool with Leopard
H 20 in W 18 in D 20 in
Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chi wara is a ritual headdress used by the Bambara people in Mali. Portrayed as both male or female figures Chi ware is associated with agriculture. This large male example has a str...
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Antique Early 1900s Malian Folk Art Animal Sculptures

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Hardwood

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18th Century Polychrome, Embossed Four-Panel Leather Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Baroque embossed and polychrome four-panel leather screen, decorated with exotic birds, flowers
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Antique 18th Century French Baroque Screens and Room Dividers

African Tribal Dogon Peoples (Mali) Pigment, Fiber, Hardwood Walu Antelope Mask
Located in Nottingham, GB
There are nearly eighty styles of Dogon masks, and for the most part they all utilize the use of
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Early 20th Century Tribal Art

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Natural Fiber, Hardwood

Midcentury African Kpelie Mask Senufo Tribe Ivory Cost with a Calao Bird, 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
This midcentury carved African mask from the Senufo Tribe of the ivory cost is called Kpelie and
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Vintage 1950s Ivorian Mid-Century Modern Masks

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Hardwood

CEREMONIAL WOOD AFRICAN MASK WITH BIRD
Located in Los Angeles, CA
GREAT LONG AFRICAN MASK WITH AND EXOTIC BIRD ON TOP.MOUNTED ON LINEN AND WOOD CARVED FRAME.
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20th Century Tanzanian Decorative Objects

CEREMONIAL WOOD AFRICAN MASK WITH BIRD
CEREMONIAL WOOD AFRICAN MASK WITH BIRD
H 36 in W 20.5 in D 3.5 in
Artful African Tribal Mask of a Ram Wall Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A striking wall sculpture from Africa that's a tribal mask of a stylized ram having smooth face
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Vintage 1950s Botswanan Tribal Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Rare Museum Quality African "Bird" Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely intricate museum quality African mask. In the manner of a bird with a large beak. Made of
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Vintage 1940s African Masks

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Iron

Rare Museum Quality African "Bird" Mask
Rare Museum Quality African "Bird" Mask
H 34.5 in W 8.4 in D 20 in
Strong Cubist Dan Bird Man Wood Face Mask Early 20th Century Libera, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A strong cubist Dan mask from Liberia in West Africa. High carved cheek bones and narrow slit eyes
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

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Wood

Pair of Gouro Guro Tribe Style African Masks
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage pair of left and right wood carved Gouro Guro tribe style African masks from the ivory
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20th Century Ivorian Masks

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Wood

African Cameroon Bamileke Carved Wood Bird Headdress Mask
Located in San Mateo, CA
Carved wood and pigment bird form headdress from the Bamileke of Cameroon. This shows wear. There
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Porky Hefer, "Boom For Real. A Mask.", Hanging Kooboo Cane Seating Pod
By Porky Hefer
Located in Capetown, ZA
"Boom For Real. A Mask." is a hanging seat, woven from Kooboo cane and lined with a leather cushion
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Lounge Chairs

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Steel

Decorative African Bird Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Decorative African bird mask.
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20th Century Central African Sculptures

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Wood

Decorative African Bird Mask
Decorative African Bird Mask
H 4.5 in W 10 in D 6 in
AFRICAN ANCESTRAL BRONZE WAR MASK
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine African bronze war mask with caloa bird head decoration.
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Early 20th Century African Masks

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Bronze

Painted African Baule Mask
Located in Long Island City, NY
The mask with a large elaborate blue and white painted head dress topped with a bird. The face
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20th Century Ivorian Masks

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Wood

African Beak To La Ge Mask by the Dan of Cote d' Ivoire, Liberia
Located in Long Island City, NY
The carved wooden bird beak mask mounted with hide mounted on a stand. By the Dan People of Cote d
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20th Century Masks

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Hide

Set of 3 Tribal African Masks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These masks were made and used by the Mendee Tribe in Sierra Leone. They are monoblock, made of a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier African Tribal Art

pair of ceremonial African masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
ceremonial bird mask (16 x 18 x 88.5) and the other depicts a house (15 x 16 x 76)
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Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Scandinavian Glass Dish by the Danish Artist Ejler Bille, Signed and Numbered
By Ejler Bille
Located in Vordingborg, DK
inspired by so-called Primitive art in Africa and Southeast Asia and had discovered the mask as a magical
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Platters and Serveware

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Glass

Scandinavian Glass Dish by the Danish Artist Ejler Bille, Signed and Numbered
By Ejler Bille
Located in Vordingborg, DK
inspired by so-called primitive art in Africa and Southeast Asia and had discovered the mask as a magical
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Glass

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