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African Wooden Face Masks

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative Solid wood
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20th Century African Masks

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Wood

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative Solid wood
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20th Century African Masks

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Wood

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative Solid wood
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20th Century African Masks

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Wood

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative Solid wood
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20th Century African Masks

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Wood

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative Solid wood
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20th Century African Masks

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Wood

africa 5
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative Solid wood
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20th Century African Masks

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Wood

africa 5
africa 5
H 10.63 in W 6.3 in D 3.15 in
africa 3
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative Solid wood
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20th Century African Masks

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Wood

africa 3
africa 3
H 12.6 in W 6.7 in D 4.73 in
"Mende Mask, " Carved Wooden Mask created in Sierra Leone c. 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask was hand-carved by an unknown artist from the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone, Africa. It
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

African Nafana Bedu Plank Mask Goli Tribal Ceremonial Shield Ghana Coast
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mid century carved African Nefana Bedu plank mask sculpture. This wooden plank mask is large and
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Hardwood, Paint

African Ngil Mask. Watercolour on Handmade Paper on Vélin d'Arches.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
. The secret brotherhood of the ngil used large wooden masks (called nkukh or asu ngi, i.e. 'the face of
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

"Dan Mask Ivory Coast, " Wood, Hair, & Mud created in African in c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
mouth with a heart shaped face. 6" x 9" x 2" Dan sculptors mainly produce masks which deal with
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1940s Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Found Objects, Wood

Dogon Mali Carved Wood Ceremonial Mask, Early to Mid 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
wooden ceremonial dance mask originates from Mali, West Africa. The mask is hand-carved and features a
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Mid-20th Century Malian Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Antique Odd Fellows Ceremonial Mask with Hair and Beard c.1900 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique wire mesh mask used by members of the Odd Fellows organization. Hand painted with
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Early 20th Century Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Metal, Wire

Original Vintage Travel Poster Air Afrique Upper Volta Burkina Faso Africa Art
Located in London, GB
Volta - featuring an image of a traditional carved wooden TOTEM style mask face with black and white
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Vintage 1960s French Posters

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Paper

Abstract Modernist Drawing of a Nude Man with Winged Figure, Angel
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
instead of a cap on top of his balding head, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask, painted white, the color of death. And
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Man in Raincoat, Vintage Modern Watercolor Painting
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
top of his balding head, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask, painted white
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask, painted white, the color of death. And
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage Travel Poster Air Afrique Upper Volta Burkina Faso Africa Art
Located in London, GB
Volta - featuring an image of a traditional carved wooden totem style mask face with black and white
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1960s More Prints

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Paper

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Large Abstract Polychrome Nafana "Bedu" Mask, Burkina Faso, Africa Wood Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Nafana "Bedu" mask, from Southern Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast. Wood with natural earth pigments. Note the double faces, one with tubular eyes and mouth for the dancer and the larger a...
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Songye Female Kifwebe mask from The Congo circa 1920s. Traditionally, the Kifwebe mask is very symbolic in the Bantu culture of central Africa. Its striking colours and c...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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 funerals, cleansing rituals, harvest festivals, weddings and other such occasions . Igb...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks

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Wood, Paint

Old Igbo Helmet Mask, Agbogho Mmuo Masquerade
Old Igbo Helmet Mask, Agbogho Mmuo Masquerade
H 14.57 in W 11.82 in D 9.85 in
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Located in NICE, FR
This very elegant Dan mask is well-proportioned with a long protruding mouth from Ivory Coast, Africa. It dates back to the 1950s. The base is included in the price. Dan masks have...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

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Wood

Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
H 14.97 in W 5.91 in D 7.09 in
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

Tribal Style Songye Kifwebe Mask, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This graphic Songye Kifwebe mask has fine carved lines curved over the eyes and diagonal lines radiating from the nose and mouth in classic Kifwebe form. Mid-20th century mask from t...
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Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks

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Wood

Baule Female Figure African Sculpture
By Baule Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
A fine old Baule carving, with a rich golden brown surface patina.
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Antique Early 1900s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Baule Female Figure African Sculpture
Baule Female Figure African Sculpture
H 16.5 in W 4 in D 3.75 in
Cubist Interpretation of Baule Masks, Masques Africains Cubistes.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century French oil on board painting of stylised African Tribal masks by Charles LeBris. Signed, dated and numbered bottom right. An arresting and colourful work reminisce...
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1990s Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil, Board

20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably century Very decorative. Comes from a Berlin private collection.
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20th Century African Masks

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Wood

20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably century Very decorative. Comes from a Berlin private collection.
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20th Century African Masks

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Wood

Monumental African Tribal Burkina Faso Horned Bobo Ceremonial Mask
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century zoomorphic African ceremonial mask or puppet head sculpture attributed to the tribes people of Burkina Faso. This meticulously crafted wooden African mask or head ...
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20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Masks

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Wood, Hardwood

African Lwalwa Tribal Mask
Located in Montreal, QC
African Lwalwa tribal mask enhanced with white pigment on the mouth and ears.
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Vintage 1960s Congolese Masks

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Wood

African Lwalwa Tribal Mask
African Lwalwa Tribal Mask
H 12 in W 7 in D 5 in
Vintage Guatemalan Dance Mask Pretty Lady Female Early 20th Century gold
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Guatemalan Dance Mask of the Female or Pretty Lady with bright colors, red lips with teeth showing and golden hair. Inset glass eyes below openings for the dancer to see thro...
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Early 20th Century Guatemalan Tribal Masks

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Wood

Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great abstract figure with strong cubist stylized elegant face. The Bambara of Mali use decorat...
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Bembe Mask
Located in Rochester, NY
African Bembe mask with feathers from Congo region in original aged pigmented color to wood. From a private collection of tribal art ( inventory numbers on inside bottom ) circa 1970...
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks

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Wood, Feathers

African Bembe Mask
African Bembe Mask
H 18 in W 14 in D 3.5 in
Accolay ceramic vase in cone shape from 1960's
By Accolay Pottery
Located in PARIS, FR
Accolay is a village where a large community of ceramists settled, active from 1945 to 1983. Their production is distinguished by high quality and technical inventiveness. The advent...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

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African Ritual Mask, Ubangi River Basin, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
An unusual African ritual mask, Ubangi river basin, carved from a single piece of a close grained
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20th Century Central African Tribal Masks

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Wood

African Dan Wooden Mask from the Ivory Coast
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
likely to be passport masks – too small to be worn on the face, but worn as a clothing accessory in the
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Hemba Wooden Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
it – and pendulous, pointed breasts. The neck is columnar, with an oversize head. The face is serene
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Untitled 243
By Hirosuke Yabe
Located in New York, NY
-ha, and African masks among his early influences. As African masks symbolize a spirit, Yabe’s
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Untitled 243
Untitled 243
H 25.5 in W 18 in D 10 in
Untitled 173
By Hirosuke Yabe
Located in New York, NY
-ha, and African masks among his early influences. As African masks symbolize a spirit, Yabe’s
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Untitled 173
Untitled 173
H 3.5 in W 13.75 in D 3.5 in
Split Personality, Contemporary Abstract Painting Art Portrait Orange Red Green
By Yuriy Zakordonets
Located in London, England
a number of faces, masks or roles they play. A combination of bright copper blue, green and shades
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

A matched pair of African tribal dance face masks, circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A most interesting and decorative matched pair of African tribal carved wooden face masks which
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Vintage 1920s African Other Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

20th Century Tribal Hardwood Dogon Window Panel
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Matosinhos, PT
, their mask dances, wooden sculpture and their architecture. Historically, Dogon villages were
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Vintage 1960s Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
cap on top of his balding head, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask, painted
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
cap on top of his balding head, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask, painted
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Modernist Oill Painting Urban Pattern
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
cap on top of his balding head, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask, painted
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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Man in Raincoat, Vintage Modern Watercolor Painting
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
top of his balding head, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask, painted white
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Abstract Modernist Drawing of a Nude Man with Winged Figure, Angel
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
instead of a cap on top of his balding head, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Large Modernist Oill Painting Urban Pattern
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask, painted white, the color of death. And
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20th Century Paintings

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Canvas

Bamana Mask "Ntomo", Mali, Africa, circa 18th-19th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very old African wooden mask with brown patina, resin-like mass with nassa snails on the five tooth
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Antique Late 18th Century Malian Tribal Masks

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Wood

African Tribal Mask
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting animalistic African tribal mask carved with geometric components of triangle shaped
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Antique 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

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Wood

African Tribal Mask
African Tribal Mask
H 29 in W 18 in D 5 in
West African Carved and Painted Fertility Mask
Located in New York, NY
Carved wooden fertility dance mask; painted and decorated with seed motifs, the sculpture in the
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Vintage 1960s African Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Abstract Watercolor Painting of a Man
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
top of his balding head, the artist wears an African totem. It’s a large wooden mask, painted white
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Untitled 156
By Hirosuke Yabe
Located in New York, NY
-ha, and African masks among his early influences. As African masks symbolize a spirit, Yabe’s
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Untitled 156
Untitled 156
H 1.5 in W 2.25 in D 5.25 in
Untitled 160
By Hirosuke Yabe
Located in New York, NY
-ha, and African masks among his early influences. As African masks symbolize a spirit, Yabe’s
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Untitled 160
Untitled 160
H 3 in W 6.25 in D 7.5 in
African Mask, Royal Beaded Elephant
Located in Atlanta, GA
African royal beaded elephant mask - Bameleke Tribe, Cameroon - Fully beaded over wooden base
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20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art

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Beads

Untitled 244
By Hirosuke Yabe
Located in New York, NY
-ha, and African masks among his early influences. As African masks symbolize a spirit, Yabe’s
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Untitled 244
Untitled 244
H 23 in W 11 in D 17 in
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African Wooden Face Masks For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of african wooden face masks for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the contemporary styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the african wooden face masks that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, brown and beige. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but John Dobbs produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, watercolor and canvas, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are African Wooden Face Masks?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — african wooden face masks in our inventory begin at $950 and can go as high as $10,125, while the average can fetch as much as $1,600.