Yoruba Mask
Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
Attributed to the Yoruba people of western Nigeria, this wooden headdress was worn during a
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1920s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
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
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Tribal Helmet Mask of a French Gendarme
Located in Stamford, CT
Gelede helmet mask of a gendarme. Male Yoruba dancers wear gelede masks at festivals honoring the
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which Have Been Danced
Located in Miami, FL
Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which have been Danced.
Offered for sale is a
Category
20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, String, Wood, Paint
African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted mask was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
collection is installed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Yoruba Epa headdress or helmet mask is from
Category
Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Untitled
By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
forms of Africa and Cuba. Altars, masks, and dance associated with Santería, Voodoo, and Yoruba
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Screen
Mendive La Fe
By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
—pay tribute to Africa and Cuba's historical and religious art forms. Altars, masks, and dance
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bird 3 of 20
By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
and religious art forms of Africa and Cuba. Altars, masks, and dance associated with Santería, Voodoo
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jewel and Chain III
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
,
Now full regalia of finery, a fashion that masks our misery,
In our freedom, we recreate our beauty
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Jewel and Chain I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
,
Now full regalia of finery, a fashion that masks our misery,
In our freedom, we recreate our beauty
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Send the Jackal (2020) by street artist Ekundayo, surrealist watercolor painting
Located in Jersey City, NJ
disc emerging from it. A dog mask or head floats in mid air and another is held by the character. Comic
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink, Watercolor
H 13 in W 13 in D 0.5 in
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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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Oro Efe Gelede Mask, Nigeria
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Gelede spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which combines art and ritual dance to amuse, educate and inspire worship. Gelede celebrates “Mothers” (awon ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
A fantastically hand-crafted piece by the Kota (or Bakota) tribe who are located in the northeastern region of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited w...
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Egyptian Head of a Man
Located in London, GB
Egyptian head of a man, carved granite. 18th Dynasty, circa 1550-1292 B.C.
Carved in beautiful dark granite, this head depicts an elite individual, perhaps a government official. ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Busts
Materials
Granite
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
African Mali Cast Bronze Figural Helmet on Stand, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
African Mali cast bronze figural helmet on stand, 20th century
Offered for sale is a mid-20th century African lost wax cast bronze figural helmet on a stand from Mali. Mali, offic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved "Nupe Tribe" Stool With 10 Legs, Wabi Sabi, Made in Nigeria, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
An intriguing hand carved wooden Nupe stool curated by the Nupe people who live alongside the Niger river in Nigeria. The stool would have been used as a prestige item used only for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Primitive Stools
Materials
Wood
H 8.27 in W 13.39 in D 12.6 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 15.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Animal Sculptures
Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand.
A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid brass dots, overlaid brass strips, finely carved wood handle with deep patina. Some c...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17 in W 16 in D 2.5 in
Striking Large Abstract Adan Figure Arm Up, Ghana, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The largest Adan shrine figure we have ever seen at 27 1/2 inches high. Usually Adan figures are a third of this size or less. At this scale the sculptural skill of Adan artists is f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear while dancing. Commissioned by women for their initiation ceremonies, the m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
African Nigerian Igbo Wood Carved Maiden Spirit Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A finely carved mask from the early to mid-1900s made by the Igo People of Southeastern Nigeria.
Agbogho, or "maiden spirit" are worn strictly by men at funeral processions or ag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
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Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa
Located in Bern, CH
Hand-carved wooden Yoruba Gelede bund body mask for ritual male dancers,
strong colors, Nigeria
Category
Vintage 1970s Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
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
African Tribal Art Fine Yoruba Gelede Mask Headdress interior design decoration
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century Yoruba Gelede mask.
A fine example of a male Gelede mask used in the Gelede
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 14.18 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 in
Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture
By Yoruba People
Located in Fulton, CA
art is related shrines and masking traditions. The Yoruba worship a large pantheon of deities, and
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Busts
Ibo, Igbo Mask, Ogbodo Enyi, Elephant Spirit
Located in Des Plaines, IL
Ibo, Igbo Mask, Ogbodo Enyi, Elephant Spirit
Nigeria Early-Mid 20th Century Wood, pigments
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Pigment, Wood
Pair of Carved and Polychromed Yoruban Gelede Masks
Located in San Francisco, CA
green with black, blue white and red. Mounted on custom metal stands.
Masks such as this are worn by
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Portfolio Size Triptych
By Iké Udé
Located in New York, NY
pinstripe, U.K.
TROUSERS: Embroidered indigo/blue Yoruba, Nigeria trousers with draw strings, 1940s
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Ibo, Igbo Male Figure
Located in Des Plaines, IL
govern the tribe. Their power is counterbalanced by secret societies. Igbo masks are numerous and are
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Yoruba Female Torso Body Mask
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Yoruba female torso body mask.
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Yoruba Gelede Face Mask
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique carved wood African Yoruba Gelede face mask. Mounted on a round plexi and iron stand
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin
Located in Roma, IT
Yoruba wooden mask is an original manufact realized by Yoruba People (Nigeria/Benin).
Original
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Alexander McQueen 2000 F/W Yoruba/African Collection Mask Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yoruba Collection and as seen on the fashion runway.
Fashioned of buttery soft beige lambskin leather
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Evening Dresses
Painted Head Crest Mask on Mount, Probably Yoruba, Nigeria, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A painted head crest mask which appears to be from a 'Gelede cult,' known for honoring women and
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Yoruba Tribal Gelede Mask with Ears, Nigeria, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yoruba tribal Gelede mask with ears, Nigeria, early to mid-20th century.
Early Yoruba Gelede mask
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Sake Filter with Antique Yoruba Beading Pillow
By Bradley Bayou
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine antique West African beaded mask has been paired with antique Japanese cloth to perfectly
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws
Materials
Fabric
First Half of the 20th Century Yoruba, Nigeria Hand Carved Head Mask
Located in Raalte, NL
A hand carved wooden head mask for dances in honour of ‘Egungun’, the god of ancestors, from the
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Okuta Egungun Center Piece Bowl
By Miminat Designs
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the Yoruba Wooden Polychrome Egungun Headdress Mask, this Okuta extra Large bowl is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beninese Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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Yoruba Mask For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic yoruba mask available at 1stDibs. Each yoruba mask for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood and paint. There are many kinds of the yoruba mask you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A yoruba mask is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made yoruba mask over the years, but those crafted by Alexander McQueen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Yoruba Mask?
A yoruba mask can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,540, while the lowest priced sells for $1,200 and the highest can go for as much as $8,475.
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