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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Mende People
Mende Sowei Bundu Helmet Mask, Sande Society, Sierra Leone
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved from a single piece of hardwood, this Sowei helmet mask represents the Sande society's ritual use among the Mende people of Sierra Leone. The helmet-form base features a carve...
Category
20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Mende Mask, " Carved Wooden Mask created in Sierra Leone c. 1930, circa 1930
$10,125
H 16 in W 10 in D 10.5 in
"Mende Mask, " Carved Wooden Mask created in Sierra Leone c. 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Masks are the collective Mind of Mende community; viewed as one body, they are the Spirit of the Mende people.
Category
1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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African Mende Helmut Mask
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Carved Helmut masks of this type were made by the Sande society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone, Africa for use in masquerades by young women in initiation rites on their passage...
Category
20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Sierra Leone Indigo Blanket
Located in Portland, ME
The Mende people of Sierra Leone were famous for their weaving's , called kpokpo.
Category
20th Century Sierra Leonean Quilts and Blankets
Carved Limestone Nomoli Figurative Pot from the Mende People of Sierra Leone
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H 8.67 in Dm 7.09 in
Carved Limestone Nomoli Figurative Pot from the Mende People of Sierra Leone
Located in Central England, GB
These fascinating pieces were produced by the Mende people and are usually found buried on Mende land, now known as Sierra leone.
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Sierra Leonean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
African Mende 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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Tribal Bundu Mende Mask, Sierra Leone
Located in New York, NY
Crafted to represent the idealized woman, it would have been used in initiation ceremonies for young girls entering the all-female Sande Hale community, a medicine society of the Men...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Rare Wooden African Helmet Mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe
Located in Sarasota, FL
The sand society governs and makes decisions among the Mende people. The helmet is worn in a dance for desirable females to wed.
Category
Early 20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Art
Mende Helmet Mask from Sierra Leone
Located in Cambridge, MA
A Sande society helmet mask from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, ca. 1950. Unusual in that it is one of the few ritual masks worn by African women.
Category
Vintage 1950s Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mende Helmet Mask
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Carved Helmut masks of this type were made by the Sande society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone, Africa for use in masquerades by young women in initiation rites on their passage...
Category
20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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Expressive Early Classic Cubist Dan Mask Early 20th Century Liberia, ex Sothebys
$9,500
H 9.5 in W 5.75 in D 3.75 in
Expressive Early Classic Cubist Dan Mask Early 20th Century Liberia, ex Sothebys
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Expressive early classic cubist Dan mask with refined expressive look, narrow open eyes and mouth and fine line scarification marks around outside of face. Created early 20th century...
Category
Early 20th Century Liberian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very decorative fertility mask by the Baule tribe, associated with the Akan people who live both in Ghana and in the Ivory Coast. The sides with three small holes on either side pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
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 nocturnal bird that can see in the darkness and manifest the presence of divinities ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Dan Gagon, Dance Mask, Ivory Coast, Africa
Located in Stockholm, SE
An african Dan Gabon dance mask. Ivory Coast. Wood, fur and metal. Good condition. Signs of wear. Visible marks.
Category
20th Century Ivorian Masks
Materials
Fur, Wood
African Nafana Bedu Large Moon Plank Zoomorphic Geometric Wood Sculpure Mask
$3,500
H 63.5 in W 25.5 in D 6 in
African Nafana Bedu Large Moon Plank Zoomorphic Geometric Wood Sculpure Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, quite large and heavy, colorful Bedu plank mask by the Nafana (Senufo) tribe who reside in the central north-west of Ghana and the north-east of Côte d'Ivoire. These zo...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare 2 Faced Twin Lega Mask DRC Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Rare large twin faced Lega mask of the Bwami society in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), circa 1930s. This mask is very rare in that it is a large size ceremonial mask and would h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
$2,820Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 15.75 in
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Located in Milano, IT
The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, be...
Category
Antique 1620s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood
Bwa Butterfly Mask, Africa
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stunning Butterfly Dance mask. Bwa, wich is the area that includes Mali and Burkina faso. Carved wood. 20th century. With a few flaws and repairs.
Category
20th Century Malian Masks
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Located in Buffalo, NY
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa,, MID 20TH CENTURY.. gREAT COLOR / PATINA..
Category
Vintage 1950s Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
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. To the Dan people, the 'Deangle' embodies the spirit of an individual ancestor d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Splendid Seven rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali, 1930-1940
$2,917
H 24.22 in W 3.94 in D 1.97 in
Splendid Seven rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali, 1930-1940
Located in Paris, FR
The Ntomo mask is used during initiation rituals in West Africa. It is identifiable by its horns, which range from three to eight. The Bamana, also known as the Bambara, live in Mali...
Category
Vintage 1930s Malian Folk Art Masks
Materials
Shell, Wood
Dan-Guéré Mask, fist half of the XXth century
Located in Paris, FR
The Dan, a sub-tribe of the Dan-Nguere, inhabit eastern Liberia, Guinea Conakry, and Côte d'Ivoire. Their social and spiritual structure is based on the secret society Poro, which me...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Art Deco Masks
Materials
Bronze
African Basuku Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
During their five hundred year history in the Southern Congo, the Basuku tribe developed a series of intricate rituals built around their skilled mask makers. This particular example...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
1950's Dogon African Dancing mask
Located in Dallas, TX
950's Dogon African Dancing mask with stand
Category
Vintage 1950s African Masks
Materials
Wood
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