African Helmet Mask
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
African Salampasu Helmet Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
African Salampasu Helmet Mask, carved wood, copper, and raffia, together with metal stand. Mask: 25
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Masks
Materials
Copper
African Basuku Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
of intricate rituals built around their skilled mask makers. This particular example was most likely
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
African Kuba Helmet Mask on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Helmet Mask known as Bwoon from the Kuba Tribe in the Kasai region of Democratic Republic of the
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Copper
Vintage Senufo Firespitter Helmet Mask - Set Of 2
Located in Chicago, IL
The Senufo Firespitter Helmet Mask set, originating from the Ivory Coast, features two intricately
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Makonde Mask Helmet, Africa, Early 20th Century
By Makonde People
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Makonde helmet mask , Tanzania, Africa, early 20th century. Woman's face with a lip plug. The young
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Helmet Crest Ngoin Mask from Cameroon Africa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Helmet Crest mask is categorized as a “Babanki” style Ngoin mask from Northwestern provinces
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Powerful Scarified Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Tanzania, Early 20th C Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful Scarified Makonde portrait helmet mask from Tanzania. Early 20th century with heavy dark
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 11 in
Mid 20th Century African Kuba Helmet Tribal Mask Shells, Animal Fibres, Raffia
Located in Nottingham, GB
Mid 20thC Kuba Helmet Tribal Mask Shells, Animal Fibres, Raffia
A Kuba helmet refers to a type of
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Raffia
H 22.45 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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Late 19th Century West African Helmet Mask
By Senufo
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century West African helmet mask from the Senufo tribe.
Blackened wood and kaolin on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Malian Masks
African Art- Makonde Mapiko Ceremonial Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
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Keywords: ceremonial, African, tribal, mask, wood
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Mende Sowei Mask
Located in Paris, ile de france
. The Sowei mask is the only mask danced by women in West Africa. This is a ‘helmet mask’ worn over the
Category
Vintage 1930s Sierra Leonean Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wooden African Helmet Mask
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage hand carved tribal helmet mask. This mask is small in size, most likely made for a child. A
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Wood
Monumental African Tribal Burkina Faso Horned Bobo Ceremonial Mask Helmet
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental African Tribal Burkina Faso Horned Bobo Ceremonial mask helmet 66"
Monumental tribal
Category
20th Century Tribal Masks
Materials
Hardwood
20th Century Four-Faced Punu Helmet Mask from Gabon, Africa
Located in Astoria, NY
A mid to second half 20th century Punu mask from central Gabon, Africa. The face represents the
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Makonde Lipiko Helmet Mask African Arts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
made for a youths ceremonial initiation rights
hand carved wood with pigments
original wear and patina
one break on the back.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mozambican Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Songye-Style Ceramic Helmet Mask
By Songye Tribe
Located in Chicago, IL
This clay helmet mask was created in the mid-20th century by a Songye artist and has a sculptural
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mende Bundu or Sowei mask of the Sande Society, Sierra Leone, Africa, early 20th century.
The only
Category
Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal African Mende Bundu Helmet Janus 'Two Face' Wood Mask, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Scott McCue
Tribal African Mende Bundu Helmet Janus (Two Face) wood mask, early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 16 in W 8.5 in D 10 in
Vintage African Bwoom Helmet Mask from the Kuba People of the Republic of Congo
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
One of the three royal masks, the Bwoom is one of the oldest mask types used by the Kuba people who
Category
Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
H 12 in W 12 in D 24 in
"Nubian" Helmet & Jacket Sculpture by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
branded attire of their imagined drivers. Inspired by African masks, each helmet and jacket set
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
"Pulver" Helmet & Jacket Sculpture by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
the branded attire of their imagined drivers. Inspired by African masks, each helmet and jacket set
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
"Alliance" Helmet & Jacket Sculpture by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
the branded attire of their imagined drivers. Inspired by African masks, each helmet and jacket set
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
"Tallman Robbins" Helmet & Jacket Sculpture by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
the branded attire of their imagined drivers. Inspired by African masks, each helmet and jacket set
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
"NY Blower" Helmet and Jacket Sculpture by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
the branded attire of their imagined drivers. Inspired by African masks, each helmet and jacket set
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
"Strom Steel Balls" Helmet & Jacket Sculpture by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
the branded attire of their imagined drivers. Inspired by African masks, each helmet and jacket set
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
"W.A. Jones" Helmet & Jacket Sculpture by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
the branded attire of their imagined drivers. Inspired by African masks, each helmet and jacket set
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Kete Tribal Helmet Mask, Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kete tribal helmet mask, Congo, Africa
A Kete helmet mask with weaving scarification marks, Heavy
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mende Bundu Sande Society Womens Helmet Mask Sierra Leone, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mende Bundu or Sowei mask of the Sande Society, Sierra Leone, Africa, early 20th century.
The only
Category
Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Kuba Bwoom Helmet Mask Kasai Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in Forney, TX
A exceptional vintage African hand-carved wood Bwoom helmet mask, the Kuba peoples, Democratic
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood, Beads
H 11.25 in W 15.75 in D 9.25 in
"D & D Alcohol" Helmet & Jacket Sculpture by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
the branded attire of their imagined drivers. Inspired by African masks, each helmet and jacket set
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
African Helmet Mask
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This Classic Suku oversized Helmet Mask carved from hardwood and draped with full flowing raffia
Category
20th Century Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Raffia, Pigment
Rare Wooden African Helmet Mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe
Located in Sarasota, FL
A rare well carved wooden African helmet mask from Mende Sande Society Tribe living in Sierra Leone
Category
Early 20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Art
African Art- Beaded Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Beaded ceremonial helmet mask from Kuba tribe of Congo
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Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art
Materials
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Wooden African Tribal Helmet/Mask
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wooden Tribal Mask from the Mende Tribe of Sierra Leone, Africa. Rich, deep brown in color.
Category
Antique 19th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serape...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Angolan Other Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African zoomorphic puppet head sculpture from the Bozo Tribe in Mali.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century zoomorphic African puppet head sculpture from the Bozo tribe in Mali.
This puppet head would have been used by the Bozo ethnic group during the Sogobo ceremony.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 24.81 in W 7.09 in D 17.33 in
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, hand-carved, Africa probably 20th century
The face mask has a device for hanging.
V...
Category
20th Century African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 11.03 in W 8.27 in D 5.12 in
African Goli Style Tribal Mask Mounted on a Custom Steel Base
By Baule Tribe
Located in Stamford, CT
Highly decorative African hand carved mask, in the style of a Goli tribal mask, Baule People, Ivory Coast. Mounted on a custom steel base.
Measures: 23.75 inches high (including sta...
Category
20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Salampasu Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceremonial African mask is linked to the Salampasu people of the Bantu ethnic group located primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Salampasu masks were an integral part ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910
W...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
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
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 rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geom...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks
Materials
Wood
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure in Royal Pose. I-II Century AD. Certificate of Authenticity with TL Test and Passport from Europe. Museum Piece.
The Nok culture of northern...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nigerian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
H 30 in W 10 in D 11 in
Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a crescent shaped headrest braced by flattened 'V' shaped supports rising from a cupped base, decorated overall with hand carved linear motifs and exhibiting an old rubbed su...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of African Chairs, King's Seat
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Chairs in wood
year: 1940
The quality of the chairs and the exotic wood used they make them unique. It is an icon of distinction.
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Carving elegant legged stool, are considered e...
Category
Vintage 1940s Tanzanian Tribal Chairs
Materials
Wood
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 Ngil, the judiciary association. The facial markings, abstract features and strong, e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand
Located in Buchanan, MI
Carved wood African headdress on later iron stand.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa weathered
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Blessed by time, an early beautiful Yoruba female figure with baby riding on back, presenting an offering bowl in the form of a chicken with a removable top. Great Yoruba mother's fa...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17.75 in W 13 in D 13 in
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
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African Helmet Mask For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic African helmet mask available at 1stDibs. Each African helmet mask for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and shell. Your living room may not be complete without an African helmet mask — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An African helmet mask is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is an African Helmet Mask?
The average selling price for an African helmet mask at 1stDibs is $1,475, while they’re typically $795 on the low end and $2,000 for the highest priced.
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Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
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