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
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Makonde Mask Helmet, Africa, Early 20th Century
By Studio Art Deco
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
20th Century Central African Ceremonial Tribal Bakuba Mask Helmet Bushongo 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Central Africa. The Kuba Kingdom flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries in the region bordered by
Category
20th Century African Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint, Feathers
H 24 in W 24 in D 8 in
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
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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
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 11 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
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Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on top from Tanzania, East Africa
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
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Antique 1620s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood
H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 15.75 in
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Tall Wooden Tribal Fang Mask of Ngil Brown, Creme and Red Colored Gabon 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Very expressive and modern looking mask (sculptur).
The powdery colors and the reduced shape underline the beauty of the object.
Fang mask of Ngil
In the category of great African...
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Vintage 1970s Gabonese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 25.6 in W 10.63 in D 6.7 in
Classic Danced Deep Red-Black Baule mask, Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic danced deep red-black Baule mask, with raised three part finely incised hair, small facial scarifications on the forehead. From Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century
It is ...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Fine Yoruba Ibeji Pair Abeokuta African Tribal Art Primitiv Africain
Located in London, GB
A fine Pair or Yoruba Ere Ibeji Figures Nigeria
A male and female pair of Ibeji Figures with Islamic Tirah necklaces
Period Early 20th Century Height 11 inches 28 cm
Ex Germ...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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H 11.03 in W 1.97 in D 1.97 in
1960s Hollywood Regency Large Brass Deer by Sarreid Ltd, Spain
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage dramatic and large seated 1960s brass deer with fanciful decoration attributed to Sarreid Ltd.
Large oversized heavy cast brass reclining stag sculpture in solid brass design...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Wood
H 31.5 in W 8.5 in D 8 in
Akane sculpture of woman representing fetility
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Representing the forces of female fecundity, these statues were used in rituals to make these forces work. This type of figure was known under the tribal name of Alangua. Standing an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria, " Bronze Sculpture created circa 1920s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria" is a bronze sculpture created in circa 1920. This figure has short legs and a short torso, but a large head. They held out their hands with two objects...
Category
1920s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 18.5 in W 6.5 in D 5 in
Senufo Granary Door Depicting Series of Animals and Masks
Located in London, GB
This fine example of an early Senufo granary door from the Ivory Coast dates back to the first quarter of the twentieth century. Decorated with a series of carved animals and masks, ...
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
West Africa Senufo Cast Bronze Mask Kpelie, Circa 1950s
Located in Torquay, GB
Ancestral Senufo cast bronze face mask (Kpelie) from Côte d'Ivoire West Africa.
Made using the lost wax technique.
Traditionally, the 'Kpelie' is an ancestral mask worn during funera...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
David Roberts' 19th Century Duo-tone Lithograph: Colossus of the Temple of Wady
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
"Colossus in Front of the Temple of Wady Saboua, Nubia" is a 19th century half-folio sized duo-tone lithograph from the "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia" volume...
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1840s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 23.13 in W 19.63 in D 1.25 in
African Bambara Wood Statue
Located in Pasadena, CA
The arrangement of the conical forms of this effigy of African art Bambara constitutes a remarkable formal balance. Its meditative appearance reminds us that it is the receptacle of ...
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Late 20th Century Malian Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rachid Khimoune French Algerian Arab Art Brut Bronze Sculpture Abstract Figure
Located in Surfside, FL
Rachid Khimoune (Algerian, b. 1953)
Les enfants du monde
bronze. signed and numbered
artist's edition of 4
foundry mark - L. Cappe
7.5 x 4.63 x 2.38
Overall: 8.25 x 4.63 x 2.38
RA...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 8.25 in W 4.63 in D 2.38 in
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
Large Painting Photo Collage Martin Luther King African American Civil Rights
Located in Surfside, FL
This depicts civil rights icon MLK, the Statue of Liberty, Iwo Jima, an assemblage of mixed media photographic images and painted collaged elements. A powerful, moving work, an ode t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb and rare museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th/early 20 th century DR Congo / Angola
For sale at Art Gallery Decoster Belgium
Tribe : Holo
Country DR Congo bord...
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Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 18.12 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. This ceremonial jug seamlessly transitions between figurative and abstract forms, from the spout formed to look like hair, ...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
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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
Makonde Mask, Tanzania East Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Makonde mask, Tanzania, East Africa early 20th century
Dimension: 23 x 15 x 25 cm
Dimension with
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
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
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
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H 22.45 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
Vintage Wooden African Helmet Mask
Located in Costa Mesa, 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
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20th Century Tribal Masks
Materials
Hardwood
20th Century Four-Faced Punu Helmet Mask from Gabon, Africa
Located in New York, 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
Large African Tribal Dance Mask from Zaire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Beba Bomba, Zaire dance mask worn an s a helmet. A fine example of its type in carved and painted
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Rare Baule Helmat Mask
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rare Baule mask from the Ivory coast. This animal helmet masks signifies the senior male persona
Category
Vintage 1950s African Masks
Materials
Wood, Pigment
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.
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Mid-20th Century Mozambican Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal Helmet Masks
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, hand carved forms, each featuring a unique finial piece. Most likely African from the
Category
20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
Vintage Decorative Basket in Raffia and Reed Made by the Kuba Tribe, Congo 1930s
By Kuba
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
famous for their monumental helmet masks, featuring exquisite geometric patterns, stunning fabrics, seeds
Category
Vintage 1930s Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
H 7.88 in W 3.94 in D 3.55 in
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 Helmet Mask
Located in Kensington, MD
Carved Helmut masks of this type were made by the Sande society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone
Category
20th Century Sierra Leonean 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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20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art
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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
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Large Ram Mask, Bobo Burkina Faso Early 20th Century Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A large hardwood helmet mask representing a ram from the Bobo people of Burkina Faso, West Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 19 in W 12.5 in D 16.5 in
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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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