Female African Masks
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
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
African Wooden Female Igbo Agbogo Tribal Mask Brown-Red-Beige Nigeria 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tribal African Igbo Agbogo mwo mask
This African Igbo mask, known as a "young girl", is decorated
Category
Vintage 1970s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 24.41 in W 7.88 in D 13.39 in
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African Woman Pregnancy Sculpture Midcentury Mod Belly Body Art Mask
Located in West Hartford, CT
Carved wooden African female body mask depicting a torso with breasts and pregnant belly promoting
Category
Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Female" Kifwebe Ceremonial Mask, Songye Tribe of Zaire Africa circa Early 1900s
Located in Miami, FL
), Africa, circa early 1900's. Female masks are rarer than male masks. The moves and general behavior of the
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 28 in W 10 in D 8 in
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Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape.
The metal arms paint...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Pende-Style Antelope Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Masks from the Pende people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are considered some of the most dramatic works of African art. The Pende have defined an extensive range of mask f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
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
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expressive figurine features notch c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
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.
Category
20th Century African Masks
Materials
Wood
Kuba Mweel Mask
Located in Austin, TX
"Residing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kuba people are true artisans whose craftsmanship fueled traditional rituals, performances, and storytelling. Natural materials, in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Masks
Materials
Shell, Burlap, Wood
Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...
Category
Vintage 1950s Balinese Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
African Dan Mask from Ivory Coast
Located in Montreal, QC
African Dan mask from Ivory Coast with stitched and nailed cloth.
Category
Vintage 1970s Ivorian More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Carved Gabon Mask No:1
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Magical Barbara Antelope Mask Mirrors Seeds Cowries Mali, Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood antelope mask, with many vertical horns, applied glass mirrors, cowries and seeds. Old native repair to one horn.
It is in good condition wear and erosion from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Collection of Mid-Century African Multicolored Wooden Masks
Located in Den Haag, NL
Collection of midcentury African multicolored wooden masks.
Red/brown 30cmx18cmx 12cm
Black/white 38cmx19cmx20cm
Brown 30cmx17cmx10cm
Brown/shell brass dia 28cm x6cm
Category
Vintage 1940s African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid Century African Women Wood Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional African wood carving ,mounted on custom-made steel base of women graciously looking forward, beautiful facial expression, and very nice and intricate hairdo.
Great objec...
Category
Vintage 1960s Tribal Art
Materials
Steel
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
Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Located in Montreal, QC
A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Property from the Estate of Paul B. Dombrowski, Monona, Wisconsin.
Category
Vintage 1970s Malian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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Female African Masks For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of female African masks available for sale. Each of these unique female African masks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paint and ceramic. Female African masks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Female African masks are generally popular furniture pieces, but mid-century modern style is often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made female African masks over the years, but those made by Yoruba People and Makonde People are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Female African Masks?
Prices for female African masks start at $169 and top out at $56,250 with the average selling for $3,533.
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