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.
20th Century Malian Masks
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.
Wood
African Dogon Wood Carved Awa Walu Zoomorphic Antelope Ceremonial Dance Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and engaging, large African Awa Society mask by the Dogon people of inland West Africa who today reside primarily in Mali.
Wood, Paint
African Mali 20th Century Hand Carved Wooden Dogon Mask
Located in Queens, NY
Malian late 20th century rabbit mask hand carved from a single piece of wood by the Dogon people, with inverted triangle eye holes and a carved ellipse representing animal ears
Strong Marka Antelope Human Mask Wood with Metal, Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Strong Marka antelope - human wood mask with metal, Mali Africa. Large square open eyes, long nose with horizontal lips, three projecting brass metal braids ending with feathered cl...
Wood
Bambara Geometric Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, from Mali, West Africa.
Wood
Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early 20th century.
Wood
Authentic African Mask
Located in Matosinhos, 13
Decorative tribal mask from Mali, from the middle XX century.
Wood
Dogon Mali Carved Wood Ceremonial Mask, Early to Mid 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Dogon tribal wooden ceremonial dance mask originates from Mali, West Africa. The mask is hand-carved and features a face with triangular eye holes, which is topped with a three-...
Wood
Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Painted Ibibio Polychrome Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa. Expressive small figure on top with one hand on top of head, other holding stomach. Circular projections at th...
Wood
Ceremonial dance MARKA mask, Mali circa 1930’s. Collection Agogue, Paris, France
Located in Encino, CA
Tribal Art - African Art Ceremonial dance MARKA mask, Mali, Africa, circa 1930’s ,ex Jean Paul Agogue, Paris -France.
Wood
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 the eye level.
Decorative African Brass-Mounted and Carved Wood Bambara Mask
Located in Long Island City, NY
The carved wood mask mounted with a face shield of hammered, patinated brass. The mask decorated with two brass tubes issuing tassels. The mask mounted on a stand.
Brass
Large Early Tribal African Wood Mask on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Southampton, NY
One of a kind early 19th century African hand carved Dogon wooden mask from Mali was worn during the dances performed by tribe.
Wood
West African Kanaga Mask from Mali
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning Kanaga mask from the Dogon tribe of Mali, West Africa. Gallery display stand is included.
Iron
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H 15 in W 7 in D 3.5 in
Mid-Century Modernist African Decorative Hanging Mask Sculpture from Mali
Located in West Hartford, CT
It illustrates the legends and traditions of West Africa, and Mali in particular.
Wood
20th Century African Art Satimbe Mask from the Dogon Tribe of Mali
Located in Astoria, NY
A 20th century African Art Dogon Tribe or Mali Satimbe mask. Good condition with some surface wear consistent with age and use.
Paint, Raffia, Shell, String, Wood
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H 20 in W 42 in D 10 in
African Bwa Burkina Faso Bobo Butterfly Hawk Large Polychrome Wood Carved Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A simply magnificent work by the Bobo tribe in Burkina Faso, Mali. These masks, which share stylized features of humans and animals, are referred to as Butterfly masks (because o...
Wood, Paint
Dogon Wood Mask, Mali, 1990
Located in Roma, IT
This African mask represents a male portrait with geometrical motive.
Wood
Hand-Carved African Wooden Face Mask, 1980s
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
A beautifully hand-carved wooden face mask from the 1980s, distinguished by its elongated proportions, serene closed eyes, and refined surface detailing. The sculptural lines reveal ...
Wood
Bamana Antelope Mask, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very old African carved wood head crest in the form of a long horned antelope with a very long snout with drilled nostrils and tongue showing between parted jaws. Two small eyes are ...
Wood
African Mali Bamana Bambara Carved Wood Kore Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
Would be a great addition to any African or tribal mask collection or engaging stand-alone accent piece.
Wood
Bamana Mask "Ntomo", Mali, Africa, circa 18th-19th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very old African wooden mask with brown patina, resin-like mass with nassa snails on the five tooth-like projecting horns, minor missing parts (chin, nose) and snails, traces of inse...
Wood
African Mali Warka Marka Carved Wood and Metal Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic mask. Warka masks are usually made of elongated carved wood and covered with copper. They are primarily used by the people of Mali in dances related to numerous societies...
Copper
Monumental African Tribal Burkina Faso Horned Bobo Ceremonial Mask
Located in Miami, FL
Resembles other African tribal masks made by the Bozo tribe in Mali.
Wood, Hardwood
Very Big Tribal Mask Bambara from Mali Africa
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Very big African mask from Mali. It is a ceremonial mask, from the Kono society and the Bambara ethnic group.
Wood
African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
Located in Paris, IDF
Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali Circa 1950 Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1970s. Then inherited within the family One of the most popular types of masks in the Sang...
Wood
Dogon Tribe Mali Dama Ceremonial Carved-Wood Antelope Mask, West Africa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Dogon tribal wooden ceremonial dance mask originates from Mali, West Africa. The mask is carved to represent an antelope and painted with natural pigmentation.
Wood
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H 31.5 in W 8.5 in D 8 in
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.
Wood
Tribal African Antelope Wood Bambara Mask
Located in Belmont, MA
Segou Mali antelope headdress mask-Chi Wara- northern region style with the hand-carved unique wood articulated triangular body motif.
Wood
African Ceremonial Mask on Stand from Mali
Located in New York, NY
African Ceremonial Mask on Stand from Mali
African Bamana N'tomo Horned Mask from Mali
Located in Long Island City, NY
The carved wood mask mounted on a stand
Wood
African Marka Mask
Located in Long Island City, NY
Carved wood ceremonial mask by the Marka people of Africa
Wood
Carved Wood African Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mask from the Dogon Tribe of Mali. Mounted on stand.
African Brass Mounted Bambara Mask
Located in Long Island City, NY
African Brass Mounted Mask with Red Tassel Decoration by the Bambara People of Mali.
Wood
African Brass Mounted Bambara Mask
Located in Long Island City, NY
African Brass Mounted Mask with Side Hanging Metal Bound Tassel
Brass
Iron Initiation Masks from West Africa c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
Iron initiation masks from the Bamama Tribe, Mali West Africa c. 1940 Sold individually.
Bobo Mask from Mali, Africa Used to Celebrate Abundant Harvest
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
Bobo mask used in ceremonial dances.
Paint
African Mask by the Marka People of Northwest Mali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Note: The mask is mounted on a contemporary stand. Total height with stand: 21.75 in.
Wood
African Art- Kurumba Antelope Mask/Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
"According to the original myth, Sawadougou, the civilizing hero, is said to have descended from the sky wearing a mask. His wife and children, who accompanied him, were endowed wi...
Wood
RARE BAMANA 'SURUKU' MASK FROM MALI circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Bamana Hyena mask also known as Suruku in the Bamana language of Mali, West Africa.
Wood
African Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French equatorial mask most likely from Mali
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H 14 in W 7 in D 3 in
Senufo Face Mask Kpelie Cote D'ivoire Mali Burkina Faso West African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A simple and elegant face mask from the Senufo people of West Africa. The Senufo live in areas that are parts of Mali, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) and Burkina Faso.
Hardwood
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H 41 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Very Large African Marka Long Nosed Mask With Metal Sheet Dramatic Wall Decor
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A very large African mask in the style of an oversize Marka mask with applied brass incised sheets to forehead and front of face, down long nose to mouth and two cascading brass brai...
Wood
Antique Mexican Demon Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare antique Mexican Demon mask in wood, circa 1970. The mask makes a sound when moved.
Wood
Antique Mexican Diablo Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and very antique Mexican Diablo mask in wood, circa 1940. Great patina.
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 ...
Wood
1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Catrin (Dandy) mask Nahua people, Tlaxcala, Mexico Wood, gesso, paint 1950s-1960s Measures: 7? (17.8 cm) high, 6.5? (16.5 cm) wide, 5? (12.7 cm) deep This mask is called the C...
Wood, Paint
$3,450
H 16 in W 8.5 in D 7 in
Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood large female Songye Kifwebe mask with classic white lines, blackened ridge down crest of forehead, nose and mouth. Worn holes around back edge of mask from attachment of...
Wood
Xantolo Mask From The Huasteca Region Of Hidalgo, Mexico, 1970´s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Xantolo mask from the Huasteca region of Hidalgo. This rare collector's mask was acquired from the town of Tzapotitla in the municipality of Huazalingo in the mid 1970´s. The Xantolo...
Wood, Paint
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.
Fur, Wood
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...
Wood, Paint
$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...
Wood, Paint
$1,250
H 10 in W 13.5 in D 9.75 in
Antique Nupe Carved Wood Stool With Openwork Geometric Design, Niger Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well used and loved Nupe carved hardwood wood stool with four legs and central post, openwork geometric design, with stylized multiple dancing animal or lizard forms. Large conical ...
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...
Wood
$2,650
H 17.13 in W 14.38 in D 6.5 in
African Dan Yakuba Guard Mask Small Shells and Bells from the Ivory Coast 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
African Dan Yakuba Guard Mask Small Shells and Bells from the Ivory Coast 1970s Female wooden mask with rich decoration of textile elements, small shells and ceramic beads. The mouth...
Iron
Dogon Mask
Located in Montreal, QC
African Dongon Tribal mask. Mali.
Wood
Antique Yao Shaman's Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Shaman's Mask Guizhou Province, China Early 20th Century Wood,horse hair, printed paper, nails Size: 13 1/2" x 8" (34 x 20 cm) On a custom made metal stand. Covered inside and o...
Organic Material, Wood, Paper
$830
H 14.5 in W 8.5 in D 12.5 in
Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Helmet Mask Sculptural Face Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woven painted basketry yam helmet style mask from Papua New Guinea. Hollow woven form with traces of red and white pigments. Would have been put on top of a large yam as a part of th...
Organic Material
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...
Wood, Paint
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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