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1950's Nyamwezi Mask With Inserted Wooden Teeth, Tanzania
1950's Nyamwezi Mask With Inserted Wooden Teeth, Tanzania

1950's Nyamwezi Mask With Inserted Wooden Teeth, Tanzania

Located in London, GB

This finely carved Nyamwezi mask displays a powerful facial expression, with small rounded eyes and

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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Powerful Scarified Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Tanzania, Early 20th C Africa
Powerful Scarified Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Tanzania, Early 20th C Africa

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

Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century

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

Striking Makonde Animal Helmet Mask, Dog or Hyena, Tanzania, Early 20th C.
Striking Makonde Animal Helmet Mask, Dog or Hyena, Tanzania, Early 20th C.

Striking Makonde Animal Helmet Mask, Dog or Hyena, Tanzania, Early 20th C.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Striking Makonde animal helmet mask, dog or hyena, Tanzania. Early 20th century with dark patina

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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Makonde Mask Helmet, Africa, Early 20th Century
Makonde Mask Helmet, Africa, Early 20th Century

Makonde Mask Helmet, Africa, Early 20th Century

$5,000

H 8.27 in W 11.42 in D 12.8 in

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

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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

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Makonde Mask, Tanzania East Africa, Early 20th Century
Makonde Mask, Tanzania East Africa, Early 20th Century

Makonde Mask, Tanzania East Africa, Early 20th Century

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H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 10.24 in

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

Category

Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Wooden Makonde Mask from Mozambique, Tanzania, circa 1950s
Hand Carved Wooden Makonde Mask from Mozambique, Tanzania, circa 1950s

Hand Carved Wooden Makonde Mask from Mozambique, Tanzania, circa 1950s

Located in New York, NY

Hand carved wooden Makonde Mask From Mozambique, Tanzania Circa 1950s. Mozambican Makonde masks

Category

Mid-20th Century Mozambican Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Makonde Mask on Stand
Exceptional Makonde Mask on Stand

Exceptional Makonde Mask on Stand

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H 15 in W 7 in D 6.75 in

Exceptional Makonde Mask on Stand

By Makonde People

Located in 3 Oaks, MI

Incredibly expressive and very simple Makonde carved wood mask on stand. Great wear and subtle

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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Vintage Well Carved Maconde Helmet Mask, Mozambique or Tanzania Mid 20th C
Vintage Well Carved Maconde Helmet Mask, Mozambique or Tanzania Mid 20th C

Vintage Well Carved Maconde Helmet Mask, Mozambique or Tanzania Mid 20th C

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This expressive Maconde Helmet mask from Mozambique or Tanzania (the Maconde people live in both

Category

Mid-20th Century Mozambican Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Nyamezi Mask from Tanzania
Nyamezi Mask from Tanzania

Nyamezi Mask from Tanzania

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H 28.5 in Dm 8 in

Nyamezi Mask from Tanzania

Located in Long Island City, NY

Nyamezi mask from Tanzania.

Category

20th Century Tanzanian Mounted Objects

Materials

Steel

WOOD AFRICAN MASK
WOOD AFRICAN MASK

WOOD AFRICAN MASK

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H 20.5 in W 12.5 in D 4.5 in

WOOD AFRICAN MASK

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A VERY SIMPLE AND INTERESTING WOOD AFRICAN MASK MOUNTED ON A LUCITE FRAME.

Category

20th Century Tanzanian Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

CEREMONIAL WOOD AFRICAN MASK WITH BIRD
CEREMONIAL WOOD AFRICAN MASK WITH BIRD

CEREMONIAL WOOD AFRICAN MASK WITH BIRD

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H 36 in W 20.5 in D 3.5 in

CEREMONIAL WOOD AFRICAN MASK WITH BIRD

Located in Los Angeles, CA

GREAT LONG AFRICAN MASK WITH AND EXOTIC BIRD ON TOP.MOUNTED ON LINEN AND WOOD CARVED FRAME.

Category

20th Century Tanzanian Decorative Objects

African Fertility Body Mask, Wall Hanging
African Fertility Body Mask, Wall Hanging

African Fertility Body Mask, Wall Hanging

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H 18.51 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in

African Fertility Body Mask, Wall Hanging

Located in Stow on the Wold, GB

A wonderful fertility body mask dating from the mid-20th century. Hand sculptured from wood and

Category

20th Century Tanzanian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Makonde Tribal Belly Mask
Makonde Tribal Belly Mask

Makonde Tribal Belly Mask

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H 25 in W 11 in D 7 in

Makonde Tribal Belly Mask

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Belly mask used in ritual coming of age dances.

Category

20th Century Tanzanian Masks

Makonee Body Mask
Makonee Body Mask

Makonee Body Mask

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H 29.25 in W 13 in D 10 in

Makonee Body Mask

Located in Los Angeles, CA

the body plate represents the agony and beauty of childbirth. it has an almost greenish patina within the darkness of the wood.

Category

Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Torso/mask
Torso/mask

Torso/mask

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H 38 in W 16 in

Torso/mask

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Makonde body mask Tanzania - fertility piece

Category

Antique 19th Century African Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

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Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.

Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Add a piece of African history to your home. This is large and evocative of ancient times and ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early ...

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Nocturnal Bird Mask, Nigeria, Africa, circa 1950
Nocturnal Bird Mask, Nigeria, Africa, circa 1950

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

20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art
20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art

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

African Mende Helmut Mask
African Mende Helmut Mask

African Mende Helmut Mask

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 14 in W 7 in D 9 in

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

Early Small Salampasu Warrior's Wood Mask, Zaire, Africa, Early 20th Century
Early Small Salampasu Warrior's Wood Mask, Zaire, Africa, Early 20th Century

Early Small Salampasu Warrior's Wood Mask, Zaire, Africa, Early 20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Early carved wood small Salampasu Warrior's Mask, Zaire, Africa early 20th century, remains of black and white pigments, on custom stand. Mask 10", height on stand 14" strong angul...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor

$580Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.65 in W 6.7 in D 0.02 in

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This very flat mask originates from the Atoni people of Timor, featuring two very small eye holes. For the Timorese people masks portray both male and female ancestors, worn by warri...

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Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks

Materials

Wood

20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art
20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art

20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art

$821

H 13.39 in W 9.06 in D 4.34 in

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

Antique African Carved Toma Landai Tribal Ceremonial Mask Guinea Art Horns
Antique African Carved Toma Landai Tribal Ceremonial Mask Guinea Art Horns

Antique African Carved Toma Landai Tribal Ceremonial Mask Guinea Art Horns

Located in Dayton, OH

Early antique hand carved Toma or Landai mask from Guinea, Africa. “These brooding, often quite large, masks represent a forest spirit, Landai. Masks like these were used by the men'...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Masks

Materials

Raffia, Hardwood

Fang-Style African Painted Mask
Fang-Style African Painted Mask

Fang-Style African Painted Mask

$1,580

H 24.5 in W 9.5 in D 7 in

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...

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Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Kuba Bwoom Mask
Kuba Bwoom Mask

Kuba Bwoom Mask

Unavailable|$648

H 14 in W 15 in D 28 in

Kuba Bwoom 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

Copper

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat

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

African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria

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 around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...

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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Basuku Helmet Mask
African Basuku Helmet Mask

African Basuku Helmet Mask

$1,880

H 12.5 in W 10.5 in D 13 in

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

African Lwalwa Tribal Mask
African Lwalwa Tribal Mask

African Lwalwa Tribal Mask

$3,500

H 12 in W 7 in D 5 in

African Lwalwa Tribal Mask

Located in Montreal, QC

African Lwalwa tribal mask enhanced with white pigment on the mouth and ears.

Category

Vintage 1960s Congolese Masks

Materials

Wood

A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture
A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture

A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture

$20,564

H 14.77 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in

A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Indonesia, Nias, 19th century H. 37.5 x W. 10 cm Sculptures like the one present are not only decorative items but are believed to be vessels that house the spirits of ancestors a...

Category

Antique 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century

Located in CA, CA

With a beautiful dark patina, this early 20th century wooden mask shows a naturalistic human face, flattened, with the forehead, open mouth and stylised teeth in light relief; the ri...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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Tanzania Mask For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Tanzania mask available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood and paint, every Tanzania mask was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Tanzania mask — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Tanzania mask, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one Tanzania mask that is appealing in its simplicity, but Makonde People produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Tanzania Mask?

Prices for a Tanzania mask start at $438 and top out at $14,000 with the average selling for $1,750.