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
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Tanzania Mask
Makonde Helmet Mask, Hand-Carved Wood, Tanzania, Early 20th Century
$5,000
H 8.27 in W 11.42 in D 12.8 in
Makonde Helmet Mask, Hand-Carved Wood, Tanzania, 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
Powerful Scarified Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Tanzania, Early 20th C Africa
$1,240
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 11 in
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
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
$1,110
H 9.5 in W 8 in D 10 in
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
carved cheek bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on top from Tanzania
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Striking Makonde Animal Helmet Mask, Dog or Hyena, Tanzania, Early 20th C.
$1,270
H 10.5 in W 8 in D 10.5 in
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
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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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
Unavailable
H 8.5 in W 10 in D 7 in
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
By Makonde People
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Incredibly expressive and very simple Makonde carved wood mask on stand. Great wear and subtle
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Vintage Well Carved Maconde Helmet Mask, Mozambique or Tanzania Mid 20th C
Sold
H 11 in W 8 in D 10 in
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
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nyamezi mask from Tanzania.
Category
20th Century Tanzanian Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
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
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
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
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Belly mask used in ritual coming of age dances.
Category
20th Century Tanzanian Masks
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
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Makonde body mask Tanzania - fertility piece
Category
Antique 19th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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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
Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display. Custom-mad...
Category
Vintage 1970s African Tribal Masks
Materials
Shell, Wood, Beads
A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
Ngaady aMwaash Mask. African Antique Folk Art Kuba Mask, originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Property from a Private Collection. Acquired by a Norwegian Collector...
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Softwood
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 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...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ancestral Dan Mask 'Deangle' with Cowrie Shells Large
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Dan Mask ('Deangle', 'Dan Gle') from Côte d’Ivoire W.Affrica, circa early 20th century. To the Dan people, the 'Deangle' embodies the spirit of an individual ancestor d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
$2,842Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 15.75 in
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 used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, be...
Category
Antique 1620s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood
Ekoi, Ejagham Janiform Headcrest, Nigeria
Located in Savannah, GA
Janiform ceremonial headdress from the Ekoi, Ejagham people of the Cross River region of Southeastern Nigeria, circa early 20th century. The janus symbolism from the Cross River r...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Standing Akan or Ashanti, Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa
$820
H 15.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Standing Akan or Ashanti, Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
From the Akan or Ashanti peoples, Ghana, shrine figure, a standing female figure with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding a bottle, includes custo...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
$725
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks
Materials
Wood
African Katanda Mask – Lega Tribe, DR Congo – Mid 20th Century
$616Sale Price / item|46% Off
H 15.36 in Dm 5.91 in
African Katanda Mask – Lega Tribe, DR Congo – Mid 20th Century
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bring a piece of African heritage into your space with this authentic vintage Katanda mask from the Lega people of DR Congo. Hand-carved in the mid-20th century, this tribal mask is ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Hardwood
Antique African Carved Toma Landai Tribal Ceremonial Mask Guinea Art Horns
$1,500
H 39 in W 9.5 in D 7 in
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
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
1950's Lega 'Idimu' Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century finely carved mask, from the Lega culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displays the typically heart-shaped face of Lega 'Idimu' masks. Traces o...
Category
Vintage 1950s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Hardwood
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 of Cameroon circa first half of 20th century. In part of highland area called “Camer...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Chokwe Mask – Mid 20th Century – Angola – African Tribal Art
$929Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 4.73 in
Chokwe Mask – Mid 20th Century – Angola – African Tribal Art
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bring home a piece of ancestral heritage with this authentic Chokwe mask from Angola, crafted in the mid-20th century. Rooted in deep cultural tradition, Chokwe masks were once used ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Angolan Tribal Masks
Materials
Hardwood
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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.
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