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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
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

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Metal, Bronze

African Nafana Bedu Large Moon Plank Zoomorphic Geometric Wood Sculpure Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
design and quite monumental in size - among the largest masks in Africa. The masks are believed to
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20th Century Ghanaian Masks

Materials

Wood, Paint

West African Tribal Mask, Early 20th Century
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A highly decorative carved wood West African tribal mask decorated in blue and red polychrome
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Early 20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Pair of West African Baga Nimba Carved Fertility Mask Sculptures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of imposing West African Baga Nimba fertility shoulder mask sculptures or statues
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20th Century Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Tin

Early Afikpo Stylized Geometric Mask, with Long Face West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved African Afikpo mask with stylized geometric long face. From Nigeria close to
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa. Inserted wood teeth
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Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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
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Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Anok Bird Sculture Mask African Art Baga People
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, made by Baga people (Guinea West Africa). Features long and pointed bird beak, incised carvings, and
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Early 20th Century Guinean Sculptures

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Wood

African Nafana Bedu Plank Mask Goli Tribal Ceremonial Shield Ghana Coast
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mid century carved African Nefana Bedu plank mask sculpture. This wooden plank mask is large and
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Hardwood, Paint

Original Vintage Poster French West Africa Map Afrique Occidentale Francaise Art
By alain cornic
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster featuring an illustrated map of French West Africa / Afrique Occidentale
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Vintage 1950s French Posters

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Paper

Carved Wood Miniature Baule Mask of Bush cow Stand Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old carved miniature mask by the Baule of Ivory Coast, West Africa, representing a bushcow with
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ivory Coast Zoomorphic Dance Mask, Gouro People
Located in London, GB
of this region of West Africa, and the way it would be used ritually, is grouped with Hyena masks
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

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Wood

African Bambara Oil Lamp, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted by a blacksmith of the Bambara people of West Africa, this iron lamp once illuminated
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Candle Sconces

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Iron

African Bambara Oil Lamp, c. 1900
African Bambara Oil Lamp, c. 1900
H 40.75 in W 18.5 in D 4 in
African Tribal Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown Altar Headdress
Located in Forney, TX
, Nigeria, West Africa, Mid-20th Century, featuring intricate sculptural form decorated in polychrome beads
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Beads

Dogon Mali Carved Wood Ceremonial Mask, Early to Mid 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
wooden ceremonial dance mask originates from Mali, West Africa. The mask is hand-carved and features a
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Mid-20th Century Malian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Monumental African Baga Bansonyi Wood Serpent Snake Sculpture on Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A monumental, very tall, quite engaging African Bansonyi serpent snake sculpture/ headdress/ mask
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Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Original Vintage Travel Poster Air Afrique Upper Volta Burkina Faso Africa Art
Located in London, GB
text and Air Afrique (1961-2002) airline logo below. Located on the Volta River in West Africa, the
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Vintage 1960s French Posters

Materials

Paper

Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
for an exhibition titled "Plainly Geometric - Selections of Art from West Africa". In 2018 Mrs Swanson
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1920s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
titled "Plainly Geometric - Selections of Art from West Africa". In 2018 Mrs Swanson passed away.
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Williams Art Center for an exhibition titled "Plainly Geometric - Selections of Art from West Africa". In
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Williams Art Center for an exhibition titled "Plainly Geometric - Selections of Art from West Africa". In
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Large and Ornate Silver Table Mirror, a Royal Wedding Gift
By Benzie Cowes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
ribbons with bunches of fruit, cuirasses and masks. The reverse has a silver easel support and a plaque
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Antique Late 19th Century Table Mirrors

Materials

Silver

"L'Ile Verte" from Poesies Antillaises Lithograph by Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Diego, CA
influences, particularly 'primitive' art, Near Eastern decorative art, African masks and sculpture
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

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Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably from the 1950s, has a very mode...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

Materials

Spruce

Set of Four Michael Taylor Bronzed Metal Klismos Dining Chairs
By Michael Taylor
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic set of four bronzed metal klismos patio and garden dining chairs designed by Michael Taylor model # MTD-1006 garden chair. The chairs are crafted from cast aluminum and feat...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

American Victorian Folk Art Bed with Hand-Painted Cats, circa 1880 Solid Walnut
Located in Chicago, IL
The Kitties are here, looking for a young lady to watch over each night. Decorated with walnuts, this amazing Antique Victorian Bed was made using some of the most beautiful woods av...
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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut, Elm, Oak

Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Leitner Donau Collection Bed and Nightstand
By Memphis Milano, Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and iconic Italian post-modern Donau Collection bed and matching nightstand designed by master architect and furniture designer Ettore Sottsass (Austria/Italy, 1917-2007) in c...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Pair of British Colonial Style Plantation Lounge Chairs with Ottomans
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous pair of Anglo-Indian plantation lounge chairs with matching ottomans made in the Grand British Colonial style. The chairs feature a gracefully carved teak frame with large s...
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20th Century Southeast Asian British Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Cane, Teak

Modernist Female Figural Bronze Sculpture in Style of Sydney Kumalo
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mid-Century Modernist Abstract sculpture of a female figure in the style of/attributed to renowned South African sculptor/ artist Sydney Kumalo (1935-1988). Kumalo was kn...
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20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Brutalist/wabi sabi Mid-Century modern Hand-Carved Solid Wood Sculpture, 1970s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Stunning sculpture of a two figure. Expressive use of the natural material. primitivist / modernist style. Powerful Brutalist sculpture with an interesting contrast between the smoo...
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Vintage 1970s European Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

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Crystal

20th Century African Ebony Male Bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautifully detailed African carved male bust in solid ebony. The figure has been expertly modeled by a master craftsman. The figures is expressive and nearly photographic. Ebony is ...
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20th Century African Tribal Busts

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Ebony

20th Century African Ebony Male Bust
20th Century African Ebony Male Bust
H 13.75 in W 6 in D 7 in
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

Baule Female Carved Wood Figure, African Sculpture Sotheby's Provenance
By Baule Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
A fine Baule female figure. Provenance: The Alexander S. Honig collection of African Art, May 18, 1993, Lot: 78, Sotheby's New York.
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Set of Seven Mario Papperzini for Salterini Garden Lounge Chairs and Ottomans
By John Salterini, Mario Papperzini
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare set of seven Italian iron patio and garden lounge chairs and ottomans designed by Mario Papperzini for John Salterini. The Mid-Century Modern garden suite consists of three armc...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

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Iron

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...
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Antique Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Figurative Sculptures

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Ebony

Antique Ceremonial Ashanti Ghana African Queens Wooden Stool mmaa dwa
Located in London, GB
An antique Ashanti ceremonial stool, carved from a single piece of wood. The up-curved seat stands on five supports, the central one pierced with small semi circles and the outer fo...
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Antique Early 1900s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Tribal Style Songye Kifwebe Mask, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This graphic Songye Kifwebe mask has fine carved lines curved over the eyes and diagonal lines radiating from the nose and mouth in classic Kifwebe form. Mid-20th century mask from t...
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Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks

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Wood

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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
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Antique Late 19th Century Malian Masks

Late 19th Century West African Helmet Mask
H 7.09 in W 8.47 in D 18.9 in
African Dan Wooden Mask from the Ivory Coast
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
prolific of the West African masquerade tribes. While the general “Dan” name covers the majority of
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Vintage 1930s Sierra Leonean Sculptures

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Wood

A Mende Sowei Mask
A Mende Sowei Mask
H 13 in W 9.06 in D 9.45 in
Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture
By Yoruba People
Located in Fulton, CA
: The Yoruba of West Africa (Benin, Nigeria and Togo, with migrant communities in parts of Ghana and
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Late 20th Century Nigerian Busts

Contemporary Cabinet Coffee Mask, Mixed Woods with Photography in Acrylic
By Hillsideout
Located in Berlin, DE
in 1888 many West Africans arrived in the New Land – who contributed like the indigenous inhabitants
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Other

Antique Kuba Cloth with Antique Yourba Beading Pillow
By Bradley Bayou
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine antique West African beaded mask has been paired with antique kuba cloth to perfectly
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Pillows and Throws

Materials

Fabric

Amyas Naegele Well Used Architectonic Kulango Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
critical elements in a West African loom, sitting roughly at eye level with the weaver. McNemar’s
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Antique 19th Century Ivorian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

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
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Vintage 1950s Malian Tribal Masks

Materials

Iron

Decorative African Folk Art Monkey Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
Fantastic piece. Likely Hemba tribe of South West Africa who were known for their monkey masks
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Mid-20th Century African Masks

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Wood

Mid-Century Modernist Decorative African Hanging Mask Sculpture Ghana
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand-carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1960s. This is a
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Masks

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modernist African Decorative Hanging Mask Sculpture from Mali
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand-carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1960s This is a
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Vintage 1970s Malian Masks

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Tribal Hanging Mask Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand-carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1960s This is a
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Masks

Materials

Wood

Decorative Mid-Century Modern African Folk Art Hanging Tribal Mask Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand-carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1960s This is a
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Vintage 1970s Ghanaian Masks

Materials

Wood

Monumental Hand-Carved vintage African Mask Framed in Lucite Box, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental vintage primitive African mask hand-carved out of mango wood, circa 1960s or possibly
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Vintage 1960s Kenyan Tribal Masks

Materials

Linen, Lucite, Wood

Pair of Baule Dance Masks Made into Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully hand-carved pair of West African Masks mounted on acrylic bases and turned into lamps
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20th Century Table Lamps

Bwa Mask
Located in New York, NY
A large Bwa or Bobo ceremonial mask from Burkina Faso in west Africa. Hand-carved and painted. On
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20th Century Burkinabe Masks

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Wood

Bwa Mask
Bwa Mask
H 13 in W 71 in
Bamana Marka Mask
Located in New York, NY
Carved and painted wood Bamana mask of a elongated and stylized face, made in West Africa.
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20th Century Malian Masks

Materials

Wood

Bamana Marka Mask
Bamana Marka Mask
H 18.5 in W 6.5 in
Antique Bobo Crocodile Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bobo crocodile mask from Burkina Faso, West Africa. ref: Christopher Roy
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Vintage 1960s Burkinabe Masks

Materials

Wood, Cord

Antique Bobo Crocodile Mask
Antique Bobo Crocodile Mask
H 57 in W 10 in D 10 in
Painted Guro Mami Wata Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
ocean. A shared deity across north and west Africa, Mami Wata incorporates spiritual practices from
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Painted Guro Mami Wata Mask
Painted Guro Mami Wata Mask
H 18 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Carved Wood West African Fertility Figure
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage West African carved wood fertility figure with mask. Well carved with a serene dignity.
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Vintage 1960s Central African Tribal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Mid-Century Modern African Tribal Mask Folk Art Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand-carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1970s. This is a
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Vintage 1970s Ghanaian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Tribal Sculpture Modernist Mask
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1960s. This is a
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Tribal Modernist Mask Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
. It illustrates the legends and traditions of West Africa, and Ghana in particular.
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Mask Tribal Nude Art Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
illustrates the legends and traditions of West Africa, and Ghana in particular.
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wooden Grebo Tribe Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
to refer to an ethnic group or subgroup within the larger Kru group of West Africa, a language and
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Wooden Grebo Tribe Mask
Wooden Grebo Tribe Mask
H 14.25 in W 6 in D 3.5 in
African Senufo Bench
By Senufo
Located in Dallas, TX
Senufo tribes of west Africa are internationally famous carvers of wood sculpture, mainly masks, figures
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Benches

Materials

Wood

African Senufo Bench
African Senufo Bench
H 14 in W 38 in D 18.35 in
Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin
Located in Roma, IT
(Yorùbá in the Yoruba spelling) are a group living in West Africa. They are present above all in Nigeria
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin
Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin
H 15.36 in W 4.73 in L 15.36 in
2 Antique Primitive African Baule Tribal Yoke Back Chairs Ivory Coast Baoulé
Located in Dayton, OH
Two primitive carved African Baule chairs. Made from indigenous local woods featuring yoke back
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Antique 19th Century Primitive Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century French Terrestrial Globe on Iron Stand Signed J. Lebegue & Cie
By J. Lebegue & Cie
Located in Dallas, TX
the extent of the French Empire in West Africa. A beautiful piece of world history that is sure to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Globes

Materials

Iron

Antique Rare Victorian Massive Solid Silver Ewer Jug, Walker & Hall, circa 1898
By Walker & Hall
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
"WEST AFRICA 1902"), the central panel bearing an important memorial inscription, the body is further
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ceramic Tiger by Luca Mamone, 2010s
Located in Roma, IT
Africa, the lion is the undisputed king of the forest, in the oriental culture the tiger is the animal
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2010s Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Tiger by Luca Mamone, 2010s
Ceramic Tiger by Luca Mamone, 2010s
H 15.75 in W 7.88 in D 9.85 in
Japanese Ceramic Tiger by Luca Mamone, 2010s
Located in Roma, IT
tradition. While in America or in Africa, the lion is the undisputed king of the forest, in the oriental
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2010s Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bronze Lobi Candleholders by Pia Chevalier and Ambre Jarno
By Pia Chevalier
Located in Geneve, CH
discover and curate rare and unique objects from West Africa. For the past several years, Ambre Jarno has
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2010s Burkinabe Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Zindi Side Table by Charlotte Thon & Marc Boinet
Located in Geneve, CH
objects from West Africa. For the past several years, Ambre Jarno has closely collaborated with antique
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2010s Burkinabe Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Tribal Hardwood Dogon Window Panel
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Matosinhos, PT
tribes, but also a vanishing one. Located in the region of Mali, in West Africa, south of the Niger Bend
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Vintage 1960s Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Set of Dundun Bells Lamps by Charlotte Thon & Marc Boinet
Located in Geneve, CH
objects from West Africa. For the past several years, Ambre Jarno has closely collaborated with antique
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2010s Burkinabe Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Echo Bronze Lamp by Brendan Ravenhill
By Brendan Ravenhill
Located in Geneve, CH
Jarno's purpose is to discover and curate rare and unique objects from West Africa. For the past several
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2010s Burkinabe Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

West African Baule Mask
Located in Pasadena, CA
Carved wood tribal mask from the Baule Tribe, West Cost of Africa. Early 20th century. Mounted on
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

West African Baule Mask
West African Baule Mask
H 19 in W 10 in D 10 in
West African Wood Carved Ceremonial Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, decorative African mask with elongated features, detailed facial markings, and some
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Mid-20th Century African Masks

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Mid-Century Modernist Carved Tribal Mask Sculpture from Ghana
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand-carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1960s This is a
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Masks

Materials

Wood

Pair of African Mid-Century Modernist Decorative Man and Woman Masks Sculptures
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand-carved wood masks with graphic elements, circa 1960s. This pair is
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Masks

Materials

Wood

Strong Cubist Dan Bird Man Wood Face Mask Early 20th Century Libera, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A strong cubist Dan mask from Liberia in West Africa. High carved cheek bones and narrow slit eyes
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Ceremonial Sun Mask
Located in Wilton, CT
Burkina Faso sun disk mask. These Bwa African masks are used in agricultural ceremonies to
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Vintage 1980s Malian Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Ceremonial Sun Mask
Ceremonial Sun Mask
H 40 in Dm 40 in
Painted Guro Mami Wata Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
shared deity across north and west Africa, Mami Wata incorporates spiritual practices from Europe and
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Painted Guro Mami Wata Mask
Painted Guro Mami Wata Mask
H 18.5 in W 11.5 in D 4.5 in
Painted Guro-Style Mami Wata Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
ocean. A shared deity across north and west Africa, Mami Wata incorporates spiritual practices from
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Painted Guro-Style Mami Wata Mask
Painted Guro-Style Mami Wata Mask
H 22.25 in W 10.5 in D 5.25 in
West African Carved and Painted Fertility Mask
Located in New York, NY
Carved wooden fertility dance mask; painted and decorated with seed motifs, the sculpture in the
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Vintage 1960s African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century Bamileke West African Ceremonial Mask
Located in Miami, FL
An intricately carved and poly-chromed ceremonial mask from the Bamileke people of Cameroon, West
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Straw, Wood, Beads, Bamboo

Dogon Tribe Mali Dama Ceremonial Carved-Wood Antelope Mask, West Africa
Located in Atlanta, GA
wooden ceremonial dance mask originates from Mali, West Africa. The mask is carved to represent an
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Mid-20th Century Malian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Folk Art Midcentury Tribal Wood Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
illustrates the legends and traditions of West Africa. Beautiful face of woman. The mask in mounted on custom
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20th Century African Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel

African Tribal Art Hand Carved Dan Mask Sculpture, Ivory Coast
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand carved West African Tribal mask created from a single piece of wood. Very simple carved
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20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Tribal Hanging Mask Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Coveted decorative African hand carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1960s This is a
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Bassa Tribal Wood Dance Mask with Geometric Features, Early 20th Century, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
been attached to a much larger dance costume. The Bassa are from Liberia, West Africa. Finely carved
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Early 20th Century Liberian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Decorative African Folk Art Midcentury Tribal Wooden Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
illustrates the legends and traditions of West Africa, and Ghana in particular. The mask in mounted on custom
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Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Mounted Objects

Materials

Steel

19th Century Bwa Mask Burkina Faso Mounted on Custom Black Enamel Stand
Located in New York, NY
particularly stunning example of African masks from this period. Realized from silk wood (ceiba)- a soft and
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Antique 19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
West Africa who today reside primarily in Mali. The Dogon peoples are best known for their religious
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Antique 19th Century Malian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Terrestrial Globe on Iron Stand Signed J. Lebegue & Cie
By J. Lebegue & Cie
Located in Dallas, TX
well as the extent of the French Empire in West Africa. A beautiful piece of world history that is sure
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Antique Late 19th Century French Globes

Materials

Iron

Oscar Bach, Arts & Crafts Gilt Bronze & Enamel-Painted Metal Wall Mirror, 1900s
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in New York, NY
grapevines, classical masks, mythological symbols and elements of the Italianate and Germanic grotesque
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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Wall Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

Oscar Bach, Arts & Crafts Gilt Wrought Iron and Marble Pedestal, 1900s
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in New York, NY
of the zodiac, of lush scrolling grapevines, classical masks, mythological symbols and elements of
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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Wrought Iron

Very Rare Janus, Fearsome Mask, 1920/1930
Located in Encino, CA
Very rare fearsome double sided African warrior mask, Janus, West Africa, North Cote d'ivoire or
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Masques Animaux d'Afrique de l'Ouest 1995
Located in London, GB
1997 West African Animal Masks 1995 Catalogue to accompany the exhibition at the Museum D’histoire
Category

1990s Books

Materials

Paper

Masques Animaux d'Afrique de l'Ouest 1995
Masques Animaux d'Afrique de l'Ouest 1995
H 11.62 in W 9.06 in D 0.79 in
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Questions About West African Mask
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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