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Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask
Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask

Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask

$1,980

H 9.75 in W 7.25 in D 9.25 in

Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask

By Yoruba People

Located in Chicago, IL

Attributed to the Yoruba people of western Nigeria, this wooden headdress was worn during a

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal 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

Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Wood Sculpture Yoruba Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Helmet Mask on Display Stand
Large Wood Sculpture Yoruba Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Helmet Mask on Display Stand

Large Wood Sculpture Yoruba Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Helmet Mask on Display Stand

Located in Atlanta, GA

A striking carved wood Yoruba Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ Helmet Mask on custom display stand circa mid-20th century

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which Have Been Danced
Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which Have Been Danced

Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which Have Been Danced

$2,360Sale Price|20% Off

H 17 in W 10.5 in D 12 in

Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which Have Been Danced

Located in Miami, FL

Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which have been Danced. Offered for sale is a

Category

20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, String, Wood, Paint

African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance

African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

collection is installed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Yoruba Epa headdress or helmet mask is from

Category

Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa
Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa

Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa

Unavailable

H 16.93 in Dm 13.78 in

Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa

Located in Bern, CH

Hand-carved wooden Yoruba Gelede bund body mask for ritual male dancers, strong colors, Nigeria

Category

Vintage 1970s Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Yoruba Wooden Polychrome Egungun Headdress Mask from Nigeria
African Yoruba Wooden Polychrome Egungun Headdress Mask from Nigeria

African Yoruba Wooden Polychrome Egungun Headdress Mask from Nigeria

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This attractive and ornate mask was made by the Yoruba. The base is a small, flat pyramid of wood

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture
Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture

Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture

Unavailable

H 16.5 in W 20 in D 3.75 in

Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture

By Yoruba People

Located in Fulton, CA

art is related shrines and masking traditions. The Yoruba worship a large pantheon of deities, and

Category

Late 20th Century Nigerian Busts

Yoruba Female Torso Body Mask
Yoruba Female Torso Body Mask

Yoruba Female Torso Body Mask

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H 20.87 in W 6.7 in D 11.82 in

Yoruba Female Torso Body Mask

Located in grand Lancy, CH

Yoruba female torso body mask.

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin
Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin

Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin

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H 15.36 in W 4.73 in L 15.36 in

Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin

Located in Roma, IT

Yoruba wooden mask is an original manufact realized by Yoruba People (Nigeria/Benin). Original

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Tribal Helmet Mask of a French Gendarme
Yoruba Tribal Helmet Mask of a French Gendarme

Yoruba Tribal Helmet Mask of a French Gendarme

Located in Stamford, CT

Gelede helmet mask of a gendarme. Male Yoruba dancers wear gelede masks at festivals honoring the

Category

Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Alexander McQueen 2000 F/W Yoruba/African Collection Mask Dress
Alexander McQueen 2000 F/W Yoruba/African Collection Mask Dress

Alexander McQueen 2000 F/W Yoruba/African Collection Mask Dress

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Yoruba Collection and as seen on the fashion runway. Fashioned of buttery soft beige lambskin leather

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Evening Dresses

Ritual Mask of the Yoruba Gelede Ijebu Two Snakes Mighty Mother Around 1940
Ritual Mask of the Yoruba Gelede Ijebu Two Snakes Mighty Mother Around 1940

Ritual Mask of the Yoruba Gelede Ijebu Two Snakes Mighty Mother Around 1940

Located in Hannover, DE

truly one-of-a-kind piece—a Ritual Mask of the Yoruba Gelede Ijebu Two Snakes Mighty Mother from around

Category

Vintage 1940s Nigerian Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood, Softwood, Paint

Yoruba Tribal Gelede Mask with Ears, Nigeria, Early to Mid-20th Century
Yoruba Tribal Gelede Mask with Ears, Nigeria, Early to Mid-20th Century

Yoruba Tribal Gelede Mask with Ears, Nigeria, Early to Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yoruba tribal Gelede mask with ears, Nigeria, early to mid-20th century. Early Yoruba Gelede mask

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Yoruba Gelede Face Mask
Antique Yoruba Gelede Face Mask

Antique Yoruba Gelede Face Mask

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H 24.5 in W 8 in D 9 in

Antique Yoruba Gelede Face Mask

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Antique carved wood African Yoruba Gelede face mask. Mounted on a round plexi and iron stand

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

First Half of the 20th Century Yoruba, Nigeria Hand Carved Head Mask
First Half of the 20th Century Yoruba, Nigeria Hand Carved Head Mask

First Half of the 20th Century Yoruba, Nigeria Hand Carved Head Mask

Located in Raalte, NL

A hand carved wooden head mask for dances in honour of ‘Egungun’, the god of ancestors, from the

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Okuta Egungun Center Piece Bowl
Okuta Egungun Center Piece Bowl

Okuta Egungun Center Piece Bowl

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H 4.53 in W 15.75 in D 3.15 in

Okuta Egungun Center Piece Bowl

By Miminat Designs

Located in London, GB

Inspired by the Yoruba Wooden Polychrome Egungun Headdress Mask, this Okuta extra Large bowl is

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Beninese Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

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African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art

African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art

Located in Miami, FL

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Expressive Early Classic Cubist Dan Mask Early 20th Century Liberia, ex Sothebys

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Located in Point Richmond, CA

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Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask

Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask

By Willi Huggler

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Carved grotesque wood mask with pierced eyes, very hooked nose, cigar between very crooked bone teeth. Label on verso reads, “Willi Huggler (Swiss, 1925-2016), Holzschnitzereien, Bri...

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Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

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By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

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Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art
Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art

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...

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Materials

Shell, Wood, Beads

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$61,645Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

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Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

$255,000Sale Price|33% Off

H 11.03 in W 10.44 in D 1.58 in

Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife

Located in London, GB

This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...

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Limestone

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s

$1,481

H 11.03 in W 3.94 in D 4.73 in

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s

By Yoruba People

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language. Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head. The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...

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Vintage 1950s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art

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Bronze

Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa
Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa

Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa

$4,800Sale Price|36% Off

H 13 in W 5 in D 4 in

Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa

By People from Benin

Located in Peoria, AZ

MAGNIFICENT! BENIN OBA 19TH CENTURY BRONZE WARRIOR SCULPTURE! SUPERB EXAMPLE OF OBA METALWORK! DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 13" TALL CIRCA 1860-1900 Offered is a rare 19th cen...

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Bronze

A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art
A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art

A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art

$3,700

H 10.16 in W 5.16 in D 2.68 in

A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art

Located in Skien, NO

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Dan Gagon, Dance Mask, Ivory Coast, Africa
Dan Gagon, Dance Mask, Ivory Coast, Africa

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$758

H 13.78 in W 5.91 in D 7.09 in

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Located in Stockholm, SE

An african Dan Gabon dance mask. Ivory Coast. Wood, fur and metal. Good condition. Signs of wear. Visible marks.

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Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head

Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head

Located in Point Richmond, CA

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Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Helmet Mask Sculptural Face Papua New Guinea

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Located in Point Richmond, CA

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Female Kifwebe Mask with old collection label, Luba-Songye People, DR Congo

Female Kifwebe Mask with old collection label, Luba-Songye People, DR Congo

Located in Leuven , BE

Traditionally, Kifwebe masks were created and worn by members of the secret masking society, Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe, of the Luba and the Songye People living in the central part of the Co...

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Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair

Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair

$2,845Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 15.75 in

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Located in Milano, IT

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Cast Bronze Relief Plaque from Benin, 1950s
Cast Bronze Relief Plaque from Benin, 1950s

Cast Bronze Relief Plaque from Benin, 1950s

$1,066

H 8.47 in W 7.68 in D 1.58 in

Cast Bronze Relief Plaque from Benin, 1950s

By People from Benin

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Bronze

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Find many varieties of an authentic yoruba mask available at 1stDibs. Each yoruba mask for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood and paint. There are many kinds of the yoruba mask you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A yoruba mask is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made yoruba mask over the years, but those crafted by Alexander McQueen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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A yoruba mask can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,540, while the lowest priced sells for $1,200 and the highest can go for as much as $8,475.