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Yoruba Mask

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
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks

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Wood

Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask
Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask
H 9.75 in W 7.25 in D 9.25 in
Oro Efe Gelede Mask, Nigeria
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Gelede spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which combines art and
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks

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Wood

Oro Efe Gelede Mask, Nigeria
Oro Efe Gelede Mask, Nigeria
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H 21.66 in W 16.93 in D 18.9 in
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1920s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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
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Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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
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20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

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Textile, String, Wood, Paint

African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted mask was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
H 11.75 in W 8.5 in D 6.5 in
African Tribal Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown Altar Headdress
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce large vintage African tribal beaded ceremonial crown altar headdress, the Yoruba peoples
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Beads

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
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Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Untitled
By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
forms of Africa and Cuba. Altars, masks, and dance associated with Santería, Voodoo, and Yoruba
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Screen

Mendive La Fe
By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
—pay tribute to Africa and Cuba's historical and religious art forms. Altars, masks, and dance
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Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Mendive La Fe
Mendive La Fe
H 23 in W 31 in D 2 in
Bird 3 of 20
By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
and religious art forms of Africa and Cuba. Altars, masks, and dance associated with Santería, Voodoo
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Jewel and Chain III
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
, Now full regalia of finery, a fashion that masks our misery, In our freedom, we recreate our beauty
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Jewel and Chain I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
, Now full regalia of finery, a fashion that masks our misery, In our freedom, we recreate our beauty
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Send the Jackal (2020) by street artist Ekundayo, surrealist watercolor painting
Located in Jersey City, NJ
disc emerging from it. A dog mask or head floats in mid air and another is held by the character. Comic
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2010s Street Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

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Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor, 1 Chair Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description Originally handcrafted for the Nigerian Yoruba Tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make. Thousands of tiny glass beads are intricately app...
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20th Century Nigerian Armchairs

Materials

Beads

African 'Oromo' Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Ethiopian and other African-influenced furniture had been made from the 1850s, the most famous being Adolf Loos's "Theban stool" designed around 1903 in the Egyptian revival style. B...
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Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Egyptian Head of a Man
Located in London, GB
Egyptian head of a man, carved granite. 18th Dynasty, circa 1550-1292 B.C. Carved in beautiful dark granite, this head depicts an elite individual, perhaps a government official. ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Busts

Materials

Granite

Egyptian Head of a Man
Egyptian Head of a Man
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H 6.5 in Dm 6.75 in
Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear while dancing. Commissioned by women for their initiation ceremonies, the m...
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Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Masks

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Wood

Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Mende Women's Helmet Mask
H 15 in W 7.5 in D 10 in
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Wood

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
H 9.5 in W 12.5 in D 10.75 in
Bronze Tabletop Statue of a Scholar Standing on a Turtle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage bronze statuette depicting a scholar standing on a turtle. This Chinese bronze statuette, exquisitely crafted to depict an old scholar, is a piece that combines tra...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted b...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Raffia, Wood

Pushing Men, A Pair of Bookends
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage pair of patinated bronze Art Deco bookends date from the early 20th century. The sculptor Isidor Konti masterfully created this pair of partially nude muscular young men...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pushing Men, A Pair of Bookends
Pushing Men, A Pair of Bookends
H 6.25 in W 3.5 in D 6.5 in
Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand. A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid brass dots, overlaid brass strips, finely carved wood handle with deep patina. Some c...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wrought Iron

1950s Nigerian Eight-Leg Nupe Stool
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An eight-leg “Nupe” stool hand carved from a single piece of wood painted in an abstract pattern.
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Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Stools

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Wood, Paint

African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wool

Old Chokwe Chair Back Carved Standing Figure, Early 20th Century, Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Chokwe chair back with standing figure, early 20th century, Congo An early Chokwe carved wood section from a ceremonial chair with masks and a standing figure representing a d...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Vienna Bergmann Bronze Lamp Arab Man with Carpet made circa 1910
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Stunning Bronze Figurine: Arab Man Standing in front of Carpet ( = Table Lamp) This finest Vienna Bronze shows a sculptured Arab Man's Figurine as well as it is a Table Lamp:...
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Other Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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 ...
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
A fantastically hand-crafted piece by the Kota (or Bakota) tribe who are located in the northeastern region of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited w...
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

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Brass, Copper

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Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa
Located in Bern, CH
Hand-carved wooden Yoruba Gelede bund body mask for ritual male dancers, strong colors, Nigeria
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Vintage 1970s Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa
Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa
H 16.93 in Dm 13.78 in
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
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Tribal Art Fine Yoruba Gelede Mask Headdress interior design decoration
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century Yoruba Gelede mask. A fine example of a male Gelede mask used in the Gelede
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

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Wood

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
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Late 20th Century Nigerian Busts

Ibo, Igbo Mask, Ogbodo Enyi, Elephant Spirit
Located in Des Plaines, IL
Ibo, Igbo Mask, Ogbodo Enyi, Elephant Spirit Nigeria Early-Mid 20th Century Wood, pigments
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20th Century More Art

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Pigment, Wood

Pair of Carved and Polychromed Yoruban Gelede Masks
Located in San Francisco, CA
green with black, blue white and red. Mounted on custom metal stands. Masks such as this are worn by
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20th Century Tribal Art

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Wood, Paint

Portfolio Size Triptych
By Iké Udé
Located in New York, NY
pinstripe, U.K. TROUSERS: Embroidered indigo/blue Yoruba, Nigeria trousers with draw strings, 1940s LEGGINGS
Ibo, Igbo Male Figure
Located in Des Plaines, IL
govern the tribe. Their power is counterbalanced by secret societies. Igbo masks are numerous and are
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20th Century Sculptures

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Wood, Pigment

Yoruba Female Torso Body Mask
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Yoruba female torso body mask.
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Tribal Art

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Wood

Yoruba Female Torso Body Mask
Yoruba Female Torso Body Mask
H 20.87 in W 6.7 in D 11.82 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
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Paint, Wood

Antique Yoruba Gelede Face Mask
Antique Yoruba Gelede Face Mask
H 24.5 in W 8 in D 9 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
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

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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
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
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21st Century and Contemporary Evening Dresses

Painted Head Crest Mask on Mount, Probably Yoruba, Nigeria, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A painted head crest mask which appears to be from a 'Gelede cult,' known for honoring women and
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20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Pigment

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
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Antique Japanese Sake Filter with Antique Yoruba Beading Pillow
By Bradley Bayou
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine antique West African beaded mask has been paired with antique Japanese cloth to perfectly
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

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Fabric

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
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Beninese Modern Serving Bowls

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Okuta Egungun Center Piece Bowl
Okuta Egungun Center Piece Bowl
H 4.53 in W 15.75 in D 3.15 in
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Yoruba Mask For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

How Much is a Yoruba Mask?

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.