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Place of Origin: Nigerian
Old Igbo Helmet Mask, Agbogho Mmuo Masquerade
Located in Torquay, GB
A superb Igbo Nigeria helmet mask 'Agbogho Mmuo" or Maiden Spirit.
Worn as masqurades during funerals, cleansing rituals, harvest festivals, weddings and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Tribal Nigerian Masks
Materials
Wood
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 masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a comm...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Masks
Materials
Wood
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 Tribal Nigerian Masks
Materials
Wood
Nigerian Wood-Carved "Ekpo Secret Society" Mask
Located in Miami, FL
Acquired from Albert F. Gordon's Tribal Arts Gallery in Manhattan in the early 1970s, this is an Eket-style mask, typical of the Nigerian tribe that resides in the Southeastern regio...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Ibo-Izzi, Nigeria Old ‘Ogbodo Enyi’ Elephant Mask
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
This mask type of the Ibo-Izzi, a subgroup of the Ibo, is actually a dance crest. The elephant mask 'ogbodo enyi' is worn horizontally on top of the head...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Masks
Materials
Wood
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Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
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Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
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Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Located in Miami, FL
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African Nigerian Carved Wood Mask
Located in West Hartford, CT
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Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin
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Located in New York, NY
The artistic production of the Ekoi people, who inhabit the southeasternmost reaches of Nigeria, finds its most iconic expression in ritual headcrests of this type, which depict full...
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