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Kwele Helmet Mask: African Art Fang Mask is from Gabon. The dimension is 15 inches high x 9.5 inches wide. The packing and shipping cost with insurance for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US

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An Igala Helmet Mask, "epe": Helmmaske, "epe" Igala, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Leder, Raphia, Paternostererbsen. H 35 cm (ohne Raphia). Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Andreas Vontobel (1931-2011), Waltalingen.

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A Yoruba Helmet Mask, "gelede" (?): Helmmaske, "gelede" (?) Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 17 cm. L 34 cm. Provenienz: - Ernest Ohly ( 2010), Berkeley Galleries, London. - Peter Schnell, Zürich (1960). - Galerie Walu, B

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A Baule Buffalo Helmet Mask, "goli glin": Helmmaske, "goli glin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 91 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Diese goli-glin genannte Büffelmaske war Teil des drei bis vi

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A Fine Mende Helmet mask Ex Fearing Collection: A finely carved wooden helmet mask with classic facial features and a well handled and polished smooth surface suggesting ceremonial use over many years. Mende peoples, Bundu society, Sierra leone, We

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Mid 20th C. African Mende Wooden Helmet Mask: Africa, Sierra Leone, Mende, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large Bundu mask, skillfully carved from a solid hardwood, reminiscent of the type used during ceremonies associated with the Sande female socie

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Yoruba Epa painted wood helmet mask (Nigeria): Yoruba Epa painted wood helmet mask (Nigeria)Helmet Mask(Source: imodara.com) Epa helmet masks are used to promote health and wellbeing within a community by celebrating and honouring ancestors, cultu

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Antique African Mossi Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso: Antique African Mossi Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Peter-Michael Boyd Traditional African Art and Material Culture, Seattle; ex collection Drs. John & Nicole Dintenf

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Igbo Helmet Mask Ex Birmingham Museum of Art: A Tall carved wooden mask or headdress, with elaborate carved details and some openwork design featuring several anthropomorphic, kaolin clay pigments and raised carved motifs. Igbo peoples, Nigeria,

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Published Kuba Bwoom Helmet Mask Ex Zollman, Ex Buxton: Carved wood and embellished with numerous layers of glass beads, seeds and embossed copper and aluminum sheeting. The mask has various incised designs creating a spectacular example. Kuba mythology re

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Superb African Wooden Mende Helmet Mask: Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large and skillfully carved wooden Bundu mask used during ceremonies associated with the Sande female societies

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An Eastern Pende Helmet Mask, "kipoko": Helmmaske, "kipoko" West-Pende, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 31 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Die kipoko genannte Maske ist die Hauptm

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An Igbo Janiform Helmet Mask: Janusgesichtige Helm-Maske Igbo, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 56 cm. B 22 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). Eigenwillige Dars

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African Art Kwele Helmet Mask from Gabon. The dimension is 16 inches high x 11.5 inches depth x 11 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $65.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US including handling, packing and insurance (in house shipping), the International foreign shipping rates are determined by location. Combine shipping for multi purchases. This item ships from New York USA. We sell it as is. Buyer has an option to choose their own shipping company

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Kwele Helmet Mask

Name: Kwele Helmet Mask
SKU: 109554305
Price: 850 USD
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