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Suku Style Helmet Mask - Congo

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Suku Style Helmet Mask- Congo: Item/Description: Decorative, dramatic, Suku style helmet mask from Democratic Republic of Congo. Hand carved African wood mask has chiseled features, domed forehead, natural fiber hood, raffia beard

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4 DRC style masks.: A group of four DRC masks. Congo style helmet mask DRC, Suku. ++ Congo style helmet mask. DRC , Kuba complex. ++ Kuba style polychrome helmet mask. DRC , Kuba. ++ Round Luba style mask. DRC, Luba. Pro

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Bold SUKU African mask Ex Levitt Collection: A dramatic old carved wooden helmet style mask embellished with a red mineral pigment and strong facial features. Suku peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 14 x 10 inches. ( A metal

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Rare Suku Helmet Mask field collected prior to 1975: A carved wooden helmet style mask with kaolin clay accent on the face and embellished with linear designs, as well as a zoomorphic finial. Suku peoples, Congo, Africa, Provenance: - Ex. Dr. Kenneth Ad

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Rare Yaka Buffalo mask Collected 1965 +Bourgeois Letter: This is a very fine and rare Kwango area Buffalo mask. Carved wooden helmet style mask with various colored kaolin clay pigments and a large raffia grass collar. Yaka or Suku peoples, Congo, Africa. *

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SUKU, KHOLUKA HELMET MASK, CONGO: Early 20th c. Carved wood, paint, raffia, fiber Without stand: 29" x 13" Provenance: Collection of Morton Lipkin, London Private Collection Coming-of age rituals - mukanda - for young Suku (and Yaka)

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African Suku Wood Helmet Dancing Mask, Congo with: African Suku Wood Helmet Dancing Mask, Congo with Very Old Raffia. Provenance: Ethnographic Tribal Museum Collection (See Auction Catalog Description). Some Lots Have Been On Exhibition, Stand Not Inc

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3 African Objects. 20th c.: A group of three African objects. 20th century. ++ Yoruba style offertory cup with maternity figure. Nigeria.10 1/2" x 8" x 6 1/2". ++ Suku style mask. D. R. Congo. 14" x 10 1/2" x 6 1/2". ++ Suku sty

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TRIBAL: Suku Helmet Mask, Democratic Republic of Congo,: TRIBAL: Suku Helmet Mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, late 20th C., wood, raffia, pigment, carved wood helmet mask with a small animal seated on top, painted with indigo blue, white, and red-brown p

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Congo style helmet mask. 20th century.: A Congo style helmet mask with figure standing. 20th century. 37" x 12" x 14". Does not come with stand.

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Suku Peoples Helmet Mask: Suku Peoples, Suku people, DR Congo, Suku Helmet Mask, Wood with raffia fiber and pigment, 14 inches high, Provenance: Boca Raton Museum of Art

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2 African Style Masks.: A group of two African Style Masks includes Nigeria Igbo style mask and Congo Suku style mask. Wood, pigment, and natural fibers. Smallest: 20” x 13”. Largest: 29” x 9”. Condit

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Large African, Congo, Tribal Suku Helmet Mask.: Large African, Congo, Tribal Suku Helmet Mask. Size 19 1/2 inches x 10 1/2 inches diameter. Large carved wood helmet mask with kneeling female figure atop. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.Saslow South Oran

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Large African, Congo, Tribal Suku Helmet Mask.: Large African, Congo, Tribal Suku Helmet Mask. Size 18 1/2 inches x 10 1/2 inches diameter. Large carved wood helmet mask with animal atop. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.Saslow South Orange NJ

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Holo/Suku Helmet Mask, D.R. Congo, 20th c.: A Holo/Suku helmet mask. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa. 20th century. Wood, raffia, and pigment. 10" x 9 1/2" x 11". Condition: includes stand. Hole in the top of head. Wear and abr

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African Suku Helmet Mask, DRC/Congo: A Suku helmet Mask: A Carved wooden helmet mask with painted designs accented with kaolin clay pigments. The mask overall has a well worn surface. Suku peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Provenance: The Dr.

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Description

Item/Description: Dramatic, over the head Suku style mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hand carved, painted. Statement, decorative mask. Tear drop shaped holes may be indicative of suspension.

Material: Wood, paint

Dimensions: Length: 11"; Width: 8 3/4"; Height: 14"

Condition: Surface use and age wear includes cracks across top of head down side with evidence of repair, paint loss, abrasions.

Age: 20th Century

Provenance: Private collection from a single New York estate

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Suku Style Helmet Mask - Congo

Name: Suku Style Helmet Mask - Congo
SKU: 125611075
Price: 100 USD
Availability: InStock

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