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20th C Senufo Firespitter Helmet Kponyungo Mask

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Senufo firespitter helmet mask. 20th c.: A Senufo firespitter helmet mask. 20th century. Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. 30 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 12".

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20th C. Senufo Helmet Mask Headdress, ex-Museum: West Africa, Ivory Coast / Côte d’Ivoire, Senufo tribe, ca. mid 20th century CE. Elaborate assemblages of male figure with fiber around his legs and his shoulder. The mask plays a part at the buria

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African Senufo Firespitter Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso / Ivory Coast: African Senufo Firespitter Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso / Ivory Coast. Carved wood and pigment. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Size: 31.5'' x 12.5'' x 13'' (80 x 32 x

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Senufo Firespitter helmet Mask, African Art: A fantastic carved wooden helmet mask with wild zoomorphic style, featuring a Crocodile, warthog, antelope and chameleon lizard. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 28.5 x 14 i

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An African Senufo Janus Firespitter helmet mask: 20th Century The carved wood zoomorphic mask with polychromed details 14.5" H x 8.5" W x 22" D

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African Senufo Janiform Firespitter Mask: African Senufo Janiform Firespitter Helmet Mask. Paint decorated carved wood. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 18'' x 30.5'' x 9.5'' (46 x 77 x 24 cm). Please Note: There Are No

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LARGE AFRICAN SENUFO FIRESPITTER HORN MASK, 37.5"L: Large African carved wood firespitter helmet mask, Senufo people, Ivory Coast, carved bird and animal figure to top, large open mouth, intact with some glue repairs, approx 37.5"l, 13"w, 13"d, 13.25lb

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Early 20th C. African Senufo Wood Mask - Firespitter: West Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask depicting a firespitter (also known as the "funeral head mask" or "Kponyugo") depicting an abstract zoomo

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A Fierce Old Senufo Firespitter Mask, African Art: A Carved wooden helmet mask with an aggressive and energetic features adorned with metal accents. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The mask measures 21 x 14 inches. A metal display stand can be in

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A Senufo Firespitter Mask: A large carved double helmet mask featuring two stylized animal forms, warthog and crocodile along with two chameleon lizards on top. A very dramatic carved wooden helmet mask. The mask measures 27 in

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African Senufo Firespitter Mask, Burkina Faso, Mid 20th C.: African Senufo Firespitter Mask, Burkina Faso, Mid 20th C. Size: 12'' x 28'' x 10'' (30 x 71 x 25 cm).

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A Senufo Firespitter Mask Ex Rene and Maud Garcia: A carved wooden helmet style mask in zoomorphic form accented with mineral pigments and showing signs of field use. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 20 inches long ( 22 inch

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3 West African style figure & helmet masks. 20th c: A group of three West African figure and helmet masks. 20th century. ++ Senufo style standing figure. Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast. 28" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2". ++ African style helmet mask with two lizards an

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Senufo dance mask: early 20th c African tribal mask or helmet attributed to Senufo People 12"

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A carved helmet mask of a dog. 20th c.: A carved helmet mask of a dog. Burkina Faso, Senufo, 20th century. 10"h x 12 1/2"w x 16"d. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX Condition: Stand not included.

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3 African Masks. 20th c.: A group of three African masks. 20th century. ++ Bamana style animal mask. Mali. 21 1/2" x 8 1/2" x 7 1/2". ++ Cameroon style bushcow helmet mask. Cameroon. 29" x 13 1/2" x 10". ++ Senufo style helmet

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20th C Senufo Firespitter Helmet Kponyungo Mask

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Description

A 20th C Senufo carved wood firespitter 'Kponyungo' helmet mask having a toothy snout and warthog-like features with long horns and a bird perched on its head. Origin: Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast.

Condition

Good condition overall with losses to wood including right horn missing from center of head, tips of back longhorns and snout horns chipped off, cracks and splitting to back of head.

Dimensions

30.5 x 11.5 x 12 in

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20th C Senufo Firespitter Helmet Kponyungo Mask

Name: 20th C Senufo Firespitter Helmet Kponyungo Mask
SKU: 142901089
Price: 250 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $100 - $200

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