Lot 0019

Bassa Mask

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A Dan Bassa Mask: Carved from a dense hard wood and embellished with painted designs , classic form and signs of handling and wear. Bassa Ethnic group within the Dan complex of tribes. Ivory Coast /Liberia, West Africa

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A Dan Bassa Mask Ex Marshall Mount: A carved wooden mask with classic Bassa style features, cornrow style hair, and a deep well handled patina. The Mask appears to be a House mask as there are no eye holes carved through. Bassa ethnic g

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A Fine Dan Bassa mask Ex Bordogna Collection: A very finely carved old wooden mask from the Bassa ethnic group, with highly stylized curved face, cornrow coiffure and incised designs, Bassa people from the Dan complex of Tribes, Liberia, Africa.E

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BASSA MASK: Provenance: The Estate of Kirk & Anne Douglas, Beverly Hills; Condition: fair condition, losses to carved hair, typical edge chips, shrinkage cracks and minor imperfections; separating and visible nai

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Bassa Mask: Title: Bassa Mask Date/Period: Late 20th Century Material: Wood Dimension: 9.5" h x 5.5" w Description: African Tribal Art Bassa Mask Reserve: $60.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $30.00 to anywher

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Bassa Mask: African Art Bassa Mask is from Liberia. The dimension is 15.5 inches high x 6.5 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US, the International fo

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A Fine Vintage Dan Bassa Mask, African Art: A Very finely carved wooden face mask from the DAN Bassa peoples, Cote De Ivorie, West Africa. Carved wood with a carving style that shows a Bassa influence, so the mask likely originates from the nor

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Bassa Mask: African Tribal Art Bassa Mask from Liberia. The dimension is 9.5 inches high x 7 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $35.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US including handling,

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Bassa Mask: African Art Bassa Mask from Liberia. The dimension is 9.5 inches high x 7.5 inches wide. The packing and shipping cost with insurance for domestic is $45.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental U

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Three Dan Bassa Masks: Two small 'passport' masks and a larger mask. The larger carved with niche in back for hanging; apparently not made to be worn. Larger mask, approx. 10 3/4" x 5 1/4". Passport masks approx. 6 1/4" x 2

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Two Bassa Masks, Liberia: Two Bassa Masks, Liberia; each with classical pigment spot decorations and lobed coifs; heights: 11", 7 1/2". Provenance: Irv Fischer Collection, Michigan

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20th C. African Wood Dan / Bassa Passport Mask: **First Time At Auction**West Africa, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Dan/Bassa, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a personal passport maskette that is carved from a lightweight wood and was created by the Da

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A Bassa Miniature Mask, "ma go": Miniatur-Maske, "ma go" Bassa, Liberia Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 14,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. ma go ("kleiner Kopf") genannte Mini

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A Bassa Miniature Mask: Minatur-Maske Bassa, Liberia Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 11 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. ma go ("kleiner Kopf") genannte, persönliche Miniatur einer wesentlich grösseren

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A Dan Bassa African Mask: A Carved wooden mask embellished with painted white designs and adorned with a woven grass and textile headdress. Bassa ethnic group, Dan peoples, Liberia , West Africa. The mask measures 11 inches ta

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Item Details

Description

Carved Wood African Art

Item: Mask

Origin: Bassa from Ivory Coast

Dimensions: 10.5 x 6.5 inches

Bassa masks have distinctive features such as semi-closed eyes and a protruding mouth. These masks were worn by Bassa dancers during entertainment ceremonies.

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