Lot 0039

Bwa Bushcow African Mask

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A Fine old Bwa Bushcow African mask: A finely carved wooden mask with triangular snout and geometric designs throughout. Accented with black, white and red mineral pigments with a hint of blue pigment. Bwa peoples, Burkina faso, West Afr

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A Very Fine Bwa Bushcow Mask, African Art: Carved wooden Mask in the image of a Bushcow with decorative elements including an avian finial. decorated with red, black, and white organic pigments and geometric designs carved in relief. The mask

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A Bwa Bushcow Dance mask Ex Robert Banks Collection: A large field used carved wooden Bushcow dance mask with woven rope and well used mouth bit. decorated with red, black, and white organic pigments and geometric designs. The mask features a tall round

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A Very Fine Old Bwa Bush Cow mask on professional stand: This is a very finely carved old wooden mask featuring a realistic Bush cow with tall curved horns, adorned with avian images and red,black and white geometric designs. The mask overall has a well han

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A Bamun Bushcow African mask: A Carved wooden zoomorphic mask of a Bushcow with classic treatment to the form and a well handled surface with natural pigments. The mask measures 22 x 10 inches ( 30 inches tall on professional cust

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A Fine Bamana Bushcow African Mask: A finely carved vintage example with hand hammered and decorated brass sheet decoration on a Bush cow style mask. There are a few old labels inside. The Mask measures 22 x 10 inches. * A durable metal

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Beautiful Bozo Bushcow African mask: This is a wonderful hand carved wooden mask in the form of the Bush Cow, a sacred animal among the Bozo and related tribes of this region. hand carved and painted from a solid dense wood. The mask mea

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A Guro BushCow African Mask: A carved wooden zoomorphic mask with golden honey colored surface and well worn edges and reverse side. Guro peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask measures 16 x 7 x 4 inches.

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A Guro Sacred Bush Cow African Mask: A Carved wooden mask with kaolin clay pigments accenting facial features. The mask is well handled and was carved in the form of the Bush Cow, a sacred animal effigy among the Guro peoples, Cote d'ivo

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Douala Nyatti Bush Cow African mask on stand: This is a very bold and powerful looking mask from the Douala peoples of Cameroon, West Africa. Carved from a single piece of wood with polychrome multicolored design and a dry patina. The culture of

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Mask, African, Bwa Style, Buffalo, 20th C.: This mask is crafted to emulate a buffalo with a triangular protruding snout, pointed ears, and circular horns. It has concentric eyes and patterns along rectangular planes to emphasize and exaggerate

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A very large impressive carved wooden mask of a Bush cow decorated with red,black and white organic pigments and geometric designs carved in relief. The mask features a tall round crest representing the horns of the Bush Cow. Such masks were worn during agricultural ceremonies. From Burkino faso, West Africa. The mask itself measures 25 x 15 inches. A durable metal display stand will also be included.

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