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Wooden African Mask of Smiling Face with Hat

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Vintage Senufo Elder mask, African Mask: A very rare old wooden mask in the image of a village elder ~ from the Senufo peoples, Mali /Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. Carved wood with a joyful and happy emotion portrayed on the smiling face of th

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Smiling Old Lega Bwami Society African Mask African Art: Carved wooden face mask with small holes around mask features, accented with a kaolin clay and mineral pigment. The mask shows some wear and handling. From the Bwami society, Lega peoples, Congo, Afri

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A Dan Grebo War Mask, African Art: A Vintage to contemporary carved wooden mask with a tall ribbed neck, Human hair, and carved wooden horns on a classic Dan mask face. The Panel/mask has some tribal repairs and signs of weathering. Da

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Rare Old Dan Ritual sculpture, African Art: This is a very rare and unusual old sculpture from the Dan peoples, Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa. Carved wooden image of two mask faces with ornate design and has an obviously well handled patina. The s

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A Dan Janus Kedie Shrine Idol Ex Banks Collection: A carved wooden janus form shrine idol with two dan mask like faces and an undeniable golden honey colored patina from generations of handling. The heads are defined by slanted, slit-form eyes and fin

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Early 20th cent. Kuba Ngeende Prestige Staff Ex- Becker: A early and finely carved wooden staff featuring a classic image of a Kuba mask like face with carved brow and raised scar designs. The staff has a deep well handled surface patina suggesting years of

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Carved Wooden African Tribal Mask: female face with comb in her hair. Multiple age cracks and a staple repair to comb. Moderate wear and loss of black paint, 17" h x 6" w

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Two African Tribal Masks and One Songye Shield: 20th century, Songye, Kifwebe carved wooden mask with striated face; one Iyeba carved Queen Mother pendant mask with sheet copper accents; one carved and painted Songye shield. This lot to be sold on

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Lawalwa African mask with elongated and stylized face: This is a beautiful vintage Lawalwa peoples mask,DRC / CONGO, Africa. Carved wooden mask with a highly stylized face and cap, some incised design and polychrome kaolin clay surface. The mask itself me

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Fascinating Kongo Deformity mask, Illness mask: A very interesting older carved wooden mask from the Kongo peoples ( or related ethnic group ), DRC / Congo, central Africa. The Mask face has a twisted, illness face and is divided by a red pigment o

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Two African Shields and One Spear: 20th century, one Songye carved wooden shield with face masks, one Massai, Kenya, painted leather shield, and one African throwing spear. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2

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