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(2) AFRICAN WOOD BODY MASKS

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Early 20th C. African Makonde Wood Body Mask (Lipiko): East Africa, Southern Tanzania or northeastern Mozambique, Makonde, ca. early 20th century. A Makonde fertility body mask rendered in the form of a pregnant belly that is also known as a lipiko mask,

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African Makonde Wood Carved Body Mask: African Makonde Wood Carved Body Mask. These lipiko masks, which in the language of the Makonde people means â€œhelmet mask.” come from the minority ethnic group of the Makonde live in south

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2 Makonde style body masks. 20th c.: A group of two Makonde style body masks. Wood. East Africa. 20th century. Larger: 27" x 13 1/3" x 8 1/2" Smaller: 22 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 7" Condition: Large crack to each mask. Accretions and wear throug

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Makonde Body Mask, Tanzania, 20th c.: A Makonde body mask. Tanzania/Mozambique, East Africa. Wood. 20 1/8" x 11 1/2" x 9". Condition: includes stand. Repair present to center. Some cracks and abrasions present. Provenance: Private New Yor

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Two African Wood Items, 20th c., consisting of a Luba: Two African Wood Items, 20th c., consisting of a Luba tribe chief's stool, with a female support; and a Makonde people (Tanzania), carved wood body mask or body plate (njorowe) in the form of a pregna

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Elegant Makonde Fertility Body Mask: Elegant Makonde Fertility Body Mask. Tanzania/Mozambique Africa. Shaped wood. Includes stand.

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African Makonde Fertility Body Mask, Tanzania: Makonde carved wood fertility body mask, Tanzania, 20th c. Size: 22.75'' x 11.5'' x 6.5'' (58 x 29 x 17 cm).

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African Yoruba Body Mask: African Yoruba Body Mask. Carved and red painted wood with articulated scarification and anatomy. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 19'' x 10'' x 9.5'' (48 x 25 x 24 cm). Please N

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AFRICAN KUBA PEOPLE BWOOM HELMET MASK, 13.5"L: African horned helmet mask, Kuba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, wood body and horns, embellished with cowrie shells, trade beads, and hammered gilt metal, accented by animal hair and woven

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African Yoruba Body Mask: African Yoruba Body Mask. Carved and paint decorated wood. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 25'' x 74'' x 8'' (64 x 188 x 20 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential

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A RARE SALAMPASU BODY MASK: This is a very rare old mask and body form from the Salampasu peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. Carved from a single piece of heavy wood, with a female form and traditional mask face on top. Very w

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AFRICA DOGON MALI CARVED WOOD FIGURAL HELMET MASK: A fine and rare old African helmet mask from the Dogon people of Mali. Surmounted by an equestrian figure, partly lost. Also features carved standing female figures in high relief around the body. It

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African Carved and Polychromed Wood Totem Mask Figure,: African Carved and Polychromed Wood Totem Mask Figure, 20th c., the circular face with a single protruding horn nose, over a geometric painted body on curved legs, H.- 79 in., W.- 17 in., D.- 12 in.

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Hyena Suruku Mask, Bamana, Mali: African Tribal Art: Bamana People, Mali: Kore Society Hyena (Suruku) Mask, early 20th Century. Carved wood with dark brown patina. The Suruku mask, with full body costume, takes care of the male initi

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African Chokwe Pwo Mask: Early 20th C Kwili, Kwasai, Angola. Although worn by a man, this "young woman" would have been part of his disguise which included a body suit with false breasts. Wood carved with Maltese cross on for

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Carved wood shoulder mask of the goddess Nimba: Carved Nimba shoulder mask, Baga peoples of Guinea, depicting the goddess of fertility with an elongated bird like head having an incised coiffeur and nail head facial scarification, above a body with

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Two African wood fertility body masks of female torsos. 24" & 27.5" long.

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(2) AFRICAN WOOD BODY MASKS

Name: (2) AFRICAN WOOD BODY MASKS
SKU: 62599513
Price: 200 USD
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