20th C. African Yoruba Gelede Wood Helmet Mask

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall and finely-detailed carved wooden Gelede mask, hand-painted in red, white, and blue hues. The overall

West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina - one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a helmet Gelede mask, made to be worn by

Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A stunning helmet mask, hand-carved from a single piece of wood, with an expressive countenance and vibrant coloration. A flared bot

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fine example of a hand-carved wooden helmet mask, featuring an anthropomorphic face with a large

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fine example of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a helmet Gelede mask, ma

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Gelede mask featuring a female figure seated atop the coiffure of a large female head. Mid 20th Century. Carved wood, pigments and paint. The mask comes wit

African Tribal Art: Gelede Helmet Mask with Umbrella Top, Yoruba People, Nigeria. Carved wood and pigments, heavily patinated with libations, Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century. The mask rests on a

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fine example of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks: a helmet Gelede mask, made to be

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wooden helmet mask with an abstract zoomorphic face over a round base drilled through to

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A lovely example of a hand carved wooden Gelede mask that is painted with white, blue, black, red, an

West African, 20th century. A Yoruba Gelede helmet mask with bells and cowrie shells around neck. Approx. h. 23", w. 13, d. 16".

**Originally Listed At $750** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden helmet mask, featuring an anthropomorphic face with a pair of pigs standing atop with

Africa, Nigeria or Benin, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A skillfully carved and meticulously painted Gelede helmet mask composed of two parts - the expressive mask, here an abstract male face wit

Ca. last half 20thC. Shows wear and age cracks, along with minor wood loss, including surface patina. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Ple

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful example of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks, this helmet mask shows a gentle

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A fantastic example of a hand-carved wooden Gelede helmet mask. The face is delightfully delineated with bold features

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Nigeria & Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A strking example of a Egungun helmet mask with a round, zoomorphic face, its forehead and

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century. A hand carved wooden fertility / birthing body mask worn during Gelede celebrations, rendered in the form of a pr

3 Faced Yoruba Helmet Mask, Yoruba People, West Africa 20th C. Carved Wood & Metal. Size: 12.5"H x 10.5"W x 11"D (32 x 26.5 x 28 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview a

A rare early 20th century West African Nigerian Yoruba painted and crafted wood ancestors mask. The mask has wide open eyes, big lips, and a nose, and decorated with a big helmet on the top. The creat

A Group of Three Helmet Masks from Tribes of West Africa 20TH CENTURY including a Helmet Mask from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, and a   Gelede Mask and an Egungun Mask from the Yoruba people

Gelede helmet mask Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, mid to late 20th century, executed in carved wood with polychrome pigment, having a tall, complex crest with birds and a white face, 14"h x 13"w x 15"d.

African Tribal Art: Epa Helmet Mask with Animals, Yoruba People, Nigeria. Carved and polychromed wood, mid 20th Century. The mask comes with a custom-made steel display stand. Epa masks feature a larg