A Fine Old Kwese Dance Mask

A tall carved wooden helmet mask with various colorful mineral pigments and painted spots, adorned with raffia grass. Kwese peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. A metal display stand may also be inclu

Guatemalan fine old dance mask, probably 19th century, and representing a Spaniard, possibly with glass eyes originally, curly hair and mustache depicted, extensive use and glossy patina, superbly car

A very nice old carved wooden mask from the Kwese peoples of Gabon, West Africa. The Wood is very light and very dry, suggesting age and wear over the years. The mask has a light surface pigment of ka

This is a very fine old dance mask from the Dan peoples of Cote De Ivorie and Liberia, West Africa. Carved wood with deep incised linear designs around the edge of the mask and a very long exaggerated

This is a very rare and unusual mask from the Kwese peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Hand hammered brass mask with lavish adornment , including glass beads, textile remains and even an old bullet

A carved wooden dance mask with precise linear designs and overall classic form, with highly stylized mouth and eyes. The mask has a woven grass headdress / netting still attached and remains of hair

A rare old hand carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features and classic treatment to the coiffure and overall form. The mask itself measures 12 x 7.5 inches, with textiles around the mask e

A wonderful old carved wooden mask worn by members of poro, a Senufo initiation association,who carve small, finely carved face masks as insignia. The masks, known as kpeliye'e, feature delicate oval

A very fine old carved wooden dance mask with attached coiffure , well handled surface patina. Dan peoples Mask, Gio/Geh, Liberia/Ivory Coast, west Africa. The mask measures and will include a custom

A very fine old carved wooden dance mask featuring a large central crest accented with black and white kaolin clay pigments and adorned with linear designs and woven rope netting in the traditional fa

A very fine old carved wooden dance mask from the Baule peoples, Cote D'Ivoire , West Africa.This mask is known as a "Goli" mask and was created for use as a festival mask, most often for harvest fest

A hand hammered brass metal dance mask with classic form and traditional designs traditional worn by the Kweee peoples during sacred dances. The Kwese create dance masks to represent Ancestral spirits

A carved wooden mask with classic decoration and signs of field use and wear. The mask is expertly and thinly carved. Yombe / Kongo peoples, Central Africa , DRC / Congo. The mask measures 8.5 x 6.5 i

A carved wooden dance mask in classic style, heavy kaolin clay pigments, scar designs carved in relief, tall central crest coiffure and well handled edges. Such masks were worn by male performers of a

A carved wood and painted red dance mask with a highly stylized face and remains of wooden collar, now decayed and eroded away. The Long classic face accented with reddish organic / mineral pigments a

A carved wood and painted red dance mask with a highly stylized face and remains of wooden collar, now decayed and eroded away. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast. The mask measures 14 x 6 inches. ( 36 inches

A carved wooden dance mask with tall swept back horns supporting the image of a lizard and incised and painted geometric designs throughout. Such masks are often danced at funerals and Harvest ceremon

Elongated carved wooden dance mask with incised linear designs, and covered in hammered bronze sheet, embellished with textile adornment. Marka / malinke peoples, Mali, Africa. The mask measures 16.5

A hardwood carved wooden dance mask with reddish orange mineral pigments and incised tribal design, traditional coiffure and embellished with glass bead earrings. Lwena / Chokwe peoples, Angola, Afric

A carved wooden dance mask with a kind of plank or ritual tray with 4 egg like forms, also embellished with serpent images. Such a mask would have been used by the Do association of the West African L

A carved wooden dance mask in classic style, kaolin clay pigments, scar designs carved in relief, crested coiffure and well handled edges. Such masks were worn by male performers of a stilt dance call

This is a very fine old example of a "Wan Palega" or "Large Antelope" wooden mask from the Mossi peoples of Burkina faso, West Africa. This highly decorated old hand carved wooden mask features incise

A Carved wooden dance mask embellished with kaolin clay pigments and black and white paints. The white masks known as Okuyi of the Mukudj male initiation society embody the spirit of a protective youn

A carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with carved and painted incised linear designs as well as painted geometric motifs, well handled and weathered surface suggesting good age and field use. The mask