A Very Fine Old Kuba Portrait Cup Collected 1960

A carved wooden Kuba portrait cup with incised and raised designs, openwork handle and a well handled surface patina. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The cup measures 7.25 inches tall. Prove

Elegant and refined old Kuba cup with handsome portrait face on vessel and small ancestor figure on the handle. Decorated with fine incised linear designs and a octagon shaped base. Kuba peoples, Cong

A very finely carved wooden vessel with a dramatic and realistic face and embellished with incised designs. The cup shows much wear and field use, and measures 7.25 x 3 3/4 inches. Kuba peoples, DRC /

A Fine Kuba back-rest, carved wood with incised tribal motifs and obvious field use and wear.The back rest measures 14.5 x 7 inches. Provenance: Ex. Gelbard Collection, NY; Acquired from Dr. Kenneth A

Ca. late 19th to early 20thC. Fine throughout with rich original patina and age-appropriate surface patina wear, old repair shown in photos. Handled Kuba cup, Democratic Republic of Congo. Originally

Ca. late 19th to early 20thC. Very good throughout as shown with fine original patina, please note old repair shown in photo 5. Kuba tall tumbler style cup, Democratic Republic of Congo. Originally fr

A very finely carved old wooden anthropomorphic vessel with elaborate incised designs around the cup edges and on the male torso, realistic facial features and a deep well handled surface patina. Kuba

A carved wooden helmet mask adorned with copper sheet, animal hide and embellished with numerous glass beads and textiles. The Bwoom mask was worn at boys initiations where it would represent the natu

A very finely carved wooden mask with attached headdress and wonderfully painted geometric designs throughout. This mask represented a wise older man at boys’ initiations. One of the principal Kuba

A highly stylized mask with curled horns and large flattened nose. Carved from a hard wood and painted with geometric tribal motifs. This mask type, called "Pwoom Itok" or "Ishen Maal" is occasionally

A carved wooden face mask with dark painted geometric designs and stylized horns around the eyes. The mask is adorned with a raffia grass headdress and crown of feathers. Kuba peoples, DRC/Congo, cent

A Carved wooden mask that represented a wise older man at boys initiations known as "Pwoom itok". The chief identifying characteristic is the shape of the eyes, whose centers are cones surrounded by h

Carved wooden helmet mask with dramatic bulging forehead accented with shells, beads and metal work. A bold and powerful example of the style. During a dance performance, the bwoom mask introduces an

A Carved wooden crescent shaped lidded container with a fine mask like face with arched brows and ornate incised tribal motifs. Kuba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. The Box measures 9 inches. provenance:

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

This is a very fine old wood sculpture of an important chieftain of Kuba kingdom. The figure is carved from a dense heavy wood with ornate designs and a proud stance. Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. The

Fine Old Kuba Raffia Textile, DRC, Early 20th C. Size: 38'' x 139'' (97 x 353 cm). Provenance: Maryanne Conheim, Philadelphia.

Carved wooden beaker featuring a Ancestor head cup with a single leg as central support. Kuba peoples, Congo, Africa. The Cup measures 7.25 inches tall ( 9 inches tall on custom professional base)

A carved wooden flat face mask that was once part of a larger helmet mask, painted with linear designs and organic earthen pigments. Kuba peoples , Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Irwin Cemic collection

A Carved wooden mask with polychrome pigments and attached raffia grass and rattan fiber headdress. This mask may have represented a wise older man at boys’ initiations. One of the principal Ku

A carved wooden Musical instrument with incised linear designs, a carved wooden Hand on the handle and goat skin drum head pegged onto the drum to act as the membrane. A well used instrument, the head

A Finely carved box with tight fitted lid and featuring raised and incised designs. Boxes such as these were for storing tukula, a reddish powder made from the bark of a tree. It was used for body and

A carved wooden effigy of the King of the Kuba, with elaborate regalia, elegant style and a golden honey colored patina from handling over many years. The sculpture measures 16.5 x 6.5 inches.

A carved wooden pipe bowl with metal (aluminum) lined bowl and a traditional Ancestor face adorned with linear designs and cross hatching. The Pipe Bowl measures 3.5 x 3 inches ( 4.5 inches tall on cu