Fine African Carved and Painted Wood Tribal Headrest Kaffa Ethiopia

Ca. 2nd half 20thC. Very good with no apparent breaks or repairs. Retains fine original patina with much of the red pigment remaining. Scarce double-conical form. Ex-Nooter coll.

Ca. mid 20thC. Very good with minor age-appropriate wood edge loss, apparently repaired where "rest" meets support, with original dark patina. Ex-Nooter coll.

All Ca. early to mid 20thC. Good with age-appropriate wear including cracks and edge wood losses. The largest piece has an interior section missing. Retains rich original patina. The largest piece mea

Ca. mid 20thC. excellent with no cracks or repairs, with original rich patina. Ex-Nooter coll.

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good with no apparent breaks or repairs. Shows age-appropriate patina wear with dark stains, along with minor rubs. The surface needs to be cleaned (as you can see in the pi

Ca. mid 20thC. Very good with apparently no cracks or repairs. Fine original dark patina remains throughout. Ex-Nooter coll.

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 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 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 very old and weathered wood sculpture of a Byeri cult idol or Reliquary from the Fang peoples of Gabon, Africa. carved wood with black painted pigment surface, heavy erosion suggesting a long use. T

Carved and painted wood CD Tower with straw and nail adornments, overall 67 x 10 x 10”.

(3) African wood headrests w/ carved figural comb, 20th c., Ethiopia, dark patina carved wood, two female rests and a two section male rest with painted icon diptych, 7.7"h x 7"w x 3"w (largest), with

A beautiful carved wood and textile mask with painted designs and overall elaborate style. The mask has a large and full raffia grass coiffure and measures 24 x 20 inches ( approximately ) Yaka people

This is a rare and fine Nkanu helmet mask, carved wood with painted designs. Nkanu (Yaka) peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Field collected by Lawson Mooney C. 1965, with a written authentication fr

This is a rare and fine Nkanu helmet mask, carved wood with painted designs. Nkanu (Yaka) peoples, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Field collected by Lawson Mooney C. 1965. A metal display stand can be inc

A very finely carved wooden dance mask with elaborate scene as top finial with Bird easting ba serpent, a Zambele dancer and attendant, all carved from a single piece of wood and painted. Guro peoples

Fine and very Old Bobo helmet mask, carved wood with painted designs, overall fantastic style, tribal repairs and obvious signs of field use and wear. Bobo peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The mask

A carved wood and painted "Uden Nyama" or fatting house doll from the cross river region of Nigeria, West Africa. This lovely wooden doll was given to young unwed girl at the time of entering the Ibib

This is a Beautiful African Carved Wooden Headrest from the Oromo peoples of Ethiopia. This pair of headrest's are carved out of a single piece of wood with well handled deep patina from use, indicati

Expertly carved from wood, this thin walled mask was painted with kaolin clay pigments and adorned with human hair and painted designs. Idoma peoples, Cross River, Nigeria. The mask measures 8.5 x 10

A very fine older field used example of a Walu or Rabbit mask from the Dogon of Mali, West Africa. The Mask is carved from a single piece of wood with tall horns / ears and hand painted designs in org

This is a very fine old Lega maskette worn by members of the Bwami secret society. carved wood with a kaolin clay painted face and several drilled holes, some for attachment, others for decorative pur

A lovely vintage carved wooden effigy of the Queen Mother, the most important women of the village. The figure was carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood and has a white painted surface. Fante

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good condition overall with no apparent repairs. Carved and painted wood, heart shaped face with drill hole decoration. Very good, with age-appropriate wear, and wood losses