Janus-shaped helmet mask of the "troh" secret society - Cameroon Grassland, Western Bangwa, Fontem

wood, thickly encrusted sacrificial patina, blackened by smoke and soot, collection no. Afrika Museum Berg en Dal "222-4", labeled "Nachtmasker Bamum" The "troh" covenant is also called the "night" or

Mbole Yela mask / Masque Mbole Yela This rare at mask is almost circular-shaped. Such mask belong to the Ekanga secret society and would have been kept in baskets at the heart of sanctuaries. The mini

AFRICAN SIERRA LEONE SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASK African Sande Society initiation helmet mask, Sierra Leone, 20th century. Decorated with long fiber skirt along base. Size: 15" (excluding fiber skirt)

Mankon - Grassland Cameroon Mask Atua Akam.Hardwood with dark patina, fabric, shells and pigments.Some shortcomings (shells), signs of use. . Cm 30,00 x 50,00 x 12,00. Among the Makon, one of the many

Outh Ma Ko'ik - Wild Man of the Woods - He runs with the wolves. This is a secret society mask used in young man inital rituals. He represents a mythical man who lives in the woods with the wolves. He

A stunning and rare carved wooden Kore secret society mask in the form of the monkey (Ngon) which probably originates from the Koulikoro region at the centre of the Bamana country in Mali, West Africa

African Kom or Bekom Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Grassfields Region, Cameroon, primate-form with animal atop, h. 17 in., w. 11 in., d. 9 in.; mounted on fitted metal stand, overall h. 15 in. Provenance:

Outh Ma Ko'ik - Wild Man of the Woods - He runs with the wolves. This is a secret society mask used in young man inital rituals. He represents a mythical man who lives in the woods with the wolves. He

wood, black patina, matt and shiny, of typical cylindrical shape with compressed face and neck rolls, elaborated coiffure with crowning knob and horn emblems at the nape, slightly dam., minor missing

Sande Society "Bundu" Ceremonial Helmet Dance Mask- medium size carved wood of female head with rich, shiny black vegetable pigment patina, small, delicate facial features, slit eyes, facial scarifica

wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin, animal bristles, dome-shaped helmet in the centre, a long triangular snout protruding from the front, a pair of broad flat horns connected at their tips, larger are

A finely carved wooden helmet mask with classic facial features and a well handled and polished smooth surface suggesting ceremonial use over many years. Mende peoples, Bundu society, Sierra leone, We

A rare carved wooden janus form mask with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments, with a well handled surface. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask

fired clay, black coating, red pigment, cylindrical corpus, rising from disc-shaped base, a large face with horn-like projections in the centre, mask faces around the rim, handwritten collection numbe

African Bamileke Nkougan Court Dance Mask, Cameroon. Horn, vegetal fiber, cowrie shells, human hair and textile. In the Bamana Kingdom, the unique masked dance called Nkougan is performed by a secret

lime wood (Alstonia Scholaris), coconut husk, rattan, bark cloth, plant fibre, fabric, lime, pigments (red, black), opercula, inventory no. "87L162", rest., baseEarlier ethnologists believed that "tat

Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. Beautifully crafted from imported wood layered with gesso and linen, a stunning gilded mummy mask meant for a male child with a stylized, theatrical counten

Vanderbilt Archives Yale Skull And Bones 1890s Fraternity Photograph The Order 322 Secret Society, cabinet card by Pach Bros of NY, 4.625 x 7.5 inch photo on a 5.2 x 8.5 inch heavy gilt edge card moun

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Asia, possibly Burma, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. Rare mask in helmet carved from a single piec

Exceptional three quarter helmet mask with classical Bakongo facial features. Rendered realistically with grinning face and remains of original mineral pigments. * One of only three known examples of

RARE Lehmann tin windup Boxer Rebellion. Toy was inspired by the Boxer Secret Society during the Chinese Rebellion of the 1900s. The toy was made to signify Tossing the Heathen Chinese. This is a wond

A Carved wooden helmet mask elaborately adorned with shells and beads, metal work and carved designs. The mask represents Bwoom. Bwoom specific identity varies according to different versions of the m

RARE Lehmann tin windup Boxer Rebellion. Toy was inspired by the Boxer Secret Society during the Chinese Rebellion of the 1900s. The toy was made to signify Tossing the Heathen Chinese. This is a wond

Good Iroquois false face society mask, likely 19th/20th c., North America, black and red painted carved wood, horse hair, modeled with arched ears, slit eyes, a crooked nose and small oval mouth on a