Marka Janus form helmet mask with elaborate decoration

Carved from an incredibly heavy and dense wood and decorated with layers of hand hammered brass sheet, incised with tribal motifs. Marka Peoples, Mali, West Africa. The mask measures 15 x 12 inches. A

A very large carved wooden helmet style mask featuring an elaborate Horse and rider motif and various attendant figures , atop a janus form mask face decorated with organic pigments. The mask measures

A very tall and elaborate carved wooden helmet mask with female body form and tall exaggerated head and neck, accented with hand hammered brass plate and metal finials. Bamana or Marka peoples, Mali,

A large carved wooden janus form helmet mask with various carved elements such as a Green Lion, human skulls, birds, snakes, stars and anthropomorphic figures. The mask shows extensive wear and handli

A large carved wooden helmet mask in Janus form with two faces and raised tribal scars and motifs, featuring a large cross like form on one side. The mask is painted with mineral pigments and shows ha

A very rare archaic carved wooden helmet mask in janus form , Pare or Shaamba peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The mask shows handling and wear , and measures 18 inches tall x 17 inches wide. Provenance: Fi

A carved wooden helmet style mask with elaborate carved design and realistic form. Makonde peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The mask measures 11 x 7 inches. A metal display stand can be included for an addi

A carved wooden helmet mask in an elongated form extending over the top of the wearer's head to the back of the head. The mask almost seems compressed from the sides, creating an elongated, narrow fac

A MENDI CARVED WOOD CEREMONIAL HELMET MASK, SIERRA LEON, of hollow form with an elaborate combed and braided hairstyle, over a rounded forehead and deep stylized eyes above scarification cheek details

A very rare old carved wooden helmet mask with janus mask faces and two protruding spirit faces from the forehead. The mask is completely covered in animal skin, stretched tightly over the mask form a

TRIBAL: Mende Women's Society Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, 20th C., wood, carved helmet mask for the Sande women's society, with Janus faces, double horn finial on top in crescent moon form, dark brown-

African Sierra Leon Mende Sande society female mask, died black wood helmet, of hollowed ovoid form, having an elaborate coiffure, comprised of rounded and pointed elements, with leaf-like vertical se

A Carved wooden Bassa helmet mask with a well handled surface and signs of field use. Bassa / Dan peoples, Kru sub group, West Africa. The mask itself measures 18 x 10 inches. A metal display stand ca

Height: 21.75" Width: 13.25" Depth: 18" Weight: 6.5 lbs An interesting Baule helmet mask featuring two animal mouths on either side, a animal with prey in its mouth on top and animals and a face on ei

A Mende Janus Helmet Mask, Sowei Society, Sierra Leone, with lustrous back surface, height: 17 1/4". Provenance: Irv Fischer Collection, Michigan

A wooden Janus helmet mask Nigeria, Yoruba 20th century. 8"h x 10"w. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A tall carved wooden helmet style mask with tall stylized face and swept back finial, adorned with hand hammered brass, textiles and beads. Bambara or Marka peoples, Mali, Africa.The Mask measures 30

A two faced African "Janus" helmet mask with a fearsome expression, with one face having a set of rounded eyes and mouth while the others are square. Dried, black material stretched over wood construc

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

Mende Helmet Mask, elaborate coiffure, stained dark and highly polished, represents the most desirable aspects of feminine beauty, Liberia, 14 1/2" tall, 8 3/4" x 7 1/4". Age and use patina. Provenanc

A carved wooden mask with twin janus faces and a well handled surface patina. This mask is a form of the Mblo mask and , along with others , fall under the category of "kpan" masks typified by elabora

20th Century The carved wood zoomorphic mask with polychromed details 14.5" H x 8.5" W x 22" D

A Fairly contemporary carved wooden helmet mask featuring two ancestor faces with ornate incised and carved geometric designs. Kuba peoples, Congo / DRC , Africa. The mask measures 18 x 8.5 inches. A

A haunting carved wooden mask in janud form with antelope horns and real human hair attached to animal hide stretched tightly over the mask faces. Ekoi peoples, Cross River region, Nigeria, Africa. Th