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Igala Helmet Mask ?odumado,? Nigeria, Benue River Valley Regio
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Igala Helmet Mask ?odumado,? Nigeria, Benue River Valley Regio

Igala Helmet Mask ?odumado,? Nigeria, Benue River Valley Region \n\nThis mask stands out for its high quality and strong expressiveness. It is used in the ?egu? cult and is associated with the spirits of the deceased. The practitioners of this culture belong to the Okpoto, a sub-group of the Igala people. The mask is adorned with a multitude of tattoos, which are common among this people. The nearly black object is covered with a wonderful patina, adding extra luster to this masterpiece of tradi

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Guro Face Mask, Ivory Coast
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Guro Face Mask, Ivory Coast

Guro Face Mask, Ivory Coast \n\nThe Yaure are considered a subgroup of the Baule, and their artistic style shares many similarities with Baule art. However, they have developed their own stylistic elements, such as the zigzag border representing hair or the small smiling mouth of this mask. Inside the mask, you can still find the bite stick for the dancer, as well as remnants of the attachment cord. \n\nHeight: 30 cm (1?) \n\nProvenance: Belgian collection & Dorotheum Vienna, catalog ?STAMMESKUN

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Tschokwe Face Mask, ?Mwana pwo,? Angola-Congo
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Tschokwe Face Mask, ?Mwana pwo,? Angola-Congo

Tschokwe Face Mask, ?Mwana pwo,? Angola-Congo \n\nMwana pwo is a mask representing a female ancestor but is always danced by male members of the tribe. It symbolizes the prominent role of women in society and their fertility. The masks are idealized, but often they depict specific women. This dark-colored mask features the typical Tschokwe emblem on the forehead, a nose plug, and two decorative scars on the cheeks. The old mask adornment is mostly preserved and surrounded by a bead necklace. Cur

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Antique African Congo Ivory figure
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Antique African Congo Ivory figure

Antique African Congo Ivory figure measures 15.2cm H

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Lugosi Auctioneers Valuers
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A Vintage African Dan Mask with Polychrome & Raffia Fring Detail, 20th Century
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A Vintage African Dan Mask with Polychrome & Raffia Fring Detail, 20th Century

A Vintage African Dan Mask with Polychrome & Raffia Fring Detail, 20th Century

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Theodore Bruce
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Antq Plank Mask, Bwa, Burkina Faso, Africa
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Antq Plank Mask, Bwa, Burkina Faso, Africa

Antique hand carved plank mask with animal face. Bwa or Bobo tribe. Origin Burkina Faso, Northwest Africa. Measures approx. 32 x 13.5 inches. Surface wear consistent with exposure. Includes copy of purchase receipt from Wm. Darrell Moseley Tribal Arts, Inc. The Bwa is an African society that is native to Burkina Faso. The Bwa people live in a number of individualized communities. They have no central government, and rely on their community standards. They are most known for their scarification a

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The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc
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African Beaded Wood & Brass Tribal Mask
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African Beaded Wood & Brass Tribal Mask

African tribal wood mask. Beaded and brass decoration. Some surface wear consistent with exposure. Measures approx. 9.5 inches wide. African mask, tribal mask, tribal arts, African art, Ceremonial mask, collectibles, wall decor, wall accessories, home decor, home accessories, african mask, wood mask, beaded mask, 10 cs

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19TH C. AFRICAN LOANGO NARRATIVE CARVED ELEPHANT IVORY TUSK
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19TH C. AFRICAN LOANGO NARRATIVE CARVED ELEPHANT IVORY TUSK

Vili People of Loango; Congo or Angola region of central and east Africa, carved in a continuous spiral of figures, male and female, in various costume, some half nude, some in simple wraps, some in European dress (with derby hats), some using walking staffs, some apparently quite young, forty-six figures on a 19" tusk, very good condition.

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LARGE AFRICAN SCULPTURE
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LARGE AFRICAN SCULPTURE

Large and Rare Baga Wood Shoulder Mask depicting Nimba, Goddess of Fertility, with carved facial scarification, metal tacks and sight window between the breasts, represents a beautiful mother, man would wear a raffia skirt to his ankles, early 20th c, Guinea, 48" x 23" x 17". Professional repair to one leg.

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CARVED TUSK WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRESENTATION
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CARVED TUSK WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRESENTATION

Full Sized Tusk on wooden stand, carved in relief with traditional African figures, having an engraved card on the bottom "Felix Houphouet-Boigny, President de la Republique" and inscribed "Avec tout ses complements" (With all his compliments). Label reads "Presented to Professor Bruce McInnes and the Amherst Glee Club on June 23, 1972 by President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of the Republic of the Ivory Coast during the Glee Club's 1972 tour of Africa". 33" long tusk. Very good condition.

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AFRICAN BRONZE VESSEL
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AFRICAN BRONZE VESSEL

Tikar Bronze Fertility Rites Vessel with lid of a rooster holding a magic potion in its beak, to be transported from this world into the spiritual world; sixteen full-relief male and female children adorn the vessel which is heated from below, circa 1930-40, Cameroon, 33 1/2" tall, 13" diam. Use and age patina.

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AFRICAN SCULPTURE
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AFRICAN SCULPTURE

Important Baule Wood Carving of a Seated Queen, scarification marks raised and modeled on face and torso, pre-1930, Ivory Coast, on metal base, 48" tall, 9" x 9" at base. Good condition.

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PAIR OF AFRICAN BRONZE SCULPTURES
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PAIR OF AFRICAN BRONZE SCULPTURES

Sao Royal Horsemen from Chad, each horse with three riders, lost wax bronze castings, each roughly 18" x 13" x 3".

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AFRICAN BRONZE RITUAL CUP
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AFRICAN BRONZE RITUAL CUP

Rare Igbo-Ukwe Bronze Priest's Ritual Drinking Cup in the form of the Royal Leopard astride a conch shell, 5 1/4" x 8" x 3 1/2". Encrusted.

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AFRICAN BRONZE
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AFRICAN BRONZE

Benin Bronze Staff of Office Head, Male Figure, 18th-19th c., Lower Niger River, 6" tall, on mount. Encrusted.

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AFRICAN MASK
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AFRICAN MASK

Ekita-Yoruba Mask in carved and painted wood with three figures, fully modeled, facing at center is a mother with lowered slit eyes, seated in profile at each side at the top of her head are a male and female child, Nigeria, 17 1/2" x 8 1/2". Age and use patina. Male and female twins at birth are considered by the tribe to bring good fortune.

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VINTAGE AFRICAN MASK ON STAND - A
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VINTAGE AFRICAN MASK ON STAND - A

Pibud a Kwele Mask, Gabon, circa 1880, in broad lozenge form, with no mouth, small almond shaped eyes, ribbed flat nose, scarification, partial coloring with kaolin clay, on metal museum stand. 16 1/2" x 11" x 6", fantastic wear patterns, patina, kaolin transfer to interior from users face.

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AFRICAN CARVING
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AFRICAN CARVING

Senufo Carved Wood Seated Queen with libation pot on her head having bird topped lid, circa 1900-1925, Ivory Coast, 17" x 4" diam. Encrusted.

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PR OF AFRICAN BRONZE ENTHRONED FIGURES, BAULE
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PR OF AFRICAN BRONZE ENTHRONED FIGURES, BAULE

Bronze Ancestral Figures of a King and Queen, both with scarification, both sitting loose on separate chair and stool, Baule Peoples, Ivory Coast, both roughly 14" tall. Very good condition.

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AFRICAN BRONZE PLAQUE
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AFRICAN BRONZE PLAQUE

Benin Bronze Plaque of Hunter with Mudfish Legs Holding Two Leopards, Nigeria, 1890-1910, 7" x 4 1/2". Loss to bottom edge. The Leopard is the Oba's royal symbol of power.

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AFRICAN SCULPTURE
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AFRICAN SCULPTURE

Medicine Woman Fetish, Baule Peoples, Ivory Coast, hardwood with 'scarification', fine beaded necklace and belt, 23" tall, missing portion of one foot.

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19TH C. AFRICAN CARVED IVORY FIGURINE
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19TH C. AFRICAN CARVED IVORY FIGURINE

Nikisi Songye, Kongo Ivory Couple figurine of man and woman, seated, with arms around each other's shoulders, beautiful warm brown toned patina, 5" tall. Collected in the 1960's.

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PAIR OF 19TH C. AFRICAN CARVED IVORY SPOONS
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PAIR OF 19TH C. AFRICAN CARVED IVORY SPOONS

Possibly made for the Portuguese market, figural spoons of men in loincloths, broad bowls, one is slotted, having many years of use, scorched with loss to end of the solid bowl. 8 1/2" long.

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AFRICAN IVORY FETISH
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AFRICAN IVORY FETISH

Standing Figure in shadowbox frame on a cream mount with monofilament, under UV plexi, 4" figure in 8" square frame. Warega Tribe (Balega), Belgian Congo, (DRC).

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19TH C. AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE
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19TH C. AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE

Lega Bwami Katimbitimbi Society Figure, seated with one foot tucked behind the other, head tilted back, neck ornament, lightly toned patina. 5" tall. Collected in the 1960's.

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AFRICAN BRONZE BELL
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AFRICAN BRONZE BELL

Late 18th c. Benin Bronze Bell form Divination Cup with Oba's Face having projecting features and images of two snakes climbing the back of the head, Nigeria, 2 1/2" tall, 4 3/8" diam. Age patina.

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AFRICAN CARVING
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AFRICAN CARVING

Yombe Bakongo Wood Ancestral Shrine Portrait of a Kneeling Queen, 19th c., Congo, 19 1/4" tall, 5" diam. Shrinkage cracks, patina of age and use.

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AFRICAN BEADED VEST
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AFRICAN BEADED VEST

Yoruba Man's Vest in bright colors, beaded front and back with images of birds, snakes, fish, lizards and faces, circa 1940, Nigeria, roughly 25" x 21". Very good condition.

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19TH C. AFRICAN IVORY PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN
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19TH C. AFRICAN IVORY PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN

Regal Portrait Head of a Woman with ornate coiffure and crown depicting agrarian laborers, 8" tall. Overall shrinkage cracks, yellowed.

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AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE
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AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE

Lega Bwami Katimbitimbi Society Figure, 'bent over backwards', amber toned patina, 4" tall, shrinkage crack. Collected in the 1960's.

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AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE
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AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE

Lega Bird Head Anthropological Figure, 4" tall, tobacco brown patina. Collected in the 1960's.

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19TH C. AFRICAN KONGO IVORY FIGURINE
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19TH C. AFRICAN KONGO IVORY FIGURINE

Bembe-Songye mask headed figure with square beard, seated cross legged, hands on belly, 4 1/2", square beard, beautiful dark coffee colored age patina. Collected in the 1960's.

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AFRICAN ANCESTRAL WOOD CARVING
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AFRICAN ANCESTRAL WOOD CARVING

Primordial Couple seated on imago mundi stool, supported by four figures, Dogon Tribe, West Africa, 19 1/2" x 8" x 6".

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VINTAGE AFRICAN MASK ON STAND
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VINTAGE AFRICAN MASK ON STAND

Fang Ngil Mask, Gabon, finished in white kaolin clay, with indication of scarring, classic elongated teardrop form, carved of one piece, holed at edge for ground length raffia fringe, 18" tall, early repair on one cheek, interior wear from years of use. Includes oak pedestal black metal display stand.

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AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE
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AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE

Songye Baule Mask form figure, amber toned patina 2 3/4" tall. Collected in the 1960's.

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AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE
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AFRICAN KONGO CARVED IVORY FIGURINE

Luba Kifwebe Bird form figure, 3", amber toned patina, crack at beak. Collected in the 1960's.

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