DAN mask (Tankagle or Deangle)

DAN mask (Tankagle or Deangle)

DAN mask (Tankagle or Deangle)

Liberia
Wood with blackish patina
height: ~24cm
1st half of 20th century
ex german collection

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IJO "Igu" headdress

IJO "Igu" headdress

IJO "Igu" headdress

Nigeria
Wood with encrusted patina
Height: 24cm
1st half of 20th century
Ex german private collection

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Bamana "Suruku" mask

Bamana "Suruku" mask

Bamana "Suruku" mask

MALI
Wood, metal, wax
with tribal repairs
late 19th/early 20th century
Height: 48,5cm
Collected 1960ies - early 1970ies
Ex private collection Duesseldorf
AHDRC Reg.Nr.: 0170066

YAURE or BAULE face mask

YAURE or BAULE face mask

YAURE or BAULE face mask

Cote d'Ivoire
Wood, pigments
Height: 31cm
2nd quarter of 20th century
Ex german collection

DAN runners mask

DAN runners mask

DAN runners mask

Liberia
Wood, metal
1st half of 20th century
Height: 24,5cm
Ex german collection

DOGON "Kanaga" mask

DOGON "Kanaga" mask

DOGON "Kanaga" mask

Mali
Wood, pigments, resin, leather
With tribal repairs
1st quarter 20th century
Collected 1960ies - early 1970ies
Ex private collection Duesseldorf

SONGYE Kifwebe (1)

SONGYE Kifwebe (1)

SONGYE Kifwebe (1)

Dem.Rep.of Congo
Wood, pigments, raffia
70cm (wood only)
20th century
Ex: reportedly from missionary collection, Lubumbashi
Brussels art market
Private collection, Germany

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DAN runners mask

DAN runners mask

DAN mask 1, "zakpei"

Liberia or Ghana
Wood, sacrificial material, fiber
20,5cm (wood only)
Ex german collection

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Dan mask 2, "zakpei"

Dan mask 2, "zakpei"

Dan mask 2, "zakpei"

Liberia or Ghana
Wood, wax and resin
Size: 22,5cm
1st half of 20th century
ex german private collection

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EKOI head crest

EKOI head crest

EKOI head crest

Nigeria
Wood, leather, rotang
23cm
1st half of 20th century
Ex german collection

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MOSSI warthog crest mask

MOSSI warthog crest mask

MOSSI warthog crest mask

Burkina Faso
Wood with red, white and black pigments, fiber
59,5cm
1st half of 20th century
ex german private collection
exhibited at Parcours des Mondes 2010

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IGBO "Okoroshi" face mask

IGBO "Okoroshi" face mask

IGBO "Okoroshi" face mask

Nigeria
Wood with remains of white, red and blue pigments, restauration
31cm
early 20th century
Ex private collection, Germany

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MAKONDE face mask

MAKONDE body mask

Makonde face mask and body mask

Tanzania
Wood with red paint
Face mask: 32cm; body mask: 40cm
ca. 1940ies
Ex collection Remondino,
german private collection (aquired from the above in 1986)

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DAN mask 3, "gaegon"

DAN mask 3, "gaegon"

DAN mask 3, "gaegon"

Ghana
Wood, fur, feathers, leather, raffia; arabic text inside
28cm
Before 1930
Ex german private collection

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