SENUFO Kpelie mask

SENUFO Kpelie mask

SENUFO Kpelie mask

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LUBA animal Kifwebe

LUBA animal Kifwebe

LUBA animal Kifwebe

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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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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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SONGYE Kifwebe (2)

SONGYE Kifwebe (2)

SONGYE Kifwebe (2)

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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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