This ‘Gomintogo’ or ‘Hare mask’ or ‘Deer Mask’ of the Dogon, from the Bandiagara Escarpment in eastern Malimask’, represents one of the approximately 80 mask types of the Dogon.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 53 – H 21 and weight 3.5 kg.

This pair of hand-carved Senufo Kpelie hand-carved wooden masks comes from the Ivory Coast/Mali. They have preserved their authenticity,  surface, and aged patina. The wood carving is exquisite and exaggerated features, have all of the hallmarks of the Ivory Coast/Mali Senufo people's 'Kpelie' mask. Beautiful, mysterious and poetic, imbued with the cultural narrative of its people and its time.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 34 – H 22 and weight 1.1 kg.

This beautifully well-carved mask, made of wood, covered with brass sheets and copper originates from Mali. This is one of the finest examples of Marka masks.  The works on the brass sheet are final and superb. This mask would have a place in any good collection for its artistic and intrinsic values.

Made of 100% wood, dark brown patina, sheet metal and red dyed fiber.

Model is W 45 - H 16 and weight 2.1 kg.

This mask with unusual abstract form and 6 carved eyes belong to the Kwele peoples of Gabon.  The mask is made of wood and painted with kaolin in brown and white. This example of Kwele art is an antique and is believed to be over 60 years old.

Made of 100% wood, kaolin.

Model is W 36 - H 21 and weight 0.9 kg.

This beautiful ‘Gomintogo’ or ‘Hare mask’ of the Dogon, from the Bandiagara Escarpment in eastern Malimask’, represents one of the approximately 80 mask types of the Dogon. The Dogon people have created more than eighty mask types to represent characters in their cosmic myths.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 50 – H 21 and weight 2 kg.

This superb Marka Mask made with wood, covered with brass sheets, comes from Mali. This is one of the finest examples of Marka masks. This is a beautiful well-carved mask. The works on the brass sheet are final and superb. This mask would have a place in any good collection for its artistic and intrinsic values.

Made of 100% wood, dark brown patina, sheet metal and red dyed fiber.

Model is W 46 - H 19 and weight 2 kg.

Vili Yombe Helmet Mask with nails basketry originating from DR Congo. The pigmented wooden mask, the features of the face are carved with great concern for details and naturalistic expression that are often found in the masks of the Woyo and Vili and also the Yombe, in its classical form. Finely carved with black and red pigment throughout. Each mask represents a supernatural being, an expression of the imaginary in which the ancestors are confused. Such masks are used during initiations, funerals of important individuals or may have social control functions or are used by diviners and healers. This mask is very pleasing to the eye and well proportioned in its simplicity, and would be a great addition to any collection.

Made of 100% wood, pigment.

Model is W 38 - H 54 and weight 0.7 kg.

This beautiful mask with a figure surmounting it is an Epa masks origination from the Yoruba/Ekiti people of northern Nigeria. Masks such as these are considered one of the largest masks used in Africa, and worn as a helmet.The Jagunjagun ( ‘warrior’ or Ogun meaning ‘god of war’) mask represents ancestors of power with the ability to protect the community against external threats. It brings to mind energy, power and authority but is also a visual representation of past calvary that protected the Ekiti peoples during warfare.

Made of 100% Wood, pigment.

Model is W 20 H 36 and weight 4 kg.

This anthropomorphic Dogon figure originates from Mali. The wooden pillars carried symbolic representations that were references to Dogon mythology, especially ancestors.

Made of 100% Wood, mineral pigments

Model is W 14 - H 61 and weight 2.4 kg.

This beautiful Punu mask from Gabon is called ‘Okuyi’ or ‘Mukudji. It was worn during acrobatic dances by men on stilts.

Made of 100% wood, kaolin, pigments.

Model is W 33 - H 25 and weight 1.6 kg.

A powerful and authentic kran mask made of hard wood, with brown patina and pigments. An unusually old mask of the Dan-Kran, depicting a monkey (chimpanzee or guenon). The mask displays characteristic forms: a short, bulging forehead, deep-set, triangular eyes, protruding, triangular cheeks and a large, open mouth. At the top of the head is a (typical) iron pin. The present Kagle maskâ is an especially old type, as suggested by the rectangular (rather than round) shape of the fastening eyelets for the mask costume along the edge of the mask, as well as by its tongue, which is made of red dyed terracotta. It also features black-dyed terracotta under the eyes and on the top of the head. An

Made of 100% wood, pigments.

Model is W 17 - H 37 and weight 2 kg.

"Elu" mask with an expressive Bird like face and hinged jaw originates from the Ogoni tribe in Nigeria, early 20th century. Wooden face mask with hinged, movable jaw. Lower jaw portion attached to upper by narrow wooden threads on each side. Semicircular disc like ears protrude from sides of face. Scarification marks with geometrically incised designs appear on both sides of the face at outer corner of eye area. The eyes are hollow almond shaped openings. The head decoration has a raised portion, with a vertical light-painted keloid or scar mark the center.

Made of 100% light hand-carved cane wood, fiber and pigments.

Model is W 30 - H 19 and weight 3 kg.

This mask carving originates from the Fang tribe. They were meant to protect. They are often of great aesthetic quality, which suggests that they are the culmination of a long sculptural tradition. Symbolic representations of ancestors, these comparatively rare heads hold a special place in the corpus of Fang statuary.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 38 - H 14 and weight  0.6kg.

This pair of Senufo Kpelie hand-carved wooden masks comes from the Ivory Coast/Mali. They have preserved their authenticity,  surface, and aged patina. The wood carving is exquisite and exaggerated features, have all of the hallmarks of the Ivory Coast/Mali Senufo people's 'Kpelie' mask. Beautiful, mysterious and poetic, imbued with the cultural narrative of its people and its time.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 34 – H 22 and weight 1.1 kg.

This beautiful well-carved mask comes from The Marka, Mali. This is one of the finest examples of Marka masks. This mask would have a place in any good collection for its artistic and intrinsic values.

Made of 100% wood, dark brown patina, sheet metal and red dyed fiber.

Model is W 36 - H 21 and weight 1.5 kg.

This unusual and particularly imaginative helmet like mask is from the Nsukka area, the northern part of the northcentral Igbo region in Nigeria. This region has one of the most complex and diverse mask making traditions in Nigeria.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 33 – H 25 and weight 1.2 kg.

This striated masks, or Kifwebe, originates from the Songye, southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These types of masks were used to mark important periods of social transition and transformation, appearing at the death of a chief or any other eminent person, or when a person assumes an important political title.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 25 - H 10 and weight  1.2 kg.

This is a fabulous Old Makonde "Lipiko" Helmet Mask from Southern Tanzania and Northeast Mozambique. The Lipico helmet masks are worn on the top of the head and cover only part of the face. The helmet is worn tipped upward on the head so the dancer can see. The masks sometimes represent ancestral spirits, sometimes animals. The lipiko masks, which in the language of the Makonde people means “helmet mask.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 30 – H 32 and weight 1 kg.

This tribal Mask From the Chokwe is called pwo or mwana pwo mask and  originates from Angola. It has an elaborate hairline made up of a braided fibre fabric, beautiful and unusual scarification patterns on the forehead and cheeks. Pwo signifies womanhood and an elder ancestral female associated with fertility. The cross form on the forehead, known as cingelyengelye, is an early Portuguese influence.

Made of 100% wood, fiber, Patina.

Model is W 28 – H 17 and weight 0.5 kg.

This zoomorphic Dogon mask made of hardwood with a kaolin coating is an exceptional piece for your collection. It originates from Mali and was created to represent spirits of the wilderness. 

Made of 100% Wood, mineral pigments

Model is W 16 - H 26 and weight 3 kg.

This beautiful mask called ‘Okuyi’ or ‘Mukudji, a superb classicism originating from the Punu tribe, south of Gabon. It was worn during acrobatic dances by men on stilts.

Made of 100% wood, kaolin, pigments.

Model is W 19 - H 54 and weight 1.1 kg.

This light mask (late 1800s) represents the spirit of an ancestor and was used for social control by Ngil, the judiciary association. The facial markings, abstract features and strong. Elegant lines are typical of Fang masks, which were among the most influential.

Made of 100% Native fiber, wood and paint.

Model is W 49 - H 18 and weight 1.5 kg.

This example of Dogon art is over 35 years old. Dogon art is extremely versatile, although common stylistic characteristics – such as a tendency towards stylization – are apparent on the statues. Their art deals with the myths whose complex ensemble regulates the life of the individual. Their masks are preserved in innumerable sites of worship, personal or family altars, altars for rain, altars to protect hunters, in market.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 28 - H 18 and weight 3 kg.

This example of  Baule art is over 25 years old. Baule art is sophisticated and stylistically diverse. The Mblo masks such as this one were used in entertainment dances, one of the oldest of Baule art forms. These refined human face masks are usually portraits of particular known individuals.

Made of 100% wood, pigments

Model is W 22 – H 18 and weight 2 kg.

This light mask (late 1800s) represents the spirit of an ancestor and was used for social control by Ngil, the judiciary association. The facial markings, abstract features and strong. Elegant lines are typical of Fang masks, which were among the most influential.

Made of 100% Native fiber, wood and paint.

Model is W 48 - H 21 and weight 1.6 kg.

This zoomorphic Dyodyomini Dogon mask made of Hardwood with a kaolin coating is an exceptional piece for your collection. It originates from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region. The term Dyodyomini which designates this type of mask evokes a bird that pecks. It would be a Dobu, a sort of hornbill, white and brown, with a long curved beak. It was created on the occasion of a Dama (funeral ceremony, the feast of mourning).

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 48 - H 192 and weight 1 kg.