This hand-carved Grebo Mask made of dense wood and black pigment belongs to the Kroo group and is nicknamed Nyabwa. The Grebo ethnic group in Ivory Coast uses this helmet mask to prepare spiritually for war.

Made of 100% Dense wood and metal.

Model is W 41 - H 24 and Weight 1.2 kg.

This somber mask is called “Mbuya” and originates from the Pende people of DR Congo. The mask is made of wood, pigments, and raffia. Pende masks are among the most dramatic works of all African art.

Made of 100% wood, red pigments.

Model is W 51 - H 17 and Weight 1.2 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 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.

"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 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 type of circular pendant representing a sun refers to an ancient and complex passage of the Dogon cosmogony, at a time when light was given to men through 10 suns. It is is relatively rare in western collections. The sun symbol identification that is sometimes made seems to be foreign rather than a Dogon interpretation. 

Made of 100% Brass / Bronze

Model is W 7 – H 2 and weight 0.12 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 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 ‘Gomintogo Mask’ originates from the Dogon people of Eastern Mali, and represent one of the 80 masks types of the tribe. The first mask was said to be originally carved by a farmer who killed the deer because it had devastated his fields. The farmer built an altar to shelter the spirit of the deer and prevent it to wanders and take revenge on the living people.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 10 – H 18 and weight 1.2 kg

This zoomorphic Dogon mask made of wood, with chestnut brown patina, simple but yet very harmonious, is an exceptional piece for your collection. It originates from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region.

Made of 100% wood, laundry blue decorations.

Model is W 51 - H 20 and weight 3.9 kg.

This old-carved mask of light-coloured wood, originates from the Dogon people of Mali. Satimbe masks are surmounted by a female figure which represents the elder sister of the mask. It's a ceremony mask used during the annual harvest festival (called Bulu), celebrated in all the villages before the rainy season.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 28 – H 19 and weight 3 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 beautiful pwo or mwana pwo mask, with an elaborate hairline made up of a braided fibre fabric, and unusual scarification patterns on the forehead and cheeks originates from the Chokwe people of Angola. 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.

African tribal art mask from the Zande tribe located in eastern DR Congo. Zande art is a fascinating mix of styles from the northern parts of the DRC, southern Sudan, and even northeastern Tanzania. Their work remains popular and sought-after by collectors around the world. Unlike their neighbors, Zande art is not a court art, but is linked primarily to rituals of the Mani Society, which helps to balance out the power of the ruling family.

Made of 100% wood, pigment.

Model is W 30 – H 64 and weight 0.9 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.

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.

A powerful and Authentic mid 20th century Krahn mask made of hard wood, with brown patina and pigment. The face has a very complex structure and might be identified to the baboon. It has scarifications and a large square tubular mouth. The surface shows a thick encrustation.  It originates from Liberia.

Made of 100% Polychrome wood, pigments.

Model is W 20 – H 15 and weight 1.4 kg.

This hand-carved Grebo Mask made of dense wood and black pigment belongs to the Kroo group and is nicknamed Nyabwa. The Grebo ethnic group in Ivory Coast uses this helmet mask to prepare spiritually for war.

Made of 100% Dense wood and metal.

Model is W 47 - H 18 and weight 2 kg.

This beautiful piece is a Marka Janus double-face helmet originates from Mali. It is decorated with copper plate and brass. Mask of this type were used in the N'Tomo initiation mask for young boys during the circumcision ceremony of adolescents, and when circumcised men advanced from one grade to another. Along the Niger River the Marka use the masks in ceremonies related to fishing and farming. The Marka dress their masks in gaily-colored costumes made of cloth; they often appear in pair, to represent man’s courting of woman. Made of 100% wood, kaolin. Model is W 34 - H 42 and weight 3.4 kg.

This authentic mask, depicting an abstracted human face showing traces of exposure to the Elem bird mask is made of wood, with a crusted old wooden patina, originates from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region. 

Made of 100% wood, fiber Patin.

Model is W 29 – H 20 and weight 2 kg.

This beautifully carved mask originates from the Baule tribe. Baule art is sophisticated and stylistically diverse. The Mblo masks such as this one were used in entertainment dances and are 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 58 – H 25 and weight 1.9 kg.

This fine and colorful mask is an old Eastern Mbuya Pende. Pende masks are among the most dramatic works of all African art. The Pende tribe carves several different types of masks that they use to communicate with spirits during rituals.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 49 – H 24 and weight 0. 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 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.