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.

This superbly sculpted Marka Mask is made of 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 49 - H 17 and weight 2.2 kg.

This zoomorphic Dyodyomini Dogon mask made of Hard wood 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.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 60 - H 12 and weight 2 kg.

This "Elu" mask originates from the Ogoni tribe in Nigeria. Scarification marks with geometrically incised designs appear on the forehead. The eyes are hollow almond shaped openings. The head decoration has a raised portion representing ancestors or title holders.

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

Model is W 32 - H 21 and weight 1 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 Suruku Hyena mask, belong to the 6th class of the society of the Bambara Korah; with Dark brown patina, it is simple but yet very harmonious, and an exceptional piece for your collection. It originates from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region. Lots of power.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 46 - H 23 and weight 3 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 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 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 zoomorphic Dogon Dege 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.

Model is W 70 - H 26 and weight 4 kg.

This beautiful old carving originates from the Fang people of Gabon. Among the Fang, these type of masks identify to the Ngil Society and are known for their elegant abstractions of the human face. They were meant to protect. They are often of great aesthetic quality, which suggests that they are the culmination of a long sculptural tradition.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 69 - H 20 and weight 1.4 kg.

This authentic carved wood mask, depicting an abstracted animal originates from Mali. Dogon masks, such as this one called kanaga, are worn primarily at dama, a collective funerary rite for Dogon men. The ritual’s goal is to ensure the safe passage of the spirits of the deceased to the world of the ancestors.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 49 – H 28 and weight 1.5 kg.

This Chokwe shield is carved from wood, with raised heads and striated surface is very similar in form to Songye Shields and Luba Shields. They are interesting because on the outside of the shield, the Chokwe depicted copies of their masks in number of 5 heads. Masks symbolized the connection with the spirits of their ancestors. In connection to their With living conditions, the rounded shield are built for movement and hunting sincde the Northern people are hunters. The shield is completely carved out of wood.

Made of 100% wood, pigment.

Model is W 40 – H 90 and weight 1.4 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 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 Chokwe shield is carved from wood, with raised head and striated surface, very similar in form to Songye Shields and Luba Shields. They are interesting because, on the outside of the shield, the Chokwe depicted copies of their masks, symbolizing the connection with the spirits of their ancestors. In connection with their living conditions, the rounded shields are built for movement and hunting since the Northern people are hunters. The shield is completely carved out of wood.

Made of 100% wood, pigment.

Model is W 40 - H 81 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 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 ‘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 beautiful ‘Hare mask’ of the Dogon people of Eastern Mali, represents one of the approximately 80 mask types of the Dogon. The mask is white-primed and accentuated with white dots. They are worn in large numbers in funeral dances.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 21 – H 14 and weight 1.2 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 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 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 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 authentic carved wood mask, depicting an abstracted animal originates from the Dogon tribe in Mali. The Kanaga masks depict the face as an almost long and rectangular box with deeply hollowed channels for the eyes. According to Dogon beliefs, it represents a wild monkey, uncivilized, dangerous, and antisocial behavior –  the direct opposite of their beliefs about the way a proper, solid, upstanding Dogon person is expected to behave.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 18 – H 18 and weight 2 kg.

This mask from the Fang tribe is an abstract anthropomorphic carving. They were meant to protect. 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 33 - H 23 and weight 2.8 kg.