Colorful Bozo Buffalo puppets were used for performances in the region of the Bamana city of Segou or the Bozo area of Mopti, by Sogo ba masquerade. Dance troops of young men, members of local youth groups. The sing, dance, drum, manipulate puppets or dance masks in creating performances called Sogo Ba.

Made of 100% Wood, paint, fabrics.

Model is W 50 H 17 and weight 1.8 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.

Authentic 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.

"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 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 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.

The Lega “lukungu” masks belong to members of “bwami”- society in Congo, who already have reached the highest rank of kindi. “Lukungu” means “skull” and should be a hint that the mask is thought to remind of deceased “kindi” members. A well-carved example of Lega wooden face mask. This face is enhanced by the eyebrows exceptionally carved in relief. The long cylindrical nose, as well as the closed eyes and absence of mouth, are carved according to the Lega style.

Made of 100% wood, Kaolin

Model is W 24 – H 32 and weight 0.8 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 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 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 Old Makonde "Lipiko" Helmet Mask originates 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, pigment.

Model is W 24 – H 26 and weight  0.6 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.

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 Yoruba/Ekiti festival celebrates life, unity, and abundance of the village, and honor the families and lineages of the elders. The female figure surmounting the mask is a traditional Yoruba power symbol of offering, feminine powers, create life-balancing men’s social skills as rulers and chiefs. These large masks have extraordinary presence-conveying some of their power to visually project abstract principles and sculptural authority. This is one of them and it would hold a prominent place in a collection.

Made of 100% Wood.

Model is W 69 H 19 and weight 3.2 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.

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 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.

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 20 – H 41 and weight 0.8 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.

The present Janus figure Lega mask originates from the Bwami tribe in Congo. A well-carved example of Lega wooden face mask, carved from light-coloured wood and with the typical, heart-shaped Lega faces cup inwards, and feature coffee bean eyes and long, flat noses. Both faces were originally coloured white with kaolin (common for the Lega style).

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

Model is W 36 – H 23 and weight 0.7 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 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 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.

This abstract Dogon monkey mask has a traditional geometric shaped face, eyes, and ears, a prominent groin decorated with geometric motifs, crusted old wooden patina. It originates from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 34 - H 16 and weight 1.3

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.

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 ‘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.