African Mask – Fang

SOLD African Mask – Fang Size 6″ x 38″ Approx These long angular Dan masks, among the rigidly stylistic in African Art, are used for hunting ceremonies, or in storytelling by traveling entertainers. Numbering some 3.5 million, the Fang people inhabit Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, and speak variants of the Bantu language group. Fang …

SOLD – African Mask – Punu Three

SOLD African Mask – Punu Three Size 9″ x 13″ Approx The Punu people of the east African nations of Cameroon, Gabon and the Congo produce some of the most strikingly beautiful masks in all of African art. The white faces of many Punu Masks are intended to ward off evil spirits and witches- and the tall …

SOLD – African Mask – Rasta

SOLD African Mask – Rasta Size 8.5″ x 13.5″ African Masks from the Rasta. The Rastafari movement is a religion which worships former Ethiopian regent and emperor Haille Salassie as the second coming of Christ. It originated in Jamaica in the 1930’s and coincided with Selassie’s heroic efforts to defend his homeland against the aggressions of Benito …

SOLD – African Mask – Yoruba

SOLD African Mask – Yoruba Size 10″ x 12.5″ Approx The Yoruba people live in Nigeria and Benin (formerly the kingdom of Dahomey), and number nearly 24 million people. Beginning around 1000 AD, the Yoruba built a thriving network of cities and trading routes. Many of those cities survive today, and much of the original societal …

SOLD – African Mask – Yoruba Two

SOLD African Mask – Yoruba Size 9″ x 15″ Approx The Yoruba people live in Nigeria and Benin (formerly the kingdom of Dahomey), and number nearly 24 million people. Beginning around 1000 AD, the Yoruba built a thriving network of cities and trading routes. Many of those cities survive today, and much of the original societal …

SOLD – African Mask – Fang Two

Price $SOLD African Mask – Fang Two Size 7.5″ x 45″ Approx These long angular Dan masks, among the rigidly stylistic in African Art, are used for hunting ceremonies, or in storytelling by traveling entertainers. Numbering some 3.5 million, the Fang people inhabit Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, and speak variants of the Bantu language group. …

SOLD – African Mask – Punu Three

SOLD African Mask – Punu Three Size 10′ X 15″ Approx The Punu people of the east African nations of Cameroon, Gabon and the Congo produce some of the most strikingly beautiful masks in all of African art. The white faces of many Punu Masks are intended to ward off evil spirits and witches- and the …

SOLD – African Mask – Dan Three

Price SOLD African Mask – Dan Three Size 11″ x 17″ Approx Dan masks have a typically high forehead, pouting mouth and pointed chin. They may also have scarification marks like the line that splits the forehead and nose in our example above. Dan masks are carved in wood and stained with a brown dye. …

SOLD – African Mask – Punu Two

SOLD African Mask – Punu Two Size 9″ x 13″ Approx The Punu people of the east African nations of Cameroon, Gabon and the Congo produce some of the most strikingly beautiful masks in all of African art. The white faces of many Punu Masks are intended to ward off evil spirits and witches- and the tall …

SOLD – African Mask – Kwele

Price SOLD African Mask – Kwele Size 12.5″ x 12.5″ Approx The Kwele believe in witchcraft and blame all their personal and social ills on its influence. The Kwele protect themselves against the power of witchcraft with the ‘beete’ ritual. The ‘beete’ is a ritual that involves purification by the spirits who are represented in the …