Ijo Maskette, Nigeria

A group of 4 West African objects. 20th century. ++ Benin fragment ivory maskette. Nigeria. ++ Pounder.++ Wooden staff or tool.++ West African pendant. Burkina Faso Provenance: Inventory and Collectio

Ijo, Nigeria, 16", East Coast Collection pre 1975, water spirit, long trunk-like mouth with superimposed snake Please note that this lot has a reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction,

A crocodile water spirit crest headdress. Nigeria, Ijo. 20th century. 10"h x 65"w x 13"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

This is a very rare hand-carved wooden face mask with vibrant painted detailing made by the Ijo Tribe, Nigeria. Created in the western area of Nigeria where realistic masks in the form of fish or anim

A group of 5 West African style objects, mask & figures. 20th century. ++ Carved decorative hippo mask. Nigeria, Ijo style. 25 1/2”h x 14 3/4”w x 9”d.++African style staff 31 1/2”h x 4”w x 4

Wood. 8" x 49".Provenance: Tamba Kaba, 1998.

African Art Large Ijo Mask from Nigeria. The dimension 33 inches high x 49.5 inches wide. The shipping cost for domestic is $50.00 flat rate shipping within the Continental US, the International forei

A Carved wooden mask in abstract form representing a Water Spirit, with exaggerated faces and plank like form. Ijo peoples, Cross river region, Nigeria, Africa. According to one myth, the masks origin

A group of 2 standing metal figures and water spirit mask. A: West Africa B,C: Nigeria, B: Benin C: Ijo. 20th century. Longest (C): 38"l.Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX. In mo

A very rare old example of a "Water Spirit Mask" with kaolin clay and natural pigments on small archaic carved wooden mask. Ijo / Ijaw peoples, Cross river region, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 1

Gürtelmaske Königreich Benin, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Elfenbein, Kupfer. H 15 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Rudolf und Leonore Blum, Zumikon. Publiziert: Blum, Rudolf (2007).

Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a maskette made of hand carved wood (probably cane wood) that would have been worn atop the head, with the rest of the body covered b

**Originally Listed At $350** Nigeria, Ogoni people, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a small handcarved wood mask with a very prominent chin and and wide eyes. The ears seem to have some kind of je

(2) African carved wood maskettes, Incl. Bassa Peoples, Liberia, 7"h x 4.75"w; and, Mumuye, Nigeria, with glass eyes and pigments, 7.5"h x 5"w Provenance: The Collection of Lawrence Saphire, NJ

Miniatur-Masken-Paar Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Textil. L 9,5 cm und 10,5 cm. Provenienz: W. Häusler, Thurgau, 1960er Jahre in Nigeria erworben. CHF 200 / 400 EUR 172 / 344

A carved wooden maskette with a highly stylized human face, long nose, curled lip and hinged movable jaw. The has an avian image on top. Ogoni peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 10.5 x 6.25 i

A small carved wooden maskette, likely part of a marionette display for the Kwagh-hir festival, which is a multipart culturally edifying art form of the Tiv people of central Nigeria which became popu

An Olmec Jade Maskette Mexico, Circa 800-500 B.C. Height 3 inches (7.6 cm). Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Estate of Sr. Mejia, 1983. [with inventory label no. 65576]

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. A mesmerizing maskette carved from a beautiful greenstone with white inclusions created by the Olmec, the oldest major civiliza

wood, heavily sweating sacrificial patina in places, handwritten inventory no. "H.1797", old label with heavily faded writing: "This idol represents "Shango", God of Thunder. Ogun, God of War. Lent by

Fine 19th C. African Yoruba Shango Wand, Nigeria. Carved wood. On stand. Among the objects used to honor the Yoruba god of thunder, Shango, is the oshe Shango, or dance wand. It is carried by Shango p

20th c. Carved wood Without stand: 72" x 15" x 12" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York The Igbo are one of Nigeria’s largest ethnic groups. Each Igbo village, defined by lineage, contains l

Yoruba -Nigeria Egungun Layewu.Puppet "head of head".Solid hardwood with clear patina, natural and industrial pigments.Signs of use and label.With base. . Cm 19,00 x 37,50 x 15,00. This Yoruba sculptu

A Large Igbo-Ukwu Ritual Vessel Nigeria, 19th to early 20th century Cast copper alloy in form of a giant African or tiger snail with insects interspersed all around and four frogs near the top of the