20th C. African Wood Articulated Puppet Headdress Top

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Niger River Delta area, possibly Oron or Eket peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden squatting female figure with long legs, wide hips, a lar

West Africa, Mali, Bandiagara region, Bamana people, ca. late 19th early 20th century CE. An intricate wooden mask depicting an oval face, a pronged headdress, and a smaller figure on the top, all han

Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A wonderfully vibrant and striking wooden headdress skillfully carved to depict a beautiful bird in the round with incised plumage an

**Originally Listed At $100** Western Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A wonderful carved wooden mask with narrow slits for eyes, pursed lips, petite ears and nose, and an ovo

**Originally Listed At $100** Western Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A wonderful carved wooden mask with narrow slits for eyes, pursed lips, petite ears and nose, and an ovo

**Originally Listed At $125** Western Africa, Mali, Bamana culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An amusing, hand-carved wooden puppet head from the Bamana people of Western Africa. It has a slen

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara), ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A fantastic example of a Chiwara - also Chi Wara, Ci Wara - headdress depicting a tall antelope

TRIBAL: Dogon type grainery door, 20th C., African, assembled carved wood panels and articulated lock, ancestral and animal carved decoration intended to deter any intruders, wear consistent with age

Articulated puppet. Burma. Early 20th century. Wood, leather and textile base with gold lacquer and inlays. 23in high.

A Baga Nimba style headdress. West Africa. Wood. 20th century. 50" x 17" x 26". Extremely heavy. Condition: Item is very heavy. Back leg is damaged. Accretions, cracks, and wear throughout.

A polychrome carved wood serpent headdress. Guinea, Baga, 20th century. 66 1/2"h w/o stand. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

A Nigerian Style Headdress. 20th century. Wood. West Africa. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" x 26 1/2". Verified as a reproduction by Barry Hecht, an expert on Nigerian and Northern Cameroon art. These headdresses sh

**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A tall anthropomorphic standing female figure, her form denoted by finely-carved features and accentuated

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Baule (Baoule) people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden mask wearing an avian headdress. Boasting a lovely hue of cho

Africa, Southeastern Nigeria, Ogoni, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved painted wood mask of the Ogoni culture who are known for their human faced masks with hinged, articulated jaws as we see

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A tall anthropomorphic standing depiction of a female figure with delineated legs, a flared skirt, and a b

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and painted Egungun headdress depicting a bearded visage with very high pointed rabbit-like ears. Egungun

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and painted Egungun headdress depicting a bearded visage with very high pointed rabbit-like ears. Egungun

20th Century African art Kran/Dan tribe ceremonial alligator mask. Crafted from wood, carved mask features long reptilian shape muzzle, triangular eyes , and free moving lower jaw, attached to mask wi

20th century, African, carved wood with white and black polychrome, form with sinuous curves and undulating contours, supported on a wood base. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lot

20th century, African, carved wood with red, black and white polychrome, supported on a metal base. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 61 in. From the Complete and Import

20th century, African, carved wood with tan, black and white polychrome, supported on a metal base. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 52 in. From the Complete and Import

20th century, African, carved wood with red, black and white polychrome, bulbous, undulating headdress, wood base. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 41 in. From the Comp

20th century, African, carved wood. This lot to be sold on day 2, Thursday, October 4 (Lots 949-2020) 11 in. From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Raleigh, North Carolina Addition