Dan Guere African Mask ~ Ex Gansler Collection

A Dramatic carved wooden mask with incised linear designs accented with red ,blue and white pigments, woven grass and textile adornment. Dan Guere peoples, Liberia, West Africa. The mask itself measur

An aggressive and striking carved wooden ceremonial mask embellished with animal horns, woven hair and natural fibers. We or Guere peoples, Dan Complex of tribes, Liberia, West Africa. The mask measur

A large and wonderfully abstract carved wooden mask with stylized avian form and encrusted surface of millet. Kran Ethnic group, Dan peoples, Ivory Coast and Liberia, Africa. The mask measures 25.5 in

This is a very fine old and field used carved wooden mask with incised linear designs, accented with kaolin clay pigment, raised facial scars and elaborate coiffure. The mask is a classic \"Gba gba\"

A carved wooden diminutive mask with kaolin clay pigments accenting the eyes and a well handled and worn surface. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask itself measures 6.5 inches tall ( 10.5

A hand carved wooden ceremonial mask known as a gre or nyabwa, which has highly stylized facial features and traditionally presided over judicial ceremonies and war parties. Dan or Bete peoples, Liber

A Bold and dramatic old carved wood ceremonial mask embellished with layers of sacrificial matter, bronze bells, bones, shells and various other accouterments. Guere peoples, Liberia, West Africa.The

A Carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features, painted designs with organic and modern paints, as well as attached textiles and regalia. Guere peoples, Ivory Coast / Liberia, West Africa. T

A carved wooden dance mask with open work eyes for the dancer as well as a well handled and worn surface suggesting field use as a ceremonial mask. The mask measures 9.5 x 5.75 inches. Dan peoples, Iv

A truly ancient carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features, inset metal tacks and undeniable weathered and ages surface, suggesting generations of field use, perhaps on perhaps was used on

A Well handled and worn dance mask with traditional linear scars on the mask edges,a glossy black surface patina, open work eyes for dancing and raffia grass beard. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Afri

A carved wooden and decorative mask embellished with bells, seeds, shells and other regalia. Dan style, West Africa. The mask measures 11.5 x 7 x 5 inches. A metal display stand can also be included f

A carved wooden face mask. The mask has been embellished with old glass beads, cowrie shells on textile , animal hide /hair as well as a bronze bell. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The mask me

A striking carved wooden ceremonial mask with some facial deformities, perhaps it could be considered an illness mask. The mask has attached textile bondles of magic ingredients, woven hair, beads and

A carved wood and painted zoomorphic mask with long nose and flat snout and long carved wood fangs , perhaps representing a wild boar. The mask is heavy weathered and eroded, held together with tribal

A carved wooden Dan mask with protruding cylindrical eyes, attached lower jaw and embellished with beads and textiles. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast or Liberia, West Africa. The mask measures 12 x 7 x 5 in

An aggressive and striking carved wooden ceremonial mask embellished with shells, animal horns, animal hide, textiles and natural fibers. We or Guere peoples, Dan Complex of tribes, Liberia, West Afri

A carved wooden dance mask with raised central finial, incised linear designs and a well handled surface, worn attachment holes and obvious age and handling. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The

African Dan Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from R. Duperrier, Antiquites & Arts Primitifs, 14, rue d

African Dan Mask, Ivory Coast/Liberia. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 9'' x 6'' x 3'' (23 x 15 x 8 cm). Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Height on stand: 11" (28

African Dan Mask, Northern Liberia/Ivory Coast. Carved wood, plant fiber, hair. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia;purchased 1972 from R. Duperrier, Antiquites &

African Guere War Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood fetish with wild goat horns, encrustation. Provenance: Sam Hilu, ex Collection of Dr. Calvin B. Holder. Size: 13'' x 8'' x 7'' (33 x 20 x 18 cm); heigh

A carved wooden ceremonial mask with a highly stylized face, painted designs and well handled surface, textile adornment. The mask measures 12.5 inches x 10 inches. Guere peoples, Liberia, Africa. A m

African Dan Wobe Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood, plant fiber, bells. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 9'' x 8'' x 4'' (23 x 20 x 10 cm); Height