![BEMBE Alunga Helmet janus Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 0747: CONGO RDC Bembe Alunga Helmet mask. "Ecwabuka ya alunga" (the head of Alunga) Or Echwaboka (PP Gossiaux) It is clearly old, quite small (12 1/4 inches - 31 cm) for a mask of this type, I have only com](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/319744/171657676_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708466739)
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![BEMBE Alunga Helmet janus Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 0747: CONGO RDC Bembe Alunga Helmet mask. "Ecwabuka ya alunga" (the head of Alunga) Or Echwaboka (PP Gossiaux) It is clearly old, quite small (12 1/4 inches - 31 cm) for a mask of this type, I have only com](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/319744/171657676_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708466739)
![A Fine Mende Helmet mask Ex Fearing Collection: A finely carved wooden helmet mask with classic facial features and a well handled and polished smooth surface suggesting ceremonial use over many years. Mende peoples, Bundu society, Sierra leone, We](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/316843/171469774_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708136193)
![A Rare Angas Ceremonial Mask: A rare style of mask made of plant fibers woven together and decorated with red abrus seeds and tufts of cotton. The mask is meant to cover the entire head and was used as part of a masquerade for the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/316843/170111339_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708447647)
![Hornbill mask - Wood - Sejen - Senufo - Ivory Coast: Beautiful large Hornbill mask from the Senufo tribe of Ivory Coast. Hornbill figures, called Sejen or Porpianong, were used by the Lo and Poro societies. A symbol of fertility and the original ancesto](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/320169/172025830_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708541483)
![A Songye Kifwebe Society Dance mask: A carved wooden ceremonial mask with strong classic features, stylized protruding mouth and nose, raised central crest and linear designs accented with organic pigments. Songye peoples, DRC. Congo, ce](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/316843/171785231_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708136193)
![Initiation mask - Fang - Gabon: These masks were used by the male NGIL society that no longer exists today. This secret society was responsible for the initiation and they fought against witchcraft. The Ngil had a ritual purifying f](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/320169/172025677_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708541483)
![Ngil mask - Wood, Raphia - Fang - Gabon: Enormous mask from the NGIL society from the FANG tribe of Gabon. This mask was carved in a sublime and rustic style. With a long nose and a mouth all under the mask, half-rounded eyes with eyebrows n](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/320169/172025962_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708541483)
![Ngil mask - Wood - Fang - Gabon: Beautiful mask from the NGIL society from the FANG tribe of Gabon. This mask was carved in a sublime and rustic style. With a long nose and a mouth all under the mask, half-rounded eyes. The mask is c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/320169/172025828_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708541483)
![First Nations Cedar Grouse Mask by Simon Dick: Simon Dick (First Nations Canadian, Kwakwaka'wakw, b. 1951) "Grouse Mask," ca. 2006 CE. A beautiful hand carved red cedar wood mask by Simon Dick, with cedar bark and feathers cascading from the top a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/320603/172258912_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708740591)
![Sepik River PNG Large Carved and Painted Wood and Fiber Ancestor Tribal Helmet Mask: Ca. second half 20thC. Good, appears to be complete with no apparent defects or repairs. Please note the HUGE size. These items are used, and may show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surfac](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7583/318344/170896381_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1707510757)
![Mende Peoples Tribal Carved Wood African Helmet Mask: Ca. last half 20thC. Good with some wood loss and age crack on the back, as shown. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Please view all pictur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7583/318344/170892663_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1707510757)
![Yoruba Carved Wood African Tribal Helmet Mask w/3D Animal Forms: Ca. last half 20thC. Shows wear and age cracks, along with minor wood loss, including surface patina. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Ple](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7583/318344/170892676_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1707510757)
![Early Hopi / Zuni Kweo (Wolf Kachina), Helmet Mask: **Originally Listed At $1200** Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi or Zuni, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A marvelous cottonwood sculpture of the Kweo or the Wolf Kachina hand-painte](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/320015/171913631_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708128102)
![Kuba Bushoong Tribal Carved Wood and Beads African Bwoon Helmet Mask #2: Ca. last half 20thC. Good with various surface and wood wear throughout. Extensive cowrie shell decorations. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface loss](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7583/318344/170892688_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1707510757)
![Kuba Bushoong Tribal Carved Wood and Beads African Bwoon Helmet Mask w/Copper #1: Ca. last quarter 20thC. Shows moderate age-appropriate surface wear, very little surface wood losses as shown. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface lo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7583/318344/170892687_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1707510757)
![BRANK SCOLDS BRIDLE SHAME MASK HUMILIATION LONG TOUNGE: RARE STEL SHAME, HUMILIATION AND TORTURE MASK WITH LONG TOUNGE FOR WHO DOES ANYTHING WRONG IN SOCIETY. Such iron masks were used in older times to punish person who does anything wrong in society. Mas](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5766/314187/170653410_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1706504956)
![BRANK SCOLDS BRIDLE SHAME MASK HUMILIATION LONG TONGUE: RARE STEEL SHAME, HUMILIATION AND TORTURE MASK WITH LONG TONGUE FOR WHO DOES ANYTHING WRONG IN SOCIETY. Such iron masks were used in older times to punish person who does anything wrong in society. Su](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5766/314187/170653406_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1706504956)
![Igbo Maiden Spirit mask: A tall elaborate carved wooden helmet mask featuring an elaborate headdress with lizard motif as well as colorful round finials and painted designs of the white painted face of the maiden. Known by th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/316843/171785227_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708136193)
![Mask - Wood - Mambila - Cameroon: Beautiful wooden Mambila zoomorphic mask from Cameroon. Mambila art is characterized by a heart-shaped face; red and white pigments were often applied later. They are thought to embody ancestors who,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/320169/172025784_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708541483)
![Mask - Wood- Kete - Congo: Fabulous Kete mask from DR Congo. The KETE people farm along the southern border of the KUBA kingdom and live in independent villages led by family chiefs. They carve figures associated with initiatio](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/320169/172025708_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708541483)
![Hemba Tribal Carved Wood Janus Twin Helmet African Mask: Ca. second half 20thC. Good with age-appropriate cracks as shown. Measurements include the stand. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Please](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7583/318344/170892640_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1707510757)
![A Luba Kifwebe Society Ceremonial mask: A tall carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with incised linear designs and a classic form, painted with kaolin clay pigments. Luba peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/316843/170112606_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708448536)
![A Makonde Dance Mask of a Arab Trader: Old carved wooden helmet style mask carved in the image of an Arab Trader, with human hair sideburns, mustache and hair on scalp and carved turban. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The mask measur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/316843/171920320_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708136193)
![A Rare Mumuye Ceremonial Mask Ex Endicott Collection: A carved wooden helmet style mask with zoomorphic form, ribbed coiffure, long extended antelope like horns and flared snout mouth. This mask was used during the Vabong ceremony, which constitutes the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5791/316843/171415680_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1708450164)
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