African Art Auction Ending 5/7

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WINGED PLANK MASK. Bwa people, Burkina Faso. Representing a bird or a butterfly, this mask embodies the spirit of nature and the rebirth that accompanies rains after the dry season. It appears at initiations ceremonies, funerals, and festivals. Wood, pigment. H 58in. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2012. Published in Rosen/Rosen 2013 p 106, also incl hard cover Masks From West And Central Africa book with dust cover. Pickup or third party shipping only.

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FACE MASK WITH OWL. Anang(Ibibio) people, Nigeria. A nocturnal animal with large frontal eyes like humans, exceptionally keen eyesight, and silent flight, the owl is associated with witchcraft and death. On this mask, the owl stands above a coiled snake, possibly a reference to Mami Wata, a water spirit. The face is decorated with lines and dots that are typical of Anang masks. Wood, paint. H 19in. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2012. See Rosen/Rosen 2013 p 153 for a similar example.

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MAMI WATA MASK. Yoruba people, western Nigeria near the Benin border. The female face has puffed out cheeks decorated with scarifications, and bulging eyes. A cloth band with a floral design tied in a bow surrounds her hair. The hair is braided and drawn over her forehead where it is held by a tie. A serpent encircles her face ending in a head with a gaping, tooth-lined mouth below her chin. The pupils of the woman?s eyes and the eyes of the serpent are flashlight bulbs. Mami Wata is a water spirit related to snakes. This mask was worn on top of the head, slightly pitched downward. It was probably placed on a cloth pad that contained substances which attracted the insects that damaged the interior. Wood, paint, flashlight bulbs. H 9in. Published in Rosen/Rosen 2013 p 134.

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Eight Kenya Maasai tribe hand carved wood busts of males and females having decorative incised markings on base, elongated ears, four also having live edge base, largest being 8"T. Believed to be Ebony wood.

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Six Kenya Maasai tribe hand carved wood statues of African males with spears, and females having water gourds both having elongated ears, some men with beaded necklaces, ankle bracelets, or earrings, largest being approx. 23.5"T. Believed to be Ebony wood.

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Five Kenya Maasai tribe hand carved wood hippo figurines all having head slightly turned to left, larger being 6"L, also incl four Maasai tribe hand carved wood Rhinoceros figurines from Kenya, all four having double horn, largest being 7.5"L. Believed to be Ebony wood.

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Eight Kenya Maasai tribe hand carved spotted wood giraffe figurines all with head turned looking in varying directions, largest being 12"T.

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Nine Kenya Maasai tribe hand carved wood giraffe figurines all with heads turned largest being 12.5"T.

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Ten Kenya Maasai tribe hand carved wood figurines incl three lions with incised mains showing teeth, larger being 7"L, four hand carved wood masks all depicting elephants with incised trunks larger being 9.5"T, two hand carved panther figurines with one climbing down tree to young panther, larger being approx. 8.75"T.

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Toca player's series wood bongos 7" & 8.5" fully tucked bison heads with a natural finish, also incl Djembe style rope-tuned goblet style drum with hand carved decoration 20.5"T.

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Pair of Tibetan hand carved hand painted masks one blue in color, other green in color, also incl solid hand carved wood skull, largest being Approx. 9.5"T.