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Mid-Century Senufo African Mask
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand painted Senufo African mask made out of wood.
Category
19th Century African Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Large old african mask in wood polychromed with leader and whelks
By Nicolas Africano
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
old and big african mask in wood, leader and whelks
Category
Early 1900s Cameroonian Antique African Masks
Materials
Driftwood, Bog Wood
Mossi Mask Burkina Faso Early to mid 20th Century / African Art / Africa Tribal
Located in Leuven, BE
Beautiful authentic Mask of the Mossi people Burkina-faso Early/mid 20th Century / African Art
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Antique African Masks
Materials
Hardwood
H 13.78 in W 8.27 in D 8.27 in
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
African Salampasu Helmet Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
African Salampasu Helmet Mask, carved wood, copper, and raffia, together with metal stand. Mask: 25
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Antique African Masks
Materials
Copper
Large Hand Carved African Teak Tribal masks
Located in Southall, GB
This large hand-carved African tribal mask showcases intricate craftsmanship with its beaten copper
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Large Hand Carved African Teak Tribal Masks
Located in Southall, GB
This large hand-carved African tribal mask showcases intricate craftsmanship with its beaten copper
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Antique Chokwe Mask, Central African, Carved Hardwood, Tribal, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Chokwe mask. A Central African, carved hardwood tribal face mask, dating to the
Category
Late 19th Century African Late Victorian Antique African Masks
Materials
Hardwood
H 14.57 in W 8.67 in D 9.06 in
Art Deco Period, African Ritual Tribal Oxidized Bronze ‘Brow Mask’, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
This superb example of the ritual African ‘Brow Mask’ is a unique creation of a truly skillful
Category
1920s African Primitive Antique African Masks
Materials
Bronze
H 7.5 in W 7.75 in D 4.75 in
Antique African Carved Toma Landai Tribal Ceremonial Mask Guinea Art Horns
Located in Dayton, OH
Early antique hand carved Toma or Landai mask from Guinea, Africa. “These brooding, often quite
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Raffia, Hardwood
African Chokwe Wood Hand Carved Folk Art Initiation Ceremony Ancestral Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A very engaging mask by the Chowke (Tchokwe) tribe of Southern and Central Africa who today reside
Category
19th Century Angolan Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
African Futurist Pink Mask Created by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Unique African mask created by the artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the early 1900s and
Category
Early 1900s Congolese Futurist Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Pende "Circumcision Ceremonial" Mask
Located in Austin, TX
spirit of the African tribes. The mask, carved from wood, is further enhanced by two figures crowning the
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
African Bird Mask From The Dan Tribe, Ivory Coast, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
Ancient African mask from the Dan Tribe (Ivory Coast, Africa).
Beautiful patina inside and out, in
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Powerful Early Classic Cubist Wood Standing Bobo Fing Figure Africa Ex J. Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful early cubist carved wood standing female figure from the Bobo-Fing of Burkina Faso, Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Liberian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 17.25 in W 6.5 in D 5.5 in
African Futurist Gold Mask Created by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Single African mask created by artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the early 1900s and was
Category
Early 1900s Ivorian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Mask Parchment Wall Shade Sconces in Red
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of African Tribal Art mask parchment wall shade sconces.
These Art pieces could be used as
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Antique African Masks
Materials
Iron
African Toma Tribal Initiation Ceremonial Mask From Liberia (Guinea)
Located in Lincoln, GB
African Toma Tribal Initiation Ceremonial Mask From Liberia (Guinea)
From the Tribal people of
Category
19th Century African Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
African Primitive Wood Carving Torso Body Mask with Phallus
Located in Chiba, JP
Primitive wood carving torso with phallus (like a body mask, though no displaying hole), originally
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Makonde Mask Helmet, Africa, Early 20th Century
By Makonde People
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Makonde helmet mask , Tanzania, Africa, early 20th century. Woman's face with a lip plug. The young
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Large African Wooden Mask - 2Y474
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This early 20th-century large African wooden mask is a captivating piece of art. Measuring 26.6
Category
Early 20th Century Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
Ngaady aMwaash Mask. African Antique Folk Art Kuba Mask, originating from the Democratic Republic
Category
19th Century Congolese Folk Art Antique African Masks
Materials
Softwood
African Futurist Black Tribal Mask by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary African single mask created by the artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the
Category
Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Anok Bird Sculture Mask African Art Baga People
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An antique Baga anok or elek carved wood mask sculpture, with bird and human face form elements
Category
Early 20th Century Guinean Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Old Igbo "Izzi" Elephant Mask, Nigeria, African Sculpture
By Igbo People
Located in Sharon, CT
from an old private collection. An almost identical mask was exhibited in "African Art from New Jersey
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Salampasu Mask
Located in Sharon, CT
In 'Congo Masks, Masterpieces from Central Africa' editor Marc Leo Felix, a photograph on page 146
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Iron
Rare Gabon Mask From Tsogho Peoples with Character, Central Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early and rare mask from Gabon, Central Africa, created by the Tsogho peoples. Powerful large mask
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
3 Carved Wooden Ceremonial Masks from Nigeria, Africa and Indonesia
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 carved wooden Ceremonial Masks from Nigeria, Africa and Indonesia
These are unusual pieces
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique African Masks
Materials
Pine
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Raffia, Wood
"Toma Mask, Guinea, " Carved Wood from Africa created circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Toma Mask, Guinea" is a carved wooden mask from Africa and created in c. 1900. The painting has
Category
Early 1900s Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
18/1900s A Fine Bena Lulua Mask - Primitive African Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
Antique Bena Lulua Mask
Late 1800s to Early 1900s – Democratic Republic of the Congo
This striking
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art Antique African Masks
Materials
Softwood
Early Small Salampasu Warrior's Wood Mask, Zaire, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood small Salampasu Warrior's Mask, Zaire, Africa early 20th century, remains of
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early 20th century. A
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Dogon Peoples (Mali) Pigment, Fiber, Hardwood Walu Antelope Mask
Located in Nottingham, GB
There are nearly eighty styles of Dogon masks, and for the most part they all utilize the use of
Category
Early 20th Century Antique African Masks
Materials
Natural Fiber, Hardwood
H 20.87 in W 7.09 in D 9.45 in
"Messenger Mask Lega - Zaire, " Wood & Clay created in Africa circa 1925
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask, made out of wood and clay, was created by an unknown artist from the Lega tribe in Zaire
Category
1920s Antique African Masks
Materials
Clay, Wood
H 12.5 in W 8.375 in D 1.25 in
Mende Helmut Mask
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 20th century example.
The masks of the Sande society were used exclusively in masquerade
Category
Early 20th Century African Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Powerful Scarified Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Tanzania, Early 20th C Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful Scarified Makonde portrait helmet mask from Tanzania. Early 20th century with heavy dark
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 11 in
Carved Wood Miniature Baule Mask of Bush cow Stand Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old carved miniature mask by the Baule of Ivory Coast, West Africa, representing a bushcow with
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
"Dan Guéré" African Tribal Art Mask Sculpture from Ivory Coast, 20th Century
Located in Coimbra, PT
Rare African art mask in carved wood from the Ivory Coast or Liberia 20th Century.
This mask is
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Metal
H 11.82 in W 7.09 in D 5.91 in
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Located in Milano, IT
The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials
Category
1620s Congolese Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood
H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 15.75 in
Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Songye Female Kifwebe mask from The Congo circa 1920s.
Traditionally, the Kifwebe mask
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Painted Ibibio Polychrome Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa. Expressive small figure on
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 18.5 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
Bird Beak Mask From Dan Tribe Ivory Coast Liberia Diomandé African Tribal Art
Located in Leuven, BE
A most beautiful Bird Beak Mask From The Dan Tribe Ivory Coast Liberia Diomandé
Serves as a
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 10.63 in W 6.7 in D 6.3 in
5 George Sakier Art Deco Vases, 1930s
By George Sakier
Located in Westport, CT
provided the African mask featured in Man Ray's iconic photographic Noire et blanche.[5]
Bowl, circa
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique African Masks
Materials
Blown Glass, Reeded Glass
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Located in London, GB
live in a forested region of West Africa and all of their masks, no matter how large or small, crude or
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Antique African Masks
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Hand Carved Ivory Coast Tribal Ritual and Festival Mask from the Dan Tribe
Located in Monrovia, CA
Hand Carved Ivory Coast Tribal Ritual and Festival Mask From The Dan Tribe.
Antique "Dan Tribe
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 8.25 in W 5.13 in D 2.5 in
Antique superb Pende mbuya mask DR Congo late 19th century
Located in Leuven, BE
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Traditionally, African Mbuya masks such as this one were danced during the mukanda, the initiation that leads
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Baigneuse Nue aux Arbres (Nude Bather amidst Trees)
By André Derain
Located in New York, NY
based the face in this print on the famous African Fang mask which he owned (and which influenced others
Category
Early 1900s Cubist Antique African Masks
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
African Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Congo Punu Tribe Mask with a New base by JDM
Category
19th Century African Folk Art Antique African Masks
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century West African Helmet Mask
By Senufo
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century West African helmet mask from the Senufo tribe.
Blackened wood and kaolin on
Category
Late 19th Century Malian Antique African Masks
Kholuka Yaka Mask, DR Congo
Located in Paris, FR
Kholuka Yaka Mask, DR Congo.
Wood, basketry, textile, raffia.
Typical African mask of the Yaka in
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Textile, Raffia, Wood
African tribal Baule mask
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
It stands as a collector's piece, representing the richness of African art. A massive wooden
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Head with Green Dress
By Alfred Henry Maurer
Located in Provincetown, MA
from live models echoed the era's fascination with African masks, a motif also present in the works of
Category
1920s Expressionist Antique African Masks
Materials
Gouache
African Tribal Mask by Igbo People
Located in New York, NY
Mask by Igbo People, Nigeria
Ex Collection Robertson Gallery
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Mask by Igbo People
Located in New York, NY
Maji Mask made by Igbo People, Nigeria
21.5 x 4 in x 6 in
Early 20th Century
Ex collection
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Makonde Mask, Tanzania East Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Makonde mask, Tanzania, East Africa early 20th century
Dimension: 23 x 15 x 25 cm
Dimension with
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Pende mask
Located in London, GB
Kiwoyo-Muyombo mask
Pende
DRC
Wood
30cm
small restoration on the top
on a professional customised
Category
Early 20th Century African Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
Iron Steer Masks
Located in San Francisco, CA
Super cool iron protection masks. These would have been displayed on the estate gate entrance.
Category
19th Century African Antique African Masks
Materials
Iron
Large Early Tribal African Wood Mask on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Southampton, NY
One of a kind early 19th century African hand carved Dogon wooden mask from Mali was worn during
Category
19th Century Malian Tribal Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Yoruba Gelede Mask Headdress interior design decoration
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century Yoruba Gelede mask.
A fine example of a male Gelede mask used in the Gelede
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Antique African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 14.18 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 in
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There is a range of antique African masks for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique African masks — often made from wood, metal and paint — can elevate any home. Antique African masks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique African masks bearing Folk Art or Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique African masks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Igbo People and Senufo are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique African Masks?
Antique African masks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $65,656.