Art of the World

Large Papua New Guinea Gable mask from the Middle Sepik River region woven and painted rattan.Height: 19 in x width: 24 in. ...[more]

Papua New Guinea Sepik River hourglass shaped hand drum (kundu). Wood body with detailed geometric carvings reptilian drum surface. Height: 21 1/2...

Early 20th century Nukuoro coconut grating stool Nukuoro Atoll Caroline Islands Micronesia. In zoomorphic form with a shell blade attached with fi...

Group of two Samoan wooden Kava bowls 20th c. Great carving! The smaller bowl has 30 legs; the larger bowl has 20 legs and a lug handle. Keyword: ...

West African carved wood mask possibly from Nigeria. Well carved with remnants of polychrome decoration.Height: 13 in x width: 10 in x depth: 7 in...

Bambara carved wood dance mask of a horse or hyena Mali. The mask is decorated with pierced holes and spotted polychrome decoration.Height: 27 1/2...

Bambara Chiwara (Chi wara Tyiwara) antelope headdress Mali. Carved wood with elaborate incised geometric designs over much of the surface. Remnant...

Bambara (Bamana) buffalo mask. Carved wood with metal strips accenting the horns and face and two pierced rectangular eyes. With straw hair.Height...

Senufo Kponyungo Firespitter helmet mask Cote d'Ivoire. Carved wood with geometric features and pierced holes along the snout. Remnants of polychr...

Bambara (Bamana) mask. Carved wood with a dark patina. Six wooden rods extend from the crown of the head flanking a small wooden figure encircled ...

Baule Mblo portrait mask Cote d'Ivoire. This carved wood mask depicts an honored community member for use in a mblo performance and provides an id...

Baule hyena mask Cote d'Ivoire. This carved wood helmet mask is carved in exquisite detail to depict the hyena's features and sharp teeth and is v...

Akan terracotta funerary figure. Figures of this sort are common among the Akan peoples of Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana and generally represent decease...

Dan We or Gere mask Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire. This mask stands out for its stunning detail with detailed carved and applied decoration and polychr...

Dan or Lobi standing female figure Cote d'Ivoire or Liberia. Carved wood with a lovely dark patina.Height: 21 1/2 in x width: 6 1/4 in x depth: 5 ...

Baga Anok bird mask or shrine/altar sculpture Guinea. Beautifully carved from wood with delicately incised geometric decoration. Possibly associat...

Mende (Mendi) stone figure ca. 19th c. This carved figure depicts a central female figure holding two smaller figures. The Mende who reside in Sie...

Mossi (Mosi Moore) wooden plank mask possibly from upper Volta. Oval face surmounted by the tall vertical superstructure distinctive to the Mossi ...

Yoruba stone figure depicting a kneeling woman Nigeria or Benin. This carving depicts the woman's hairstyle and face including scarification in wo...

Yoruba Epa helmet mask Nigeria. The Janus faced helmet mask is surmounted by a highly detailed figural superstructure with a large central female ...

Ekoi (Ejagham) or Ijo (Ijaw) double headed carved wood bust Nigeria. Double headed or Janus figures are a common motif in Ekoi and Ijo art.Height:...

Ekoi Janus Helmet Mask. Carved wood mask with one face on either side crowned by a finial in the form of another head with two faces. The Ekoi peo...

Ekoi (Ejagham) skin covered figure or headdress Cross River region Nigeria and Cameroon. Carved wood sculpture of a seated figure with arms extend...

Ekoi (Ejagham) dance headdress or mask Cross River region Nigeria. Strikingly carved wood head covered in animal skin and with human hair. The fac...

20th c. wood lidded box in the form of a snarling animal with a coiled tail Cameroon. The box is painted with bold yellow stripes.Height: 9 in x w...

Songye (Songe) Kifwebe mask Democratic Republic of the Congo. This wood mask shows the graphic striations characteristic of Kifwebe masks and is p...

Teke or Kidumu wood African mask Democratic Republic of the Congo with stand. This Teke or Kidumu mask has the characteristic flat round face carv...

Songe (Songye) fetish or power figure Democratic Republic of the Congo. This wood figure has boldly carved geometric features and has a variety of...

Suku Hemba helmet mask Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola. Carved polychrome wood with a raffia collar. Hemba masks are used in a variety ...

African carved polychrome wood mask possibly from Angola. This mask displays finely carved details along the face including two cross signs on the...