Tribal Masks
#M007Mask · Bwa Tribe
Plank Mask
A Bwa plank mask from Burkina Faso, carved by hand and painted red, white and black. Dancers wore it at funerals, initiations and market days
$2,850
#M005Mask · Bwa Tribe
Plank Mask
A Bwa plank mask from Burkina Faso, carved by hand. The Bwa call its patterns scars, and each one carries a lesson in how to live well
$2,250
#M013Mask · Fang Tribe
Fang Mask
A Fang mask from Cameroon, painted white with its features drawn in black. The long heart-shaped face and fine nose give it a calm, haunting grace
$250
#M012Mask · Mossi Tribe
Mask
A Mossi mask from Burkina Faso, its long face painted in white diamonds and crowned with a thick fringe of plant fiber. Dancers wore it at funerals and initiations
$1,850
#M011Mask · Mossi Tribe
Mask
A tall Mossi plank mask from Burkina Faso, carved by hand with rows of triangles and a diamond opening in the face. It comes with a custom mask stand
$650
#M010Mask · Mossi Tribe
Mask
A Mossi antelope mask from Burkina Faso with two tall horns, carved by hand and painted with white diamonds. It comes with a custom mask stand
$950
#M009Mask · Mossi Tribe
Mask
A tall, slender Mossi mask from Burkina Faso, carved by hand and painted with white circles and leaf shapes from top to bottom
$1,650
#M003Mask · Mossi Tribe
Mossi Tribe Mask
A Mossi antelope mask from Burkina Faso, its two long horns sweeping up and back. Carved by hand and painted in bold black and white
$550
#M001Mask · Mossi Tribe
Mossi Tribe Mask
A tall Mossi plank mask from Burkina Faso, carved by hand and covered in rows of small triangles. It comes with a custom mask stand
$1,850
#M016Mask · Mossi Tribe
Large Mossi Tribe Mask
An exceptionally tall Mossi mask, carved by hand and very rare for its size. It is believed to hold the snake spirit that brings fertility
$9,995
#M015Mask · Kwele Tribe
Kwele Mask
A Kwele mask from Cameroon with a heart-shaped face, narrow eyes and a fine triangular nose. Dancers wore it in ceremonies for the good of the whole community
$450
#M004Mask
Star of David Mask
An incredibly rare bronze mask from the Ivory Coast with a Star of David on its face, a trace of the long history of Jewish communities in Africa
$950
#M014Mask · Fang Tribe
Helmet Mask
A Fang helmet mask from Cameroon, carved with four faces looking out in every direction. Masks like this inspired both Picasso and Matisse
$650
#M021Mask · Guro Tribe
Guro Mask
A Guro mask from the Ivory Coast, carved by hand with elephant tusks. It shows Gu, wife of the spirit Zamble, and is believed to protect its owner
$250
#M017Mask · Dogon Tribe
Dogon Mask
A Dogon mask made in Mali in 1948 from wood, metal and cloth. A face is carved on each side, so it looks both ways at once
$2,550
#M006Mask · Nafana Tribe
Bedu Mask
A vividly painted Nafana mask from the Ivory Coast, carved by hand. Its colors carry the story of a people who traveled east in search of gold
$3,795
#M019Mask · Fang Tribe
Fang Mask
A Fang mask from Cameroon, carved by hand. Spiritual leaders wore it to drive away evil and to show their wealth and standing
$450