Gori helmet mask - Ivory Coast - Senufo $7500.00
This beautiful mask measures 21" long by 12" wide by 9" tall. It dates from circa 1965. Please click on the photo for a closeup and a top view. This mask was authenticated by the late, renowned African art authority, Roy Sieber, just 5 months prior to his death in 2001.

Old Baule passport masks - Ivory Coast - Baule $275.00
The overall height of this piece is 7". The term "passport" has been given to these small, personal masks which are the property of an individual signifying his membership in a tribal secret society. Each is genuine, having been made for and used by that person, not for sale. Click on the photo to see 2 more passport masks. The second one is 6" overall ($225.), the third 4" ($150.)

XL mounted mask - Burkina Faso - Bobo $3900.00
Click on the photo for another view of this exceptional piece.

Bamileke mask - Cameroon - Bamileke $1250.00
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Best quality colorful Guro masks - Ivory Coast - Guro $600.00
20" tall. Click the photo for a closeup. There is a wide variety of quality in the Guro mask art form. We carry them all, from the least expensive to the highest quality of which this is just one example.

Hippopotamus mask - Nigeria - Benoue $1950.00

Small mounted passport masks - Ivory Coast - $45.00
These are only 3 examples of the wide variety of mounted passport reproductions available. Made in Ivory Coast, many countries and tribes are represented in the selection. The first one pictured here is a Songye design from Congo; click on it to view the second which is Yaure and third, Dan. Please order these in quantities of at least 6, assorted.

Genuine mask - Ivory Coast - Yaure $4500.00
Overall mounted height 18", circa 1992, from Beoumi. The mask alone is 13" tall. Click the photo to see the mask closeup. This mask was authenticated by the late, renowned African art authority, Roy Sieber, just 5 months prior to his death in 2001.

Old mask - Ivory Coast - Baule $1750.00
This mask is from Beoumi, circa 1982. The overall mounted height is 19"; the mask itself is 11" tall. Click the photo to see a full view of the mounted piece.

Old mask fragment from Afare - Ivory Coast - Baule $2950.00
11 1/2" overall mounted height; the mask is 9 1/2" tall. Circa 1840. This mask was authenticated by the late, renowned African art authority, Roy Sieber, just 5 months prior to his death in 2001. Although Dr. Sieber confirmed its authenticity he did not verify its age. My supplier in Africa claimed it was this old but Dr. Sieber believes it is probably 100 years newer.

Large old mask from Guerebo - Ivory Coast - Yaure $1800.00
19" tall, circa 1975

Tall Chekko mask - Mali - Bamana $1250.00
Chekko is a ceremony held once or twice a year, always at harvest time in the Fall and sometimes at planting in the Spring. There is a procession featuring masks made exclusively for the ceremony that year; after that year they are discarded. Chekko masks from one year to the next vary greatly. There is a wide variety of their designs from village to village and from year to year. Therefore this Chekko processional mask is not old, having been used for only one Chekko, but it is genuine, not made for sale.

Largest Guro masks - Ivory Coast - Guro $750.00
This mask is 32" tall and is very beautifully carved. Please click on the image to see another fine large Guro mask. The second one measures 26 1/2".

Epa ceremony Gelede mask - Nigeria - Yoruba $1800.00
This mask is 43" tall. It is used during the annual Epa festival which celebrates the important social roles of a town: its chiefs, farmers, warriors, hunters, priests, and women. The climax of the festival occurs when male dancers appear, surrounded by their followers and wearing tall, heavy masks like this one, receiving salutations, praise names, and songs. This mask celebrates a warrior, represented by the equestrian figure which it the central theme of the mask. Please click on the image to see a side view of this beautiful mask.

Adone antelope mask - Burkina Faso - Kurumba $1800.00
51" tall, this is a very fine quality example of this distinctive and well-known form in African art. The Kurumba, a small tribe in northern Burkina Faso, wear these in a dance celebrating the death of a chief or other important person. They are normally danced in pairs. This mask is probably the best known object the Kurumba make and use so the mask itself is most often called quite simply a Kurumba. Please click on the image for closer view of this fine piece.

Unusual design Guro masks - Ivory Coast - Guro $300.00
This mask is 27" tall. Please click on the image to view another fine Guro measuring 24" tall.

Smaller but fine quality masks - Ivory Coast - Guro $300.00
This mask is only 17 1/2" tall but is carved more intricately than most larger masks. Please click on the image to view 2 more Guro masks of comparable quality: the second measures 18" tall, the third 17 1/2".

Bedu mask - Ivory Coast - Nafana $900.00
58 3/4" x 22 1/2". Please click on the image to see a photo of the place I bought this mask and to get a better idea of its size.

Largest most detailed Guro mask - Ivory Coast - Guro $1200.00
This is among the finest Guro masks I have ever seen. 32 1/2" tall. Extraordinary. Please click on the image to view 2 closeup images.

Finest quality Guro masks - Ivory Coast - Guro $600.00
This 18 1/2" tall mask is very beautifully carved. Though not large, the quality of this mask renders its value outstanding. Please click on the image to view another mask of unusually high quality. This mask measures 28 1/2".

Plank masks - Burkina Faso - Bwa $500.00
This mask is 44 1/2" tall. Please click on the image to see 2 more beautiful plank-type masks. The second is 46" tall, $900; the third 64 1/2" tall, $900.

Janus style mask - Nigeria - Ikiti $4900.00
This exceptional old mask measures 15 1/2" tall. Please click on the image for 2 other views of it.