Very striking, wooden masker representing a leopard or hyena. Polychrome painting. Used in performances by the Bozo of Mali. Height.36 cm.

Nice small wooden mask, used in initiation-rites. Polychrome painting. Height 23 cm. Ibibio, Nigeria.

Tiny Gelede-mask with polychrome painting. Height 26 cm. Anego-Yoruba. Benin.

"Masque de funeraille", decorated with traces of ocre and kaolin. H. 34 cm. Bwa-ba, Burkina Faso. On steel socle.

Buffalo helmet-mask, with buffalo-horns, rope, glass, iron and paint. H. 33 cm. Bidjogo. Guinée Bissau. On steel socle.

"Komo"-mask, decorated with antelopehorns and grass. Thick sacrificial crust. L. 74 cm. Mianka,Mali. On steel socle.

"Kono"- mask, used in initiation rites with the Mianká of the Ségou-region. Very thick ceremonial crust. L. 54 cm. On steel socle., Mali.

Wooden hyena-mask with a nice patina, painted in black and red. Height; 45 cm. incl. steel socle. Ibo, Nigeria.

Beautiful mask of a hunter. H. 42 cm. Dogon, Mali. Ex-coll. J-B. Bedaux. On steel socle.

"Masque plume", H.38 cm. Decorated with kaolin and red ocre. Nunuma, Burkina Faso.On steel socle

Helm-mask, undecorated hardwood, H.92 cm.Bobo-Fing, Burkina Faso. On steel socle.