Name: African wood mask, Strong Protector
SKU: 168103

Heaume Handcrafted Sese Wood African Wall Mask

Emmanuel Austin Ankude

(4)

Designed by Emmanuel Austin Ankude in Ghana, this charming wall mask wears a heaume, a large helmet worn throughout the 12th and 13th centuries. The artisan uses sese wood to hand carve the mask, engraving the long face with a surprised expression.

$289.99 Wholesale

$289.99
Bird Head Artisan Handmade Carved Painted Rubberwood Mask from Africa

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

With its narrow features and the bird gazing outward from the top, Abdul Aziz Mohamadu of Accra, Ghana has created a mask that seems to regard the world with unparalleled shrewdness. The rubberwood is painted with hues of yellow, blue, and a rusty red, while motifs and lines are etched in intricate detail, including a sword on each cheek. Look closely to admire the embossed aluminum detailing throughout its face.

$264.99 Wholesale

$264.99
Baule Gbekre II Unique Hand Carved Wood and Jute African Monkey Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

(131)

For the Baule, one of the largest ethnic groups in the Ivory Coast, masks serve as an important connection to the spiritual world. Salihu Ibrahim of Ghana creates this Baule-style monkey mask, hand-carved of sese wood and replete with a mane of jute cords. Horizontal lines on the cheeks and forehead represent facial scarification.

$257.99 Wholesale

$257.99
Baule Queen Artisan Crafted Baule Tribe Wood Queen Mask

Victor Addo Biney

(5)

With her regal bearing and luxurious coiffure, she could only be a tribal queen. Victor Addo Biney of Ghana creates this Baule-style mask, modeled after ceremonial masks used by that tribe. The Baule people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Cote d'Ivoire.

$249.99 Wholesale

$249.99
Baule Gbekre I Handmade African Wood and Jute Monkey Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

(131)

For the Baule, one of the largest ethnic groups in the Ivory Coast, masks serve as an important connection to the spiritual world. Salihu Ibrahim of Ghana creates this Baule-style monkey mask, hand-carved of sese wood and replete with a mane of jute cords. Horizontal lines on the cheeks and forehead represent facial scarification.

$227.99 Wholesale

$227.99
Bwa Bush Spirits Unique Burkina Faso Wood Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

(131)

Salihu Ibrahim carves a beautiful mask filled with meaning known only to initiates in the Bwa tribe of Burkina Faso. The checkerboard represents the separation of good and evil, wise from stupid, and male from female. At the top, a large white crescent denotes the moon of the masks that shines during the seasons when the masks perform. Ibrahim names the piece Nwantantay, or "Bush Spirits." Nwantantay have no natural shape and must be portrayed in abstract geometric form. The spirits embodied in the masks bless the families that own the mask and dance with it in public.

$189.99 Wholesale

$189.99
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Strong Protector Handcrafted African Wood and Jute Mask from Ghana

Salihu Ibrahim

(131)

Salihu Ibrahim crafts a striking mask intended to protect and fight evil where it hangs. He calls the mask Toura, which in the language of Ghana's Hausa people means "Strong." Ibrahim crafts the mask by hand with sese wood featuring a jute hair and beard, as well as a headdress trimmed with raffia. Red cotton threads trim the aluminum mask over the large, expressive eyes.

$187.99 Wholesale

$187.99
Adetokunbo Red and Black Hand Carved Rubberwood Mask with Animals

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

A name of Yoruba origin, Adetokunbo means "crown from across the seas." Abdul Aziz Mohamadu hand carves the mask from local rubberwood and adorns it with large pieces of aluminum plating with diamond and dot motifs on them. He also adds images of lions, rhinos, and giraffes to the sides of the mask, regal animals ready to be brought to a new place.

$179.99 Wholesale

$179.99
Akan Beauty Hand Made African Wood Mask

Rita Addo Zakour

(271)

From the imagination and skilled hands of Ghanaian woodcarver Rita Addo Zakour comes this detailed wooden mask. Handcrafted of local sese wood with a satin finish and hand-hammered aluminum detailing. Zakour names her creation Ahoofie, from the Akan word for beauty. Comes with a leather tab for hanging.

$167.99 Wholesale

$167.99
Baluba Man Hand Made Black Wood Wall Mask Congo from West Africa

Emmanuel Austin Ankude

(4)

The Baluba people are grassland and forest-dwelling hunters who make up the largest ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and are also known for their traditional masks. Emmanuel Austin Ankude draws inspiration from their forms, hand-carving this mask from African sese wood through a process that takes weeks to complete. Worn during rituals of the new moon or for honoring ancestors, this piece makes a striking and characteristic addition to any interior.

$154.99 Wholesale

$154.99
African Queen African Sese Wood Wall Mask from Ghana

Victor Dushie

(45)

Designed by Ghanaian artisan Victor Dushie, this striking mask makes an exotic piece of decor. Handcrafted from sese wood and aluminum, the mask is painted in shades of brown and black for a dramatic look.

$124.99 Wholesale

$124.99
Senufo Proposal Hand Crafted African Malian Wood Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

(131)

A comb centers the headdress of this beautiful African mask, and the personage wears large earrings. Hand carved and painted, the sese wood image is crafted by Ghana's Salihu Ibrahim. It represents the Fulani people who have settled in Mali. Although thought to have West African origins, the Fula are also present throughout Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa. "We Africans tend to adopt certain cultural practices that we believe are good ones, and customs are also shared through inter-cultural marriage," Ibrahim explains. "Among Mali-dwelling Fulani, such masks are given to a woman as a marriage proposal. She responds by giving a Senufo monkey mask to her suitor as a sign of acceptance."

$109.99 Wholesale

$109.99
Senufo Monkey Mask, African Wall Mask

Salihu Ibrahim

(131)

$99.99 Wholesale

$99.99
Proud Hausa Warrior, Authentic African Mask

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

$99.99 Wholesale

$99.99
Bearded Baule, Sese Wood and Raffia African Replica Mask from Ghana

Emmanuel Opoku Asante

(28)

$99.99 Wholesale

$99.99
Festac Celebration, Handcrafted Sese Wood Cultural African Mask from Ghana

Frank Odei Amoani

(5)

$99.99 Wholesale

$99.99
Black Spirit, Artisan Crafted African Sese Wood Mask

Akoma of West Africa

(5)

$97.99 Wholesale

$97.99
Festac Queen Idia, Antiqued African Wood Mask of Queen Idia Nigeria Festac

Frank Odei Amoani

(5)

$94.99 Wholesale

$94.99
Kundum, Hand Carved Sese Wood Mask from Ghana

Erasmus Philip Ahorlu

(2)

$94.99 Wholesale

$94.99
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Kokobene Luck, African wood mask

Rita Addo Zakour

(271)

$89.99 Wholesale

$89.99
Chief of Ghana, Beaded African Mask

Sefah Mohammed

(14)

$89.99 Wholesale

$89.99
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Zulu Homage, West African Wood Beaded Wall Mask from Ghana

Saeed Musah

(38)

$87.99 Wholesale

$87.99
Ifunanya, African Beaded Wood Love Mask Original Artisan Design

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

$84.99 Wholesale

$84.99
Africanism, Handcrafted African Sese Wood Wall Mask from Ghana

Godfred France

(36)

$79.99 Wholesale

$79.99
Abotare, Handmade West African Sese Wood Mask and Aluminum Plating

Rita Addo Zakour

(271)

$79.99 Wholesale

$79.99
Twisted Horn, Ghanaian Hand Carved Horned Mask in Black and Gold

Theophilus Sackey

(45)

$74.99 Wholesale

$74.99
Adinkra God, Handmade Sese Wood African Mask Gye Nyame Akan Hand Carved

Christopher Kojo Alokpo

(2)

$74.99 Wholesale

$74.99
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Bunme, Artisan Made Sese Wood African Mask

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

$69.99 Wholesale

$69.99
Heart of Grief, Nigerian Wood Wall Mask

Abdul Aziz Mohamadu

(133)

$69.99 Wholesale

$69.99
Doll, Hand Carved African Sese Wood Mask

Theophilus Anum

(13)

$59.99 Wholesale

$59.99
Owia, Authentic Hand Carved African Sese Wood Mask

Malik Jabir Dodoo

(1)

$59.99 Wholesale

$59.99
Behind the Mask, Artisan Crafted Sese Wood Mask from Ghana

Erasmus Philip Ahorlu

(2)

$59.99 Wholesale

$59.99
Love Is Good, African Wood Mask

Awudu Saaed

(84)

$57.99 Wholesale

$57.99
Fire Walker, African Wood Mask

Theophilus Sackey

(45)

$54.99 Wholesale

$54.99
Good Mother, African wood mask

Awudu Saaed

(84)

$49.99 Wholesale

$49.99
Progress, Wood Mask from Africa

Emmanuel Nyadedzor

(60)

$49.99 Wholesale

$49.99

Featured Reviews

African wood mask, 'Bird Head'

Shellie

Mar 18, 2019

Now a magnificent art piece in our home

This stunning piece did not disappoint and exceeded expectations. Magnificient carving and painting that captures the eye. I received it gift wrapped and the presentation was perfect. Many thanks to you and to your awesome talent. Can't stop admiring it so beautifully done. God Bless.

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Akan wood mask, 'Progress'

Mary B.

Jun 13, 2017

Love It, A Sculpture Style Mask !

I have this mask displayed on a black wooden stand and it looks great, really adds to the ambiance in the room. I love it. Thanks for a unique mask. Well done !

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