BAGA/NALU BANDA MASKS , Guinea

BAGA Nalu Mask 1 72" high $4000

BAGA Nalu Mask 2 76 " high $3500

BAGA Nalu Mask 3 77 " high $3500

BAGA Nalu Mask 4 64 " high $3000

The Baga/Nalu Banda masks above have been vetted as authentic.

The Baga/Nalu Banda masks below, despite their appearance, have probably been made to be sold.

BAGA Nalu Mask 5 70" high $2000

BAGA Nalu Mask 6 74" high $2000

BAGA Nalu Mask 8 69" high $1500

BAGA Nalu Mask 9 55" high $1000

BAGA Nalu Mask 10 57.5" high $1000

BAGA Nalu Mask 11 24.5" high $300

BAGA Nalu Mask 12 26.5" high $300

BAGA Nalu Mask 13 29" high $150

The masks below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

BAGA Nalu Mask 7 62" high SOLD

Masks like these large, horizontally worn masks, Banda, were used by the nearby and closely related Nalu people. The masks blend features of crocodiles, antelopes, sharks and humans in a very complex, Baroque style. They symbolically guarded households, crops and even entire villages and appear in harvest ceremonies.

The height given on this page is as photographed, including the raffia. More measurements are given on the individual pages. The large, custom made stands are included on a few, but not all, of the masks. Some were placed on borrowed stands just to be photographed. For information on the bases GO TO BAGA NALU BASES PAGE.