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THE MASK AND THE SHIELD 

An artistic appreciation for the cultural arts of West Africa
Paintings by Carol Kucera incorporating authentic West African cultural artifacts which are permanently affixed to the canvas.   
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Fish Man  African Animal Mask,
acrylic on canvas, W. African mask of
wood and aluminum  38" X 24"
$3100

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Bamileke Round Shield  Acrylic on canvas 
Carved wood shield Bamileke People, Cameroon
Paper beads Uganda  34" X 34"  $4000

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African Elephants 
Acrylic on canvas, elephant
masks sese wood,shell and
metal. Ghana, African beads 32" X 22" $2600

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Maasai Moran  Acrylic on canvas
Carved wood Maasai warrior figures
from Kenya,  28" X 28" $2700

Punu Mukudj  Acrylic on canvas, 
Punu mask, Gabon  assorted beads
28 X 28  $2800

Fulani People's Mask  Mali
Acrylic on canvas, wood mask
African beads 
40" X 28" $3700

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Baule Dance Mask Acrylic on canvas
Baule wood mask, Ivory Coast
African glass and ceramic beads
32"X 22"  $2600

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Fulani Tribal Mask, Mali
Acrylic on canvas, Sese wood, aluminum, brass,  African beads 
40"H X 28"W  $3700

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Kinyago Cha Kenya  Acrylic on canvas
Kenyan wood mask, African beads 
38 X 30"     $3700

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Fang Long Mask  Acrylic on canvas
Fang wood mask, African bone beads
48" X 26" $4200

Fang Dance Mask  Acrylic on canvas
Wood Fang mask, Gabon African beads
34" X 28" $3200


Guro Horned Spirit Guide,
Acrylic on canvaa Guro Tribal Mask Ivory Coast 40"X 20" $2700

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Tikar Harvest Blessing  Acrylic on canvas
38" X 18" $2700 Tikar Mask Cameroon
Congolo nuts W. Africa

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Fang Female Mask  Acrylic on canvas
Fang wood mask, Gabon African beads
34" X 22 $2800

Baoule Bird Mask  Acrylic on canvas
Mask Ivory Coast, Congolo nuts,
West Africa   36" X 16" $2400 

 

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West African Tribal Shield I  Acrylic on canvas
44" X 32" $4800

West African Tribal Shield II  Acrylic on canvas 44" X 32" $4800
 

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Baoule Horned Mask, Acrylic on canvas, cowrie shells, Ivory Coast  40"x18" $2800

Morning Sky Guardian   Acrylic on canvas
West African tribal shield   48" X 24" $4000


 

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Fang Cultural Guardian Acrylic on canvas  16" X 18" $1500
Fang Mask Gabon

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Twilight Sky Guardian Acrylic on canvas
West African tribal shield  46" X 22" $3700

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Night Sky Dancer Acrylic on canvas
Fang Mask, Gabon, Brass snake Ghana 46" X 26" $4200

Kpelie Senoufo  Acrylic on canvas  Kpelie, 
N. Ivory Coast or S. Mali  10" X 36" $2500

Congo  Acrylic on canvas  44" X 34"
$4900  Kuba Mask D.R. Congo
Iron snake Mali

Family  Acrylic on canvas,
Ghana wood carving 
Balsa wood 
20"X 26" $1900

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African Iron Age, one of the sources for masks
depicted in my artworks above.

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Kissima Drammeh is my main source for
African beads for my paintings

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