decorating with african masks-2

I had a post earlier about decorating with African masks. I thought I should share some more images to inspire people who are interested in decorating their homes with African masks and see their beauty. 

I would like to continue this subject in the near future. There are so many inspiring images out there I want to share...

 

A Bwa Butterfly mask with beautiful symetric geometrical decorations is a focal point here.

Phyllis Briley's West Side mid-Manhattan loft reminds me of Vicente Wolf.  A small Dan mask is displayed on the shelf with her other collection.

 Book shelves are a great place to display African artifacts.

Another way to display masks, and I am loving it.

I always love body masks from Kenya, and what it represents. It is worn by men during their wives pregnancy. It is kind of a moral support for the women. I love the dark wood Ethiopian chair.

Afro Retro style dinning room, the throwing knife from Zaire and three mask in the hall complements the minimalist style.

With the six-foot ceremonial Bwa mask, the orcher yellow wall, rich dark woods with contrasting color accesories, this room is a great example of African Style.

I love this Asian African fusion bedroom.

Joshua Givens and Norma Darden's bedroom displays a Bwa Sun mask in front of the sunny window. It makes sense :).

George Faison's music room mantel displays extensive collection of African Helmet masks. I would love to have one in my collection.

Dogon mask casually displayed on a Nigerian stool.

One of my favorite designers Vicente Wolf, composes pieces from different cultures and periods in vignettes. He creates small groupings in a room. It is so inpiring...

Images:

1, 3  4, 10, 11, 12, 17 via African Style down to the details by Sharne Algotsson with Katherine Zoe Andrews photos by George Ross

2 The Spirit of African Design by Sharne Algotsson and Denys Davis photos by George Ross

5, 14, 15, 16 via Style and Grace, African Americans at Home by Michael Henry Adams photos by Mick Hales
8, 9 via Contemporary Asian Living Rooms by Chami Jotisalikorn and Karina Zabihi photos by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni
6, 7, 13, 17 via Chinese Style Living in Beauty and prosperity by Simamita Lim photos by Chris Corrie

18, 19, 20, 21 via Learning to See Bringing the World Around You Into Your Home by Vicente Wolf photos by Vicente Wolf

red crush

I think I have a red crush! :)

I just wanted to throw in a touch of French country with a toile pattern quilt... :)

Images from top:

Chinese Moon Face cabinet (Luban Antiques), buddha heads (Marshalls)-living room

Chinese opium bed (T.J.Maxx/Home Goods), sheepskin rugs (T.J.Maxx), zebra print hide rug (ebay), standing Buddha ( T.J.Maxx )-living room

Chinese Wedding cabinet (Luban Antiques), Buddha head (Marshalls), Buddha (T.J.Maxx/Home Goods)-living room

Tibetian chest (Luban Antiques), Turkish mirror (Turkish flea market), Turkish minaret alem ( Turkish Stores), French blue glass Buddha ( Mudo-Turkish store)-living room 

Primitive Chinese cabinet (Luban Antiques), ginger jars (T.J.Maxx/Home Goods), Turkish Lantern-kitchen

Indonesian teak satee (Anteak Store), african masks (flea markets), zebra print hide rug (ebay). red cushions and pillows (Marshalls)-living room

Chinese welcome mat (ebay), Buddha (local garden store), Chinse garden stool (Ross)-balcony

Red Chesterfiels sofa (Craiglist), sheepskin rug (Ikea), vintage Indian table (thrift shop), Shiva (T.J.Maxx)-living room

Enrty teak satee (Anteak Store), cushions and pillows (Marshalls/Home Goods), zebra print hide rug (ebay), Lantern (Marshalls), floor lamp (antique store), lamp shade (Marshalls), Indonesian wall plates ( T.J.Maxx)-living room

French country toile pattern quilt (Home Goods)

decorating with african masks

African masks create unique living spaces. They can be hung on the wall, displayed on the table or other places and used in any decor.

Here are some rooms I found decorated with African masks;

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Here is an exotic bedroom decorated with antique African masks created by designer Hernán Arriaga for a home (Rita Noroña Schrager's home) in Southampton, New York.


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One of my favorite designers, Vicente Wolf, integrates African Masks in a modern room.


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An African Baule Goli Moon mask in the Entry hall.

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A bedroom with one large Bwa Sun mask.

Smililar Bwa Sun mask gives life to my office.

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A contemporary office room decorated with reproduction masks.

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African mask collection displayed in a guest room in Shelter Island, New York.

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Another eclectic bedroom wall decorated with African masks.


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French designer Marie-Paule Pelle decorates her house in Kenya by adorning terrace walls with antique trophies and masks from Tanzania and Zaire.




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Contemporary kitchen decorated with African masks softens up the hard lines around the kitchen.


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Beautiful small living room with Mossi masks on the 19th century Chinese table.

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African masks in a Manhattan entrance hall displaying interesting juxtaposition between old and new.

 

Here is my small living room wall. I found my masks at flea markets. I love the primitive expressions of each mask, each have a different story behind them. I think displaying my collections in groups make them look more unified.

The ceremonial masks are from the Ivory Coast.

Dogon mask was the first mask I seriously started with my African mask collection. When I found it at a flea market, it was ugly and beated up, horns were broken and I fell in love with it right then.

This gorgeous Dan mask was one of my husband's finds. It has a special place in my collection.

The African Nafana Bedu mask makes a strong abstract statement on the wall in the dinning room.

Another African Mossi mask highlights a narrow wall in my entry.

Here are some more living rooms decorated with African masks;

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Great idea for displaying African masks in niches. Yellow walls with white painted niches add contrast and makes masks more visible.

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Love this sunny room.

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The main safari lodge’s living room in Botswana is filled with African artifacts, including Baga Snake "Bansonyi" headdress masks.

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Baga headdress mask, beautiful abstract representation of a snake, displayed as an upright sculpture.

Here is a gorgeous Bwa Butterfly mask, decorated with geometric patterns, sitting on top of  messy hutch in our office room looking down and protecting us.

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